VELSEN. De Graafschap defeats Telstar 1-0 after G. Korte scored just 1 goal (50′). Telstar lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the BUKO Stadion stadium in Velsen on Thursday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Laurens Gerrets with the collaboration of Jeroen van der Waaij and Jeremy van der Ley. The 4th official was Max Broekhuizen. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Telstar was in firm control of the ball 56% while De Graafschap was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Telstar was more pushing with 77 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, De Graafschap was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Telstar shot 11 times, 0 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, De Graafschap shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Telstar received 3 yellow cards (C. Seedorf, C. Giousis and K. Blommestijn). Regarding the opposition, De Graafschap received 2 yellow cards (G. Korte and R. Hillen).

Standings

After this match, Telstar will stay with 4 points like Jong Ajax, FC Dordrecht, Jong PSV and De Graafschap to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, De Graafschap will have 4 points like Jong Ajax, FC Dordrecht, Jong PSV and Telstar to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Telstar will play away with MVV Maastricht on the 12th of May with a 21-9 head to head statistic in favor of MVV Maastricht (5 draws).

De Graafschap will host FC Den Bosch on the 19th of May with a 11-6 head to head record in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).

Telstar – Formation

Telstar started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Mike Snoei decided to play with the following team: Ronald Koeman Jr (6.4), Mitch Apau (6.6), Ozgur Aktas (7.4), Thomas Oude Kotte (6.9), Jonathan Mulder (6.4), Anwar Bensabouh (6.5), Cain Seedorf (6.2), Anass Najah (7.0), Christos Giousis (6.4), Glynor Plet (6.6) and Koen Blommestijn (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jorginho Soares, Mihkel Ainsalu (6.6), Tom Overtoom (6.9), Cas Dijkstra, Shaquille Eendracht, Quinten Van den Heerik (6.6), Jay Kruiver, Yahya Boussakou, Joey Houweling, Delvechio Blackson (6.8), Niels van Wetten and Rein Smit.

Substitutions

Telstar made 5 changes: A. Bensabouh for M. Ainsalu (46′), C. Seedorf for Q. van den Heerik (66′), C. Giousis for T. Overtoom (66′), J. Mulder for D. Blackson (69′) and A. Najah for R. Smit (90′).

Best player: Ozgur Aktas​

The most impressive player for Telstar was Ozgur Aktas.

His rating is (7.4) with 58 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

De Graafschap – Formation

De Graafschap started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Adrie Poldervaart played with: Hidde Jurjus (7.1), Robin Schouten (7.1), Jeffrey Fortes (7.9), Rio Hillen (7.2), Alexander Büttner (7.3), Philip Brittijn (7.2), Hamza Bouihrouchane (6.2), Başar Önal (7.0), Siem de Jong (6.6), Giovanni Korte (7.6) and Charlison Benschop (6.8).

They had on the bench: Devin Haen, Roland Baas (6.8), Ties Wieggers, Hicham Acheffay, Danzell Gravenberch, Xandro Schenk, Jesse Schuurman (6.7), Mees Kaandorp (6.3), Mees Bakker, Lion Kaak (6.4), Jan Lammers (7.0) and Ezra van der Heiden.

Substitutions

De Graafschap made 5 changes: R. Schouten for J. Lammers (46′), S. de Jong for J. Schuurman (69′), H. Bouihrouchane for M. Kaandorp (69′), P. Brittijn for L. Kaak (84′) and A. Buttner for R. Baas (85′).

Best player: Jeffrey Fortes​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for De Graafschap was Jeffrey Fortes even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 51 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Telstar – De Graafschap – 0-1