REPUBLIC OF IRELAND’s Troy Parrott scored his 21st goal from 27 appearances in all competitions for AZ Alkmaar today, but his impressive strike wasn’t enough to prevent defeat to NEC Nijmegen in the Eredivisie.
The result leaves NEC in third in the table on 38 points, while AZ Alkmaar are six points behind in sixth place, and 21 adrift of runaway leaders PSV, who play their game in hand against Feyenoord tomorrow.
While the 23-year-old has impressed individually, it has been a turbulent season for AZ, who sacked manager Maarten Martens earlier this month following a poor run of results.
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Parrott’s goal arrived in the closing minutes of the first half when his side was trailing 2-0 after conceding goals in the 10th and 12th minutes. The in-form striker received the ball at the edge of the penalty area and arrowed his shot past the goalkeeper to halve the deficit heading into half-time.
However, NEC scored a third goal shortly after half-time, as Kodai Sano found the net, adding to the first-half goals courtesy of Tjaronn Chery and Başar Önal.
Parrott, who got an assist for AZ Alkmaar last week, has also bagged five goals in four appearances during Ireland’s World Cup qualifying campaign, starring in back-to-back victories against Portugal and Hungary last November.
He will be hoping to bring that brilliant club form back into the international set-up as Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side return to action for their playoff semi-final away to Czechia on 26 March.
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Ireland's Troy Parrott scores 21st goal of the season amid AZ loss
Updated at 19.25
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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND’s Troy Parrott scored his 21st goal from 27 appearances in all competitions for AZ Alkmaar today, but his impressive strike wasn’t enough to prevent defeat to NEC Nijmegen in the Eredivisie.
The result leaves NEC in third in the table on 38 points, while AZ Alkmaar are six points behind in sixth place, and 21 adrift of runaway leaders PSV, who play their game in hand against Feyenoord tomorrow.
While the 23-year-old has impressed individually, it has been a turbulent season for AZ, who sacked manager Maarten Martens earlier this month following a poor run of results.
Parrott’s goal arrived in the closing minutes of the first half when his side was trailing 2-0 after conceding goals in the 10th and 12th minutes. The in-form striker received the ball at the edge of the penalty area and arrowed his shot past the goalkeeper to halve the deficit heading into half-time.
However, NEC scored a third goal shortly after half-time, as Kodai Sano found the net, adding to the first-half goals courtesy of Tjaronn Chery and Başar Önal.
Parrott, who got an assist for AZ Alkmaar last week, has also bagged five goals in four appearances during Ireland’s World Cup qualifying campaign, starring in back-to-back victories against Portugal and Hungary last November.
He will be hoping to bring that brilliant club form back into the international set-up as Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side return to action for their playoff semi-final away to Czechia on 26 March.
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