Excelsior wipes out Jong Ajax 6-2 with a fantastic performance

ROTTERDAM. Excelsior liquidates Jong Ajax 6-2 with goals of

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Excelsior wipes out Jong Ajax 6-2 with a fantastic performance

ROTTERDAM. Excelsior wipes out Jong Ajax 6-2 with goals of A. Salah-Eddine (32′ own), T. Dallinga (38′), R. Niemeijer (45′), R. el Yaakoubi (58′), T. Dallinga (71′) and C. Raatsie (90′ own). On the opposite side, Jong Ajax scored with ​ C. Rasmussen (4′), L. Van Gelderen (64′). Jong Ajax was truly better in terms of ball possession (64%).​

N. Unuvar didn’t convert a decisive penalty (43′). That would have allowed Jong Ajax to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Robin Hensgens with the support of Kevin Weever and Alwin Steeg. The 4th official was Rick Sturm. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 1.4 degrees Celsius or 34.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Excelsior

6 - 2

Team 1

Jong Ajax

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 18 Total 12
  • 9 On Target 9
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 94 Attack 117
  • 58 Dangerous attack 66
  • 87 Ball safe 106
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 7 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Jong Ajax had a superior ball possession 64% while Excelsior was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Jong Ajax had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 9 were on target. Even so, Excelsior found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Excelsior shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Jong Ajax shot 12 times, 9 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Excelsior didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Jong Ajax received 2 yellow cards (R. Hillen and A. Salah-Eddine).

Match Timeline

4'
32'
34'
38'
43'
45'
46'
Redouan El Yaakoubi(goal)
58'
60'
60'
61'
64'
J. Baas- sub ->M. Azarkan
67'
71'
74'
81'
81'
83'
Couhaib Driouech- sub ->K. Goudmijn
88'
88'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Emmen
83
38
FC Volendam
75
38
FC Eindhoven
71
38
ADO Den Haag
67
38
Roda JC Kerkrade
66
38
Excelsior
66
38
Jong Ajax
63
38
NAC Breda
59
38
De Graafschap
56
38
VVV-Venlo
48
38
FC Den Bosch
47
38
Jong PSV
44
38
Jong AZ
42
38
Almere City
41
38
TOP Oss
41
38
MVV Maastricht
40
38
FC Dordrecht
39
38
Jong Utrecht
38
38
Telstar
35
38
Helmond Sport
28
38

After this match, Excelsior will have 46 points to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Jong Ajax will stay with 49 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Excelsior will host NAC Breda on the 6th of May with a 12-6 head to head in favor of NAC Breda (4 draws).

Jong Ajax will host De Graafschap on the 6th of May with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of De Graafschap (2 draws).

Excelsior – Formation

Excelsior
G
Stijn van Gassel  1.Netherlands
8.1
D
Sven Nieuwpoort 16.Netherlands
6.2
D
Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill 24.England
6.8
D
Siebe Horemans 2.Belgium
6.7
88'
D
Redouan El Yaakoubi 4.Netherlands
7.1
Goals58'
M
M. Chacón 27.Netherlands
6.2
81'
M
Kenzo Goudmijn 21.Netherlands
6.6
88'
M
Mats Wieffer 8.Netherlands
8.4
M
Marouan Azarkan 11.Netherlands
6.8
67'
F
Reuven Niemeijer 10.Netherlands
9.5
81' Goals45'
F
Thijs Dallinga 9.Netherlands
8.4
Goals38', 71'
Substitutes
G
B. Geens 20.Belgium
D
Abdallah Aberkane 6.Netherlands
88'
D
Nikita Vlasenko 5.Switzerland
D
Nathan Tjoe-A-On 28.Netherlands
M
J. Baas 33.Netherlands
6.8
67'
M
M. Mbenga 18.France
M
Joshua Eijgenraam 32.Netherlands
6.5
81'
F
Couhaib Driouech 14.Morocco
88'
F
Nikolas Agrafiotis 7.Serbia
6.6
81'

Excelsior started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel (8.1), Siebe Horemans (6.7), Sven Nieuwpoort (6.2), Redouan El Yaakoubi (7.1), Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill (6.8), Marouan Azarkan (6.8), Mats Wieffer (8.4), Michael Chacón (6.2), Kenzo Goudmijn (6.6), Reuven Niemeijer (9.5) and Thijs Dallinga (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Bo Geens, Abdallah Aberkane, Julian Baas (6.8), Nikita Vlasenko, Modeste Duku Mbenga, Couhaib Driouech, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Joshua Eijgenraam (6.5) and Nikolas Agrafiotis (6.6).

Substitutions

Excelsior made 5 changes: M. Azarkan for J. Baas (67′), M. Chacon for J. Eijgenraam (81′), R. Niemeijer for N. Agrafiotis (81′), K. Goudmijn for C. Driouech (88′) and S. Horemans for A. Aberkane (88′).

Best player: Reuven Niemeijer​

The most impressive player for Excelsior was Reuven Niemeijer.

His rating is (9.5) with 1 goal, 24 passes (58% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Jong Ajax – Formation

Jong Ajax
G
Jay Gorter 1.Netherlands
6.2
46'
D
Anass Salah-Eddine 5.Netherlands
6.0
74'
D
Rio Hillen 4.Netherlands
5.5
83' 34'
D
Enric Llansana 3.Netherlands
5.8
D
Y. Regeer 2.Netherlands
6.4
60'
M
K. Taylor 8.Netherlands
6.0
61'
M
Mohammed Kudus 10.Ghana
6.3
60'
M
Kristian Hlynsson 6.Iceland
6.5
M
Mohammed Daramy 11.Denmark
6.9
M
Christian Rasmussen 7.Denmark
6.5
Goals4'
F
Naci Ünüvar 9.Netherlands
6.9
Substitutes
G
C. Raatsie 12.Netherlands
5.5
46'
D
Steven van der Sloot 15.Netherlands
D
Y. Baas 16.Netherlands
D
Liam van Gelderen 17.Netherlands
7.4
60' Goals64'
M
Donny Warmerdam 18.Netherlands
M
Kian Fitz-Jim 20.Netherlands
6.7
61'
M
Gibson Yah 19.Netherlands
6.2
83'
F
S. Hansen 22.Netherlands
6.1
60'
F
Ar'jany Martha 21.Netherlands

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

Johnny Heitinga played with: Jay Gorter (6.2), Youri Regeer (6.4), Enric Llansana (5.8), Rio Hillen (5.5), Anass Salah-Eddine (6.0), Kristian Hlynsson (6.5), Kenneth Taylor (6.0), Christian Kjelder Rasmussen (6.5), Mohammed Kudus (6.3), Mohammed Daramy (6.9) and Naci Ünüvar (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Sontje Hansen (6.1), Donny Warmerdam, Steven Van Der Sloot, Kian Fitz Jim (6.7), Youri Baas, Gibson Yah (6.2), Liam Van Gelderen (7.4), ArJany Martha and Calvin Raatsie (5.5).

Jong Ajax could not rely on the presence of G. Yah (injured).

Substitutions

Jong Ajax made 5 changes: J. Gorter for C. Raatsie (46′), Y. Regeer for L. Van Gelderen (60′), M. Kudus for S. Hansen (60′), K. Taylor for K. Fitz-Jim (61′) and R. Hillen for G. Yah (83′).

Best player: Liam Van Gelderen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Jong Ajax was Liam Van Gelderen.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 17 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 60′.

Results of the day

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