WAALWIJK. Vitesse topped RKC Waalwijk to win 2-1. It was Vitesse to strike first with an early goal of D. Doekhi at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 27′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Y. Gboho gave the win to Vitesse in the 54′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Sunday and it started at 2:45 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis who was helped by Erwin Zeinstra and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.1 degrees Celsius or 68.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
RKC Waalwijk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up. On the opposite side, Vitesse adopted for a 3-4-1-2 formation.
RKC Waalwijk – Formation
RKC Waalwijk
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Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen , Jurien Gaari , Melle Meulensteen , Ahmed Touba , Alexander Büttner , Ayman Azhil , Vurnon Anita , Jens Odgaard , Richard van der Venne , Saïd Bakari and Michiel Kramer .
The home team had on the bench: Shawn Adewoye, Thierry Lutonda, Sebbe Augustijns, Lennerd Daneels , Iliass Bel Hassani , Dario Van Den Buijs, Jens Teunckens, Achraf El Bouchataoui , Lars Nieuwpoort, Issam El Maach, Yassin Oukili and Finn Stokkers.
Best player: Saïd Bakari
The player that probably impressed the most for RKC Waalwijk was Saïd Bakari.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse
On the other side, Thomas Oosting played with: Markus Schubert , Danilho Doekhi , Enzo Cornelisse , Tomáš Hájek , Eli Dasa , Sondre Tronstad , Toni Domgjoni , Maximilian Wittek , Yann Gboho , Loïs Openda and Oussama Darfalou .
They had on the bench: Oussama Tannane , Julian Von Moos, Jacob Rasmussen, Riechedly Bazoer, Nikolai Baden Frederiksen , Daan Huisman , Thomas Buitink, Romaric Yapi, Jeroen Houwen, Patrick Vroegh and Nigel van Haveren.
Best player: Danilho Doekhi
The player that probably impressed the most for Vitesse was Danilho Doekhi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Match report
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 9 Total 8
- 4 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 69 Attack 66
- 36 Dangerous attack 27
- 93 Ball safe 102
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 19 Total 17
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. RKC Waalwijk was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Vitesse that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
RKC Waalwijk was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Vitesse succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
RKC Waalwijk shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Vitesse shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
RKC Waalwijk received 5 yellow cards (A. Buttner, M. Kramer, R. van der Venne, J. Oosting and E. Vaessen). On the other sidee, Vitesse received 1 yellow card (M. Wittek).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, RKC Waalwijk will stay with 4 points to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Vitesse will have 6 points to stay in the 9th place.
In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will play away against FC Utrecht on the 18th of September with a 11-4 head to head record in favor of FC Utrecht (1 draw). Vitesse will host against FC Twente on the 19th of September with a 14-10 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (8 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Sparta Rotterdam – Fortuna Sittard – 3-1
- NEC – Willem II – 0-0
- RKC Waalwijk – Vitesse – 1-2
- FC Groningen – SC Heerenveen – 1-1
