BUNSCHOTEN. Excelsior was finally too strong for IJsselmeervogels with the goal of H. Botermans was the key of the match after he scored in the 5th and 52nd minute. H. Botermans (5′), H. Botermans (52′) and R. Niemeijer (58′). Excelsior was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Excelsior remained in 10 people after J. Buter received a red card in the 90′.
The match was played at the Sportpark De Westmaat stadium in Bunschoten on Wednesday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Robin Hensgens with the assistance of David Kloekke and . The 4th official was Kevin Puts. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 6 Total 19
- 2 On Target 10
- 4 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 70 Attack 75
- 38 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Excelsior had a strong ball possession 66% while IJsselmeervogels was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Excelsior was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Excelsior won the match.
IJsselmeervogels shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Excelsior shot 19 times, 10 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
IJsselmeervogels received 2 yellow cards (R. Poepon and A. Haian). On the opposite side, Excelsior didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, Excelsior didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after J. Buter (Excelsior) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, IJsselmeervogels stays with points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Excelsior has points (0th).
Next matches
IJsselmeervogels – Formation
The manager Gert Peter de Gunst decided to play with the following team: J. Schaap, K. Heerings, D. van Son, M. Willems, M. van de Laar, J. Wielinga, P. van Arnhem, C. Ibrahim, R. Poepon, K. Tadmine and P. Langedijk.
The home team had on the bench: A. Haian, I. Boudouni, D. Rosheuvel, J. Buitenhuis, J. Ruizendaal, M. van Leijenhorst and J. Prinsen.
Substitutions
IJsselmeervogels made 5 changes: P. Van Arnhem for A. Haian (46′), K. Tadmine for I. Boudouni (63′), C. Ibrahim for D. Rosheuvel (63′), M. van de Laar for J. Buitenhuis (67′) and K. Heerings for J. Ruizendaal (84′).
Excelsior – Formation
On the other side, Marinus Dijkhuizen played with: S. van Gassel, S. Nieuwpoort, B. Ormonde-Ottewill, S. Horemans, R. El Yaakoubi, M. Chacón, R. Niemeijer, M. Wieffer, J. Baas, M. Azarkan and H. Botermans.
The following players were sitting on the bench: M. Duku, A. Aberkane, N. Dundas, C. Driouech, J. Buter, B. Geens, J. Eijgenraam, T. Dallinga, S. Seymor and P. Kuiper.
Substitutions
Excelsior made 5 changes: B. Ormonde-Ottewill for A. Aberkane (63′), J. Baas for M. Duku (63′), M. Azarkan for C. Driouech (73′), R. Niemeijer for N. Dundas (73′) and S. Horemans for J. Buter (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the KNVB Beker.
- OSS ’20 – FC Twente – 0-2
- Westlandia – Excelsior Maassluis – 2-5
- Almere City – Go Ahead Eagles – 0-2
- Harkemase Boys – DOVO – 1-1
- ADO ’20 – Barendrecht – 2-2
- Capelle – NEC – 0-3
- IJsselmeervogels – Excelsior – 0-3
- AFC – SC Heerenveen – 1-2
- GVVV – Sparta Rotterdam – 0-2
- De Treffers – Rijnsburgse Boys –
- Fortuna Sittard – TOP Oss – 3-0
- Achilles Veen – GVV Unitas – 4-0
- Staphorst – Gemert – 0-3
- FC Groningen – Helmond Sport – 4-0