LEEUWARDEN. SC Cambuur beats Willem II 1-0 after Y. Gabriele scored just 1 goal (77′).

The match was played at the Cambuurstadion stadium in Leeuwarden on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler assisted by Richard Polman and Halis Murat Kucukerbir. The 4th official was Mike de Bruijn. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.93 degrees Celsius or 60.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. SC Cambuur was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Willem II that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Willem II was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, SC Cambuur was able to find the solution to win this match.​

SC Cambuur shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Willem II shot 12 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

SC Cambuur received 5 yellow cards (Gabi Caschili, Jeremy Van Mullem, Michael Breij, Jhondly van der Meer and Thomas Poll). On the other side, Willem II received 5 yellow cards (Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson, Jeremy Bokila, Peter Van den Berg, Nick Doodeman and Matthias Verreth).

Standings

After playing this match, SC Cambuur will have 13 points like VVV-Venlo to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Willem II will stay with 8 points like FC Eindhoven to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, SC Cambuur will host Helmond Sport on the 10th of May with a 16-7 head to head in favor of SC Cambuur (5 draws).

Willem II will play away agasint FC Dordrecht on the 3rd of May with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Willem II (2 draws).

SC Cambuur – Formation

SC Cambuur started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Sjors Ultee decided to play with the following team: Yanick van Osch (7.3), Gabi Caschili (7.7), Marco Tol (7.3), Floris Smand (7.8), Sekou Sylla (7.0), Jeremy Van Mullem (7.1), Fedde De Jong (6.6), Daniel van Kaam (6.4), Michael Breij (7.5), Milan Smit (7.5) and Remco Balk (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Leon Bergsma, Thomas Poll (6.8), Roberts Uldriķis (7.0), Youns Gabriele El Hilali (7.7), Daan Reiziger, Vincent Pichel, Milan de Koe, Jhondly van der Meer (6.8), Bret Minnema, Myles Veldman, Marcel Schaapman and Yorem van der Veen.

SC Cambuur could not rely on the presence of Youns Gabriele El Hilali (injured), Thomas Poll (injured) and Jhondly van der Meer (injured).

Substitutions

SC Cambuur made 4 changes: Daniel van Kaam for Youns Gabriele El Hilali (28′), Sekou Sylla for Thomas Poll (76′), Remco Balk for Roberts Uldriķis (76′) and Gabi Caschili for Jhondly van der Meer (85′).

Best player: Floris Smand​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Cambuur was Floris Smand even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 34 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 12.

Willem II – Formation

Willem II started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Reinier Robbemond played with: Joshua Smits (7.5), Freek Heerkens (7.1), Raffael Behounek (7.0), Erik Schouten (7.3), Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson (6.6), Jesse Bosch (6.8), Matthias Verreth (7.0), Patrick Joosten (6.6), Ringo Meerveld (6.4), Thijs Oosting (6.8) and Jeremy Bokila (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nick Doodeman (6.7), Jeredy Hilterman (7.0), Max de Waal, Max Svensson (7.0), Valentino Vermeulen, Michael de Leeuw (6.8), Connor van den Berg, Amine Lachkar, Jayden Houtriet, Maarten Schut and Niels van Berkel.

Willem II could not rely on the presence of Max Svensson (injured) and Jeredy Hilterman (injured).

Substitutions

Willem II made 4 changes: Freek Heerkens for Michael de Leeuw (79′), Thijs Oosting for Max Svensson (57′), Jeremy Bokila for Jeredy Hilterman (69′) and Patrick Joosten for Nick Doodeman (56′).

Best player: Joshua Smits​

The player that probably impressed the most for Willem II was the goalkeeper: Joshua Smits. His rating is 7.45. He performed 2 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​

• SC Cambuur – Willem II – 1-0