VOLENDAM. FC Volendam beat Jong Ajax 3-1 thanks to R. Muhren who scored in the 27th and 74th minute. It was Jong Ajax to score first with a goal from C. Rasmussen. Nevertheless, later FC Volendam found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with R. Muhren (27′), G. Oristanio (51′) and R. Muhren (74′). FC Volendam capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Kras Stadion stadium in Volendam on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk with the help of Frans Ozinga and Joey Waleveld. The 4th official was Thijs Dogterom. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Volendam

3 - 1

Jong Ajax

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 26 Total 9
  • 11 On Target 4
  • 15 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 127 Attack 122
  • 86 Dangerous attack 58
  • 102 Ball safe 108
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Volendam had a superior ball possession 57% while Jong Ajax was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Volendam had a more offensive attitude with 86 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Volendam won the match​.

FC Volendam shot 26 times, 11 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Jong Ajax shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

FC Volendam received 1 yellow card (G. Oristanio). Talking about the opposition, Jong Ajax received 2 yellow cards (E. Llansana and S. Van Der Sloot).

Also, Jong Ajax didn’t finish the match with 11 players after E. Llansana (Jong Ajax) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (40′).

Match Timeline

3'
20'
Robert Mühren(penalty)
27'
32'
40'
44'
Bilal Ould-Chikh- sub ->I. El Kadiri
46'
46'
51'
55'
66'
72'
Robert Mühren(goal)J. Vertrouwd
74'
80'
80'
83'
87'
87'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Emmen
83
38
FC Volendam
75
38
FC Eindhoven
71
38
ADO Den Haag
67
38
Roda JC Kerkrade
66
38
Excelsior
66
38
Jong Ajax
63
38
NAC Breda
59
38
De Graafschap
56
38
VVV-Venlo
48
38
FC Den Bosch
47
38
Jong PSV
44
38
Jong AZ
42
38
Almere City
41
38
TOP Oss
41
38
MVV Maastricht
40
38
FC Dordrecht
39
38
Jong Utrecht
38
38
Telstar
35
38
Helmond Sport
28
38

After this contest, FC Volendam will have 71 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Jong Ajax will stay with 59 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Volendam will host FC Eindhoven on the 6th of May with a 14-11 head to head in favor of FC Volendam (5 draws).

Jong Ajax will host De Graafschap on the 6th of May with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of De Graafschap (2 draws).

FC Volendam – Formation

FC Volendam
G
Filip Stankovic 1.Serbia
7.1
D
Benaissa Benamar 16.Morocco
6.6
20'
D
J. Flint 28.England
7.5
D
Derry Murkin 5.England
7.0
87'
D
Walid Ould-Chikh 33.Netherlands
6.8
M
Damon Mirani 4.Netherlands
8.1
M
B. Deul 30.Curaçao
7.1
M
Gaetano Oristanio 10.Italy
7.4
87' 83' 51'
F
Daryl van Mieghem 7.Netherlands
8.7
F
Robert Mühren 21.Netherlands
9.0
27', 74'
F
Ibrahim El Kadiri 11.Morocco
6.5
46'
Substitutes
G
Dion Vlak 32.Netherlands
G
B. Lauwers 22.Netherlands
D
J. Koorndijk 42.Netherlands
D
Mike Eerdhuijzen 14.Netherlands
D
Jozhua Vertrouwd 40.Netherlands
6.9
72'
M
Robin Schulte 12.Netherlands
87'
M
Kevin Visser 31.Netherlands
7.1
20'
M
Francesco Antonucci 19.Belgium
6.9
55'
F
Lequincio Zeefuik 23.Netherlands
F
Koen Blommestijn 39.Netherlands
F
M. Kaars 9.Netherlands
87'
F
Bilal Ould-Chikh 34.Netherlands
7.7
46'

FC Volendam adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Wim Jonk decided to play with the following team: .

FC Volendam could not rely on the presence of K. Visser (injured) and F. Antonucci (injured).

Substitutions

FC Volendam made 6 changes: B. Benamar for K. Visser (20′), I. El Kadiri for B. Ould-Chikh (46′), K. Visser for F. Antonucci (55′), B. Ould-Chikh for J. Vertrouwd (72′), D. J. Murkin for M. Kaars (87′) and G. Oristanio for R. Schulte (87′).

Jong Ajax – Formation

Jong Ajax
G
C. Raatsie 1.Netherlands
7.8
D
Liam van Gelderen 2.Netherlands
7.2
D
Nordin Musampa 4.Netherlands
5.8
80'
D
Y. Baas 5.Netherlands
6.3
D
Enric Llansana 3.Netherlands
5.2
32' 40'
M
Kian Fitz-Jim 8.Netherlands
6.1
66'
M
Patrickson Delgado 6.Ecuador
6.8
46'
M
Kristian Hlynsson 10.Iceland
6.2
F
S. Hansen 7.Netherlands
6.4
44'
F
Naci Ünüvar 11.Netherlands
7.4
80'
F
Christian Rasmussen 9.Denmark
7.1
3'
Substitutes
G
Tom de Graaff 12.Netherlands
D
Steven van der Sloot 15.Netherlands
6.1
44' 90'
D
Rio Hillen 16.Netherlands
6.9
46'
M
Gibson Yah 17.Netherlands
6.6
80'
M
Donny Warmerdam 18.Netherlands
F
Ar'jany Martha 19.Netherlands
6.5
66'
F
J. Enem 20.Netherlands
6.4
80'

Also Jong Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Johnny Heitinga played with: .

Substitutions

Jong Ajax made 5 changes: S. Hansen for S. Van Der Sloot (44′), P. Delgado for R. Hillen (46′), K. Fitz-Jim for A. Martha (66′), N. Musampa Nordin for G. Yah (80′) and N. Unuvar for J. Enem (80′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​