UTRECHT. Jong Utrecht and VVV-Venlo didn’t manage to score any goal on Monday. Jong Utrecht was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch stadium in Utrecht on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Puts assisted by Bram Vervoorn and . The 4th official was Eric van der Vaart. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.95 degrees Celsius or 39.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 5 Total 6
- 2 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 149 Attack 141
- 53 Dangerous attack 58
- 123 Ball safe 115
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 0
Ball possession
Jong Utrecht had a strong ball possession 58% while VVV-Venlo was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VVV-Venlo was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough VVV-Venlo to win the match.
Jong Utrecht shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, VVV-Venlo shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Jong Utrecht received 2 yellow cards (Lynden Edhart and Wessel Kooy). Regarding the opposition, VVV-Venlo didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Jong Utrecht has 19 points like Jong PSV to hold in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, VVV-Venlo will has 30 points like FC Eindhoven to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong Utrecht will play away against MVV Maastricht on the 19th of January with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of MVV Maastricht (3 draws).
VVV-Venlo will host ADO Den Haag on the 19th of January with a 9-6 head to head in favor of ADO Den Haag (7 draws).
Jong Utrecht – Formation
Jong Utrecht
10'
90'
Jong Utrecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ivar van Dinteren decided to play with the following team: Kevin Gadellaa , Rickson van Hees , Wessel Kooy , Joshua Mukeh , Nazjir Held , Sil van der Wegen , Gibson Yah , Olivier van Eldik , Mees Akkerman , Jesse van de Haar and Tobias Augustinus-Jensen .
The home team had on the bench: Achraf Boumenjal, Per Kloosterboer, Emil Rohd , Nordin Bukala, Tijn den Boggende, Lynden Edhart , Aurelio Oehlers , Neal Viereck, Björn Hardley, Devin Remie and Sep van der Heijden.
Jong Utrecht could not rely on the presence of Nordin Bukala (injured).
Substitutions
Jong Utrecht made 4 changes: Tobias Augustinus-Jensen for Lynden Edhart (63′), Gibson Yah for Nordin Bukala (90′), Mees Akkerman for Emil Rohd (81′) and Sil van der Wegen for Aurelio Oehlers (81′).
Player of the match: Gibson Yah
The player that probably impressed the most for Jong Utrecht was Gibson Yah.
His rating is with 71 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
VVV-Venlo – Formation
VVV-Venlo
VVV-Venlo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rick Kruijs played with: Jan de Boer , D. Timber , Rick Ketting , R. Janssen , Simon Janssen , Richard Sedláček , Elias Sierra , Mohammed Odriss , Robert Klaasen , Magnus Kaastrup and Michalis Kosidis .
They had on the bench: Joep Kluskens, Stan Henderikx, Martijn Berden , Sem Dirks, Tim Schrick, Diego van Zutphen, Jens Craenmehr and Mohamed Hegi.
Substitutions
VVV-Venlo made only 1 change substituting Mohammed Odriss for Martijn Berden (46′).
Player of the match: Jan de Boer
The most impressive player for VVV-Venlo was the goalkeeper: Jan de Boer. His rating is 7.34. He performed 2 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Jong PSV – FC Den Bosch – 2-2
- Jong Utrecht – VVV-Venlo – 0-0
