FC Twente conquers Excelsior after recovering from a 0-2 deficit

ENSCHEDE. FC Twente had a remarkable comeback against Excelsior.

December 9, 2023

ENSCHEDE. FC Twente had a astonishing comeback against Excelsior. FC Twente was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (81%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ingmar Oostrom with the help of Michael Osseweijer and Sjoerd Nanninga. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 3.36 degrees Celsius or 38.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.

Match Timeline

Troy Parrott (goal)Redouan El Yaakoubi

13'

Sven Nieuwpoort(goal)Lazaros Lamprou

24'

Noah Naujoks- Yellow

25'

Arthur Zagré- Red

26'

Couhaib Driouech- Yellow

Joshua Brenet- sub ->Alfons Sampsted

29'

Y. Taha- sub ->Mathias Kjölö

29'

35'

Ian Smeulers - sub ->Lazaros Lamprou

45'

Michel Vlap- sub ->Alec Van Hoorenbeeck

46'

Ricky van Wolfswinkel- sub ->Daan Rots

46'

Ricky van Wolfswinkel(penalty)

59'

58'

Siebe Horemans- Yellow

61'

Mimeirhel Benita- sub ->Troy Parrott

59'

Sven Nieuwpoort- Yellow

Gijs Smal- Yellow

67'

Naci Ünüvar- sub ->Gijs Smal

71'

Robin Pröpper - Yellow

77'

Ricky van Wolfswinkel(goal)Manfred Ugalde

80'

Y. Taha(goal)Joshua Brenet

85'

88'

Derensili Sanches Fernandes- sub ->Noah Naujoks

88'

Oscar Uddenäs- sub ->Couhaib Driouech

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

PSV

NEC

After playing this encounter, FC Twente has 33 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Excelsior will stays with 16 points like Fortuna Sittard to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will play away against Sparta Rotterdam on the 17th of December with a 15-7 head to head statistic in favor of FC Twente (6 draws).

Excelsior will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 16th of December with a 10-6 head to head statistic in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (8 draws).

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente

Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany

6.8

Robin Pröpper 3.Netherlands

6.8

77'

Gijs Smal 5.Netherlands

7.1

71'

67'

Alfons Sampsted 12.Iceland

6.3

29'

Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 17.Belgium

6.8

46'

Mathias Kjølø 4.Norway

6.4

29'

Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands

7.8

Michal Sadílek 23.Czech Republic

7.9

Y. Regeer 8.Netherlands

7.3

D. Rots 11.Netherlands

7.8

46'

Manfred Ugalde 27.Costa Rica

8.9

45'

Substitutes

Issam El Maach 16.Morocco

Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland

Joshua Brenet 20.Netherlands

8.2

29'

J. Mesbahi 24.Netherlands

Carel Eiting 6.Netherlands

Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands

7.1

46'

M. Bruns 38.Netherlands

Gijs Besselink 41.Netherlands

Mitchell van Bergen 7.Netherlands

Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands

8.5

46'

59', 80'

Naci Ünüvar 10.Netherlands

6.7

71'

Y. Taha 19.Morocco

8.9

29'

85'

FC Twente started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Lars Unnerstall (6.8), Alfons Sampsted (6.3), Robin Pröpper (6.8), Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (6.8), Gijs Smal (7.1), Sem Steijn (7.8), Mathias Kjölö (6.4), Michal Sadilek (7.9), Daan Rots (7.8), Manfred Ugalde (8.9) and Youri Regeer (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Carel Eiting , Mitchell van Bergen, Ricky van Wolfswinkel (8.5), Naci Ünüvar (6.7), Issam El Maach, Michel Vlap (7.1), Younes Taha (8.9), Joshua Brenet (8.2), Przemyslaw Tyton, Juliën Mesbahi, Max Bruns and Gijs Besselink.

Substitutions

FC Twente made 5 changes: Alec Van Hoorenbeeck for Michel Vlap (46′), Alfons Sampsted for Joshua Brenet (29′), Mathias Kjölö for Younes Taha (29′), Daan Rots for Ricky van Wolfswinkel (46′) and Gijs Smal for Naci Ünüvar (71′).

Player of the match: Manfred Ugalde

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Twente was Manfred Ugalde.

His rating is 8.9 with 1 goal, 23 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Excelsior – Formation

Excelsior

Stijn van Gassel 1.Netherlands

6.6

Siebe Horemans 2.Belgium

6.0

58'

Redouan El Yaakoubi 4.Netherlands

7.3

Casper Widell 5.Sweden

7.3

Arthur Zagré 12.France

5.0

25'

Sven Nieuwpoort 16.Netherlands

7.0

59'

13'

Lazaros Lamprou 7.Greece

7.1

35'

C. Sandra 8.Belgium

Couhaib Driouech 14.Morocco

6.6

88'

26'

J. Baas 33.Netherlands

6.8

88'

Noah Naujoks 15.Netherlands

6.3

88'

24'

Troy Parrott 9.Republic of Ireland

7.3

61'

Substitutes

Norbert Alblas 18.Netherlands

Mimeirhel Benita 22.Netherlands

6.3

61'

Ian Smeulers 28.Netherlands

6.0

35'

Oscar Uddenäs 11.Sweden

88'

Richie Omorowa 17.Sweden

Nikolas Agrafiotis 19.Serbia

88'

Derensili Sanches Fernandes 30.Netherlands

88'

Excelsior started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Marinus Dijkhuizen played with: Cisse Sandra, Stijn van Gassel (6.6), Siebe Horemans (6.0), Sven Nieuwpoort (7.0), Casper Widell (7.3), Redouan El Yaakoubi (7.3), Arthur Zagré (5.0), Lazaros Lamprou (7.1), Noah Naujoks (6.3), Julian Baas (6.8) and Couhaib Driouech (6.6), Troy Parrott (7.3).

They had on the bench: Oscar Uddenäs, Richie Omorowa, Norbert Alblas, Nikolas Agrafiotis, Mimeirhel Benita (6.3), Ian Smeulers (6.0) and Derensili Sanches Fernandes.

Excelsior could not rely on the presence of Oscar Uddenäs (injured).

Substitutions

Excelsior made 5 changes: Lazaros Lamprou for Ian Smeulers (35′), Troy Parrott for Mimeirhel Benita (61′), Noah Naujoks for Derensili Sanches Fernandes (88′), Julian Baas for Nikolas Agrafiotis (89′) and Couhaib Driouech for Oscar Uddenäs (88′).