VENLO. Jong Ajax beats VVV-Venlo 3-1.
Jong Ajax remained in 10 after D. Rensch received a double yellow card in the 86′.
The match was played at the Covebo Stadion – De Koel stadium in Venlo on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Robin Gansner with the support of Remco Miedema and Alwin Steeg. The 4th official was Jaafar Aafouallah. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. VVV-Venlo was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Jong Ajax that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
VVV-Venlo was was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Jong Ajax was able to find the solution to win this contest.
VVV-Venlo shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Jong Ajax shot 17 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
VVV-Venlo received 2 yellow cards (T. Pachonik and B. Koglin). Regarding the opposition, Jong Ajax received 3 yellow cards (T. Douglas, J. Gorter and D. Rensch).
Also, Jong Ajax didn’t end the match with 11 players after D. Rensch (Jong Ajax) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (86′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, VVV-Venlo will stay with 16 points like Telstar to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Jong Ajax will have 25 points like Excelsior to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, VVV-Venlo will play away with ADO Den Haag on the 14th of November with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of ADO Den Haag (4 draws).
Jong Ajax will host FC Volendam on the 19th of November with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of FC Volendam (4 draws).
VVV-Venlo – Formation
VVV-Venlo
71'
67'
53'
VVV-Venlo started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Jos Luhukay decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Zima , Tobias Pachonik , Brian Koglin , Simon Janssen , Yahcuroo Roemer , Mitchell van Rooijen , Tristan Dekker , Kees de Boer , Yannick Leliendal , Levi Smans and Sven Braken .
The home team had on the bench: Danny Post , Joep Munsters, Stan van Dijck, Thijme Verheijen, Wassim Essanoussi , Delano van Crooy, Joeri Schroyen, Ertan Hajdaraj, Erik Sorga, Bram Verbong, Carl Johansson and Aaron Bastiaans.
Substitutions
VVV-Venlo made 3 changes: Y. Leliendal for C. Johansson (46′), L. Smans for W. Essanoussi (46′) and T. Dekker for D. Post (67′).
Best player: Mitchell van Rooijen
The most impressive player for VVV-Venlo was Mitchell van Rooijen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.
Jong Ajax – Formation
Jong Ajax
86'
Jong Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Johnny Heitinga played with: Jay Gorter , Devyne Rensch , Enric Llansana , Nordin Musampa , Anass Salah-Eddine , Kenneth Taylor , Youri Regeer , Sontje Hansen , Victor Jensen , Naci Ünüvar and Danilo .
These were the players on the bench: Kian Fitz Jim, Liam Van Gelderen, Max de Waal , Joey Roggeveen, Terrence Douglas , Donny Warmerdam, Christian Kjelder Rasmussen and Giovanni.
Substitutions
Jong Ajax made 4 changes: S. Hansen for C. Rasmussen (61′), Danilo for M. De Waal (78′), A. Salah-Eddine for T. Douglas (78′) and N. Unuvar for L. Van Gelderen (87′).
Best player: Kenneth Taylor
The player that probably impressed the most for Jong Ajax was Kenneth Taylor.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Jong AZ – MVV Maastricht – 0-1
- FC Den Bosch – De Graafschap – 2-1
- FC Dordrecht – NAC Breda – 2-1
- Jong PSV – TOP Oss – 2-2
- Jong Utrecht – FC Eindhoven – 0-6
- FC Volendam – FC Emmen – 2-2
- VVV-Venlo – Jong Ajax – 1-3
- Helmond Sport – Roda JC Kerkrade – 0-3
