VENLO. MVV Maastricht conquers VVV-Venlo 3-1. MVV Maastricht got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Ferre Slegers (47′) and Marko Kleinen (49′). VVV-Venlo tried to recover with a goal from Simon Janssen (76′). However, the encounter was closed by a penalty (87′ + 0′) scored by Koen Kostons for MVV Maastricht.
The match was played at the Covebo Stadion – De Koel stadium in Venlo on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis with the assistance of Charl Schaap and Don Frijn. The 4th official was Haico Michielsen. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.54 degrees Celsius or 72.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 4 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 112 Attack 99
- 63 Dangerous attack 36
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 8 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 3 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
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 49% of the time vs. MVV Maastricht that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
VVV-Venlo was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, MVV Maastricht was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
VVV-Venlo shot 16 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, MVV Maastricht shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, VVV-Venlo stays with 0 points to occupy the 18th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, MVV Maastricht has 3 points (3rd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, VVV-Venlo will play away with MVV Maastricht on the 10th of May with a 12-4 head to head record in favor of VVV-Venlo (4 draws).
MVV Maastricht will host VVV-Venlo on the 10th of May with a 12-4 head to head record in favor of VVV-Venlo (4 draws).
VVV-Venlo – Formation
VVV-Venlo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Rick Kruijs decided to play with the following team: Jan de Boer
, Robin Lathouwers , Rick Ketting , R. Janssen , Simon Janssen , Elias Sierra , Moreno Rutten , Joep Kluskens , Soulyman Allouch , Michalis Kosidis and Levi Smans .The home team had on the bench: Stan Henderikx, Martijn Berden
, Dylan Timber , Tim Schrick, Berkan Bartu, Mohammed Odriss , Lennart Mehler, Slone Matondo, Jens Craenmehr, Mohamed Hegi, Melano Thier and Dylan Timber.Substitutions
VVV-Venlo made 2 changes: Robin Lathouwers for Martijn Berden (51′) and R. Janssen for Dylan Timber (76′).
Best player: Simon Janssen
The most impressive player for VVV-Venlo was Simon Janssen.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 36 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.MVV Maastricht – Formation
MVV Maastricht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Maurice Verberne played with: Romain Matthys
, Tim Zeegers , Ozgur Aktas , Wout Coomans , Lars Schenk , Marko Kleinen , Nicky Souren , Ferre Slegers , Rayan Buifrahi , Bryan Smeets and Koen Kostons .The following players were sitting on the bench: Thijs Lambrix, Nabil El Basri
, Saul Penders, Keone Maho, Bryant Nieling, Leroy Labylle , Dailon Rocha Livramento , Nabil Bouchentouf Idriss, Kanou Sy and Brent Stevens.Substitutions
MVV Maastricht made 5 changes: Marko Kleinen for Nabil El Basri (58′), Tim Zeegers for Leroy Labylle (71′), Ferre Slegers for Dailon Rocha Livramento (72′), Bryan Smeets for Bryant Nieling (90′) and Rayan Buifrahi for Kanou Sy (90′).
Best player: Ozgur Aktas
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for MVV Maastricht was Ozgur Aktas even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 56 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- VVV-Venlo – MVV Maastricht – 1-3
- FC Eindhoven – Willem II – 1-1