FC Twente recovers a 0-1 deficit to best AZ 2-1 with M. Ugalde scoring 2 goals. HIGHLIGHTS

ENSCHEDE. FC Twente managed to find the solution against AZ to win 2-1. M. Ugalde was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals.

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Luke Meyer
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FC Twente recovers a 0-1 deficit to best AZ 2-1 with M. Ugalde scoring 2 goals. HIGHLIGHTS

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ENSCHEDE. FC Twente managed to find the solution against AZ to win 2-1. M. Ugalde was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was AZ to strike first with an early goal of Jens Odgaard at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 42′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Manfred Ugalde gave the win to FC Twente in the 70′ minute scoring a double. FC Twente was decisively better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 29,500 spectators.​ The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the assistance of Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Joey Kooij. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.15 degrees Celsius or 37.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FC Twente

2 - 1

Team 1

AZ

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 19 Total 5
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 1
  • 119 Attack 85
  • 75 Dangerous attack 26
  • 60 Ball safe 62
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Twente had a superior ball possession 62% while AZ was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the match​.

FC Twente shot 19 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, AZ shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

FC Twente received 3 yellow cards (Carel Eiting , Younes Taha and Robin Pröpper). Regarding the opposition, AZ received 2 yellow cards (Riechedly Bazoer and Bruno Martins Indi ).

Match Timeline

4'
42'
58'
Maxim Dekker- sub ->David Møller Wolfe
65'
Bruno Martins Indi - Yellow
Carel Eiting- Yellow
66'
67'
Jayden Addai- sub ->Myron van Brederode 
67'
Y. Regeer- sub ->Michel Vlap
69'
Ricky van Wolfswinkel- sub ->Carel Eiting 
69'
70'
77'
R. van Bommel- sub ->Mayckel Lahdo
78'
Riechedly Bazoer- sub ->Denso Kasius
Gijs Besselink- sub ->Sem Steijn
85'
Y. Taha- sub ->Daan Rots
85'
86'
Riechedly Bazoer- Yellow
Y. Taha- Yellow
86'
Mitchell van Bergen- sub ->Manfred Ugalde
90'
Robin Pröpper - Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
84
31
Feyenoord
75
31
FC Twente
63
31
AZ
58
31
Ajax
49
31
NEC
47
31
FC Utrecht
46
31
Sparta Rotterdam
43
31
Go Ahead Eagles
42
31
SC Heerenveen
36
31
PEC Zwolle
35
31
Fortuna Sittard
35
31
Almere City
33
31
Heracles Almelo
32
31
Excelsior
26
31
RKC Waalwijk
25
31
FC Volendam
19
31
Vitesse
2
31

After this encounter, FC Twente has 37 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, AZ will stays with 33 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will play away with NEC on the 20th of January with a 18-6 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).

AZ will host PEC Zwolle on the 20th of January with a 15-3 head to head stats in favor of AZ (7 draws).

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente
G
Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany
6.6
D
J. Mesbahi 24.Netherlands
D
M. Hilgers 2.Netherlands
6.6
D
Robin Pröpper  3.Netherlands
7.0
90'
D
Gijs Smal 5.Netherlands
6.9
D
Joshua Brenet 20.Netherlands
6.5
M
Mathias Kjølø 4.Norway
7.3
M
D. Rots 11.Netherlands
6.9
85'
M
Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands
7.5
85'
M
Carel Eiting 6.Netherlands
8.2
69' 66'
M
Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands
7.2
69'
F
Manfred Ugalde 27.Costa Rica
9.3
90' Goals42', 70'
Substitutes
G
Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland
G
Issam El Maach 16.Morocco
D
Alfons Sampsted 12.Iceland
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 17.Belgium
M
Y. Regeer 8.Netherlands
6.5
69'
M
Gijs Besselink 41.Netherlands
6.6
85'
M
M. Bruns 38.Netherlands
F
Y. Taha 19.Morocco
6.7
85' 86'
F
Mitchell van Bergen 7.Netherlands
90'
F
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands
6.9
69'
F
Naci Ünüvar 10.Netherlands

