Willem II obliterates Jong AZ 4-1 after playing a fantastic match

TILBURG. Willem II obliterates Jong AZ 4-1 with goals of

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David Brown
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Willem II obliterates Jong AZ 4-1 after playing a fantastic match

TILBURG. Willem II annihilates Jong AZ 4-1 with goals of Max Svensson (24′), Rob Nizet (35′), Jeredy Hilterman (53′) and Michael de Leeuw (90′). Regarding the opposition, Jong AZ scored with ​Finn Stam  (15′). Jong AZ was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Koning Willem II Stadion stadium in Tilburg on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Richard Martens with the collaboration of Freek Vandeursen and Joris Westhof. The 4th official was Dominique Prick. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Willem II

4 - 1

Team 1

Jong AZ

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 14 Total 16
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 88 Attack 112
  • 50 Dangerous attack 77
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 16 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Jong AZ was in firm control of the ball 62% while Willem II was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Jong AZ was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Willem II succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Willem II shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Jong AZ shot 16 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Willem II received 2 yellow cards (Max Svensson and Amine Lachkar). On the other side, Jong AZ didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

15'
F. Stam(goal)Kees Smit
Max Svensson(goal)Nick Doodeman
24'
Amine Lachkar- Yellow
31'
Rob Nizet(goal)Thijs Oosting
35'
Max Svensson- Yellow
44'
46'
Misha Engel- sub ->Jorn Berkhout
52'
J. van Aken- sub ->Gonçalo Esteves
Jeredy Hilterman(goal)
53'
65'
Ricuenio Kewal- sub ->Jayden Addai
66'
Nick Koster- sub ->Damienus Reverson
Michael de Leeuw- sub ->Thijs Oosting
76'
Valentino Vermeulen- sub ->Nick Doodeman
76'
Amine Lachkar(yellowredcard)
90'
Michael de Leeuw(goal)Valentino Vermeulen
90'
Rúnar Thór Sigurgeirsson- sub ->Max Svensson
90'
Max de Waal- sub ->Jeredy Hilterman
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Willem II
73
34
Roda JC Kerkrade
70
34
FC Groningen
64
33
FC Dordrecht
63
34
ADO Den Haag
58
34
De Graafschap
58
34
NAC Breda
50
34
MVV Maastricht
49
34
Jong AZ
49
34
SC Cambuur
45
33
VVV-Venlo
45
33
FC Emmen
45
34
Helmond Sport
44
34
FC Eindhoven
38
34
Jong Ajax
36
33
Telstar
33
34
TOP Oss
32
34
Jong PSV
31
34
FC Den Bosch
26
33
Jong Utrecht
24
33

After this contest, Willem II has 73 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Jong AZ will stays with 49 points like MVV Maastricht to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Willem II will play away against MVV Maastricht on the 20th of April with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Jong AZ will host VVV-Venlo on the 22nd of April with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of Jong AZ (1 draw).

Willem II – Formation

Willem II
G
Joshua Smits 21.Netherlands
7.3
D
Freek Heerkens  3.Netherlands
7.3
D
Erik Schouten 4.Netherlands
7.0
D
Rob Nizet 22.Belgium
7.9
Goals35'
D
Raffael Behounek 30.Austria
6.7
M
Nick Doodeman 7.Netherlands
7.1
76'
M
Max Svensson 11.Sweden
7.7
90' 44' Goals24'
M
Jesse Bosch 32.Netherlands
7.0
M
Amine Lachkar 34.Netherlands
7.0
31'
F
Jeredy Hilterman 9.Suriname
8.1
90' Goals53'
F
Thijs Oosting 29.Netherlands
7.0
76'
Substitutes
G
Connor van den Berg 24.Netherlands
G
Maarten Schut 41.Netherlands
D
Rúnar Thór Sigurgeirsson 5.Iceland
90'
D
Valentino Vermeulen 20.Netherlands
7.7
76'
M
Max de Waal 10.Netherlands
90'
F
Patrick Joosten 17.Netherlands
F
Michael de Leeuw 23.Netherlands
7.5
76' Goals90'
F
Khaled Razak 35.Netherlands

Willem II started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Peter Maes decided to play with the following team: Joshua Smits (7.3), Freek Heerkens  (7.3), Raffael Behounek (6.7), Erik Schouten (7.0), Rob Nizet (7.9), Nick Doodeman (7.1), Jesse Bosch (7.0), Amine Lachkar (7.0), Max Svensson (7.7), Jeredy Hilterman (8.1) and Thijs Oosting (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Rúnar Thór Sigurgeirsson, Max de Waal, Patrick Joosten, Valentino Vermeulen (7.7), Michael de Leeuw (7.5), Connor van den Berg, Khaled Razak, Jayden Houtriet and Maarten Schut.

Substitutions

Willem II made 4 changes: Nick Doodeman for Valentino Vermeulen (76′), Jeredy Hilterman for Max de Waal (90′), Max Svensson for Rúnar Thór Sigurgeirsson (90′) and Thijs Oosting for Michael de Leeuw (76′).

Player of the match: Jeredy Hilterman​

The most impressive player for Willem II was Jeredy Hilterman.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 17.

Jong AZ – Formation

Jong AZ
G
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro 1.Netherlands
6.3
D
Gonçalo Esteves 2.Portugal
6.4
52'
D
Jorn Berkhout 3.Netherlands
6.6
46'
D
Lewis Schouten 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
F. Stam 5.Netherlands
7.3
Goals15'
M
Enoch Mastoras 6.Netherlands
6.1
M
Jayden Addai 7.Netherlands
6.1
65'
M
Loek Postma 8.Netherlands
6.6
M
Tom Kerssens 10.Netherlands
6.6
66'
M
Kees Smit 11.Netherlands
7.9
F
Damienus Reverson 9.Netherlands
6.6
66'
Substitutes
G
Tristan Kuijsten 16.Netherlands
D
J. van Aken 12.Netherlands
6.3
52'
D
Misha Engel 14.Netherlands
6.7
46'
D
Jeremiah Esajas 15.Netherlands
M
Job Kalisvaart 18.Netherlands
F
Ricuenio Kewal 17.Netherlands
7.3
65'
F
Nick Koster 19.Netherlands
6.4
66'
F
Y. van den Ban 21.Netherlands

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

Leeroy Echteld played with: Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro (6.3), Gonçalo Esteves (6.4), Jorn Berkhout (6.6), Lewis Schouten (7.1), Finn Stam  (7.3), Enoch Mastoras (6.1), Loek Postma (6.6), Jayden Addai (6.1), Tom Kerssens (6.6), Kees Smit (7.9) and Damienus Reverson (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Jurre van Aken (6.3), Misha Engel (6.7), Jeremiah Esajas, Tristan Kuijsten, Ricuenio Kewal (7.3), Job Kalisvaart, Nick Koster (6.4), Julian Oerip (6.8) and Yoël van den Ban.

Substitutions

Jong AZ made 4 changes: Jayden Addai for Ricuenio Kewal (65′), Jorn Berkhout for Misha Engel (46′), Gonçalo Esteves for J. van Aken (52′) and Damienus Reverson for Nick Koster (66′).

Player of the match: Kees Smit​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Jong AZ was Kees Smit.

His rating is 7.9 with 37 passes (81% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork twice times.

Results of the day

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