VOLENDAM. FC Volendam beats Vitesse 2-0 after D. van scores a double.

The match was played at the Kras Stadion stadium in Volendam on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Robin Hensgens with the collaboration of Bas van Dongen and Michael Osseweijer. The 4th official was Luuk Timmer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Vitesse had a strong ball possession 70% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vitesse was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, FC Volendam was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Vitesse shot 15 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, FC Volendam shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Vitesse didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, FC Volendam received 1 yellow card (J. Flint).

Standings

After playing this match, Vitesse will stay with 23 points to hold in the 13th place. On the other side, FC Volendam will have 20 points like Excelsior to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Vitesse will host PSV on the 19th of March with a 28-3 head to head statistic in favor of PSV (6 draws).

FC Volendam will host Fortuna Sittard on the 17th of March with a 16-8 head to head stats in favor of FC Volendam (1 draw).

Vitesse – Formation

Vitesse started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Wim Jonk decided to play with the following team: Kjell Scherpen (6.4), Romaric Yapi (7.1), Dominik Oroz (6.4), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (6.2), Maximilian Wittek (6.9), Melle Meulensteen (7.0), Ryan Flamingo (6.8), Million Manhoef (5.9), Matúš Bero (6.9), Gabriel Vidović (6.2) and Bartosz Białek (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Miliano Jonathans (6.4), Toni Domgjoni, Enzo Cornelisse, Marco van Ginkel, Tomáš Hájek, Daan Reiziger, Gyan de Regt, Jeroen Houwen, Kacper Kozłowski (6.6), Sondre Tronstad (6.8), Simon van Duivenbooden (6.4) and Mohamed Sankoh (6.2).

Substitutions

Vitesse made 5 changes: Romaric Yapi for Kacper Kozłowski (58′), Dominik Oroz for S. van Duivenbooden (75′), B. Białek for Sondre Tronstad (75′), G. Vidović for Miliano Jonathans (81′) and Ryan Flamingo for Mohamed Sankoh (81′).

Best player: Romaric Yapi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitesse was Romaric Yapi.

His rating is (7.1) with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

FC Volendam – Formation

FC Volendam started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Phillip Cocu played with: Barry Lauwers (7.0), Brian Plat (7.4), Xavier Mbuyamba (6.9), Benaissa Benamar (7.4), Josh Flint (8.0), Derry Murkin (6.8), Daryl van Mieghem (8.2), Carel Eiting (7.4), Calvin Twigt (6.5), Francesco Antonucci (6.1) and Gaetano Oristanio (6.8).

They had on the bench: Henk Veerman (6.8), Walid Ould-Chikh (6.4), Billy van Duijl, Damon Mirani, Givairo Read, Florent Sanchez Da Silva, Achraf Douiri, Rob Tol, Imran Nazih, Ibrahim El Kadiri, Kayne Van Oevelen and Flip Klomp.

Substitutions

FC Volendam made 2 changes: G. Oristanio for Henk Veerman (61′) and Francesco Antonucci  for Walid Ould-Chikh (79′).

Best player: Daryl van Mieghem​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Volendam was Daryl van Mieghem.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 13 passes (38% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​

• Feyenoord – AZ – 2-1
• FC Volendam – Vitesse – 2-0
• FC Groningen – FC Emmen – 1-1