VENLO. VVV-Venlo found a way to reverse the score against FC Dordrecht. It was FC Dordrecht to score first with a goal from Shiloh ’t Zand. Nonetheless, later VVV-Venlo found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Michalis Kosidis (39′), Rick Ketting (53′) and Levi Smans (90′).
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 Richard Martens who was helped by Bas van Dongen and Rick van Rijn. The 4th official was Haico Michielsen.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, VVV-Venlo has 26 points like FC Eindhoven to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, FC Dordrecht will stays with 27 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, VVV-Venlo will play away against TOP Oss on the 15th of December with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of VVV-Venlo (0 draws).
FC Dordrecht will play away against Telstar on the 15th of December with a 13-12 head to head stats in favor of Telstar (9 draws).
VVV-Venlo – Formation
VVV-Venlo
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VVV-Venlo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Rick Kruijs decided to play with the following team: Jan de Boer , Robin Lathouwers , Rick Ketting , R. Janssen , Simon Janssen , Elias Sierra , Joep Kluskens , Martijn Berden , Levi Smans , Magnus Kaastrup and Michalis Kosidis .
The home team had on the bench: Soulyman Allouch , Thijme Verheijen , Richard Sedláček, Stan Henderikx, Robert Klaasen, Pepijn Doesburg, Sem Dirks, D. Timber, Moreno Rutten, Tim Schrick, Mohammed Odriss and Jens Craenmehr.
Substitutions
VVV-Venlo made 4 changes: Martijn Berden for Thijme Verheijen (79′), Michalis Kosidis for Pepijn Doesburg (88′), Elias Sierra for Richard Sedláček (88′) and Magnus Kaastrup for Soulyman Allouch (79′).
Player of the match: Elias Sierra
The player that probably impressed the most for VVV-Venlo was Elias Sierra even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (92% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 11 crosses.
FC Dordrecht – Formation
FC Dordrecht
FC Dordrecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Michele Santoni played with: Luca Plogmann , Abdallah Aberkane , Antef Tsoungui , Jop van den Avert , John Hilton , Shiloh ’t Zand , Mathis Suray , Jari Schuurman , Ilias Sebaoui , Rene Kriwak and Adrian Segecic .
These were the players on the bench: Tim Receveur, Malhory Noc , Rogier van Gogh, Tijn Baltussen, Ilias Bronkhorst , Oluwakorede Osundina , Bartłomiej Smolarczyk , Daniel van Vianen, Elso Brito and T. Doornbusch .
FC Dordrecht could not rely on the presence of T. Doornbusch (injured).
Substitutions
FC Dordrecht made 5 changes: Luca Plogmann for T. Doornbusch (23′), Abdallah Aberkane for Ilias Bronkhorst (60′), Adrian Segecic for Oluwakorede Osundina (60′), Shiloh ’t Zand for Bartłomiej Smolarczyk (60′) and Jari Schuurman for Malhory Noc (73′).
Player of the match: Shiloh ’t Zand
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Dordrecht was Shiloh ’t Zand.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- De Graafschap – SC Cambuur – 2-3
- Roda JC Kerkrade – Jong PSV – 2-1
- VVV-Venlo – FC Dordrecht – 3-1
- Helmond Sport – MVV Maastricht – 1-2
- FC Groningen – Telstar – 2-0
- FC Eindhoven – FC Emmen – 3-2
- NAC Breda – TOP Oss – 2-0
- ADO Den Haag – Willem II – 1-1
