DOETINCHEM. Almere City found a way to reverse the scoreline against De Graafschap to win 2-1. It was De Graafschap to strike first with a goal of C. Benschop at the 14′. Then it was a penalty in the 67′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Limbombe gave the win to Almere City in the 72′ minute. Almere City was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion De Vijverberg stadium in Doetinchem on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Stan Teuben who had the assistance of Thomas Krijt and Marco Ribbink. The 4th official was Luc Tissingh. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 8 Total 10
- 5 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 95 Attack 125
- 45 Dangerous attack 61
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 3
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Almere City had a superior ball possession 63% while De Graafschap was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Almere City had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Almere City won the encounter.
De Graafschap shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Almere City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
De Graafschap received 1 yellow card (A. Buttner). On the other side, Almere City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, De Graafschap will stay with 5 points like Jong Utrecht to sit in the 19th place. On the other side, Almere City will have 10 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, De Graafschap will host FC Den Bosch on the 19th of May with a 11-6 head to head stats in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).
Almere City will host MVV Maastricht on the 19th of May with a 16-8 head to head in favor of MVV Maastricht (11 draws).
De Graafschap – Formation
De Graafschap started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Adrie Poldervaart decided to play with the following team: Hidde Jurjus , Jeffrey Fortes , Jan Lammers , Xandro Schenk , Alexander Büttner , Philip Brittijn , Hamza Bouihrouchane , Başar Önal , Siem de Jong , Giovanni Korte and Charlison Benschop .
The home team had on the bench: Jesse Schuurman , Maas Willemsen, Hicham Acheffay, Danzell Gravenberch , Robin Schouten , Roland Baas, Lion Kaak, Ezra van der Heiden, Devin Haen, Mees Bakker, Ties Wieggers and Joel Valencia .
Substitutions
De Graafschap made 5 changes: C. Benschop for D. Gravenberch (46′), S. de Jong for J. Schuurman (63′), H. Bouihrouchane for R. Schouten (73′), G. Korte for J. Valencia (73′) and X. Schenk for D. Haen (89′).
Best player: Philip Brittijn
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for De Graafschap was Philip Brittijn.
His rating is with 33 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Almere City – Formation
Almere City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Alex Pastoor played with: Nordin Bakker , Niciano Omzigtig , Joey Jacobs , Damian van Bruggen , Theo Barbet , Pascu , Álvaro Peña , Stije Resink , Thomas Poll , Jeredy Hilterman and Lance Duijvestijn .
They had on the bench: Jaden Pinas, Tijmen Wildeboer, Jeffry Puriel, Manel Royo, Agil Etemadi, Anthony Limbombe , Maarten Pouwels , Tim Receveur, Marcelencio Esajas, Bradly Van Hoeven, Stijn Keller and Ilias Alhaft.
Substitutions
Almere City made 3 changes: N. Grootfaam for A. Limbombe (35′), J. Hilterman for M. Pouwels (81′) and A. Pena for T. Receveur (88′).
Best player: Anthony Limbombe
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Almere City was Anthony Limbombe.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 35′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Telstar – Heracles Almelo – 0-3
- Willem II – Jong AZ – 1-0
- PEC Zwolle – ADO Den Haag – 1-2
- VVV-Venlo – Jong PSV – 1-1
- NAC Breda – Jong Utrecht – 3-1
- MVV Maastricht – Jong Ajax – 4-1
- Helmond Sport – FC Dordrecht – 2-1
- De Graafschap – Almere City – 1-2
- FC Eindhoven – Roda JC Kerkrade – 3-3