WIJDEWORMER. Jong AZ topped Almere City.
The match was played at the AFAS Trainingscomplex stadium in Wijdewormer on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jesse Rozendal who had the assistance of Robert Kunst and Michael Rasch. The 4th official was Eric van der Vaart. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21 degrees Celsius or 69.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 16 Total 19
- 10 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 126 Attack 141
- 83 Dangerous attack 74
- 100 Ball safe 122
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 9
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Almere City was in firm control of the ball 55% while Jong AZ was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Jong AZ had a more offensive attitude with 83 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Jong AZ won the match.
Jong AZ shot 16 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Almere City shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Jong AZ received 1 yellow card (W. Goes). Regarding the opposition, Almere City received 3 yellow cards (H. Akujobi, M. Royo and T. Poll).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Jong AZ has 6 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Almere City stays with 3 points (11th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong AZ will host ADO Den Haag on the 19th of May with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of ADO Den Haag (0 draws).
Almere City will host MVV Maastricht on the 19th of May with a 16-8 head to head record in favor of MVV Maastricht (11 draws).
Jong AZ – Formation
Jong AZ
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Jong AZ started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Maarten Martens decided to play with the following team: Sem Westerveld , Robin Lathouwers , Wouter Goes , Maxim Dekker , Misha Engel , Fedde De Jong , Peer Koopmeiners , Zico Buurmeester , Iman Griffith , Yusuf Barasi and Soulyman Allouch .
The home team had on the bench: Sem Dekkers, Lewis Schouten , Ernest Poku, Damienus Reverson , Loek Postma, Daniel Deen, Finn Stam, Ricuenio Kewal, Jayden Addai and Nick Twisk.
Substitutions
Jong AZ made 3 changes: Y. Barasi for D. Reverson (61′), P. Koopmeiners for L. Schouten (61′) and S. Allouch for J. Addai (85′).
Best player: Peer Koopmeiners
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Jong AZ was Peer Koopmeiners even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 40 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Almere City – Formation
Almere City
Almere City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alex Pastoor played with: Nordin Bakker , Hamdi Akujobi , Damian van Bruggen , Theo Barbet , Manel Royo , Marcelencio Esajas , Stije Resink , Layee Kromah , Lance Duijvestijn , Bradly Van Hoeven and Jeredy Hilterman .
They had on the bench: Maarten Pouwels, Joey Jacobs, Tim Receveur , Jeffry Puriel, Niciano Omzigtig, Agil Etemadi, Anthony Limbombe , Stijn Keller, Tijmen Wildeboer , Thomas Poll , Jochem van de Kamp and Pascu .
Substitutions
Almere City made 5 changes: M. Esajas for T. Receveur (46′), B. Van Hoeven for Pascu (61′), L. Duijvestijn for T. Poll (61′), L. Kromah for A. Limbombe (70′) and S. Resink for T. Wildeboer (81′).
Best player: Hamdi Akujobi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Almere City was Hamdi Akujobi.
His rating is with 52 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Jong Ajax – De Graafschap – 5-1
- Jong PSV – Heracles Almelo – 0-3
- Jong AZ – Almere City – 3-2
