KERKRADE. Roda JC Kerkrade defeats Jong AZ 3-1. Roda JC Kerkrade got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Sami Ouaissa (33′) and Sami Ouaissa (41′). Jong AZ tried to recover with a goal from Lewis Schouten (84′). However, the contest was closed by a goal (87′) scored by Walid Ould-Chikh for Roda JC Kerkrade. Roda JC Kerkrade took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Parkstad Limburg Stadion stadium in Kerkrade on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Laurens Gerrets with the collaboration of Sjoerd Nanninga and Kevin Weever. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​
Match Statistics​
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 18 Total 9
- 11 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 119 Attack 110
- 59 Dangerous attack 58
- 82 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Roda JC Kerkrade was in firm control of the ball 56% while Jong AZ was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Roda JC Kerkrade was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Roda JC Kerkrade won the match​.
Roda JC Kerkrade shot 18 times, 11 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Jong AZ shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Roda JC Kerkrade received 4 yellow cards (Orhan Dzepar, Nils Röseler, Enrique Peña Zauner and Boyd Reith). On the other side, Jong AZ received 4 yellow cards (, Sem Dekkers, Lewis Schouten and Dave Kwakman).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Roda JC Kerkrade will have 22 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Jong AZ will stay with 11 points like NAC Breda and Jong Utrecht to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Roda JC Kerkrade will play away against FC Groningen on the 10th of May with a 12-8 head to head in favor of FC Groningen (5 draws).
Jong AZ will play away agasint Jong Ajax on the 10th of May with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Jong AZ (3 draws).
Roda JC Kerkrade – Formation
Roda JC Kerkrade adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Bas Sibum decided to play with the following team: Koen Bucker
, Boyd Reith , Nils Röseler , Brian Koglin , Teun Bijleveld , Sami Ouaissa , Wesley Spieringhs , Arjen Van Der Heide , Orhan Dzepar , Enrique Peña Zauner and Maximilian Schmid .The home team had on the bench: Niek Vossebelt, Walid Ould-Chikh
, Marvin Pourié , Lennerd Daneels , Lucas Beerten, Fabio Sposito, Laurit Krasniqi, Rodney Kongolo, Loek Hamers, Saydou Bangura, Metehan Güçlü and Leroy Been.Substitutions
Roda JC Kerkrade made 5 changes: Arjen Van Der Heide for Marvin Pourié (77′), Maximilian Schmid for Metehan Güçlü (69′), Enrique Peña Zauner for Lennerd Daneels (69′), Orhan Dzepar for Fabio Sposito (89′) and Sami Ouaissa for Walid Ould-Chikh (77′).
Best player: Sami Ouaissa​
The player that probably impressed the most for Roda JC Kerkrade was Sami Ouaissa.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 15 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.Jong AZ – Formation
Also Jong AZ adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jan Sierksma played with: Rome Jayden Owusu-OduroÂ
, Jurre van Aken , Finn Stam , Maxim Dekker , Sem Dekkers , Lewis Schouten , Kees Smit , Ernest Poku , Dave Kwakman , Ro-Zangelo Daal and Mexx Meerdink .The following players were sitting on the bench: Jeremiah Esajas, Loek Postma
, Tristan Kuijsten, Damienus Reverson, Tom Kerssens , Job Kalisvaart, Jayen Gerold, Misha Engel , Nick Köster and Enoch Mastoras .Substitutions
Jong AZ made 5 changes: Ro-Zangelo Daal for Loek Postma (46′), Kees Smit for Nick Köster (73′), Jurre van Aken for Enoch Mastoras (86′), Sem Dekkers for Tom Kerssens (86′) and Dave Kwakman for Misha Engel (86′).
Best player: Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro ​
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Jong AZ was the goalkeeper: Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro . His rating is 7.85. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​
- FC Dordrecht – SC Cambuur – 5-2
- Jong PSV – MVV Maastricht – 2-3
- Roda JC Kerkrade – Jong AZ – 3-1
- NAC Breda – FC Groningen – 3-2
- Jong Ajax – VVV-Venlo – 3-0
- Helmond Sport – Jong Utrecht – 4-0
- FC Emmen – Telstar – 2-0
- FC Den Bosch – FC Eindhoven – 0-1
- Willem II – De Graafschap – 4-2
- ADO Den Haag – TOP Oss – 2-1