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Excelsior defeats De Graafschap 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

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​

Excelsior

3 - 1

De Graafschap

  • 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

Arthur Zagré(goal)
13'
Ilias Bronkhorst- Yellow
22'
Jacky Donkor(goal)Noah Naujoks
59'
57'
Ibrahim El Kadiri- sub ->Sam Bisselink
64'
Donny Warmerdam- Yellow
Richie Omorowa(goal)Ilias Bronkhorst
67'
Mike van Duinen- sub ->Richie Omorowa
71'
Joshua Eijgenraam- sub ->Lennard Hartjes
71'
Jose De Almeida Reis- sub ->Ilias Bronkhorst
71'
72'
Giovanni Büttner- sub ->Ralf Seuntjens
72'
Yannick Fereira Eduardo- sub ->Tristan van Gilst
72'
Mimoun Mahi- sub ->Jesse van de Haar
Siem de Moes- sub ->Arthur Zagré
80'
90'
Stan Wevers- sub ->Donny Warmerdam
Joshua Eijgenraam- Yellow
84'
Mike van Duinen- Yellow
90'
90'
Philip Brittijn(goal)Mimoun Mahi

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Eindhoven
6
2
Jong PSV
4
2
TOP Oss
4
2
FC Dordrecht
4
2
FC Den Bosch
3
2
SC Cambuur
3
1
Excelsior
3
2
Vitesse
3
2
Jong AZ
3
2
De Graafschap
3
2
Telstar
3
2
ADO Den Haag
2
2
Jong Ajax
1
1
Helmond Sport
1
1
VVV-Venlo
1
2
Jong Utrecht
1
2
Roda JC Kerkrade
1
2
FC Volendam
0
1
FC Emmen
0
1
MVV Maastricht
0
1

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
G
Calvin Raatsie 40.Netherlands
7.3
D
Ilias Bronkhorst 2.Netherlands
7.5
71' 22'
D
Django Warmerdam 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
Casper Widell 5.Sweden
7.5
D
Arthur Zagré 12.France
8.5
80' 13'
M
Oscar Uddenäs 11.Sweden
6.6
M
Noah Naujoks 15.Netherlands
6.7
M
Lennard Hartjes 20.Netherlands
7.5
71'
M
Jacky Donkor 21.Belgium
7.9
65' 59'
M
Cedric Hatenboer 23.
7.3
90'
F
Richie Omorowa 17.Sweden
6.7
71' 67'
Substitutes
G
Pascal Kuiper 38.Netherlands
D
Seb Loeffen 18.Netherlands
D
Jose De Almeida Reis 22.
6.5
71'
D
Siem de Moes 32.Netherlands
6.7
80'
M
Joshua Eijgenraam 24.Netherlands
6.5
71' 84'
F
Mike van Duinen 29.Netherlands
6.9
71' 90'

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 (7.3), Ilias Bronkhorst (7.5), Casper Widell (7.5), Django Warmerdam (7.1), Arthur Zagré (8.5), Cedric Hatenboer (7.3), Lennard Hartjes (7.5), Oscar Uddenäs (6.6), Noah Naujoks (6.7), Jacky Donkor (7.9) and Richie Omorowa (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Seb Loeffen, Jose De Almeida Reis (6.5), Joshua Eijgenraam (6.5), Stijn Middendorp, Mike van Duinen (6.9), Mika Luijendijk, Siem de Moes (6.7), Jerolldino Armantrading (6.8) 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 8.5 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

De Graafschap
G
Ties Wieggers 16.Netherlands
6.3
D
Levi Schoppema 5.Netherlands
6.4
D
Joran Hardeman 14.Netherlands
6.8
D
Rio Hillen 20.Netherlands
7.3
D
Jeffry Fortes 22.Cape Verde
6.7
M
Tristan van Gilst 7.Netherlands
6.9
72'
M
Donny Warmerdam 8.Netherlands
6.7
90' 64'
M
Philip Brittijn 23.Netherlands
7.3
90'
M
Ralf Seuntjens 26.Netherlands
6.8
72'
M
Sam Bisselink 31.Netherlands
6.4
57'
F
Jesse van de Haar 15.Netherlands
6.9
72'
Substitutes
G
Sten Kremers 12.Netherlands
D
Maas Willemsen 4.Netherlands
M
Lion Kaak 6.Netherlands
M
Anis Yadir 34.Netherlands
M
Stan Wevers 42.Netherlands
6.5
90'
F
Giovanni Büttner 2.Netherlands
6.9
72'
F
Yannick Fereira Eduardo 9.Netherlands
6.4
72'
F
Mimoun Mahi 10.Morocco
7.7
72'
F
Ibrahim El Kadiri 30.Morocco
6.7
57'

Also De Graafschap adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jan Vreman played with: Ties Wieggers (6.3), Jeffry Fortes (6.7), Joran Hardeman (6.8), Rio Hillen (7.3), Levi Schoppema (6.4), Philip Brittijn (7.3), Donny Warmerdam (6.7), Sam Bisselink (6.4), Ralf Seuntjens (6.8), Tristan van Gilst (6.9) and Jesse van de Haar (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Giovanni Büttner (6.9), Maas Willemsen, Lion Kaak, Yannick Fereira Eduardo (6.4), Mimoun Mahi (7.7), Sten Kremers, Kaya Symons, Rick Jonkers, Ibrahim El Kadiri (6.7), Anis Yadir and Stan Wevers (6.5).

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 7.7 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.​

16 August 2024De GraafschapExcelsiorMatch commentary​Match-Eerste Divisie-Netherlands
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