Heracles Almelo overcomes Vitesse after recovering from a 0-2 deficit

ALMELO. Heracles Almelo had a striking comeback against Vitesse.

By
David Brown
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Heracles Almelo overcomes Vitesse after recovering from a 0-2 deficit

ALMELO. Heracles Almelo had a spectacular comeback against Vitesse.

The match was played at the Polman Stadion stadium in Almelo on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 11,834 spectators.​ The referee was Bas Nijhuis with the assistance of Mark Janssen and Don Frijn. The 4th official was Boyd van Kommer. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.61 degrees Celsius or 51.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Heracles Almelo

3 - 2

Team 1

Vitesse

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 20 Total 12
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 97 Attack 101
  • 42 Dangerous attack 39
  • 80 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 5
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Heracles Almelo was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Vitesse that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Heracles Almelo was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Heracles Almelo won the match​.

Heracles Almelo shot 20 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vitesse shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Heracles Almelo received 1 yellow card (Jannes Wieckhoff). Talking about the opposition, Vitesse received 1 yellow card (Nicolas Isimat-Mirin).

Match Timeline

S. Bultman- sub ->Sven Sonnenberg
20'
24'
K. Kozłowski(goal)Carlens Arcus
27'
Melle Meulensteen(goal)Amine Boutrah
Jordy Bruijn(goal)
30'
32'
E. Cornelisse- sub ->Mica Pinto
41'
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin- Yellow
45'
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin(yellowredcard)
Bryan Limbombe- sub ->Navajo Bakboord 
46'
46'
Dominik Oroz- sub ->A. Hadj-Moussa
Jizz Hornkamp(goal)Jordy Bruijn
57'
66'
Giovanni van Zwam- sub ->Carlens Arcus
Jizz Hornkamp(goal)Emil Hansson
71'
Mario Engels- sub ->Jordy Bruijn
69'
80'
Toni Domgjoni- sub ->Kacper Kozlowski
80'
Marco van Ginkel - sub ->Mexx Meerdink
81'
Marko Vejinović- sub ->Ajdin Hrustić
81'
Jannes Wieckhoff- Yellow
87'

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 playing this match, Heracles Almelo has 22 points like SC Heerenveen to hold in the 14th place. On the other side, Vitesse will stays with 12 points like FC Volendam to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Heracles Almelo will play away with PSV on the 18th of February with a 29-1 head to head record in favor of PSV (5 draws).

Vitesse will host FC Volendam on the 18th of February with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Vitesse (1 draw).

Heracles Almelo – Formation

Heracles Almelo
G
Michael Brouwer 1.Netherlands
6.4
D
N. Bakboord 19.Suriname
6.3
46'
D
Jannes Wieckhoff 3.Germany
6.4
87'
D
Sven Sonnenberg 4.Germany
6.7
20'
D
J. Hoogma 21.Netherlands
7.0
D
F. Oppegård 22.Norway
7.0
M
Ajdin Hrustić 20.Australia
7.1
81'
M
Jordy Bruijn 5.Netherlands
7.8
69' Goals30'
M
Brian De Keersmaecker 14.Belgium
7.0
M
Emil Hansson 29.Sweden
7.9
F
Jizz Hornkamp 9.Netherlands
8.7
81' Goals57', 71'
Substitutes
G
Fabian de Keijzer 16.Netherlands
G
Timo Jansink 36.Netherlands
D
Jetro Willems 15.Netherlands
D
S. Bultman 35.Netherlands
7.0
20'
M
Mario Engels 8.Germany
6.7
69'
M
Anas Ouahim 10.Morocco
7.1
81'
M
Thomas Bruns 17.Netherlands
M
Sem Scheperman 32.Netherlands
M
Marko Vejinović 18.Netherlands
6.4
81'
F
Bryan Limbombe 7.Belgium
7.3
46'
F
Mohamed Sankoh 44.Netherlands

