UTRECHT. Roda JC Kerkrade defeated Jong Utrecht to win 2-1. It was Roda JC Kerkrade to strike first with an early goal of P. Pflucke at the 4′. Then X. Emmers scored again for Roda JC Kerkrade in the 20′ minute with a goal. Eventually, A. Zagre reduced the distance for Jong Utrecht with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Jong Utrecht lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch stadium in Utrecht on Monday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Luca Evian Cantineau who had the assistance of Roan van Marrewijk and Michael Rasch. The 4th official was Preston Henshuijs. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 13 Total 14
- 9 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 118 Attack 98
- 53 Dangerous attack 63
- 114 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Jong Utrecht had a superior ball possession 56% while Roda JC Kerkrade was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Roda JC Kerkrade was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Roda JC Kerkrade won the match.
Jong Utrecht shot 13 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Roda JC Kerkrade shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Jong Utrecht received 3 yellow cards (J. Eersteling, M. Mallahi and Y. Ikeshita). On the opposite side, Roda JC Kerkrade received 3 yellow cards (S. Marzo, P. Pflucke and N. Vossebelt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Jong Utrecht will stay with 15 points like Telstar and MVV Maastricht to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Roda JC Kerkrade will have 18 points to stay in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong Utrecht will host TOP Oss on the 22nd of October with a 8-3 head to head in favor of TOP Oss (1 draw).
Roda JC Kerkrade will host FC Emmen on the 23rd of October with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Jong Utrecht – Formation
Jong Utrecht
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83'
71'
Jong Utrecht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Darije Kalezić decided to play with the following team: Fabian De Keijzer , Julliani Eersteling , Rick Meissen , Joshua Mukeh , Arthur Zagre , Davy van den Berg , Albert Lottin , Mohamed Mallahi , Remco Balk , Rayan El Azrak and Nick Venema .
The home team had on the bench: Gabriel Culhaci , Joey Houweling, Eros Maddy , Raymond Huizing, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Yuya Ikeshita , Kjeld van den Hoek, Abdullah Al-Zoari and Oussama Alou.
Substitutions
Jong Utrecht made 4 changes: D. Van Den Berg for Y. Ikeshita (46′), N. Venema for E. Maddy (59′), J. Eersteling for G. Culhaci (83′) and A. Lottin for M. Rijks (83′).
Best player: Eros Maddy
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Jong Utrecht was Eros Maddy.
His rating is with 6 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 12.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 59′.
Roda JC Kerkrade – Formation
Roda JC Kerkrade
Also Roda JC Kerkrade adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Jurgen Streppel played with: Rody de Boer , Stefano Marzo , Guus Joppen , Richard Jensen , Amir Absalem , Benjamin Bouchouari , Robert Klaasen , Bryan Limbombe , Xian Emmers , Patrick Pflücke and Dylan Vente .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dylan Vranken, Robin Schoonbrood , Loek Hamers, Jimmy Vijgen, Denzel Jubitana, Daryl Werker, Xander Lambrix, Jeremy Cijntje , Niek Vossebelt and Jamil Takidine.
Substitutions
Roda JC Kerkrade made 4 changes: B. Limbombe for J. Cijntje (67′), X. Emmers for R. Schoonbrood (78′), D. Vente for N. Vossebelt (87′) and P. Pflucke for D. Werker (87′).
Best player: Patrick Pflücke
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Roda JC Kerkrade was Patrick Pflücke.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (64% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Jong AZ – Jong Ajax – 1-1
- Jong PSV – Telstar – 2-3
- Jong Utrecht – Roda JC Kerkrade – 1-2
- FC Volendam – NAC Breda – 1-0
