VELSEN. Telstar conquers Jong Ajax 1-0 after R. Smit scored just 1 goal (26′). Jong Ajax lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the BUKO Stadion stadium in Velsen on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Robin Vereijken with the help of Joris Westhof and Jeroen van der Waaij. The 4th official was Stijn van Zuilichem. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.5 degrees Celsius or 45.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Jong Ajax had a strong ball possession 60% while Telstar was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Telstar had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Telstar won the match​.

Telstar shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Jong Ajax shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Telstar received 4 yellow cards (R. Tugarinov, O. Aktas, R. Vlijter and G. van Velzen). On the opposite side, Jong Ajax received 2 yellow cards (G. Yah and J. Banel).

Standings

After playing this match, Telstar will have 26 points like VVV-Venlo and FC Den Bosch to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Jong Ajax will stay with 43 points like Excelsior to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Telstar will play away with Almere City on the 30th of January with a 15-11 head to head in favor of Almere City (7 draws).

Jong Ajax will host Jong AZ on the 4th of February with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Jong AZ (2 draws).

Telstar – Formation

Telstar started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Andries Jonker decided to play with the following team: Ronald Koeman Jr (7.4), Roman Tugarinov (6.8), Ozgur Aktas (7.1), Jip Molenaar (7.3), Yassine Zakir (7.8), Cas Dijkstra (7.0), Sven Van Doorm (7.2), Roscello Vlijter (7.1), Rashaan Fernandes (7.3), Rein Smit (6.8) and Giovanni (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Gyliano Van Velzen (6.2), T. Doornbusch, T. van de Loo, A. El Ouazzane, Glynor Plet (6.4), S. Vandermeulen, Stanley Akoy (6.3) and T. Gemert.

Substitutions

Telstar made 3 changes: Giovanni for G. Plet (64′), R. Smit for G. van Velzen (64′) and C. Dijkstra for S. Akoy (64′).

Best player: Yassine Zakir​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Telstar was Yassine Zakir even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 28 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.

Jong Ajax – Formation

Jong Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Johnny Heitinga played with: S. Hansen, Calvin Raatsie (8.1), Liam Van Gelderen (7.0), Enric Llansana (7.1), Nordin Musampa (7.0), Anass Salah-Eddine (6.8), Donny Warmerdam (6.4), Kian Fitz Jim (6.6), ArJany Martha (6.2), Kristian Hlynsson (6.0) and Naci Ünüvar (7.8), Christian Kjelder Rasmussen (7.2).

They had on the bench: R. Hillen, Youri Baas (6.8), O. Aertssen, Gibson Yah (6.1), S. van der Sloot, Jenno Campagne (6.7), Jaydon Banel (6.3) and J. Roggeveen.

Substitutions

Jong Ajax made 4 changes: A. Martha for J. Banel (62′), K. Fitz-Jim for G. Yah (62′), A. Salah-Eddine for Y. Baas (62′) and D. Warmerdam for J. Campagne (74′).

Best player: Calvin Raatsie​

The most impressive player for Jong Ajax was the goalkeeper: Calvin Raatsie. His rating is 8.10. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​

• Telstar – Jong Ajax – 1-0