ARNHEM. Vitesse comes back against RKC Waalwijk with a goal on the F. Jozefzoon 35′ and a goal on the I. Bel 50′. Vitesse was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel with the collaboration of Rogier Honig and Dave Goossens. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 25 Total 11
- 7 On Target 6
- 18 Off Target 5
- 10 Shots blocked 1
- 113 Attack 82
- 58 Dangerous attack 68
- 121 Ball safe 100
- 1 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Vitesse had a strong ball possession 58% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
RKC Waalwijk had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough RKC Waalwijk to win the contest.
Vitesse shot 25 times, 7 on target, 18 off target. Regarding the opposition, RKC Waalwijk shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Vitesse received 1 yellow card (R. Yapi). On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk received 1 yellow card (Y. Oukili).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Vitesse will have 1 points like FC Volendam to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk will have 3 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Vitesse will host FC Volendam on the 17th of September with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Vitesse (0 draws).
RKC Waalwijk will host FC Emmen on the 28th of January with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of FC Emmen (4 draws).
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Kjell Scherpen
, Carlens Arcus , Ferro , Melle Meulensteen , Enzo Cornelisse , Maximilian Wittek , Million Manhoef , Ryan Flamingo , Matúš Bero , Thomas Buitink and Nikolai Baden Frederiksen .The home team had on the bench: Tomáš Hájek, Romaric Yapi
, Mohamed Sankoh , Toni Domgjoni, Daan Reiziger, Kacper Kozłowski , Daan Huisman, Simon van Duivenbooden and Jeroen Houwen.Substitutions
Vitesse made 3 changes: Ferro for K. Kozlowski (55′), T. Buitink for M. Sankoh (55′) and N. Baden Frederiksen for R. Yapi (83′).
Best player: Ryan Flamingo
The player that probably impressed the most for Vitesse was Ryan Flamingo.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 48 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 19.RKC Waalwijk – Formation
Also RKC Waalwijk adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Joseph Oosting played with: Etienne Vaessen
, Julian Lelieveld , Jurien Gaari , Shawn Adewoye , Lars Nieuwpoort , Thierry Lutonda , Iliass Bel Hassani , Yassin Oukili , Patrick Vroegh , Michiel Kramer and Florian Jozefzoon .These were the players on the bench: Hans Mulder, Joel Pereira, Vurnon Anita
, Pelle Clement , Julen Lobete , Lennerd Daneels, Mark Spenkelink, Zakaria Bakkali, Luuk Wouters , Saïd Bakari , Sebbe Augustijns and Roy Kuijpers.Substitutions
RKC Waalwijk made 5 changes: T. Lutonda for L. Wouters (46′), Y. Oukili for P. Clement (56′), F. Jozefzoon for J. Lobete (72′), I. Bel Hassani for Z. Bakkali (72′) and P. Vroegh for V. Anita (80′).
Best player: Etienne Vaessen
The most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was the goalkeeper: Etienne Vaessen. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Heerenveen – Fortuna Sittard – 2-1
- Feyenoord – FC Emmen – 4-0
- Vitesse – RKC Waalwijk – 2-2
- Go Ahead Eagles – Sparta Rotterdam – 0-1