FC Volendam conquers Excelsior 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

VOLENDAM. FC Volendam succeeded in reverse the score against Excelsior.

By
Luke Meyer
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FC Volendam conquers Excelsior 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

VOLENDAM. FC Volendam managed to reverse the scoreline against Excelsior. It was Excelsior to score first with a goal from Couhaib Driouech. Nevertheless, later FC Volendam found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Benaissa Benamar (53′), Robert Mühren (57′) and Milan de Haan (71′).

The match was played at the Kras Stadion stadium in Volendam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 6,500 spectators.​ The referee was Alex Bos with the support of Richard Brondijk and Mark Janssen. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FC Volendam

3 - 1

Team 1

Excelsior

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 20 Total 10
  • 12 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 94 Attack 90
  • 68 Dangerous attack 38
  • 51 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 4 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. FC Volendam was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Excelsior that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Volendam was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Volendam won the match​.

FC Volendam shot 20 times, 12 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Excelsior shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

FC Volendam received 1 yellow card (Bilal Ould-Chikh). Talking about the opposition, Excelsior received 2 yellow cards (Troy Parrott and Siebe Horemans).

Match Timeline

35'
Couhaib Driouech(VAR)
33'
Couhaib Driouech(goal)Redouan El Yaakoubi
D. Johnson- sub ->Garang Kuol
46'
Benaissa Benamar(goal)Josh Flint
53'
Robert Mühren(goal)
57'
Achraf Douiri- sub ->Oskar Buur 
60'
66'
Troy Parrott - sub ->Oskar Buur 
70'
Troy Parrott - Yellow
M. de Haan(goal)
71'
72'
Mimeirhel Benita- sub ->Sven Nieuwpoort
72'
Derensili Sanches Fernandes- sub ->Lazaros Lamprou
72'
Bilal Ould-Chikh- Yellow
76'
83'
Richie Omorowa- sub ->Casper Widell
89'
Siebe Horemans- Yellow
Bram van Driel- sub ->Milan de Haan
90'
66'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After this match, FC Volendam will have 7 points like FC Utrecht to hold in the 16th place. On the other side, Excelsior will stay with 13 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Volendam will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 19th of May with a 12-10 head to head statistic in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (5 draws).

Excelsior will host Heracles Almelo on the 12th of May with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Heracles Almelo (4 draws).

FC Volendam – Formation

FC Volendam
G
Mio Backhaus 1.Germany
7.0
D
Oskar Buur 2.Denmark
7.3
60'
D
J. Flint 28.England
8.1
D
George Cox 5.England
6.8
D
Benaissa Benamar 6.Morocco
8.4
Goals53'
D
D. Payne 26.Netherlands
D
Xavier Mbuyamba   31.Netherlands
M
Damon Mirani 4.Netherlands
7.0
M
Calvin Twigt  17.Netherlands
7.3
M
M. de Haan 36.Netherlands
8.1
90' Goals71'
F
Bilal Ould-Chikh 11.Netherlands
8.1
76'
F
Garang Kuol 14.Australia
7.0
46'
F
Robert Mühren 21.Netherlands
6.7
66' Goals57'
Substitutes
G
K. van Oevelen 20.Netherlands
G
B. Lauwers 22.Netherlands
D
Achraf Douiri 24.Netherlands
6.8
60'
D
R. Tol 29.Netherlands
M
Imran Nazih 16.Netherlands
M
Q. Hoeve 27.Netherlands
M
Bram van Driel 48.Netherlands
90'
F
Lequincio Zeefuik 25.Netherlands
66'
F
Ibrahim El Kadiri 34.Morocco
F
D. Johnson 38.Grenada
7.0
46'

FC Volendam adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Matthias Kohler decided to play with the following team: Deron Payne, Xavier Mbuyamba, Mio Backhaus (7.0), Oskar Buur  (7.3), Benaissa Benamar (8.4), Josh Flint (8.1), George Cox (6.8), Milan de Haan (8.1), Damon Mirani (7.0), Calvin Twigt (7.3), Bilal Ould-Chikh (8.1), Robert Mühren (6.7) and Garang Kuol (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Imran Nazih, Kayne van Oevelen, Barry Lauwers, Achraf Douiri  (6.8), Lequincio Zeefuik, Hoeve Quincy, Rob Tol, Ibrahim El Kadiri, Darius Johnson (7.0) and Bram van Driel.

Substitutions

FC Volendam made 3 changes: Oskar Buur  for Achraf Douiri  (60′), Garang Kuol for Darius Johnson (46′) and Robert Mühren for Lequincio Zeefuik (66′).

Best player: Benaissa Benamar​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Volendam was Benaissa Benamar.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 62 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Excelsior – Formation

Excelsior
G
Stijn van Gassel  1.Netherlands
7.7
D
Siebe Horemans 2.Belgium
6.4
89'
D
Casper Widell 5.Sweden
6.7
83'
D
Arthur Zagré 12.France
6.3
D
Sven Nieuwpoort 16.Netherlands
6.4
72'
M
Redouan El Yaakoubi 4.Netherlands
7.5
M
C. Sandra 8.Belgium
6.4
72'
M
J. Baas 33.Netherlands
6.6
F
Lazaros Lamprou 7.Greece
6.7
72'
F
Couhaib Driouech 14.Morocco
8.1
Goals33'
F
Nikolas Agrafiotis 19.Serbia
7.3
Substitutes
G
Norbert Alblas 18.Netherlands
D
Mimeirhel Benita 22.Netherlands
7.0
72'
D
Ian Smeulers  28.Netherlands
M
Kian Fitz-Jim 10.Netherlands
6.6
72'
M
Noah Naujoks 15.Netherlands
F
Troy Parrott  9.Republic of Ireland
6.6
66' 70'
F
Oscar Uddenäs 11.Sweden
F
Richie Omorowa 17.Sweden
6.7
83'
F
Derensili Sanches Fernandes 30.Netherlands
6.4
72'

Also Excelsior adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Marinus Dijkhuizen played with: Stijn van Gassel (7.7), Siebe Horemans (6.4), Casper Widell (6.7), Sven Nieuwpoort (6.4), Arthur Zagré (6.3), Julian Baas (6.6), Redouan El Yaakoubi (7.5), Cisse Sandra (6.4), Lazaros Lamprou (6.7), Nikolas Agrafiotis (7.3), Couhaib Driouech (8.1).

They had on the bench: Derensili Sanches Fernandes (6.4), Troy Parrott (6.6), Kian Fitz-Jim (6.6), Oscar Uddenäs, Noah Naujoks, Richie Omorowa (6.7), Norbert Alblas, Mimeirhel Benita (7.0) and Ian Smeulers.

Substitutions

Excelsior made 5 changes: Oskar Buur  for Troy Parrott (66′), Sven Nieuwpoort for Mimeirhel Benita (72′), Lazaros Lamprou for Derensili Sanches Fernandes (72′), Cisse Sandra for Kian Fitz-Jim (72′) and Casper Widell for Richie Omorowa (83′).

Best player: Couhaib Driouech​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Couhaib Driouech.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 29 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​