WIJDEWORMER. Jong AZ defeated FC Den Bosch 3-1 thanks to R. Kewal who scored in the 7th and 53rd minute. Jong AZ got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Ricuenio Kewal (7′) and Joey Konings (40′). FC Den Bosch tried to recover with a goal from Joey Konings (45′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (53′) scored by Ricuenio Kewal for Jong AZ.

The match was played at the AFAS Trainingscomplex stadium in Wijdewormer on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Robin Vereijken assisted by Jari de Koning and Michael Rasch. The 4th official was Max Broekhuizen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Jong AZ

3 - 1

FC Den Bosch

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 11 Total 14
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 84 Attack 124
  • 50 Dangerous attack 85
  • 93 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 9
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Jong AZ was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. FC Den Bosch that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Den Bosch had a more offensive attitude with 85 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Jong AZ managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Jong AZ shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, FC Den Bosch shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Jong AZ received 3 yellow cards (Loek Postma, J. Kalisvaart and M. Meerdink). On the opposite side, FC Den Bosch received 2 yellow cards (Joey Konings and I. Bowat).

Match Timeline

Ricuenio Kewal(goal)Iman Griffith
7'
Loek Postma- Yellow
38'
40'
45'
46'
Sebastiaan van Bakel- sub ->Evangelos Patoulidis
Ricuenio Kewal(goal)
53'
Nick Koster- sub ->Damienus Reverson
54'
Dave Kwakman- sub ->Loek Postma
54'
Job Kalisvaart- Yellow
68'
74'
76'
83'
88'
88'
Ro-Zangelo Daal- sub ->M. Meerdink
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Heracles Almelo
85
38
PEC Zwolle
85
38
Almere City
70
38
Willem II
68
38
MVV Maastricht
59
38
NAC Breda
59
38
VVV-Venlo
58
38
FC Eindhoven
58
38
Telstar
53
38
De Graafschap
52
38
Jong AZ
51
38
ADO Den Haag
51
38
Jong Ajax
46
38
Jong PSV
45
38
Roda JC Kerkrade
43
38
Helmond Sport
43
38
TOP Oss
37
38
FC Dordrecht
35
38
FC Den Bosch
35
38
Jong Utrecht
28
38

After playing this encounter, Jong AZ will have 38 points like MVV Maastricht to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Den Bosch will stay with 26 points like FC Dordrecht and Helmond Sport to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong AZ will host ADO Den Haag on the 19th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of ADO Den Haag (1 draw).

FC Den Bosch will play away agasint De Graafschap on the 19th of May with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).

Jong AZ – Formation

Jong AZ
G
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro 1.Netherlands
7.0
D
Misha Engel 4.Netherlands
6.7
D
Finn Stam 5.Netherlands
6.9
D
Loek Postma 3.Netherlands
6.4
54' 38'
D
Job Kalisvaart 2.Netherlands
6.2
76' 68'
M
Nick Twisk 6.Netherlands
7.2
M
Damienus Reverson 10.Netherlands
6.4
54'
M
Lewis Schouten 8.Netherlands
6.1
M
Iman Griffith 11.Netherlands
7.3
M
Ricuenio Kewal 7.Netherlands
8.0
7', 53'
F
Mexx Meerdink 9.Netherlands
6.3
90' 88'
Substitutes
G
Daniël Virginio Deen 16.Netherlands
D
Daniël Beukers 15.Netherlands
6.6
76'
M
Dave Kwakman 14.Netherlands
6.5
54'
F
Jayden Addai 17.Netherlands
F
Jayen Gerold 12.Suriname
F
Nick Koster 19.Netherlands
6.7
54'
F
Ro-Zangelo Daal 20.Netherlands
90'

Jong AZ adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Maarten Martens decided to play with the following team: Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro (7.0), Job Kalisvaart (6.2), Loek Postma (6.4), Misha Engel (6.7), Finn Stam (6.9), Nick Twisk (7.2), Lewis Schouten (6.1), Iman Griffith (7.3), Damienus Reverson (6.4), Ricuenio Kewal (8.0) and Mexx Meerdink (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Deen, Jayden Addai, Jayen Gerold, Dave Kwakman (6.5), Nick Köster (6.7), Daniel Beukers (6.6) and Ro-Zangelo Daal.

Jong AZ could not rely on the presence of R. Daal (injured).

Substitutions

Jong AZ made 3 changes: Damienus Reverson for Nick Koster (54′), Loek Postma for Dave Kwakman (54′) and M. Meerdink for Ro-Zangelo Daal (90′).

Best player: Ricuenio Kewal​

The player that probably impressed the most for Jong AZ was Ricuenio Kewal.

His rating is (8.0) with 2 goals, 26 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

FC Den Bosch – Formation

FC Den Bosch
G
W. van der Steen 1.Netherlands
6.1
D
Victor van den Bogert 3.Netherlands
7.3
D
Dennis Gyamfi 45.Netherlands
6.2
D
I. Bowat 23.Scotland
6.5
88'
D
Rik Mulders 18.Netherlands
6.7
M
Gedion Zelalem 6.United States
6.7
83'
M
Faris Hammouti 22.Morocco
6.3
M
Steven van der Heijden 8.Netherlands
6.6
M
Evangelos Patoulidis 42.Belgium
6.5
46'
M
Tomas Kalinauskas 17.Lithuania
6.7
F
Joey Konings 10.Netherlands
7.4
74' 45'
Substitutes
G
Konrad Sikking 21.Netherlands
G
Lars Vrolijks 31.Netherlands
D
Dylan Ryan 4.Australia
D
Jorn van Hedel 2.Netherlands
F
J. Scheij 41.Netherlands
F
Sebastiaan van Bakel 19.Netherlands
7.0
46'
F
Sheddy Barglan 47.Sudan
F
Sven Roos 40.Netherlands
83'

Also FC Den Bosch adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jack de Gier played with: Wouter Van der Steen (6.1), Rik Mulders (6.7), Victor van den Bogert (7.3), Ibane Bowat (6.5), Dennis Gyamfi (6.2), Gedion Zelalem (6.7), Steven van der Heijden (6.6), Evangelos Patoulidis (6.5), Faris Hammouti (6.3), Tomas Kalinauskas (6.7) and Joey Konings (7.4).

They had on the bench: Dylan Ryan, Jochem Scheij, Konrad Sikking, Jorn van Hedel, Sebastiaan van Bakel (7.0), Sheddy Barglan, Lars Vrolijks and Sven Roos.

Substitutions

FC Den Bosch made 2 changes: Evangelos Patoulidis for Sebastiaan van Bakel (46′) and G. Zelalem for Sven Roos (83′).

Best player: Joey Konings​

The most impressive player for FC Den Bosch was Joey Konings.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​