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VENLO. Vitesse beats VVV-Venlo 1-0 after M. Jonathans scored just 1 goal (53′).
The match was played at the Covebo Stadion – De Koel stadium in Venlo on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 5,589 spectators. The referee was Robin Vereijken assisted by Joey Waleveld and Robert Kunst. The 4th official was Eric van der Vaart. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.94 degrees Celsius or 69.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. VVV-Venlo was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Vitesse that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
VVV-Venlo was putting more pressure with 87 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Vitesse managed to find the solution to win this match.
VVV-Venlo shot 20 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Vitesse shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
VVV-Venlo didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Vitesse received 3 yellow cards (Mathijs Tielemans, Miliano Jonathans and Giovanni van Zwam).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, VVV-Venlo stays with 1 points to occupy the 15th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Vitesse has 3 points (8th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, VVV-Venlo will host Roda JC Kerkrade on the 25th of August with a 12-2 head to head in favor of Roda JC Kerkrade (6 draws).
Vitesse will host Excelsior on the 23rd of August with a 12-6 head to head record in favor of Vitesse (5 draws).
VVV-Venlo – Formation
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VVV-Venlo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Joannes Gerardus Adrianus Lammers decided to play with the following team: Jan de Boer
, Robin Lathouwers , Rick Ketting , Roel Janssen , Simon Janssen , Tim Braem , Elias Sierra , Lasse Wehmeyer , Paul Friedrich Pöpperl , Thijme Verheijen and Konstantinos Doumtsios .The home team had on the bench: Richard Sedláček, Yahcuroo Roemer, Martijn Berden
, Pepijn Doesburg , Emmanuel Gyamfi , Tim Schrick, Delano van Crooy, Mohammed Odriss, Naïm Matoug and Diego van Zutphen .Substitutions
VVV-Venlo made 5 changes: Paul Friedrich Pöpperl for Mees Kreekels (62′), Lasse Wehmeyer for Pepijn Doesburg (62′), Robin Lathouwers for Diego van Zutphen (71′), Simon Janssen for Emmanuel Gyamfi (78′) and Tim Braem for Naïm Matoug (78′).
Player of the match: Roel Janssen
The most impressive player for VVV-Venlo was Roel Janssen.
His rating is
with 73 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 11.Vitesse – Formation
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Also Vitesse adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
John van den Brom played with: Tom Bramel
, Loek Postma , Giovanni van Zwam , Marcus Steffen , Alexander Büttner , Mathijs Tielemans , Enzo Cornelisse , Gyan de Regt , Miliano Jonathans , Dillion Hoogerwerf and Simon van Duivenbooden .These were the players on the bench: Mees Kreekels
, Justin Bakker, Sil Milder, Jim Koller, Andy Visser , Irakli Yegoian , Mats Egbring, Roan van der Plaat , Adam Tahaui, Michael Folabi Dokunmu, Sep van der Heijden and Tomislav Gudelj .Vitesse could not rely on the presence of Irakli Yegoian (injured).
Substitutions
Vitesse made 4 changes: Simon van Duivenbooden for Tomislav Gudelj (61′), Miliano Jonathans for Irakli Yegoian (71′), Loek Postma for Martijn Berden (62′) and Gyan de Regt for Andy Visser (80′).
Player of the match: Tom Bramel
The player that probably impressed the most for Vitesse was the goalkeeper: Tom Bramel. His rating is 8.57. He performed 6 saves.
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