VENLO. VVV-Venlo destroys Jong Utrecht 4-1 with goals of Rick Ketting (7′), Levi Smans (25′), Soulyman Allouch (56′) and Michalis Kosidis (70′). Regarding the opposition, Jong Utrecht scored with Nazjir Held (45′).
The match was played at the Covebo Stadion – De Koel stadium in Venlo on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Eijgelsheim who was helped by Robert Kunst and Mark Pelgrom. The 4th official was Steve Janssen. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.84 degrees Celsius or 74.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 9 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 133 Attack 154
- 74 Dangerous attack 76
- 122 Ball safe 107
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. VVV-Venlo was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Jong Utrecht that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Jong Utrecht was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, VVV-Venlo found a way to find the solution to win this match.
VVV-Venlo shot 14 times, 9 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Jong Utrecht shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
VVV-Venlo received 1 yellow card (Levi Smans). Talking about the opposition, Jong Utrecht didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, VVV-Venlo has 4 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Jong Utrecht stays with 3 points (17th).
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 in favor of VVV-Venlo (4 draws).
Jong Utrecht will host FC Dordrecht on the 10th of May with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of FC Dordrecht (3 draws).
VVV-Venlo – Formation
VVV-Venlo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Rick Kruijs decided to play with the following team: Jan de Boer
, Moreno Rutten , Rick Ketting , R. Janssen , Simon Janssen , Martijn Berden , Elias Sierra , Joep Kluskens , Soulyman Allouch , Levi Smans and Michalis Kosidis .The home team had on the bench: Robin Lathouwers, Richard Sedláček, Stan Henderikx, Dylan Timber, Tim Schrick, Berkan Bartu, Mohammed Odriss, Lennart Mehler, Slone Matondo, Jens Craenmehr, Mohamed Hegi and Melano Thier.
Substitutions
VVV-Venlo made 5 changes: Joep Kluskens for Stan Henderikx (89′), Martijn Berden for Richard Sedláček (68′), Moreno Rutten for Robin Lathouwers (84′), R. Janssen for Nordin Bukala (90′) and R. Janssen for Dylan Timber (89′).
Best player: Soulyman Allouch
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VVV-Venlo was Soulyman Allouch.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 32 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.Jong Utrecht – Formation
Jong Utrecht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ivar van Dinteren played with: Kevin Gadellaa
, Rickson van Hees , Wessel Kooy , Joshua Mukeh , Nazjir Held , Sil van der Wegen , Yannick Leliendal , Mees Akkerman , Rafik el Arguioui , Adrian Blake and Mees Rijks .The following players were sitting on the bench: Achraf Boumenjal, Nordin Bukala, Emil Rohd
, Jesse van de Haar , Lynden Edhart , Tobias Augustinus-Jensen, Aurelio Oehlers, Neal Viereck, Björn Hardley and Sep van der Heijden.Substitutions
Jong Utrecht made 4 changes: Rafik el Arguioui for Jesse van de Haar (46′), Nazjir Held for Björn Hardley (46′), Mees Akkerman for Emil Rohd (63′) and Mees Rijks for Lynden Edhart (63′).
Best player: Nazjir Held
The player that probably impressed the most for Jong Utrecht was Nazjir Held.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 12 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Roda JC Kerkrade – TOP Oss – 2-0
- VVV-Venlo – Jong Utrecht – 4-1
- SC Cambuur – Jong Ajax – 4-2
- De Graafschap – FC Emmen – 0-1
- FC Den Bosch – ADO Den Haag – 1-2
- FC Eindhoven – NAC Breda – 2-0
- FC Dordrecht – MVV Maastricht – 2-2