ENSCHEDE. FC Twente tops Heracles Almelo 1-0 after M. Boadu scored just 1 goal (54′). FC Twente was much better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
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 Danny Desmond Makkelie who had the assistance of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Laurens Gerrets. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 11 Total 5
- 3 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 103 Attack 86
- 68 Dangerous attack 26
- 102 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 23
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 61% while Heracles Almelo was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Twente was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the match.
FC Twente shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Heracles Almelo shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Twente received 1 yellow card (Ricky van Wolfswinkel). Talking about the opposition, Heracles Almelo received 4 yellow cards (Thomas Bruns, N. Bakboord, F. Oppegård and J. Hoogma).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Twente has 56 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Heracles Almelo will stays with 26 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will play away against SC Heerenveen on the 3rd of April with a 19-10 head to head in favor of FC Twente (9 draws).
Heracles Almelo will host AZ on the 3rd of April with a 26-5 head to head stats in favor of AZ (4 draws).
FC Twente – Formation
FC Twente
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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: Joshua Brenet, Lars Unnerstall , Alfons Sampsted , M. Bruns , Robin Pröpper , Gijs Smal , Mathias Kjølø , Michal Sadílek , D. Rots , Sem Steijn , Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Myron Boadu .
The home team had on the bench: Michel Vlap , M. Hilgers, Carel Eiting, Y. Regeer , Naci Ünüvar, Issam El Maach, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck , Y. Taha, Przemyslaw Tyton, Anass Salah-Eddine, M. Rots and Gijs Besselink.
FC Twente could not rely on the presence of Michel Vlap (injured).
Substitutions
FC Twente made 5 changes: Myron Boadu for Michel Vlap (58′), Alfons Sampsted for Y. Regeer (46′), Robin Pröpper for Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (77′), D. Rots for M. Hilgers (88′) and Sem Steijn for Gijs Besselink (88′).
Player of the match: Gijs Smal
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Twente was Gijs Smal even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 70 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Heracles Almelo – Formation
Heracles Almelo
Also Heracles Almelo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Erwin van de Looi played with: Emil Hansson, Michael Brouwer , N. Bakboord , K. Leerdam , J. Hoogma , F. Oppegård , Brian De Keersmaecker , Ajdin Hrustić , Bryan Limbombe , Jordy Bruijn , Ruben Roosken and Jizz Hornkamp .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Marko Vejinović , Sven Sonnenberg , Mario Engels , Jetro Willems, Fabian de Keijzer, Thomas Bruns , Sem Scheperman, Timo Jansink, Lasse Wehmeyer and Mohamed Sankoh .
Heracles Almelo could not rely on the presence of Sven Sonnenberg (injured).
Substitutions
Heracles Almelo made 5 changes: Jordy Bruijn for Marko Vejinović (61′), Ruben Roosken for Thomas Bruns (61′), Ajdin Hrustić for Mario Engels (83′), K. Leerdam for Sven Sonnenberg (76′) and Bryan Limbombe for Mohamed Sankoh (76′).
Player of the match: Bryan Limbombe
The player that probably impressed the most for Heracles Almelo was Bryan Limbombe.
His rating is with 10 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Twente – Heracles Almelo – 1-0
- Almere City – FC Volendam – 1-1
- Feyenoord – FC Utrecht – 4-2
- PEC Zwolle – Ajax – 1-3
