ARNHEM. SC Heerenveen managed to reverse the score against Vitesse. It was Vitesse to score first with a goal from Million Manhoef. Nonetheless, later SC Heerenveen found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Pelle van Amersfoort (25′), Anas Tahiri (78′) and Ion Nicolaescu (85′). SC Heerenveen took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Edwin van de Graaf who was helped by Mario Diks and Yorick Weterings. The 4th official was Robin Hensgens. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.83 degrees Celsius or 47.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​
Match Statistics​
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 9 Total 19
- 5 On Target 7
- 2 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 102 Attack 117
- 40 Dangerous attack 47
- 74 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 5 Total 2
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
SC Heerenveen had a strong ball possession 60% while Vitesse was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
SC Heerenveen was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SC Heerenveen won the contest.​
Vitesse shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, SC Heerenveen shot 19 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Vitesse received 2 yellow cards (Dominik Oroz and Marco van Ginkel). Regarding the opposition, SC Heerenveen received 1 yellow card (Oliver Braude).
(Vitesse) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (69′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Vitesse will stay with 8 points like FC Volendam and FC Utrecht to remain in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, SC Heerenveen will have 13 points like Fortuna Sittard to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Vitesse will play away against SC Heerenveen on the 12th of May with a 15-11 head to head stats in favor of SC Heerenveen (15 draws).
SC Heerenveen will play away agasint Sparta Rotterdam on the 19th of May with a 9-6 head to head in favor of SC Heerenveen (7 draws).
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Phillip Cocu decided to play with the following team: Eloy Room
, Carlens Arcus , Dominik Oroz , Nicolas Isimat-Mirin , Ramon Hendriks , Mica Pinto , Mathijs Tielemans , Melle Meulensteen , Marco van Ginkel , Million Manhoef and Amine Boutrah .The home team had on the bench: Said Hamulić
, Enzo Cornelisse , Toni Domgjoni, Gyan de Regt , Joel Voelkerling Persson, Kacper Kozłowski , Davy Pröpper, Markus Schubert, Giovanni van Zwam, Jordi Altena, Tom Bramel and Mats Egbring.Vitesse could not rely on the presence of Enzo Cornelisse (injured).
Substitutions
Vitesse made 4 changes: Mica Pinto for Enzo Cornelisse (41′), Amine Boutrah for Kacper Kozłowski (73′), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin for Gyan de Regt (84′) and Million Manhoef for Said Hamulić (73′).
Best player: Eloy Room​
The most impressive player for Vitesse was the goalkeeper: Eloy Room. His rating is 7.65. He performed 4 saves.
SC Heerenveen – Formation
SC Heerenveen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Kees van Wonderen played with: Osame Sahraoui, Andries Noppert
, Oliver Braude , Sven van Beek , Pawel Bochniewicz , Mats Köhlert , Thom Haye , Anas Tahiri , Ché Nunnely , Luuk Brouwers and Simon Olsson , Pelle van Amersfoort .The following players were sitting on the bench: Hussein Ali, Denzel Hall, Syb van Ottele
, Daniel Karlsbakk , Mickey van der Hart, Charlie Webster , Bernt Klaverboer, Ion Nicolaescu , Djenahro Nunumete, Melle Witteveen and Espen van Ee .SC Heerenveen could not rely on the presence of Daniel Karlsbakk (injured).
Substitutions
SC Heerenveen made 4 changes: Pelle van Amersfoort for Ion Nicolaescu (79′), Oliver Braude for Syb van Ottele (80′), Anas Tahiri for Daniel Karlsbakk (79′) and Ché Nunnely for Charlie Webster (88′).
Best player: Luuk Brouwers​
The player that probably impressed the most for SC Heerenveen was Luuk Brouwers even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 32 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​
- FC Twente – NEC – 3-3
- Vitesse – SC Heerenveen – 1-3
- RKC Waalwijk – Go Ahead Eagles – 0-1