VENLO. VVV-Venlo tops MVV Maastricht with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Dekker (41′) and a goal from C. Johansson (88′).
The match was played at the Covebo Stadion – De Koel stadium in Venlo on Saturday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Richard Martens who was helped by Martijn Beijer and Stefan de Groot. The 4th official was Thomas Hardeman. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16 degrees Celsius or 60.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 25 Total 16
- 11 On Target 8
- 14 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 112 Attack 106
- 85 Dangerous attack 69
- 83 Ball safe 109
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. VVV-Venlo was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. MVV Maastricht that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
VVV-Venlo was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why VVV-Venlo won the match.
VVV-Venlo shot 25 times, 11 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, MVV Maastricht shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
VVV-Venlo received 1 yellow card (D. Post). On the opposite side, MVV Maastricht received 1 yellow card (O. Dzepar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, VVV-Venlo will have 16 points like FC Emmen, De Graafschap and FC Eindhoven to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, MVV Maastricht will stay with 12 points like Jong Ajax and Telstar to stay in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, VVV-Venlo will play away against Excelsior on the 15th of October with a 8-8 head to head stats.
MVV Maastricht will host FC Dordrecht on the 15th of October with a 14-8 head to head in favor of MVV Maastricht (9 draws).
VVV-Venlo – Formation
VVV-Venlo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jos Luhukay decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Zima , Tobias Pachonik , Tristan Dekker , Brian Koglin , Simon Janssen , Wassim Essanoussi , Danny Post , Levi Smans , Yahcuroo Roemer , Sven Braken and Joeri Schroyen .
The home team had on the bench: Bram Verbong, Delano van Crooy, Kristopher Da Graca, Mitchell van Rooijen , Kees de Boer , Aaron Bastiaans , Joep Munsters, Carl Johansson , Ertan Hajdaraj , Guus Hupperts, Thijme Verheijen and Yannick Leliendal.
Substitutions
VVV-Venlo made 5 changes: L. Smans for C. Johansson (46′), S. Braken for E. Hajdaraj (46′), W. Essanoussi for M. van Rooijen (62′), J. Schroijen for K. de Boer (62′) and Y. Roemer for A. Bastiaans (85′).
Best player: Tristan Dekker
The player that probably impressed the most for VVV-Venlo was Tristan Dekker.
His rating is with 1 goal, 47 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
MVV Maastricht – Formation
MVV Maastricht started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
On the opposite side, Klaas Wels played with: Thijmen Nijhuis , Clint Essers , Allan Michael Delferriere , Matteo Waem , Leroy Labylle , Sven Blummel , Roland Alberg , Nicky Souren , Mart Remans , Orhan Dzepar and Mitchy Ntelo .
They had on the bench: Joshua Jonas Wehking, Romain Matthys, Simon Libert, Rico Zeegers , Marciano Aziz , Keone Maho , Marko Kleinen , Adam Mami , Milo Delrock, Saul Penders and Bob Nijsten.
Substitutions
MVV Maastricht made 5 changes: M. Ntelo for K. Maho (66′), R. Alberg for M. Aziz (66′), A. Delferriere for R. Zeegers (66′), L. Labylle for A. Mami (81′) and N. Souren for M. Kleinen (81′).
Best player: Sven Blummel
The player that probably impressed the most for MVV Maastricht was Sven Blummel.
His rating is with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- VVV-Venlo – MVV Maastricht – 2-0
- FC Emmen – Excelsior – 0-1
- FC Eindhoven – TOP Oss – 2-1