EINDHOVEN. Almere City overcomes FC Eindhoven 1-0 after Pascu scored just 1 goal (16′). Almere City took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
C. Brym received a red card (63′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why FC Eindhoven lost the match.
The match was played at the Jan Louwers Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Erwin Blank with the assistance of Ron de Groot and Erik Koopman. The 4th official was Thomas Hardeman. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 6.4 degrees Celsius or 43.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 11 Total 15
- 0 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 55 Attack 80
- 40 Dangerous attack 61
- 51 Ball safe 55
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 10
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Almere City had a superior ball possession 57% while FC Eindhoven was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Almere City was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Almere City won the match.
FC Eindhoven shot 11 times, 0 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Almere City shot 15 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Eindhoven received 1 yellow card (C. Brym). Regarding the opposition, Almere City received 3 yellow cards (Pascu, Álvaro Peña and Manel Royo).
C. Brym (FC Eindhoven) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (63′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Eindhoven will stay with 39 points like Willem II and VVV-Venlo to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Almere City will have 42 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Eindhoven will play away against Jong PSV on the 19th of May with a 12-8 head to head in favor of Jong PSV (2 draws).
Almere City will host MVV Maastricht on the 19th of May with a 17-8 head to head statistic in favor of MVV Maastricht (11 draws).
FC Eindhoven – Formation
FC Eindhoven
82'
63'
FC Eindhoven started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Rob Penders decided to play with the following team: Nigel Bertrams , Collin Seedorf , Mawouna Amevor , Pieter Bogaers , Tibo Persyn , Ozan Kökçü , Brian De Keersmaecker , Jasper Dahlhaus , Charles-Andreas Brym , Naoufal Bannis and Evan Rottier .
The home team had on the bench: TJ Odunze, Justin Ogenia, Rodrigo Rêgo, Yassine Azzagari, Sven Van Doorm, Moussa Sanoh , Koen Oostenbrink, Lamine Diaby-Fadiga , Pjotr Kestens, Dyon Dorenbosch , Dylan Fancito and Dylan Fancito.
Substitutions
FC Eindhoven made 4 changes: Evan Rottier for Mohamed Lamine Diaby (67′), Ozan Kökcü for Dyon Dorenbosch (82′), Pieter Bogaers for Moussa Sanoh (82′) and Brian De Keersmaecker for P. Kestens (89′).
Best player: Charles-Andreas Brym
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Eindhoven was Charles-Andreas Brym.
His rating is with 18 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.
Almere City – Formation
Almere City
90'
16'
Almere City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alex Pastoor played with: Nordin Bakker , Hamdi Akujobi , Damian van Bruggen , Theo Barbet , Manel Royo , Álvaro Peña , Jorrit Smeets , Jochem van de Kamp , Pascu , Lance Duijvestijn and Jeredy Hilterman .
They had on the bench: Agil Etemadi, Stijn Keller, Jordy Rullens, Thomas Poll, Jaden Pinas, Kornelius Hansen, Milan Corryn, Stije Resink , Marcelencio Esajas, Ilias Alhaft , Anthony Limbombe , Tyrese Noslin and Tyrese Noslin.
Substitutions
Almere City made 3 changes: J. Ritmeester van de Kamp for Stije Resink (46′), J. Hilterman for Anthony Limbombe (65′) and Jorrit Smeets for Ilias Alhaft (66′).
Best player: Pascu
The player that probably impressed the most for Almere City was Pascu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Willem II – FC Dordrecht – 1-0
- VVV-Venlo – Heracles Almelo – 3-1
- PEC Zwolle – Jong AZ – 4-1
- MVV Maastricht – TOP Oss – 5-1
- Helmond Sport – Roda JC Kerkrade – 1-0
- FC Eindhoven – Almere City – 0-1
- FC Den Bosch – Jong Ajax – 4-2
- NAC Breda – De Graafschap – 2-0
