WIJDEWORMER. Jong AZ was eventually too good for De Graafschap with the goal of Mexx Meerdink  (54′ pen), Jayden Addai (57′) and Damienus Reverson (90′).

The match was played at the AFAS Trainingscomplex stadium in Wijdewormer on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Puts with the assistance of Danny Kempinga and Laurens Maas. The 4th official was Eric van der Vaart. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.19 degrees Celsius or 55.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Jong AZ

3 - 0

De Graafschap

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 12 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 94 Attack 98
  • 43 Dangerous attack 64
  • 80 Ball safe 81
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 15 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

De Graafschap was in firm control of the ball 55% while Jong AZ was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

De Graafschap was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Jong AZ was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Jong AZ shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, De Graafschap shot 14 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Jong AZ received 1 yellow card (Lewis Schouten ). Regarding the opposition, De Graafschap received 3 yellow cards (Jan Lammers, Basar Önal and Donny Warmerdam).

Match Timeline

46'
Jan Lammers- sub ->Rio Hillen
48'
Donny Warmerdam- Yellow
54'
57'
58'
Basar Önal- Yellow
59'
D. Flakus Bosilj- sub ->Lion Kaak
59'
Giovanni Büttner- sub ->Tristan van Gilst
63'
59'
Levi Schoppema- sub ->Alexander Büttner
Ricuenio Kewal- sub ->Jayden Addai
65'
Ro-Zangelo Daal- sub ->Ernest Poku
66'
Enoch Mastoras- sub ->Dave Kwakman
66'
73'
Jan Lammers- Yellow
72'
Mimoun Mahi- sub ->Philip Brittijn
Damienus Reverson- sub ->Mexx Meerdink
84'
Nick Koster- sub ->Kees Smit
84'
Damienus Reverson(goal)Ricuenio Kewal
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Willem II
79
38
FC Groningen
75
38
Roda JC Kerkrade
75
38
FC Dordrecht
69
38
ADO Den Haag
63
38
De Graafschap
63
38
FC Emmen
57
38
NAC Breda
56
38
MVV Maastricht
56
38
Jong AZ
56
38
Helmond Sport
51
38
VVV-Venlo
48
38
SC Cambuur
47
38
FC Eindhoven
43
38
Jong Ajax
40
38
Jong PSV
40
38
Telstar
35
38
TOP Oss
34
38
FC Den Bosch
33
38
Jong Utrecht
26
38

After this match, Jong AZ will have 17 points like Helmond Sport, NAC Breda and De Graafschap to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, De Graafschap will stay with 17 points like Helmond Sport, Jong AZ and NAC Breda to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong AZ will play away with Jong Ajax on the 10th of May with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Jong AZ (3 draws).

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

Jong AZ – Formation

Jong AZ
G
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro 1.Netherlands
8.1
D
Jurre van Aken 2.Netherlands
7.1
D
W. Goes 3.Netherlands
8.2
D
Maxim Dekker 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
Finn Stam 5.Netherlands
7.7
M
Dave Kwakman 6.Netherlands
7.1
66'
M
Jayden Addai 7.Netherlands
8.1
65' 57'
M
Lewis Schouten 8.Netherlands
7.3
63'
M
Kees Smit 10.Netherlands
7.3
84'
M
Ernest Poku 11.Netherlands
6.4
66'
F
Mexx Meerdink 9.Netherlands
7.8
84' 54'
Substitutes
D
Sem Dekkers 12.Netherlands
D
Misha Engel 14.Netherlands
D
Loek Postma 15.Netherlands
D
Enoch Mastoras 18.Netherlands
7.0
66'
D
Jeremiah Esajas 21.Netherlands
M
Job Kalisvaart 23.Netherlands
F
Ro-Zangelo Daal 17.Netherlands
6.4
66'
F
Damienus Reverson 19.Netherlands
7.3
84' 90'
F
Ricuenio Kewal 20.Netherlands
7.5
65'
F
Nick Koster 22.Netherlands
6.4
84'

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

The manager Jan Sierksma decided to play with the following team: Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro  (8.1), Jurre van Aken (7.1), Wouter Goes  (8.2), Maxim Dekker (7.1), Finn Stam (7.7), Lewis Schouten  (7.3), Dave Kwakman (7.1), Jayden Addai (8.1), Kees Smit (7.3), Ernest Poku (6.4) and Mexx Meerdink  (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Sem Dekkers, Misha Engel, Loek Postma, K. Zeggen, Ro-Zangelo Daal (6.4), Enoch Mastoras (7.0), Damienus Reverson (7.3), Ricuenio Kewal (7.5), Jeremiah Esajas, Nick Köster (6.4) and Job Kalisvaart.

Substitutions

Jong AZ made 5 changes: Dave Kwakman for Enoch Mastoras (66′), Jayden Addai for Ricuenio Kewal (65′), Ernest Poku for Ro-Zangelo Daal (66′), Mexx Meerdink  for Damienus Reverson (84′) and Kees Smit for Nick Köster (84′).

Best player: Wouter Goes ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Jong AZ was Wouter Goes  even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 71 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

De Graafschap – Formation

De Graafschap
G
Mees Bakker 1.Netherlands
6.3
D
Xandro Schenk 4.Netherlands
6.4
D
Rio Hillen 20.Netherlands
7.0
46'
D
Jeffry Fortes 22.Cape Verde
6.8
D
Alexander Büttner 28.Netherlands
7.0
59'
M
Lion Kaak 6.Netherlands
6.6
59'
M
Donny Warmerdam 8.Netherlands
7.1
48'
M
Philip Brittijn 23.Netherlands
6.6
72'
M
Tristan van Gilst 30.Netherlands
6.3
59'
M
Basar Önal 33.Netherlands
6.4
58'
F
Simon Colyn 11.Canada
6.7
Substitutes
G
Ties Wieggers 16.Netherlands
G
Thijs Jansen 35.Netherlands
D
Jan Lammers 3.Netherlands
6.3
46' 73'
D
Joran Hardeman 14.Netherlands
D
Levi Schoppema 25.Netherlands
7.3
59'
M
Giovanni Büttner 18.Netherlands
7.0
59'
M
Stan Wevers 42.Netherlands
F
D. Flakus Bosilj 7.Slovenia
6.8
59'
F
Mimoun Mahi 10.Morocco
7.7
72'
F
Elie Raterink 17.Netherlands
F
Huseyin Dogan 19.Netherlands
F
Blnd Hassan 26.Iraq

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

Jan Vreman played with: Mees Bakker (6.3), Jeffry Fortes (6.8), Xandro Schenk (6.4), Rio Hillen (7.0), Alexander Büttner (7.0), Lion Kaak (6.6), Donny Warmerdam (7.1), Tristan van Gilst (6.3), Philip Brittijn (6.6), Basar Önal (6.4) and Simon Colyn (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jan Lammers (6.3), David Flakus Bosilj (6.8), Mimoun Mahi (7.7), Joran Hardeman, Ties Wieggers, Elie Raterink, Giovanni Büttner (7.0), Huseyin Dogan, Levi Schoppema (7.3), Blnd Hassan, Thijs Jansen and Stan Wevers.

Substitutions

De Graafschap made 5 changes: Philip Brittijn for Mimoun Mahi (72′), Rio Hillen for Jan Lammers (46′), Lion Kaak for David Flakus Bosilj (59′), Tristan van Gilst for Giovanni Büttner (59′) and Alexander Büttner for Levi Schoppema (59′).

Best player: Mimoun Mahi​

The player that probably impressed the most for De Graafschap was Mimoun Mahi.

His rating is (7.7) with 11 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 72′.

Results of the day

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