Almere City obliterates Vitesse 5-0 playing a great match

ALMERE. Almere City obliterates Vitesse 5-0 with goals of

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John Ross
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Almere City obliterates Vitesse 5-0 playing a great match

ALMERE. Almere City annihilates Vitesse 5-0 with goals of Yoann Cathline (28′), Yann Kitala (43′), Joey Jacobs (82′), Álvaro Peña (87′) and Thomas Robinet (90′ pen).

The match was played at the Yanmar Stadion stadium in Almere on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. In front of 4,222 spectators.​ The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the support of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.82 degrees Celsius or 49.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Almere City

5 - 0

Team 1

Vitesse

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 11 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 122 Attack 98
  • 63 Dangerous attack 39
  • 81 Ball safe 106
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 17 Total 16
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

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

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Almere City was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Vitesse that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Almere City had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Almere City won the match​.

Almere City shot 11 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vitesse shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Yoann Cathline(goal)Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp
28'
Yann Kitala(goal)Thomas Robinet
43'
Théo Barbet- sub ->Loïc Mbe Soh
46'
63'
Amine Boutrah - sub ->Toni Domgjoni
63'
Joel Voelkerling Persson- sub ->Gyan de Regt
63'
Mathijs Tielemans- sub ->Kacper Kozlowski
Andreas Hagen- sub ->Yann Kitala
67'
Álvaro Peña- sub ->Yoann Cathline
75'
Joey Jacobs(goal)Peer Koopmeiners
82'
Milan Corryn- sub ->Kornelius Hansen 
85'
85'
Álvaro Peña(goal)Milan Corryn
87'
Thomas Robinet(penalty)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
87
32
Feyenoord
78
32
FC Twente
63
32
AZ
61
32
Ajax
52
32
NEC
50
32
FC Utrecht
49
32
Go Ahead Eagles
43
32
Sparta Rotterdam
43
32
SC Heerenveen
37
32
Fortuna Sittard
36
32
PEC Zwolle
35
32
Almere City
34
32
Heracles Almelo
32
32
RKC Waalwijk
28
32
Excelsior
26
32
FC Volendam
19
32
Vitesse
2
32

After playing this match, Almere City has 16 points to sit in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Vitesse will stays with 11 points like FC Volendam to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Almere City will play away against FC Volendam on the 14th of January with a 14-7 head to head statistic in favor of FC Volendam (12 draws).

Vitesse will host FC Utrecht on the 14th of January with a 17-14 head to head in favor of Vitesse (12 draws).

Almere City – Formation

Almere City
G
Nordin Bakker 1.Netherlands
7.7
D
Joey Jacobs 3.Netherlands
8.1
Goals82'
D
Loïc Mbe Soh 5.France
6.4
46'
D
S. Floranus 2.Curaçao
7.3
M
Yoann Cathline 19.France
7.7
75' Goals28'
M
Thomas Robinet 9.France
8.2
Goals90'
M
Peer Koopmeiners 15.Netherlands
7.5
M
S. Resink 28.Netherlands
6.7
85'
M
J. Ritmeester van de Kamp 39.Netherlands
8.5
F
Kornelius Hansen 17.Norway
7.3
85'
F
Yann Kitala 11.France
7.7
67' Goals43'
Substitutes
G
Samuel Sahin-Radlinger 18.Austria
G
J. van 52.Netherlands
D
Théo Barbet 22.France
7.0
46'
D
Damian van Bruggen 4.Netherlands
D
Manel Royo 23.Spain
6.4
85'
M
Álvaro Peña 6.Spain
7.9
75' Goals87'
M
Danny Post  8.Netherlands
M
Lance Duijvestijn 10.Netherlands
M
Pascu 14.Spain
M
Milan Corryn 21.Belgium
7.1
85'
M
Andreas Hagen 27.Netherlands
6.4
67'
F
J. Puriël 32.Netherlands

Almere City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Alex Pastoor decided to play with the following team: Nordin Bakker (7.7), Joey Jacobs (8.1), Loïc Mbe Soh (6.4), S. Floranus (7.3), Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp (8.5), Stije Resink (6.7), Peer Koopmeiners (7.5), Yoann Cathline (7.7), Thomas Robinet (8.2), Kornelius Hansen  (7.3) and Yann Kitala (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Damian van Bruggen, Manel Royo (6.4), Rajiv van La Parra (6.4), Álvaro Peña (7.9), Danny Post, Lance Duijvestijn, Pascu, Samuel Sahin-Radlinger, Milan Corryn (7.1), Théo Barbet (7.0), Jeffry Puriel and Joël van der Wilt.

Substitutions

Almere City made 5 changes: Yoann Cathline for Álvaro Peña (75′), Loïc Mbe Soh for Théo Barbet (46′), Stije Resink for Manel Royo (85′), Yann Kitala for Rajiv van La Parra (67′) and Kornelius Hansen  for Milan Corryn (85′).

Player of the match: Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp​

The player that probably impressed the most for Almere City was Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 31 passes (61% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11.

Vitesse – Formation

Vitesse
G
Eloy Room 1.Curaçao
5.6
D
E. Cornelisse 13.Netherlands
6.4
D
Giovanni van Zwam 43.Netherlands
6.0
D
Ramon Hendriks 15.Netherlands
6.3
D
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 29.France
6.4
M
K. Kozłowski 17.Poland
6.6
63'
M
Melle Meulensteen 20.Netherlands
6.8
M
Toni Domgjoni 22.Kosovo
6.3
63'
M
Gyan de Regt 25.Netherlands
6.8
63'
M
M. Manhoef 42.Netherlands
6.4
F
Marco van Ginkel  8.Netherlands
6.7
Substitutes
G
Markus Schubert 31.Germany
G
Tom Bramel 55.Netherlands
D
Dominik Oroz 6.Croatia
D
M. Egbring 56.Netherlands
M
Mathijs Tielemans 21.Netherlands
6.8
63'
M
Jordi Altena 44.Netherlands
F
Amine Boutrah  7.France
6.6
63'
F
Joel Voelkerling Persson 9.Sweden
6.4
63'

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

Edward Sturing played with: Eloy Room (5.6), Giovanni van Zwam (6.0), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (6.4), Ramon Hendriks (6.3), Enzo Cornelisse (6.4), Melle Meulensteen (6.8), Toni Domgjoni (6.3), Million Manhoef (6.4), Kacper Kozlowski (6.6), Gyan de Regt (6.8) and Marco van Ginkel  (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dominik Oroz, Mathijs Tielemans (6.8), Amine Boutrah (6.6), Joel Voelkerling Persson (6.4), Markus Schubert, Jordi Altena, Kaya Symons, Tom Bramel and Mats Egbring.

Substitutions

Vitesse made 3 changes: Toni Domgjoni for Amine Boutrah (63′), Gyan de Regt for Joel Voelkerling Persson (63′) and Kacper Kozlowski for Mathijs Tielemans (63′).

Player of the match: Melle Meulensteen​

The most impressive player for Vitesse was Melle Meulensteen.

His rating is 6.8 with 48 passes (52% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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