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Altidore bags brace to lift AZ to victory, end drought

AZ Alkmaar snapped their seven-game winless run on Saturday, and unsurprisingly Jozy Altidore played a big role in making that happen.

Altidore ended his scoring drought and lifted AZ to victory by finding the back of the net twice in a 2-1 win over PEC Zwolle. Altidore scored his first goal in the second minute of the match and added the eventual winner with a tap-in finish in the 33rd, giving AZ their first win since Nov. 1.

The U.S. Men’s National Team forward’s brace gives him 11 goals in Eredivisie and 14 across all competitions this season. It also marked his fifth multi-goal match across all competitions and ended a dry spell for Altidore that dated back to Nov. 10.

Here are Altidore’s goals:

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What do you think of Altidore scoring a brace to lift AZ to victory? Expect to see him go on a tear in the coming weeks?

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  1. So impressed with Jozy’s tenacity in getting back up after the ball after going to the ground on the first goal. Most forwards, and maybe Jozy himself at another point in his career, would have immediately raised their hand calling for a foul, or worse, would have shamelessly been rolling on the ground for 3 minutes hoping for the penalty.

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  2. Love everything about that first goal: heads up hustle play, lots of pace to get to the back pass, good control of the ball while holding off the defender, but best of all, sticking with the play instead of whining for a penalty call when the keeper took him down. Great perseverance and left-footed finish. Well done, Josmer…

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    • “sticking with the play instead of whining for a penalty call when the keeper took him down”

      +1. that’s what i noticed too.

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  3. Keep the goals flowing Jozmer! 4 back from the goal scoring leader. 11 goals in the first half of the Eredivisie season and 13 over all; not bad for a striker who continues to get hate spewed towards him by an uneducated few.

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  4. Good! Bony still dominating the scoring, but maybe Altidore could close the gap! It would be awesome to see an American as the leading scorer in a pretty big league like this

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  5. good stuff jozidore! any links to the first goal? 3 pts takes them well clear of the relegation candidates and in striking distance from the Europa League spots..

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