FC Twente adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Juliën Mesbahi, Lars Unnerstall (6.6), Joshua Brenet  (6.5), Mees Hilgers (6.6), Robin Pröpper (7.0), Gijs Smal  (6.9), Mathias Kjölö (7.3), Sem Steijn (7.5), Carel Eiting  (8.2), Daan Rots (6.9), Manfred Ugalde (9.3) and Michel Vlap (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Youri Regeer (6.5), Alfons Sampsted, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Younes Taha (6.7), Przemyslaw Tyton, Gijs Besselink (6.6), Mitchell van Bergen, Ricky van Wolfswinkel (6.9), Naci Ünüvar, Issam El Maach and Max Bruns.

Substitutions

FC Twente made 5 changes: Carel Eiting  for Ricky van Wolfswinkel (69′), Michel Vlap for Youri Regeer (69′), Sem Steijn for Gijs Besselink (85′), Daan Rots for Younes Taha (85′) and Manfred Ugalde for Mitchell van Bergen (90′).

Player of the match: Manfred Ugalde​

The most impressive player for FC Twente was Manfred Ugalde.

His rating is 9.3 with 2 goals, 22 passes (0% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

AZ – Formation

AZ
G
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro 20.Netherlands
8.1
D
Yukinari Sugawara 2.Japan
D
Bruno Martins Indi  4.Netherlands
7.0
65'
D
Alexandre Penetra 5.Portugal
6.8
D
Denso Kasius 30.Netherlands
7.1
78'
D
David Møller Wolfe 18.Norway
6.7
58'
M
Jens Odgaard 7.Denmark
7.3
67' Goals4'
M
Jordy Clasie 8.Netherlands
7.3
M
D. de Wit 10.Netherlands
6.5
M
M. van Brederode 19.Netherlands
6.8
67'
M
Mayckel Lahdo 23.Sweden
7.2
77'
F
Vangelis Pavlidis 9.Greece
7.3
Substitutes
G
Tristan Kuijsten 53.Netherlands
D
W. Goes 3.Netherlands
D
Maxim Dekker 22.Netherlands
7.0
58'
D
Riechedly Bazoer 25.Netherlands
6.6
78' 86'
M
Tiago Dantas 6.Portugal
M
Lewis Schouten 24.Netherlands
F
I. Sadiq 11.Ghana
F
R. van Bommel 15.Netherlands
6.5
77'
F
Jayden Addai 17.Netherlands
6.3
67'
F
Ernest Poku 21.Netherlands
F
Mexx Meerdink 29.Netherlands
6.6
67'

Also AZ adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Pascal Jansen played with: Yukinari Sugawara, Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro  (8.1), Denso Kasius (7.1), Alexandre Penetra (6.8), Bruno Martins Indi  (7.0), David Møller Wolfe (6.7), Jordy Clasie  (7.3), Jens Odgaard (7.3), Dani de Wit (6.5), Mayckel Lahdo (7.2), Vangelis Pavlidis (7.3) and Myron van Brederode  (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Wouter Goes , Tiago Dantas , Ibrahim Sadiq, Ruben van Bommel (6.5), Jayden Addai (6.3), Ernest Poku, Maxim Dekker (7.0), Lewis Schouten , Riechedly Bazoer (6.6), Mexx Meerdink  (6.6), Tristan Kuijsten and K. Zeggen.

AZ could not rely on the presence of Maxim Dekker (injured).

Substitutions

AZ made 5 changes: David Møller Wolfe for Maxim Dekker (58′), Myron van Brederode  for Jayden Addai (67′), Jens Odgaard for Mexx Meerdink  (67′), Mayckel Lahdo for Ruben van Bommel (77′) and Denso Kasius for Riechedly Bazoer (78′).

Player of the match: Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro ​

The player that probably impressed the most for AZ was the goalkeeper: Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro . His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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