VOLENDAM. NEC beats FC Volendam 5-2 after playing a incredible match. NEC was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Kras Stadion stadium in Volendam on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 6,932 spectators.​ The referee was Martijn Vos assisted by Kevin Bodde and Frans Ozinga. The 4th official was Laurens Gerrets. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.22 degrees Celsius or 45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

NEC had a strong ball possession 68% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

NEC had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why NEC won the match.​

FC Volendam shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, NEC shot 20 times, 11 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Volendam received 2 yellow cards (Josh Flint and Milan de Haan). On the other side, NEC received 2 yellow cards (Rober González and Youri Baas).

Standings

After playing this match, FC Volendam stays with 13 points to sit in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, NEC will has 36 points like Ajax to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Volendam will play away with PEC Zwolle on the 10th of March with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of PEC Zwolle (6 draws).

NEC will host SC Heerenveen on the 10th of March with a 9-8 head to head record in favor of SC Heerenveen (10 draws).

FC Volendam – Formation

FC Volendam started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Regillio Simons decided to play with the following team: Oskar Buur , Mio Backhaus (7.0), Brian Plat (6.3), Damon Mirani (6.8), Josh Flint (6.0), George Cox (6.6), Benaissa Benamar (6.4), Bilal Ould-Chikh (8.1), Milan de Haan (6.3), Robin Maulun (6.7), Zach Booth (7.0) and Vivaldo Semedo (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Robert Mühren (6.8), Garang Kuol, Kayne van Oevelen, Barry Lauwers, Achraf Douiri , Deron Payne (6.3), Hoeve Quincy (6.7), Safouane Karim (7.0), Darius Johnson (6.8), Mika van der Horst, Bram van Driel and Axel Guessand.

FC Volendam could not rely on the presence of Safouane Karim (injured), Darius Johnson (injured) and Deron Payne (injured).

Substitutions

FC Volendam made 4 changes: Vivaldo Semedo for Robert Mühren (67′), Damon Mirani for Hoeve Quincy (62′), Benaissa Benamar for Darius Johnson (77′) and George Cox for Deron Payne (77′).

Player of the match: Bilal Ould-Chikh​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Volendam was Bilal Ould-Chikh.

His rating is 8.1 with 10 passes (80% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 12 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

NEC – Formation

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

Rogier Meijer played with: Sontje Hansen, Bram Nuytinck, Jasper Cillessen (7.0), Bart van Rooij (7.0), Philippe Sandler  (7.5), Calvin Verdonk (7.7), Youri Baas (7.3), Lasse Schöne (7.5), Mees Hoedemakers (8.1), Sontje Hansen (8.7), Kodai Sano (7.1) and Yvandro Borges Sanches (7.0), Sylla Sow (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Tjaronn Chery (7.0), Rober González (8.2), Koki Ogawa (6.4), Brayann Pereira (6.8), Lars Olden Larsen (7.5), D’Leanu Arts, Robin Roefs, Rijk Janse and Nils Rossen.

Substitutions

NEC made 5 changes: Sylla Sow for Koki Ogawa (67′), Sontje Hansen for Tjaronn Chery (67′), Yvandro Borges Sanches for Lars Olden Larsen (73′), Lasse Schöne for Brayann Pereira (80′) and Kodai Sano for Rober González (73′).

Player of the match: Sontje Hansen​

The player that probably impressed the most for NEC was Sontje Hansen.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 25 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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

• FC Volendam – NEC – 2-5