EMMEN. FC Emmen managed to find the solution against Jong AZ to win 2-1. J. Vlak was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Jong AZ to strike first with a goal of Jayden Addai at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jari Vlak gave the win to FC Emmen in the 90′ minute scoring a double. FC Emmen made the most of its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the De Oude Meerdijk stadium in Emmen on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Hardeman with the assistance of Robert Kunst and Rik ter Hoeve. The 4th official was . The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 14.41 degrees Celsius or 57.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
FC Emmen had a strong ball possession 58% while Jong AZ was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Emmen was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Emmen won the match.
FC Emmen shot 26 times, 11 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Jong AZ shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Emmen received 2 yellow cards (Michael Heylen and Patrick Brouwer). On the other side, Jong AZ received 2 yellow cards (Wouter Goes and Daniel Deen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Emmen will have 19 points to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Jong AZ will stay with 17 points like Helmond Sport, NAC Breda and De Graafschap to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Emmen will host De Graafschap on the 10th of May with a 13-6 head to head record in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).
Jong AZ will play away agasint Jong Ajax on the 10th of May with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Jong AZ (3 draws).
FC Emmen – Formation
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FC Emmen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Fred Grim decided to play with the following team: Jan Hoekstra
, Mike te Wierik , Michael Heylen , Julius Dirksen , Lorenzo Burnet , Jari Vlak , Lucas Bernadou , Joey Konings , Ahmed El Messaoudi , Desley Ubbink and Piotr Parzyszek .The home team had on the bench: Eric Oelschlägel, Robin Schouten, Jeff Hardeveld
, Maikel Kieftenbeld, Rui Mendes , Dennis Vos, Kyan van Dorp, Antonie Huijzer, Ben Scholte , Patrick Brouwer , Jorrit Smeets and George Younan Askaro.FC Emmen could not rely on the presence of Jeff Hardeveld (injured), Ben Scholte (injured) and Rui Mendes (injured).
Substitutions
FC Emmen made 5 changes: Ahmed El Messaoudi for Jeff Hardeveld (81′), Finn Stam for Ben Scholte (81′), Joey Konings for Rui Mendes (15′), Lucas Bernadou for Jorrit Smeets (61′) and Desley Ubbink for Patrick Brouwer (62′).
Best player: Jari Vlak
The most impressive player for FC Emmen was Jari Vlak.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 59 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.Jong AZ – Formation
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Also Jong AZ adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jan Sierksma played with: Daniel Deen
, Jurre van Aken , Wouter Goes , Maxim Dekker , Finn Stam , Lewis Schouten , Dave Kwakman , Jayden Addai , Kees Smit , Ernest Poku and Mexx Meerdink .These were the players on the bench: Sem Dekkers
, Misha Engel, Loek Postma , Ro-Zangelo Daal, Enoch Mastoras , Damienus Reverson, Ricuenio Kewal and Job Kalisvaart.Jong AZ could not rely on the presence of Ricuenio Kewal (injured) and Sem Dekkers (injured).
Substitutions
Jong AZ made 4 changes: Dave Kwakman for Ricuenio Kewal (74′), Kees Smit for Loek Postma (89′), Finn Stam for Sem Dekkers (81′) and Lewis Schouten for Enoch Mastoras (58′).
Best player: Jayden Addai
The most impressive player for Jong AZ was Jayden Addai.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 24 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Willem II – Jong PSV – 3-0
- FC Emmen – Jong AZ – 2-1
- Roda JC Kerkrade – Jong Ajax – 2-1
- De Graafschap – FC Eindhoven – 2-1
- FC Dordrecht – FC Den Bosch – 5-1
- ADO Den Haag – VVV-Venlo – 2-2
- Telstar – TOP Oss – 1-0
- NAC Breda – Helmond Sport – 1-1