HELMOND. Helmond Sport overcomes Jong AZ 3-1. Helmond Sport was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Martijn Kaars (6′), Giannis-Fivos Botos (56′) and Álvaro Marín (62′). Jong AZ reduced the distance with a goal (80′) by Ernest Poku, but there was not much to do for them. Jong AZ was truly superior in terms of ball possession (69%).​

The match was played at the SolarUnie Stadion stadium in Helmond on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 1,326 spectators.​ The referee was Jesse Rozendal who was helped by Jari de Koning and Jari van Westen. The 4th official was . The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 7.51 degrees Celsius or 45.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Helmond Sport

3 - 1

Jong AZ

  • ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
  • 9 Total 19
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 10
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 76 Attack 140
  • 30 Dangerous attack 87
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 15
  • 4 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Jong AZ had a strong ball possession 69% while Helmond Sport was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Jong AZ was more pushing with 87 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Helmond Sport managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Helmond Sport shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Jong AZ shot 19 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Helmond Sport received 4 yellow cards (Enrik Ostrc, Anthony van den Hurk, and Bram van Vlerken). On the opposite side, Jong AZ received 6 yellow cards (Enoch Mastoras, , Jurre van Aken, Jayden Addai, Lequincio Zeefuik and ).

Match Timeline

M. Kaars(goal)Mees Kreekels
6'
E. Ostrc- Yellow
18'
B. van Vlerken- Yellow
43'
G. Botos(goal)Enrik Ostrc
56'
55'
Enoch Mastoras- Yellow
58'
61'
Alvaro Marin(goal)Martijn Kaars
62'
62'
Jurre van Aken- sub ->Kees Smit
62'
Ro-Zangelo Daal- sub ->Lequincio Zeefuik
68'
Jorn Berkhout- sub ->Gonçalo Esteves
B. Van Hove- sub ->Bram van Vlerken
68'
A. van den Hurk- sub ->Álvaro Marín
68'
71'
Jurre van Aken- Yellow
M. Chacón- sub ->Enrik Ostrc
73'
L. Vankerkhoven- sub ->Michel Ludwig
73'
80'
81'
Nick Koster- sub ->Myron van Brederode
81'
Damienus Reverson- sub ->Jayden Addai
A. van den Hurk- Yellow
74'
T. Essakkati- sub ->Joseph Amuzu
88'
J. Schroijen- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Willem II
79
38
FC Groningen
75
38
Roda JC Kerkrade
75
38
FC Dordrecht
69
38
ADO Den Haag
63
38
De Graafschap
63
38
FC Emmen
57
38
NAC Breda
56
38
MVV Maastricht
56
38
Jong AZ
56
38
Helmond Sport
51
38
VVV-Venlo
48
38
SC Cambuur
47
38
FC Eindhoven
43
38
Jong Ajax
40
38
Jong PSV
40
38
Telstar
35
38
TOP Oss
34
38
FC Den Bosch
33
38
Jong Utrecht
26
38

After this match, Helmond Sport has 41 points to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Jong AZ will stays with 43 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport will play away with TOP Oss on the 15th of March with a 15-10 head to head in favor of Helmond Sport (9 draws).

Jong AZ will host SC Cambuur on the 15th of March with a 7-2 head to head in favor of SC Cambuur (0 draws).

Helmond Sport – Formation

Helmond Sport
G
W. van der Steen 1.Netherlands
7.7
D
B. van Vlerken 2.Netherlands
6.4
68' 43'
D
P. Krätschmer 4.Germany
6.7
D
J. Schroijen 24.Netherlands
7.0
90'
D
M. Kreekels 28.Netherlands
7.3
M
M. Ludwig 6.Germany
7.1
73'
M
J. Amuzu 7.Belgium
6.8
88'
M
G. Botos 19.Greece
7.0
56'
M
E. Ostrc 20.Slovenia
7.3
73' 18'
F
M. Kaars 9.Netherlands
8.4
6'
F
Alvaro Marin 18.Spain
7.3
68' 62'
Substitutes
G
R. Mantel 21.Belgium
G
R. ten Hove 23.Netherlands
D
B. Van Hove 17.Belgium
6.7
68'
M
L. Vankerkhoven 27.Belgium
6.4
73'
M
M. Chacón 29.Netherlands
6.4
73'
F
H. Lorentzen 8.Norway
F
M. Mallahi 14.Netherlands
F
T. Essakkati 32.Netherlands
88'
F
A. van den Hurk 39.Curaçao
6.4
68' 74'

