De Graafschap vs Almere City, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Almere City advance 5-3 on aggregate

De Graafschap

48': Rowan Besselink
84': Rowan Besselink
90': Kyano Kwint

FT
2 - 2
2nd Leg - Almere City advance 5-3 on aggregate

Almere City

36': Ferdy Druijf
62': Milan De Haan

About

De Graafschap are hosting Almere City at De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie Promotion/Relegation Playoffs.

Match Timeline

2': Jamie Jacobs (Almere City) Yellow Card at 2'
36': Ferdy Druijf (Almere City) Goal at 36'
45': Nils Eggens (De Graafschap) Substitution at 45'
48': Rowan Besselink (De Graafschap) Goal at 48'
58': Enzo Cornelisse (Almere City) Substitution at 58'
59': Kaya Symons (De Graafschap) Substitution at 59'
61': Hamza El Dahri (Almere City) Yellow Card at 61'
62': Milan De Haan (Almere City) Goal at 62'
68': Boyd Reith (Almere City) Yellow Card at 68'
69': Jevon Simons (De Graafschap) Substitution at 69'
69': Joran Hardeman (De Graafschap) Substitution at 69'
74': Amoah Foah-Sam (Almere City) Substitution at 74'
74': Ruben Providence (Almere City) Substitution at 74'
74': Olivier De Nijs (Almere City) Substitution at 74'
77': Nathan Kaninda (De Graafschap) Substitution at 77'
80': Joey Jacobs (Almere City) Substitution at 80'
80': Bas Huisman (Almere City) Substitution at 80'
83': Tygo Grotenhuis (De Graafschap) Substitution at 83'
84': Rowan Besselink (De Graafschap) Red Card at 84'
90': Kyano Kwint (De Graafschap) Goal at 90'
90'+1': Teun Gijselhart (De Graafschap) Yellow Card at 91'

Statistics

ALM		GRA
12	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	5
35	Possession	65
13	SHOTS	19
7	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

Venue: De Vijverberg
Location: Doetinchem, Netherlands
Attendance: 11,484

Line-Ups

De Graafschap (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ties Wieggers (GK)
15	Thomas Kok
3	Rowan Besselink
5	Levi Schoppema
2	Nolan Martens
22	Fedde de Jong
8	Teun Gijselhart
24	Jason Meerstadt
40	Kyano Kwint
11	Ibrahim El Kadiri
19	Chahid El Allachi

De Graafschap Substitutes:

Nils Eggens, Rick Jonkers, Jevon Simons, Joran Hardeman, Reuven Niemeijer, Denzel Eijken, Tim Braem, Sten Kremers, Nathan Kaninda, Tygo Grotenhuis, Kaya Symons, Milan Smits.

Almere City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Tristan Kuijsten (GK)
4	Jamie Lawrence
22	Emmanuel Van De Blaak
16	Niko Takahashi
2	Boyd Reith
23	Jamie Jacobs
8	Milan De Haan
21	Hamza El Dahri
9	Ferdy Druijf
40	Marley Dors
17	Emanuel Poku

Almere City Substitutes:

Ruben Providence, Olivier De Nijs, Teun Bijleveld, Job Kalisvaart, Joey Jacobs, Amoah Foah-Sam, Misha Engel, Julian Rijkhoff, Joël Van Der Wilt, Jonas Wendlinger, Bas Huisman, Enzo Cornelisse.

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