Go Ahead Eagles beats Excelsior 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

DEVENTER. Go Ahead Eagles prevails over Excelsior 3-1.

October 30, 2022

DEVENTER. Go Ahead Eagles beats Excelsior 3-1. Go Ahead Eagles was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with W. T. Willumsson (40′), B. Adekanye (42′) and I. Lidberg (61′). Excelsior reduced the distance with a goal (72′) by L. Lamprou, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the De Adelaarshorst stadium in Deventer on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis assisted by Freek Vandeursen and Joris Westhof. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.

Match Statistics

Go Ahead Eagles

3 - 1

Excelsior

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

15 Total 9
8 On Target 4
7 Off Target 5
1 Shots blocked 0

106 Attack 88
51 Dangerous attack 27
98 Ball safe 104

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 3

Fouls

12 Total 10
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Go Ahead Eagles had a strong ball possession 55% while Excelsior was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Go Ahead Eagles had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Go Ahead Eagles won the match.

Go Ahead Eagles shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Excelsior shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Go Ahead Eagles didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Excelsior received 4 yellow cards (Y. Ayoub, J. Baas, R. Kharchouch and K. Goudmijn).

Match Timeline

34'

Yassin Ayoub- Yellow

Willum Thór Willumsson(goal)

40'

Bobby Adekanye(goal)W. T. Willumsson

42'

46'

54'

J. Baas- Yellow

61'

66'

Adrian Fein - sub ->Y. Ayoub

Enric Llansana- sub ->E. Linthorst

66'

70'

72'

Lazaros Lamprou(goal)

73'

Mike van Duinen- sub ->L. Lamprou

79'

Finn Stokkers- sub ->B. Adekanye

80'

81'

Couhaib Driouech- sub ->M. Azarkan

90'

Kenzo Goudmijn- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

PSV

NEC

After this contest, Go Ahead Eagles will have 13 points like Excelsior to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Excelsior will stay with 13 points like Go Ahead Eagles to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Go Ahead Eagles will host Vitesse on the 13th of November with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Vitesse (3 draws).

Excelsior will play away agasint Feyenoord on the 13th of November with a 15-4 head to head stats in favor of Feyenoord (0 draws).

Go Ahead Eagles – Formation

Go Ahead Eagles

Jeffrey de Lange 1.Netherlands

6.5

Bas Kuipers 5.Netherlands

6.4

Mats Deijl 2.Netherlands

6.8

Jamal Amofa 25.Netherlands

7.4

Jay Idzes 6.Netherlands

6.9

Philippe Rommens 10.Belgium

7.7

Willum Thór Willumsson 18.Iceland

8.5

40'

Evert Linthorst 8.Netherlands

6.8

66'

Bobby Adekanye 11.Netherlands

8.4

80'

42'

Oliver Valaker Edvardsen 23.Norway

6.8

79'

Isac Lidberg 9.Sweden

7.5

61'

Substitutes

L. Plogmann 40.Germany

Sven Jansen 16.Netherlands

José Fontán 4.Spain

J. Bakker 26.Netherlands

Gerrit Nauber 3.Germany

T. Tekie 15.Sweden

Enric Llansana 21.Netherlands

6.2

66'

Jahnoah Markelo 24.Netherlands

Martijn Berden 17.Netherlands

6.8

79'

Finn Stokkers 27.Netherlands

6.6

80'

Rashaan Fernandes 7.Netherlands

Sylla Sow 19.Netherlands

Go Ahead Eagles started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager René Hake decided to play with the following team: Jeffrey De Lange (6.5), Mats Deijl (6.8), Jamal Amofa (7.4), Jay Idzes (6.9), Bas Kuipers (6.4), Philippe Rommens (7.7), Evert Linthorst (6.8), Willum Thor Willumsson (8.5), Bobby Adekanye (8.4), Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (6.8) and Isac Lidberg (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Martijn Berden (6.8), Tesfaldet Tekie, Enric Llansana (6.2), Finn Stokkers (6.6), Jahnoah Markelo, Rashaan Fernandes, Jose Fontán, Luca Plogmann, Sven Jansen, Sylla Sow, Justin Bakker and Gerrit Nauber.

Substitutions

Go Ahead Eagles made 3 changes: E. Linthorst for E. Llansana (66′), O. Edvardsen for M. Berden (79′) and B. Adekanye for F. Stokkers (80′).

Best player: Willum Thor Willumsson

The most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was Willum Thor Willumsson.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 37 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Excelsior – Formation

Excelsior

Stijn van Gassel 1.Netherlands

6.7

Siebe Horemans 2.Belgium

6.4

N. Markelo 24.Netherlands

6.1

46'

Redouan El Yaakoubi 4.Netherlands

7.3

Serano Seymor 34.Netherlands

6.4

46'

Yassin Ayoub 21.Morocco

6.5

66'

34'

Kenzo Goudmijn 8.Netherlands

6.4

90'

J. Baas 33.Netherlands

7.4

54'

Lazaros Lamprou 22.Greece

7.7

73'

72'

Reda Kharchouch 9.Netherlands

6.6

70'

Marouan Azarkan 10.Netherlands

7.0

81'

Substitutes

Norbert Alblas 18.Netherlands

Nathan Tjoe-A-On 28.Netherlands

6.4

46'

Maxime Awoudja 17.Germany

6.5

46'

Joshua Eijgenraam 6.Netherlands

Adrian Fein 5.Germany

6.8

66'

Mike van Duinen 29.Netherlands

6.2

73'

Nikolas Agrafiotis 7.Serbia

Couhaib Driouech 14.Morocco

81'

Jacky Donkor 11.Belgium

Excelsior started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Marinus Dijkhuizen played with: Stijn van Gassel (6.7), Siebe Horemans (6.4), Redouan El Yaakoubi (7.3), Serano Seymor (6.4), Nathan Markelo (6.1), Yassin Ayoub (6.5), Julian Baas (7.4), Kenzo Goudmijn (6.4), Marouan Azarkan (7.0), Reda Kharchouch (6.6) and Lazaros Lamprou (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joshua Eijgenraam, Mike van Duinen (6.2), Nikolas Agrafiotis, Nathan Tjoe-A-On (6.4), Couhaib Driouech, Adrian Fein (6.8), Jacky Donkor, Maxime Awoudja (6.5) and Norbert Alblas.

Substitutions

Excelsior made 5 changes: S. Seymor for M. Awoudja (46′), N. Markelo for N. Tjoe a On (46′), Y. Ayoub for A. Fein (66′), L. Lamprou for M. van Duinen (73′) and M. Azarkan for C. Driouech (81′).