PA Sport - AZ Alkmaar climbed to second in the Eredivisie table after seeing off stubborn FC Twente 2-0.

Early on Wout Weghorst danced into the Twente box after collecting Jonas Svensson's through ball but Jorn Brondeel made a smart low save.

Teun Koopmeiners tested Brondeel with a hard shot as half-time drew nearer, but Twente resisted.

AZ kept plugging away after the break yet they would need a penalty award to make the breakthrough. Iran international Alireza Jahanbakhsh converted the spot-kick on 65 minutes.

Scorer then turned provider as Joris van Overeem killed off the contest with a finish from Jahanbakhsh's cross.

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