EMMEN. FC Emmen defeats Willem II with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Besuijen (21′) and a goal from B. van (89′).
The match was played at the De Oude Meerdijk stadium in Emmen on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 7,475 spectators. The referee was Allard Lindhout who had the assistance of Patrick Inia and Marco Ribbink. The 4th official was Tim Visser.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. FC Emmen was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Willem II that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Willem II was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, FC Emmen succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
FC Emmen shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Willem II shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
FC Emmen received 2 yellow cards (Ben Scholte and Robin Schouten). On the opposite side, Willem II received 2 yellow cards (Jesse Bosch and Tommy St. Jago).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Emmen has 39 points like SC Cambuur and VVV-Venlo to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, Willem II will stays with 57 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Emmen will play away against VVV-Venlo on the 8th of March with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of VVV-Venlo (4 draws).
Willem II will host FC Eindhoven on the 8th of March with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Willem II (3 draws).
FC Emmen – Formation
FC Emmen
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70'
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FC Emmen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Fred Grim decided to play with the following team: Eric Oelschlägel , Robin Schouten , Mike te Wierik , Dennis Vos , Jeff Hardeveld , Maikel Kieftenbeld , Lucas Bernadou , Vicente Besuijen , Ben Scholte , Desley Ubbink and Joey Konings .
The home team had on the bench: Piotr Parzyszek , DJ Buffonge, Michael Heylen, Kyan van Dorp, Bradly van Hoeven , Lorenzo Burnet, Patrick Brouwer , Jan Hoekstra, Faris Hammouti, Julius Dirksen, Jorrit Smeets and Maarten Pouwels.
FC Emmen could not rely on the presence of Piotr Parzyszek (injured).
Substitutions
FC Emmen made 4 changes: Joey Konings for Piotr Parzyszek (70′), Desley Ubbink for Patrick Brouwer (70′), Vicente Besuijen for Bradly van Hoeven (70′) and Ben Scholte for Jorrit Smeets (90′).
Player of the match: Eric Oelschlägel
The most impressive player for FC Emmen was the goalkeeper: Eric Oelschlägel. His rating is 8.47. He performed 5 saves.
Willem II – Formation
Willem II
Willem II started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Peter Maes played with: Joshua Smits , Tommy St. Jago , Raffael Behounek , Erik Schouten , Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson , Nick Doodeman , Jesse Bosch , Matthias Verreth , Ringo Meerveld , Jeredy Hilterman and Jeremy Bokila .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Freek Heerkens, Max de Waal, Max Svensson, Patrick Joosten , Valentino Vermeulen, Rob Nizet , Connor van den Berg, Thijs Oosting , Amine Lachkar, Khaled Razak , Jayden Houtriet and Maarten Schut.
Substitutions
Willem II made 4 changes: Nick Doodeman for Khaled Razak (66′), Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson for Rob Nizet (66′), Jeremy Bokila for Thijs Oosting (66′) and Jesse Bosch for Patrick Joosten (81′).
Player of the match: Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Willem II was Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson.
His rating is with 25 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Telstar – Roda JC Kerkrade – 1-1
- FC Eindhoven – Jong AZ – 1-1
- NAC Breda – Jong Utrecht – 3-1
- Helmond Sport – VVV-Venlo – 1-1
- FC Emmen – Willem II – 2-0
- ADO Den Haag – Jong Ajax – 2-1
- De Graafschap – TOP Oss – 2-1
