VENLO. Jong Utrecht managed to find the solution against VVV-Venlo to win 2-1. N. Venema was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was VVV-Venlo to strike first with a penalty of S. Braken at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 77′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Venema gave the win to Jong Utrecht in the 87′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Jong Utrecht took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
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 Kevin Bodde and Danny Kempinga. The 4th official was Preston Henshuijs. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.9 degrees Celsius or 37.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 11 Total 20
- 4 On Target 8
- 7 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 86 Attack 129
- 45 Dangerous attack 56
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Jong Utrecht had a superior ball possession 59% while VVV-Venlo was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Jong Utrecht was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Jong Utrecht won the encounter.
VVV-Venlo shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Jong Utrecht shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
VVV-Venlo received 1 yellow card (B. Koglin). Regarding the opposition, Jong Utrecht received 1 yellow card (R. Kluivert).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, VVV-Venlo will stay with 23 points like MVV Maastricht to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Jong Utrecht will have 22 points like Jong PSV to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, VVV-Venlo will host TOP Oss on the 17th of December with a 11-5 head to head in favor of VVV-Venlo (0 draws).
Jong Utrecht will host De Graafschap on the 20th of December with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of De Graafschap (2 draws).
VVV-Venlo – Formation
VVV-Venlo
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66'
24'
VVV-Venlo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jos Luhukay decided to play with the following team: Delano van Crooy , Tobias Pachonik , Stan van Dijck , Brian Koglin , Simon Janssen , Yahcuroo Roemer , Mitchell van Rooijen , Kees de Boer , Joeri Schroyen , Sven Braken and Levi Smans .
The home team had on the bench: B. Verbong, S. Henderikx, K. Da Graca, Wassim Essanoussi , L. Zima, Yannick Leliendal , E. Sorga, Jonas Hubert Theuerzeit , Ertan Hajdaraj , T. Verheijen, J. Munsters and Aaron Bastiaans .
Substitutions
VVV-Venlo made 5 changes: L. Smans for W. Essanoussi (46′), Y. Roemer for A. Bastiaans (61′), K. de Boer for J. Theuerzeit (66′), J. Schroijen for Y. Leliendal (77′) and S. Braken for E. Hajdaraj (77′).
Best player: Delano van Crooy
The most impressive player for VVV-Venlo was the goalkeeper: Delano van Crooy. His rating is 7.81. He performed 8 saves.
Jong Utrecht – Formation
Jong Utrecht
Jong Utrecht started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Darije Kalezić played with: Kevin Gadellaa , Julliani Eersteling , Ruben Kluivert , Joshua Mukeh , Gabriel Culhaci , Rayan El Azrak , Yuya Ikeshita , Davy van den Berg , Ayman Sellouf , Mees Rijks and Nick Venema .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Raymond Huizing , I. Bonsu, Rick Meissen , Derensili Sanches Fernandes , Djevencio van der Kust , Eros Maddy , S. van der Heijden and K. van den Hoek.
Jong Utrecht could not rely on the presence of R. Huizing (injured).
Substitutions
Jong Utrecht made 5 changes: R. Kluivert for R. Meissen (46′), D. Van Den Berg for D. van der Kust (68′), M. Rijks for D. Fernandes Sanches (76′), G. Culhaci for E. Maddy (76′) and J. Eersteling for R. Huizing (84′).
Best player: Nick Venema
The player that probably impressed the most for Jong Utrecht was Nick Venema.
His rating is with 2 goals, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. 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.
- ADO Den Haag – Jong AZ – 3-2
- FC Eindhoven – Telstar – 1-1
- FC Emmen – FC Dordrecht – 2-1
- Excelsior – MVV Maastricht – 2-1
- De Graafschap – Helmond Sport – 0-1
- NAC Breda – Almere City – 1-1
- TOP Oss – Jong Ajax – 1-1
- Roda JC Kerkrade – FC Den Bosch – 3-2
- FC Volendam – Jong PSV – 3-2
- VVV-Venlo – Jong Utrecht – 1-2
