ENSCHEDE. FC Twente and Willem II draw 1-1. D. Limnios scored the first goal (6′) for FC Twente. C. Nunnely settled the score 1-1 (24′). FC Twente was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Sunday and it started at 2:45 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis who had the assistance of Mario Diks and Halis Murat Kucukerbir. The 4th official was Robin Hensgens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
FC Twente had a strong ball possession 56% while Willem II was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Twente was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough FC Twente to win the match.
FC Twente shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Willem II shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Twente received 2 yellow cards (M. Sadilek and R. Zerrouki). On the opposite side, Willem II received 2 yellow cards (K. O. Wriedt and D. A. Kohn).
R. Zerrouki (FC Twente) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (45′).
Also, Willem II didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after D. A. Kohn (Willem II) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (76′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, FC Twente will have 15 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Willem II will have 17 points like FC Utrecht to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will host NEC on the 24th of October with a 15-5 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (6 draws).
Willem II will host Fortuna Sittard on the 22nd of October with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Willem II (3 draws).
FC Twente – Formation
FC Twente
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45'
6'
FC Twente started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Lars Unnerstall , Giovanni Troupee , Mees Hilgers , Robin Pröpper , Jayden Oosterwolde , Ramiz Zerrouki , Michel Vlap , Michal Sadílek , Daan Rots , Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Dimitris Limnios .
The home team had on the bench: Dario Đumić, Ennio Van Der Gouw, Jeffrey De Lange, Luka Ilić, Julio Pleguezuelo, Denilho Cleonise, Max Bruns, Gijs Smal, Virgil Misidjan , Jesse Bosch, Casper Staring and Manfred Ugalde.
Substitutions
FC Twente made 4 changes: D. Rots for V. Misidjan (73′), M. Hilgers for J. Pleguezuelo (89′), D. Limnios for J. Bosch (90′) and M. Vlap for D. Cleonise (90′).
Best player: Dimitris Limnios
The most impressive player for FC Twente was Dimitris Limnios.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 4 crosses.
Willem II – Formation
Willem II
Willem II started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Fred Grim played with: Timon Wellenreuther , Leeroy Owusu , Emil Bergstrom , Ulrik Jenssen , Derrick Köhn , Dries Saddiki , Pol Llonch , Che Nunnely , Max Svensson , Mats Köhlert and Kwasi Okyere Wriedt .
These were the players on the bench: Vincent Schippers, Elton Kabangu, Miquel Nelom, Nikolaos Michelis, Jorn Brondeel, Görkem Sağlam , Connor van den Berg, Ringo Meerveld , Godfried Roemeratoe, John Yeboah and Argyris Kampetsis .
Substitutions
Willem II made 5 changes: P. Llonch for R. Meerveld (68′), K. O. Wriedt for A. Kampetsis (68′), M. Svensson for G. Saglam (81′), C. Nunnely for N. Michelis (90′) and C. Nunnely for N. Michelis (90′).
Best player: Max Svensson
The player that probably impressed the most for Willem II was Max Svensson.
His rating is with 16 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- AZ – FC Utrecht – 5-1
- NEC – Vitesse – 0-1
- Sparta Rotterdam – FC Groningen – 1-1
- FC Twente – Willem II – 1-1