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

The manager Bob Peeters decided to play with the following team: Wouter van der Steen (7.7), Bram van Vlerken (6.4), Mees Kreekels (7.3), Pius Krätschmer (6.7), Joeri Schroyen (7.0), Enrik Ostrc (7.3), Michel Ludwig (7.1), Joseph Amuzu (6.8), Giannis-Fivos Botos (7.0), Martijn Kaars (8.4) and Álvaro Marín (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Hakon Lorentzen, Mohamed Mallahi, Bryan Van Hove (6.7), Robin Mantel, Ramón ten Hove, Lucas Vankerkhoven (6.4), Michael Chacón (6.4), Tarik Essakkati and Anthony van den Hurk (6.4).

Substitutions

Helmond Sport made 5 changes: Álvaro Marín for Anthony van den Hurk (68′), Bram van Vlerken for Bryan Van Hove (68′), Enrik Ostrc for Michael Chacón (73′), Michel Ludwig for Lucas Vankerkhoven (73′) and Joseph Amuzu for Tarik Essakkati (88′).

Player of the match: Martijn Kaars​

The most impressive player for Helmond Sport was Martijn Kaars.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 6.

Jong AZ – Formation

Jong AZ
G
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro 1.Netherlands
6.3
D
Enoch Mastoras 2.Netherlands
7.1
55'
D
Finn Stam 3.Netherlands
7.3
D
Maxim Dekker 4.Netherlands
7.3
D
Gonçalo Esteves 5.Portugal
6.7
68'
M
Kees Smit 6.Netherlands
7.1
62'
M
Jayden Addai 7.Netherlands
7.1
81' 61'
M
Dave Kwakman 8.Netherlands
7.1
M
M. van Brederode 10.Netherlands
7.7
81'
M
Ernest Poku 11.Netherlands
7.9
80'
F
Lequincio Zeefuik 9.Netherlands
7.0
62' 58'
Substitutes
G
Tristan Kuijsten 16.Netherlands
D
Jorn Berkhout 23.Netherlands
6.8
68'
D
Jurre van Aken 12.Netherlands
6.7
62' 71'
D
Misha Engel 14.Netherlands
D
Sem Dekkers 15.Netherlands
D
Loek Postma 18.Netherlands
M
Tom Kerssens 22.Netherlands
M
Job Kalisvaart 24.Netherlands
F
Ricuenio Kewal 17.Netherlands
F
Nick Koster 19.Netherlands
6.4
81'
F
Damienus Reverson 20.Netherlands
6.8
81'
F
Ro-Zangelo Daal 21.Netherlands
7.0
62'

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

Leeroy Echteld played with: Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro (6.3), Enoch Mastoras (7.1), Finn Stam (7.3), Maxim Dekker (7.3), Gonçalo Esteves (6.7), Kees Smit (7.1), Dave Kwakman (7.1), Jayden Addai (7.1), Myron van Brederode  (7.7), Ernest Poku (7.9) and Lequincio Zeefuik (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Jurre van Aken (6.7), Misha Engel, Sem Dekkers, Tristan Kuijsten, Ricuenio Kewal, Loek Postma, Nick Koster (6.4), Damienus Reverson (6.8), Ro-Zangelo Daal (7.0), Tom Kerssens, Jorn Berkhout (6.8) and Job Kalisvaart.

Substitutions

Jong AZ made 5 changes: Lequincio Zeefuik for Ro-Zangelo Daal (62′), Kees Smit for Jurre van Aken (62′), Gonçalo Esteves for Jorn Berkhout (68′), Myron van Brederode  for Nick Koster (81′) and Jayden Addai for Damienus Reverson (81′).

Player of the match: Ernest Poku​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Jong AZ was Ernest Poku.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 31 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​