ROTTERDAM. Excelsior beats De Graafschap 3-1. Excelsior was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Arthur Zagré (13′), Jacky Donkor (59′) and Richie Omorowa (67′). De Graafschap reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 5′) by Philip Brittijn, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 3,461 spectators. The referee was Alex Bos with the support of Stefan de Groot and Halis Murat Kucukerbir. The 4th official was Tim Visser. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.42 degrees Celsius or 66.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 15 Total 15
- 4 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 83 Attack 105
- 65 Dangerous attack 75
- 75 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 3
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
De Graafschap had a strong ball possession 55% while Excelsior was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
De Graafschap had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Excelsior managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Excelsior shot 15 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, De Graafschap shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Excelsior received 3 yellow cards (Ilias Bronkhorst, Mike van Duinen and Joshua Eijgenraam). On the opposite side, De Graafschap received 1 yellow card (Donny Warmerdam).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Excelsior has 3 points to occupy the 7th place in the standings. On the opposite side, De Graafschap stays with 3 points (10th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Excelsior will play away against Vitesse on the 23rd of August with a 12-6 head to head record in favor of Vitesse (5 draws).
De Graafschap will host Jong Utrecht on the 23rd of August with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of De Graafschap (4 draws).
Excelsior – Formation
Excelsior adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ruben den Uil decided to play with the following team: Calvin Raatsie
, Ilias Bronkhorst , Casper Widell , Django Warmerdam , Arthur Zagré , Cedric Hatenboer , Lennard Hartjes , Oscar Uddenäs , Noah Naujoks , Jacky Donkor and Richie Omorowa .The home team had on the bench: Seb Loeffen, Jose De Almeida Reis
, Joshua Eijgenraam , Stijn Middendorp, Mike van Duinen , Mika Luijendijk, Siem de Moes , Jerolldino Armantrading and Pascal Kuiper.Excelsior could not rely on the presence of Stijn Middendorp (injured).
Substitutions
Excelsior made 4 changes: Richie Omorowa for Mike van Duinen (71′), Lennard Hartjes for Joshua Eijgenraam (71′), Ilias Bronkhorst for Jose De Almeida Reis (71′) and Arthur Zagré for Siem de Moes (80′).
Player of the match: Arthur Zagré
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Arthur Zagré.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 37 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.De Graafschap – Formation
Also De Graafschap adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jan Vreman played with: Ties Wieggers
, Jeffry Fortes , Joran Hardeman , Rio Hillen , Levi Schoppema , Philip Brittijn , Donny Warmerdam , Sam Bisselink , Ralf Seuntjens , Tristan van Gilst and Jesse van de Haar .These were the players on the bench: Giovanni Büttner
, Maas Willemsen, Lion Kaak, Yannick Fereira Eduardo , Mimoun Mahi , Sten Kremers, Kaya Symons, Rick Jonkers, Ibrahim El Kadiri , Anis Yadir and Stan Wevers .Substitutions
De Graafschap made 5 changes: Sam Bisselink for Ibrahim El Kadiri (57′), Jesse van de Haar for Mimoun Mahi (72′), Tristan van Gilst for Yannick Fereira Eduardo (72′), Donny Warmerdam for Stan Wevers (90′) and Ralf Seuntjens for Giovanni Büttner (72′).
Player of the match: Mimoun Mahi
The most impressive player for De Graafschap was Mimoun Mahi.
His rating is
with 5 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.His performance was amazing also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 72′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Excelsior – De Graafschap – 3-1
- FC Den Bosch – Jong AZ – 6-0
- Jong Utrecht – Jong PSV – 0-2
- Roda JC Kerkrade – TOP Oss – 0-0
- Telstar – FC Eindhoven – 0-3
- VVV-Venlo – Vitesse – 0-1