VENLO. PEC Zwolle beats VVV-Venlo 4-0 after playing a incredible match. B. van Polen (24′ pen), L. Gorlich (45′), L. Gorlich (52′) and G. Caschili (80′). PEC Zwolle was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (74%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Covebo Stadion – De Koel stadium in Venlo on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Robin Hensgens with the assistance of Bas van Dongen and Richard Brondijk. The 4th official was Stijn van Zuilichem. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
- 0 Total 13
- 0 On Target 7
- 0 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 79 Attack 105
- 42 Dangerous attack 90
- 54 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 9
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 15
- 5 Yellow Cards 0
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
PEC Zwolle was in firm control of the ball 74% while VVV-Venlo was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PEC Zwolle was more aggressive with 90 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PEC Zwolle won the match.
VVV-Venlo shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target. On the other side, PEC Zwolle shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
VVV-Venlo received 4 yellow cards (Y. Roemer, J. Jacobs, M. van Rooijen and R. Klaasen). Regarding the opposition, PEC Zwolle didn’t receive any yellow card.
J. Jacobs (VVV-Venlo) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (34′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, VVV-Venlo stays with 6 points to occupy the 7th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, PEC Zwolle has 9 points (1st).
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, VVV-Venlo will play away with Jong Utrecht on the 19th of May with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of VVV-Venlo (1 draw).
PEC Zwolle will host Roda JC Kerkrade on the 12th of May with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of PEC Zwolle (4 draws).
VVV-Venlo – Formation
VVV-Venlo started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Rick Kruijs decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Zima
, Brian Koglin , Rick Ketting , Sem Dirks , Simon Janssen , Kees de Boer , Robert Klaasen , Thijme Verheijen , Yahcuroo Roemer , Sven Braken and Nick Venema .The home team had on the bench: Mitchell van Rooijen
, Carl Johansson , Jens Craenmehr, Levi Smans, Özcan Yasar , Ian Hussein Ngobi, Richard Sedláček , Joep Kluskens, Ennio Van Der Gouw and Jens Jacobs .VVV-Venlo could not rely on the presence of J. Jacobs (injured).
Substitutions
VVV-Venlo made 5 changes: S. Dirks for J. Jacobs (12′), T. Verheijen for R. Sedlacek (46′), Y. Roemer for M. van Rooijen (55′), S. Braken for C. Johansson (71′) and N. Venema for O. Yasar (71′).
Best player: Robert Klaasen
The player that probably impressed the most for VVV-Venlo was Robert Klaasen.
His rating is
with 26 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.PEC Zwolle – Formation
PEC Zwolle started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Dick Schreuder played with: Jasper Schendelaar
, Bram Van Polen , Thomas Beelen , Bart van Hintum , Luis Görlich , Younes Taha , Thomas Van den Belt , Jordy Tutuarima , Dean Huiberts , Apostolos Vellios and Tomislav Mrkonjić .These were the players on the bench: Dean Guezen, Eliano Reijnders, Davy van den Berg
, Duke Verduin, Jimmy Kaparos, Haris Medunjanin , Mike Hauptmeijer, Lennart Thy , Daijiro Chirino , Rav van den Berg and Gabi Caschili .Substitutions
PEC Zwolle made 5 changes: J. Tutuarima for D. Van Den Berg (46′), Y. Taha for H. Medunjanin (61′), A. Vellios for L. Thy (62′), B. van Polen for D. Chirino (76′) and T. Mrkonjic for G. Caschili (77′).
Best player: Bart van Hintum
The most impressive player for PEC Zwolle was Bart van Hintum even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 102 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- VVV-Venlo – PEC Zwolle – 0-4