TILBURG. Willem II topped Telstar to win 2-1. It was Willem II to strike first with a goal of M. Verreth at the 36′. Then it was a goal in the 58′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Svensson gave the win to Willem II in the 74′ minute with a goal. Willem II capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Koning Willem II Stadion stadium in Tilburg on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof with the help of Richard Polman and Thomas Krijt. The 4th official was Gerbert Stegeman. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.8 degrees Celsius or 67.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​
Match Statistics​
Ball possession
Willem II had a strong ball possession 56% while Telstar was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Willem II was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Willem II won the match​.
Willem II shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Telstar shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Willem II received 4 yellow cards (P. Llonch, M. Verreth, D. Mathieu and J. Smits). On the opposite side, Telstar received 1 yellow card (J. Soares).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Willem II has 4 points to occupy the 10th place in the table. On the opposite side, Telstar stays with 1 points (16th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Willem II will play away with Roda JC Kerkrade on the 19th of May with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Willem II (5 draws).
Telstar will play away agasint MVV Maastricht on the 12th of May with a 21-9 head to head in favor of MVV Maastricht (5 draws).
Willem II – Formation
Willem II started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Kevin Hofland decided to play with the following team: Joshua Smits , Leeroy Owusu , Freek Heerkens , Erik Schouten , Thibaut Lesquoy , Matthias Verreth , Pol Llonch , Nick Doodeman , Michael de Leeuw , Max Svensson and Jizz Hornkamp .
The home team had on the bench: Jeremy Bokila , Connor van den Berg, Daniel Crowley , Dani Mathieu , Jelte Pal, Wesley Spieringhs , Elton Kabangu, Sam Tel, Jesse Bosch , Lucas Woudenberg, Joeri Schroyen and Kostas Lamprou.
Willem II could not rely on the presence of J. Bosch (injured) and W. Spieringhs (injured).
Substitutions
Willem II made 5 changes: J. Hornkamp for D. Crowley (60′), M. de Leeuw for J. Bokila (79′), M. Svensson for J. Bosch (79′), N. Doodeman for D. Mathieu (86′) and M. Verreth for W. Spieringhs (87′).
Best player: Thibaut Lesquoy​
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Willem II was Thibaut Lesquoy even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Telstar – Formation
Telstar started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Mike Snoei played with: Ronald Koeman Jr , Mitch Apau , Anwar Bensabouh , Thomas Oude Kotte , Yael Liesdek , Cain Seedorf , Anass Najah , Mihkel Ainsalu , Jonathan Mulder , Koen Blommestijn and Glynor Plet .
They had on the bench: Cas Dijkstra, Joey Houweling, Jorginho Soares , Jay Kruiver , Shaquille Eendracht, Niels van Wetten, David Min, Quinten Van den Heerik, Delvechio Blackson , Rein Smit , Yahya Boussakou and Tom Overtoom.
Substitutions
Telstar made 5 changes: J. Mulder for D. Blackson (65′), Y. Liesdek for J. Kruiver (65′), C. Seedorf for Y. Boussakou (72′), K. Blommestijn for R. Smit (80′) and M. Ainsalu for J. Soares (81′).
Best player: Anwar Bensabouh​
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Telstar was Anwar Bensabouh.
His rating is with 38 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​
- Willem II – Telstar – 2-1
- NAC Breda – TOP Oss – 1-0
- MVV Maastricht – ADO Den Haag – 3-1
- Helmond Sport – FC Eindhoven – 0-1
- FC Dordrecht – Jong Utrecht – 2-1
- FC Den Bosch – Roda JC Kerkrade – 0-3