ALMERE. De Graafschap was able to turn the table against Almere City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Almere City to strike first with a goal of B. van Vlerken at the 46′. Then it was a goal in the 63′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Lelieveld gave the win to De Graafschap in the 79′ minute with a goal. Almere City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Yanmar Stadion stadium in Almere on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Nagtegaal with the assistance of Marco Ribbink and Kevin Weever. The 4th official was Christian Mulder. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.4 degrees Celsius or 56.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 11 Total 7
- 3 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 129 Attack 112
- 69 Dangerous attack 65
- 104 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 3
Almere City was in firm control of the ball 56% while De Graafschap was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Almere City was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, De Graafschap was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Almere City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, De Graafschap shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Almere City received 3 yellow cards (F. Helstrup, T. Lesquoy and T. van Leeuwen). On the opposite side, De Graafschap received 1 yellow card (J. Konings).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Almere City will stay with 9 points like NAC Breda and FC Den Bosch to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, De Graafschap will have 19 points like Excelsior to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Almere City will play away against FC Den Bosch on the 15th of October with a 15-13 head to head record in favor of FC Den Bosch (6 draws).
De Graafschap will host FC Eindhoven on the 15th of October with a 12-6 head to head stats in favor of De Graafschap (3 draws).
Almere City – Formation
Almere City
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70'
14'
Almere City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Gertjan Verbeek decided to play with the following team: Agil Etemadi , Bram Van Vlerken , Ramon Leeuwin , Daniel Breedijk , Thibaut Lesquoy , Thijs van Leeuwen , Stije Resink , Jorrit Smeets , Bradly Van Hoeven , Lance Duijvestijn and Maarten Pouwels .
The home team had on the bench: Jeffry Puriel , Magdiel Agyei-Adomako, Tijmen Wildeboer , Ilias Alhaft , Marcelencio Esajas , Frederik Helstrup , Thomas Poll, Steve Tunga and Jonas Arweiler .
Almere City could not rely on the presence of F. Helstrup (injured).
Substitutions
Almere City made 6 changes: D. Breedijk for F. Helstrup (14′), J. Smeets for M. Esajas (46′), M. Pouwels for J. Arweiler (46′), T. van Leeuwen for I. Alhaft (68′), S. Resink for T. Wildeboer (82′) and B. Van Hoeven for J. Puriel (82′).
Best player: Bram Van Vlerken
The player that probably impressed the most for Almere City was Bram Van Vlerken.
His rating is with 1 goal, 50 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
De Graafschap – Formation
De Graafschap
De Graafschap started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Reinier Robbemond played with: Hidde Jurjus , Julian Lelieveld , Jasper Van Heertum , Elmo Lieftink , Roland Baas , Rick Dekker , Jesse Schuurman , Hicham Acheffay , Jonathan Opoku , Giovanni Korte and Joey Konings .
They had on the bench: Ebbe Wenting, Milan Hilderink, Nick van den Dam, Danzell Gravenberch , Thomas Kleinpenning, Ties Wieggers, Jonathan Vergara Berrio , Camiel Neghli and Hamza Bouihrouchane.
De Graafschap could not rely on the presence of D. Gravenberch (injured).
Substitutions
De Graafschap made 3 changes: J. Konings for D. Gravenberch (52′), J. Opoku for J. Berrio (64′) and G. Korte for C. Neghli (64′).
Best player: Julian Lelieveld
The player that probably impressed the most for De Graafschap was Julian Lelieveld.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- ADO Den Haag – FC Den Bosch – 3-2
- FC Dordrecht – Helmond Sport – 0-1
- Almere City – De Graafschap – 1-2
