DOETINCHEM. FC Emmen tops De Graafschap 1-0 after B. Scholte scored just 1 goal (81′). De Graafschap lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadion De Vijverberg stadium in Doetinchem on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jesse Rozendal with the collaboration of Bas van Dongen and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Mike de Bruijn. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.09 degrees Celsius or 69.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

De Graafschap was in firm control of the ball 59% while FC Emmen was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

De Graafschap had a more offensive attitude with 83 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, FC Emmen was able to find the solution to win this match.​

De Graafschap shot 12 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Emmen shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

De Graafschap received 2 yellow cards (Elie Raterink and Rio Hillen). Regarding the opposition, FC Emmen received 5 yellow cards (Jan Hoekstra, Fred Grim, Michael Heylen, Ben Scholte and Jari Vlak).

Standings

After this contest, De Graafschap stays with 4 points to occupy the 9th place in the table. On the other side, FC Emmen has 5 points (4th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, De Graafschap will play away against FC Emmen on the 10th of May with a 13-6 head to head record in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).

FC Emmen will host De Graafschap on the 10th of May with a 13-6 head to head in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).

De Graafschap – Formation

De Graafschap started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jan Vreman decided to play with the following team: Mees Bakker (7.3), Jeffry Fortes (7.3), Xandro Schenk (7.0), Rio Hillen (7.1), Levi Schoppema (7.5), Donny Warmerdam (7.1), Philip Brittijn (6.7), Alexander Büttner (7.7), Basar Önal (6.8), Simon Colyn (6.7) and Mimoun Mahi (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Jan Lammers, Lion Kaak, David Flakus Bosilj (6.8), Joran Hardeman, Ties Wieggers, Elie Raterink, Blnd Hassan, Sam Bisselink, Anis Yadir, Thijs Jansen, Jesper van Riel and Stan Wevers.

Substitutions

De Graafschap made 3 changes: Mimoun Mahi for David Flakus Bosilj (46′), Donny Warmerdam for Elie Raterink (82′) and Levi Schoppema for Blnd Hassan (89′).

Best player: Alexander Büttner​

The player that probably impressed the most for De Graafschap was Alexander Büttner.

His rating is (7.7) with 30 passes (0% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 12 crosses.

FC Emmen – Formation

FC Emmen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Fred Grim played with: Jan Hoekstra (7.3), Lorenzo Burnet (6.8), Mike te Wierik (7.5), Julius Dirksen (8.0), Jeff Hardeveld (7.3), Maikel Kieftenbeld (6.8), Jari Vlak (6.8), Desley Ubbink (7.0), Ben Scholte (6.8), Ahmed El Messaoudi (6.7) and Piotr Parzyszek (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Eric Oelschlägel, Lucas Bernadou, Michael Heylen, Dennis Vos, Kyan van Dorp, Antonie Huijzer, Patrick Brouwer (6.5), George Younan Askaro and Joey Konings (6.6).

Substitutions

FC Emmen made 3 changes: Lorenzo Burnet for Michael Heylen (76′), Desley Ubbink for Patrick Brouwer (64′) and Ahmed El Messaoudi for Joey Konings (65′).

Best player: Julius Dirksen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Emmen was Julius Dirksen even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 45 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

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