VOLENDAM. FC Volendam conquered Jong AZ to win 2-1. It was FC Volendam to strike first with an early goal of B. Ould-Chikh at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 14′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Mirani gave the win to FC Volendam in the 46′ minute with a goal.
P. Koopmeiners missed a decisive penalty (85′). That would have allowed Jong AZ to draw the match.
The match was played at the Kras Stadion stadium in Volendam on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jannick van der Laan who was helped by Erik Koopman and Jari de Koning. The 4th official was Wouter Wiersma. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 0.9 degrees Celsius or 33.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 19 Total 10
- 9 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 123 Attack 114
- 86 Dangerous attack 74
- 110 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 8
Fouls
- 11 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. FC Volendam was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Jong AZ that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Volendam was putting more pressure with 86 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Volendam won the match.
FC Volendam shot 19 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Jong AZ shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
FC Volendam received 1 yellow card (R. Muhren). On the opposite side, Jong AZ received 3 yellow cards (F. De Jong, F. Gemmel and L. Schouten).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Volendam will have 59 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Jong AZ will stay with 25 points like Jong Utrecht to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Volendam will host FC Eindhoven on the 6th of May with a 14-11 head to head in favor of FC Volendam (5 draws).
Jong AZ will play away agasint Almere City on the 6th of May with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Almere City (0 draws).
FC Volendam – Formation
FC Volendam started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Wim Jonk decided to play with the following team: Filip Stanković
, Achraf Douiri , Benaissa Benamar , Damon Mirani , Dean James , Bilal Ould-Chikh , Gaetano Oristanio , Walid Ould-Chikh , Boy Deul , Daryl van Mieghem and Robert Mühren .The home team had on the bench: S. Ben Sallam, Ibrahim El Kadiri
, B. Lauwers, Koen Blommestijn , K. Visser, D. Vlak, Sjors Kramer , M. Kaars, Alex Plat , C. Twigt, D. Johnson and Josh Flint .Substitutions
FC Volendam made 5 changes: B. Benamar for J. Flint (46′), D. James for I. El Kadiri (65′), G. Oristanio for A. Plat (74′), A. Douiri for S. Kramer (74′) and W. Ould Chikh for K. Blommestijn (81′).
Best player: Bilal Ould-Chikh
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Volendam was Bilal Ould-Chikh.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.Jong AZ – Formation
Jong AZ started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Maarten Martens played with: Sem Westerveld
, Fons Gemmel , Lewis Schouten , Tijs Velthuis , Maxim Dekker , Fedde De Jong , Bram Franken , Peer Koopmeiners , Iman Griffith , Ernest Poku and Mohamed Taabouni .These were the players on the bench: N. Twisk, Misha Engel
, Myron Van Brederode , Soulyman Allouch , R. Kewal, Q. Dekkers, Robin Lathouwers , M. Bakker, Mexx Meerdink and W. Goes.Substitutions
Jong AZ made 5 changes: B. Franken for M. van Brederode (46′), T. Velthuis for M. Engel (63′), I. Griffith for S. Allouch (73′), F. Gemmel for R. Lathouwers (73′) and F. De Jong for M. Meerdink (87′).
Best player: Mohamed Taabouni
The most impressive player for Jong AZ was Mohamed Taabouni.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 52 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- ADO Den Haag – MVV Maastricht – 2-3
- Almere City – FC Emmen – 0-0
- Excelsior – Jong Ajax – 6-2
- De Graafschap – FC Dordrecht – 2-2
- Helmond Sport – Telstar – 2-2
- TOP Oss – FC Eindhoven – 1-2
- FC Volendam – Jong AZ – 2-1