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UTRECHT. Jong Utrecht beats FC Groningen 1-0 after M. Rijks scored just 1 goal (38′). FC Groningen was surely better in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch stadium in Utrecht on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Clay Ruperti with the collaboration of Rick van Rijn and Bram Vervoorn. The 4th official was Joshua Kuipers. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.04 degrees Celsius or 77.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Groningen had a superior ball possession 64% while Jong Utrecht was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Groningen had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Jong Utrecht managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Jong Utrecht shot 7 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Groningen shot 14 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Jong Utrecht didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (Isak Dybvik Määttä).

Standings

After this contest, Jong Utrecht has 3 points to occupy the 10th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, FC Groningen stays with 3 points (6th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong Utrecht will host FC Dordrecht on the 10th of May with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of FC Dordrecht (3 draws).

FC Groningen will host Roda JC Kerkrade on the 10th of May with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of FC Groningen (5 draws).

Jong Utrecht – Formation

Jong Utrecht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ivar van Dinteren decided to play with the following team: Calvin Raatsie (7.5), Rickson van Hees (7.0), Wessel Kooy (7.1), Joshua Mukeh (7.3), Nazjir Held (7.0), Ivar Jenner (7.1), Yannick Leliendal (7.9), Mees Akkerman (7.0), Rafik el Arguioui (6.3), Adrian Blake (6.4) and Mees Rijks (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Achraf Boumenjal, Jozhua Vertrouwd, Sil van der Wegen (6.4), Emil Rohd (6.4), Nordin Bukala, Jesse van de Haar (6.3), Lynden Edhart, Tobias Augustinus-Jensen (6.4), Aurelio Oehlers, Neal Viereck, Björn Hardley and Kevin Gadellaa.

Substitutions

Jong Utrecht made 4 changes: Mees Rijks for Jesse van de Haar (64′), Adrian Blake for Emil Rohd (64′), Mees Akkerman for Tobias Augustinus-Jensen (74′) and Ivar Jenner for Björn Hardley (90′).

Best player: Yannick Leliendal​

The most impressive player for Jong Utrecht was Yannick Leliendal even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

FC Groningen – Formation

FC Groningen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Dick Lukkien played with: Michael Verrips (7.1), Liam van Gelderen (6.8), Marco Rente (7.9), Radinio Balker (7.5), Marvin Peersman (6.7), Tomáš Suslov (6.7), Leandro Bacuna (7.5), Jorg Schreuders (7.3), Fofin Turay (6.8), Kevin van Veen (6.7) and Romano Postema (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joey Pelupessy, Daleho Irandust (7.0), Paulos Abraham, Kristian Stromland Lien, Isak Dybvik Määttä (7.0), Thijmen Blokzijl, Hidde Jurjus, Nordin Musampa, Thom van Bergen, Ragnar Oratmangoen (6.4), Luciano Valente (6.6) and Jasper Meijster.

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 5 changes: Tomáš Suslov for Daleho Irandust (59′), Romano Postema for Luciano Valente (59′), Marvin Peersman for Isak Dybvik Määttä (60′), Jorg Schreuders for Ragnar Oratmangoen (78′) and Liam van Gelderen for Kristian Stromland Lien (83′).

Best player: Marco Rente​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Groningen was Marco Rente.

His rating is (7.9) with 88 passes (90% 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.​

• Jong Utrecht – FC Groningen – 1-0
• Jong Ajax – De Graafschap – 1-2