According to VoetbalPrimeur, Fortuna Sittard's Romeny was given a red card after less than five minutes for stepping on the ankle of Mateo Chávez. This forced Fortuna to defend, and AZ dominated the first half, with the home team struggling to touch the ball. AZ had several good chances but failed to score, and the teams went into the break with a 0-0 score.
After the break, AZ became even more attacking, and the introduction of Calvin Stengs and Jizz Hornkamp proved decisive. Stengs shot a low ball that hit the post, but Hornkamp was on hand to score the opening goal. Fortuna was forced to push forward, but their chances were not finished. AZ struggled after the opening goal, but Hornkamp's second goal in deep injury time secured the win for AZ.
AZ will now face Go Ahead Eagles at home next week, while Fortuna Sittard will travel to FC Groningen on Friday.