Dutch Eredivisie

Vitesse vs VVV-Venlo, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Vitesse
  • 3': Loïs Openda
  • 57': Riechedly Bazoer
  • 75': Sondre Tronstad
  • 82': Armando Broja
FT
4 - 1
VVV-Venlo
  • 19': Giorgos Giakoumakis (P)

About

Vitesse are hosting VVV-Venlo at Gelredome, Arnhem, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danilho Doekhi.
  • 3': Goal! Vitesse 1, VVV-Venlo 0. Loïs Openda (Vitesse) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Armando Broja.
  • 5': Christos Donis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse).
  • 6': Foul by Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo).
  • 6': Oussama Tannane (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Oussama Tannane (Vitesse) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
  • 10': Foul by Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo).
  • 10': Sondre Tronstad (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo).
  • 15': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Danilho Doekhi.
  • 15': Foul by Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo).
  • 15': Loïs Openda (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Matús Bero (Vitesse) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Eli Dasa with a cross.
  • 17': Penalty VVV-Venlo. Torino Hunte draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 17': Penalty conceded by Riechedly Bazoer (Vitesse) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 19': Goal! Vitesse 1, VVV-Venlo 1. Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobias Pachonik.
  • 30': Hand ball by Oussama Tannane (Vitesse).
  • 33': Hand ball by Armando Broja (Vitesse).
  • 35': Hand ball by Matús Bero (Vitesse).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Matús Bero (Vitesse) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Wittek.
  • 38': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Vitesse).
  • 38': Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Meritan Shabani (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Foul by Danny Post (VVV-Venlo).
  • 39': Loïs Openda (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Meritan Shabani (VVV-Venlo).
  • 40': Matús Bero (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Vitesse) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Oussama Tannane following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Zinedine Machach tries a through ball, but Tobias Pachonik is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Meritan Shabani (VVV-Venlo).
  • 45'+1': Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Vitesse 1, VVV-Venlo 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Vitesse 1, VVV-Venlo 1.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Armando Broja (Vitesse) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oussama Tannane.
  • 47': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Thorsten Kirschbaum.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Armando Broja.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Sondre Tronstad (Vitesse) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Vitesse) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matús Bero.
  • 48': Foul by Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo).
  • 48': Matús Bero (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Eli Dasa (Vitesse) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matús Bero.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 55': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Tobias Pachonik.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Jacob Rasmussen (Vitesse) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Oussama Tannane with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Foul by Meritan Shabani (VVV-Venlo).
  • 56': Loïs Openda (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Goal! Vitesse 2, VVV-Venlo 1. Riechedly Bazoer (Vitesse) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matús Bero.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Matús Bero (Vitesse) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eli Dasa.
  • 62': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse).
  • 62': Torino Hunte (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Danny Post (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 64': Foul by Armando Broja (Vitesse).
  • 64': Meritan Shabani (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Foul by Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo).
  • 65': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Jafar Arias replaces Torino Hunte.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Riechedly Bazoer.
  • 67': Eli Dasa (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Christos Donis (VVV-Venlo).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Oussama Tannane (Vitesse) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Danny Post.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Riechedly Bazoer (Vitesse) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oussama Tannane with a cross.
  • 72': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Christos Donis tries a through ball, but Georgios Giakoumakis is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Matús Bero (Vitesse) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oussama Tannane.
  • 75': Goal! Vitesse 3, VVV-Venlo 1. Sondre Tronstad (Vitesse) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riechedly Bazoer.
  • 76': Foul by Tobias Pachonik (VVV-Venlo).
  • 76': Oussama Tannane (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse).
  • 77': Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse).
  • 78': Tobias Pachonik (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Simon Janssen replaces Zinedine Machach.
  • 79': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Yahcuroo Roemer replaces Meritan Shabani.
  • 79': Christos Donis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Loïs Openda (Vitesse).
  • 80': Substitution, Vitesse. Tomas Hajek replaces Riechedly Bazoer.
  • 80': Substitution, Vitesse. Oussama Darfalou replaces Loïs Openda.
  • 82': Goal! Vitesse 4, VVV-Venlo 1. Armando Broja (Vitesse) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matús Bero.
  • 84': Foul by Danny Post (VVV-Venlo).
  • 84': Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Danny Post (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse).
  • 85': Substitution, Vitesse. Thomas Bruns replaces Sondre Tronstad.
  • 85': Substitution, Vitesse. Noah Ohio replaces Armando Broja.
  • 85': Substitution, Vitesse. Patrick Vroegh replaces Matús Bero.
  • 86': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Thomas Bruns.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Oussama Tannane (Vitesse) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Noah Ohio.
  • 88': Foul by Yahcuroo Roemer (VVV-Venlo).
  • 88': Maximilian Wittek (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Jacob Rasmussen (Vitesse) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oussama Tannane with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Tobias Pachonik tries a through ball, but Yahcuroo Roemer is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Vitesse 4, VVV-Venlo 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Vitesse 4, VVV-Venlo 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 1
44.7 Possession 55.3
5 SHOTS 23
2 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
309 Accurate Passes 390
396 Passes 475
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 6
4 Crosses 18
0.0 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 49
24 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 2
3 Effective Tackles 20
8 Tackles 29
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 14
22 Effective Clearances 11
22 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Gelredome
Location: Arnhem, Netherlands

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5 +10 15
2 PSV Eindhoven 5 +9 12
3 Ajax Amsterdam 5 +6 11
4 AZ Alkmaar 4 +5 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

VIT Vitesse (5-3-2)

No. Name
22 Remko Pasveer (GK)
10 Riechedly Bazoer
6 Jacob Rasmussen
3 Danilho Doekhi
32 Maximilian Wittek
2 Eli Dasa
14 Oussama Tannane
8 Sondre Tronstad
21 Matús Bero
11 Armando Broja
7 Loïs Openda
Vitesse Substitutes:
Oussama Darfalou, Patrick Vroegh, Jeroen Houwen, Hilary Gong, Noah Ohio, Enzo Cornelisse, Tomas Hajek, Thomas Bruns, Daan Huisman, Million Manhoef, Alois Oroz, Idrissa Touré.

VVV VVV-Venlo (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thorsten Kirschbaum (GK)
44 Kristopher Da Graca
4 Roy Gelmi
5 Steffen Schäfer
2 Tobias Pachonik
8 Zinédine Machach
18 Christos Donis
6 Danny Post
11 Giorgos Giakoumakis
27 Torino Hunte
37 Meritan Shabani
VVV-Venlo Substitutes:
Lars Nabbe, Nezar S'Rifi, Yahcuroo Roemer, Bram Verbong, Josua John, Lukas Schmitz, Delano van Crooij, Guus Hupperts, Simon Janssen, Arjan Swinkels, Wassim Essanoussi, Jafar Arias.

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