Heracles Almelo started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Erwin van de Looi decided to play with the following team: Michael Brouwer (6.4), Jannes Wieckhoff (6.4), Navajo Bakboord  (6.3), Sven Sonnenberg (6.7), Justin Hoogma  (7.0), Fredrik Oppegard  (7.0), Jordy Bruijn (7.8), Brian De Keersmaecker (7.0), Ajdin Hrustić (7.1), Emil Hansson (7.9) and Jizz Hornkamp  (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Marko Vejinović (6.4), Stijn Bultman (7.0), Bryan Limbombe (7.3), Mario Engels (6.7), Anas Ouahim (7.1), Jetro Willems, Fabian de Keijzer, Thomas Bruns, Sem Scheperman, Timo Jansink and Mohamed Sankoh.

Heracles Almelo could not rely on the presence of Stijn Bultman (injured).

Substitutions

Heracles Almelo made 5 changes: Sven Sonnenberg for Stijn Bultman (20′), Jordy Bruijn for Mario Engels (69′), Navajo Bakboord  for Bryan Limbombe (46′), Jizz Hornkamp  for Anas Ouahim (81′) and Ajdin Hrustić for Marko Vejinović (81′).

Player of the match: Jizz Hornkamp ​

The player that probably impressed the most for Heracles Almelo was Jizz Hornkamp .

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 20 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8.

Vitesse – Formation

Vitesse
G
Eloy Room 1.Curaçao
7.7
D
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 29.France
5.3
41'
D
Carlens Arcus 2.Haiti
7.0
66'
D
Mica Pinto 5.Portugal
6.6
32'
D
Ramon Hendriks 15.Netherlands
6.8
M
Amine Boutrah  7.France
7.5
M
P. Aaronson 14.United States
6.4
M
Melle Meulensteen 20.Netherlands
7.0
Goals27'
M
K. Kozłowski 17.Poland
7.3
80' Goals24'
M
Anis Hadj Moussa 28.Algeria
7.0
46'
F
Mexx Meerdink 35.Netherlands
7.1
80'
Substitutes
G
Tom Bramel 55.Netherlands
G
Markus Schubert 31.Germany
D
Giovanni van Zwam 43.Netherlands
6.8
66'
D
Dominik Oroz 6.Croatia
6.3
46'
D
E. Cornelisse 13.Netherlands
6.4
32'
M
Marco van Ginkel  8.Netherlands
7.0
80'
M
Toni Domgjoni 22.Kosovo
6.4
80'
F
Joel Voelkerling Persson 9.Sweden
F
Thomas Buitink 19.Netherlands
F
Gyan de Regt 25.Netherlands
F
Andy Visser 58.Netherlands
F
A. Mazilu 30.Romania

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

Edward Sturing played with: Anis Hadj Moussa Hadj Moussa, Eloy Room (7.7), Carlens Arcus (7.0), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (5.3), Ramon Hendriks (6.8), Mica Pinto (6.6), Paxten Aaronson (6.4), Melle Meulensteen (7.0), A. Hadj-Moussa (7.0), Kacper Kozlowski (7.3) and Amine Boutrah (7.5), Mexx Meerdink (7.1).

They had on the bench: Dominik Oroz (6.3), Enzo Cornelisse (6.4), Toni Domgjoni (6.4), Adrian Mazilu, Markus Schubert, Marco van Ginkel  (7.0), Joel Voelkerling Persson, Thomas Buitink , Gyan de Regt, Giovanni van Zwam (6.8), Tom Bramel and Andy Visser.

Vitesse could not rely on the presence of Enzo Cornelisse (injured).

Substitutions

Vitesse made 5 changes: Mica Pinto for Enzo Cornelisse (32′), A. Hadj-Moussa for Dominik Oroz (46′), Carlens Arcus for Giovanni van Zwam (66′), Kacper Kozlowski for Toni Domgjoni (80′) and Mexx Meerdink for Marco van Ginkel  (80′).

Player of the match: Eloy Room​

The player that probably impressed the most for Vitesse was the goalkeeper: Eloy Room. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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