UTRECHT. Jong AZ beat Jong Utrecht to win 2-1. It was Jong AZ to strike first with a penalty of Nick Koster at the 38′. Then Ro-Zangelo Daal scored again for Jong AZ in the 61′ minute. Eventually, Silas Andersen reduced the distance for Jong Utrecht a penalty (65′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
Jesse van de Haar didn’t convert a decisive penalty (35′). That would have allowed Jong Utrecht to draw the match.
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 Luuk Timmer with the support of Rick van Rijn and Mark Pelgrom. The 4th official was Steve Janssen. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 8.71 degrees Celsius or 47.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 17 Total 9
- 7 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 147 Attack 143
- 79 Dangerous attack 63
- 109 Ball safe 128
- 2 Penalties 2
- 4 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 20 Total 5
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Jong AZ had a superior ball possession 55% while Jong Utrecht was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Jong Utrecht was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Jong AZ managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Jong Utrecht shot 17 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Jong AZ shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Jong Utrecht received 3 yellow cards (Wessel Kooy, Ivar Jenner and Nazjir Held). Regarding the opposition, Jong AZ received 2 yellow cards (Ro-Zangelo Daal and Lewis Schouten).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Jong Utrecht stays with 20 points to hold in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Jong AZ will has 38 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong Utrecht will play away with SC Cambuur on the 16th of February with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of SC Cambuur (3 draws).
Jong AZ will play away against FC Den Bosch on the 16th of February with a 4-4 head to head stats.
Jong Utrecht – Formation
Jong Utrecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ivar van Dinteren decided to play with the following team: Andreas Frederik Dithmer
, Rickson van Hees , Wessel Kooy , Björn Hardley , Nazjir Held , Silas Andersen , Ivar Jenner , Gibson Yah , Aurelio Oehlers , Jesse van de Haar and Lynden Edhart .The home team had on the bench: Michel Driezen, Per Kloosterboer, Nordin Bukala, Emil Rohd
, Olivier van Eldik, Tijn den Boggende , Rafik el Arguioui , Tobias Augustinus-Jensen , Neal Viereck , Devin Remie and Sep van der Heijden.Substitutions
Jong Utrecht made 4 changes: Gibson Yah for Rafik el Arguioui (66′), Aurelio Oehlers for Emil Rohd (66′), Lynden Edhart for Tobias Augustinus-Jensen (75′) and Nazjir Held for Neal Viereck (86′).
Player of the match: Lynden Edhart
The most impressive player for Jong Utrecht was Lynden Edhart.
His rating is
with 16 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.Jong AZ – Formation
Jong AZ started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Leeroy Echteld played with: Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro
, Gonçalo Esteves , Lewis Schouten , Maxim Dekker , Finn Stam , Dave Kwakman , Loek Postma , Nick Koster , Ricuenio Kewal , Ro-Zangelo Daal and Kees Smit .These were the players on the bench: Jurre van Aken
, Misha Engel, Sem Dekkers , Arouna Kabba, Jayen Gerold, Enoch Mastoras , Tom Kerssens , Job Kalisvaart and Jorn Berkhout.Jong AZ could not rely on the presence of Sem Dekkers (injured).
Substitutions
Jong AZ made 4 changes: Lewis Schouten for Sem Dekkers (23′), Ricuenio Kewal for Enoch Mastoras (72′), Gonçalo Esteves for Jurre van Aken (86′) and Kees Smit for Tom Kerssens (86′).
Player of the match: Ro-Zangelo Daal
The most impressive player for Jong AZ was Ro-Zangelo Daal.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 30 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Jong Utrecht – Jong AZ – 1-2
- Jong Ajax – MVV Maastricht – 3-0