FC Twente liquidates Go Ahead Eagles with 2 goals from S. Steijn. HIGHLIGHTS

ENSCHEDE. FC Twente was in the end too good for Go Ahead Eagles with the goal of S. Steijn was the star player of the match after he scored in the 36th and 12th minute.

By
Luke Meyer
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FC Twente liquidates Go Ahead Eagles with 2 goals from S. Steijn. HIGHLIGHTS

ENSCHEDE. FC Twente was in the end too good for Go Ahead Eagles with the goal of S. Steijn was the star player of the match after he scored in the 36th and 12th minute. Sem Steijn (12′), Sem Steijn (36′) and Joshua Brenet (60′). FC Twente made the most of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Jannick van der Laan with the help of Mario Diks and Yorick Weterings. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.86 degrees Celsius or 44.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FC Twente

3 - 0

Team 1

Go Ahead Eagles

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 21 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 5
  • 7 Shots blocked 3
  • 96 Attack 95
  • 66 Dangerous attack 27
  • 87 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Twente had a superior ball possession 60% while Go Ahead Eagles was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the match​.

FC Twente shot 21 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Go Ahead Eagles shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

FC Twente didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles received 2 yellow cards (Xander Blomme and Bobby Adekanye).

Match Timeline

Sem Steijn(goal)Joshua Brenet
12'
Sem Steijn(goal)Gijs Smal
36'
43'
Xander Blomme- Yellow
46'
Thibo Baeten- sub ->Xander Blomme
58'
Bobby Adekanye- Yellow
Joshua Brenet(goal)Michel Vlap
60'
64'
Søren Tengstedt- sub ->Bobby Adekanye
65'
Finn Stokkers- sub ->Enric Llansana
Myron Boadu- sub ->Ricky van Wolfswinkel
70'
Anass Salah-Eddine- sub ->Gijs Smal
70'
70'
Luca Everink- sub ->Mats Deijl
Y. Regeer- sub ->Michal Sadilek
77'
Naci Ünüvar- sub ->Michel Vlap
77'
86'
Dean James- sub ->Bas Kuipers
Alfons Sampsted- sub ->Joshua Brenet
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After playing this match, FC Twente has 47 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Go Ahead Eagles will stays with 34 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will play away against Vitesse on the 3rd of March with a 17-9 head to head statistic in favor of FC Twente (8 draws).

Go Ahead Eagles will host RKC Waalwijk on the 3rd of March with a 7-7 head to head record.

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente
G
Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany
7.3
D
M. Hilgers 2.Netherlands
7.5
D
Robin Pröpper  3.Netherlands
7.8
D
Gijs Smal 5.Netherlands
7.5
70'
D
Joshua Brenet 20.Netherlands
9.2
87' Goals60'
M
Mathias Kjølø 4.Norway
7.3
M
D. Rots 11.Netherlands
7.3
M
Carel Eiting 6.Netherlands
M
Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands
8.8
Goals12', 36'
M
Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands
7.8
77'
M
Michal Sadílek 23.Czech Republic
7.0
77'
F
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands
7.0
70'
Substitutes
G
Issam El Maach 16.Morocco
G
Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland
D
Alfons Sampsted 12.Iceland
87'
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 17.Belgium
D
Anass Salah-Eddine 34.Netherlands
7.0
70'
D
M. Rots 39.Netherlands
M
Y. Regeer 8.Netherlands
6.4
77'
M
M. Bruns 38.Netherlands
M
Gijs Besselink 41.Netherlands
F
Naci Ünüvar 10.Netherlands
6.6
77'
F
Myron Boadu 21.Netherlands
6.4
70'
F
Y. Taha 19.Morocco

FC Twente adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Carel Eiting, Lars Unnerstall (7.3), Joshua Brenet (9.2), Mees Hilgers (7.5), Robin Pröpper  (7.8), Gijs Smal (7.5), Mathias Kjølø (7.3), Michal Sadilek (7.0), Daan Rots (7.3), Sem Steijn (8.8), Michel Vlap (7.8) and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Younes Taha, Youri Regeer (6.4), Naci Ünüvar (6.6), Alfons Sampsted, Issam El Maach, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Myron Boadu (6.4), Przemyslaw Tyton, Anass Salah-Eddine (7.0), Max Bruns, Mats Rots and Gijs Besselink.

Substitutions

FC Twente made 5 changes: Michel Vlap for Naci Ünüvar (77′), Ricky van Wolfswinkel for Myron Boadu (70′), Gijs Smal for Anass Salah-Eddine (70′), Michal Sadilek for Youri Regeer (77′) and Joshua Brenet for Alfons Sampsted (87′).

Player of the match: Joshua Brenet​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Twente was Joshua Brenet.

His rating is 9.2 with 1 goal, 66 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Go Ahead Eagles – Formation

Go Ahead Eagles
G
Jeffrey de Lange 1.Netherlands
6.3
D
Mats Deijl 2.Netherlands
6.3
70'
D
Gerrit Nauber 3.Germany
6.4
D
Joris Kramer 4.Netherlands
6.7
D
Bas Kuipers  5.Netherlands
7.3
86'
M
Xander Blomme 20.Belgium
6.8
46' 43'
M
Evert Linthorst 8.Netherlands
7.0
M
Enric Llansana 21.Netherlands
6.6
65'
M
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen 23.Norway
F
Victor Edvardsen 16.Sweden
7.0
F
Willum Thór Willumsson 18.Iceland
7.0
F
Bobby Adekanye 11.Netherlands
6.4
64' 58'
Substitutes
G
Erwin Mulder 22.Netherlands
G
Sven Jansen 30.Netherlands
D
Dean James 15.Netherlands
6.4
86'
D
Luca Everink 24.Netherlands
7.0
70'
D
Pim Saathof 28.Netherlands
F
Søren Tengstedt 7.Denmark
6.8
64'
F
Finn Stokkers 27.Netherlands
6.6
65'
F
Thibo Baeten 32.Belgium
6.7
46'

Also Go Ahead Eagles adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

René Hake played with: Oliver Valaker Edvardsen, Jeffrey de Lange (6.3), Mats Deijl (6.3), Gerrit Nauber (6.4), Joris Kramer (6.7), Bas Kuipers (7.3), Xander Blomme (6.8), Enric Llansana (6.6), Evert Linthorst (7.0), Bobby Adekanye (6.4), Victor Edvardsen (7.0) and Willum Thór Willumsson (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Finn Stokkers  (6.6), Thibo Baeten (6.7), Søren Tengstedt (6.8), Dean James (6.4), Erwin Mulder, Luca Everink (7.0), Pim Saathof and Sven Jansen.

Go Ahead Eagles could not rely on the presence of Luca Everink (injured).

Substitutions

Go Ahead Eagles made 5 changes: Xander Blomme for Thibo Baeten (46′), Bobby Adekanye for Søren Tengstedt (64′), Enric Llansana for Finn Stokkers  (65′), Bas Kuipers for Dean James (86′) and Mats Deijl for Luca Everink (70′).

Player of the match: Bas Kuipers​

The most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was Bas Kuipers.

His rating is 7.3 with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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