Dutch Eredivisie

FC Twente vs Excelsior, 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Twente
  • 1': Denilho Cleonise
  • 8': Christos Tzolis
  • 62': Václav Cerný
  • 90'+3': Václav Cerný
FT
4 - 0
Excelsior

    About

    FC Twente are hosting Excelsior at De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, 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.
    • 1': Goal! FC Twente 1, Excelsior 0. Denilho Cleonise (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 4': Foul by Julian Baas (Excelsior).
    • 4': Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Goal! FC Twente 2, Excelsior 0. Christos Tzolis (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricky van Wolfswinkel.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 9': VAR Decision: Goal FC Twente 2-0 Excelsior (Christos Tzolis).
    • 14': Foul by Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Excelsior).
    • 14': Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Mees Hilgers (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gijs Smal with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 20': Hand ball by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denilho Cleonise.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 23': Offside, Excelsior. Redouan El Yaakoubi tries a through ball, but Couhaib Driouech is caught offside.
    • 23': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 25': VAR Decision: No Goal FC Twente 2-0 Excelsior.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Julian Baas (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 31': Foul by Yassin Ayoub (Excelsior).
    • 31': Manfred Ugalde (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Yassin Ayoub (Excelsior).
    • 33': Joshua Brenet (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Brenet.
    • 35': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Joshua Eijgenraam.
    • 36': Foul by Denilho Cleonise (FC Twente).
    • 36': Yassin Ayoub (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Offside, Excelsior. Stijn van Gassel tries a through ball, but Couhaib Driouech is caught offside.
    • 38': Foul by Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente).
    • 38': Julian Baas (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech.
    • 42': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
    • 42': Yassin Ayoub (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Ramiz Zerrouki.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yassin Ayoub with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Hand ball by Christos Tzolis (FC Twente).
    • 45'+4': Foul by Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Excelsior).
    • 45'+4': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, FC Twente 2, Excelsior 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Twente 2, Excelsior 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 48': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Mees Hilgers.
    • 50': Offside, Excelsior. Kenzo Goudmijn tries a through ball, but Reda Kharchouch is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Joshua Eijgenraam (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reda Kharchouch.
    • 56': Offside, Excelsior. Julian Baas tries a through ball, but Reda Kharchouch is caught offside.
    • 57': Christos Tzolis (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Siebe Horemans (Excelsior).
    • 57': Attempt saved. Gijs Smal (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 60': Substitution, FC Twente. Wout Brama replaces Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
    • 60': Substitution, FC Twente. Václav Cerny replaces Denilho Cleonise.
    • 60': Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Reda Kharchouch.
    • 60': Substitution, Excelsior. Adrian Fein replaces Joshua Eijgenraam.
    • 62': Goal! FC Twente 3, Excelsior 0. Václav Cerny (FC Twente) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gijs Smal with a cross.
    • 64': Hand ball by Wout Brama (FC Twente).
    • 68': Attempt missed. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech with a cross.
    • 69': Substitution, FC Twente. Daan Rots replaces Christos Tzolis.
    • 70': Substitution, FC Twente. Anass Salah-Eddine replaces Gijs Smal.
    • 71': Substitution, Excelsior. Jacky Donkor replaces Yassin Ayoub.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacky Donkor.
    • 77': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Joshua Brenet.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross.
    • 80': Foul by Sven Nieuwpoort (Excelsior).
    • 80': Manfred Ugalde (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Substitution, Excelsior. Nathangelo Markelo replaces Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
    • 80': Substitution, Excelsior. Raphaël Eyongo replaces Kenzo Goudmijn.
    • 81': Foul by Václav Cerny (FC Twente).
    • 81': Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Manfred Ugalde (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Václav Cerny.
    • 84': Substitution, FC Twente. Luca Everink replaces Ramiz Zerrouki.
    • 88': Foul by Luca Everink (FC Twente).
    • 88': Nathangelo Markelo (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Raphaël Eyongo (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrian Fein.
    • 90': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Lars Unnerstall.
    • 90'+3': Goal! FC Twente 4, Excelsior 0. Václav Cerny (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Twente 4, Excelsior 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Twente 4, Excelsior 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    2 Saves 2
    46.2 Possession 53.8
    9 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    288 Accurate Passes 362
    400 Passes 468
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    10 Crosses 13
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    77 Long Balls 71
    34 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    18 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    17 Interceptions 21
    14 Effective Clearances 11
    14 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: De Grolsch Veste
    Location: Enschede, Netherlands
    Attendance: 27,000

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 27 +43 68
    2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 27 +21 52
    3 NEC Nijmegen 27 +22 49
    4 Ajax Amsterdam 27 +18 47
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    TWE FC Twente (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lars Unnerstall (GK)
    38 Max Bruns
    2 Mees Hilgers
    5 Gijs Smal
    20 Joshua Brenet
    9 Ricky van Wolfswinkel
    21 Mathias Kjølø
    8 Ramiz Zerrouki
    27 Manfred Ugalde
    19 Christos Tzolis
    26 Denilho Cleonise
    FC Twente Substitutes:
    Issam El Maach, Thijs van Leeuwen, Václav Cerný, Wout Brama, Anass Salah-Eddine, Daan Rots, Przemyslaw Tyton, Jaïr Haakmat, Luca Everink, Casper Staring.

    EXC Excelsior (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
    4 Redouan El Yaakoubi
    16 Sven Nieuwpoort
    28 Nathan Tjoe-A-On
    2 Siebe Horemans
    8 Kenzo Goudmijn
    21 Yassine Ayoub
    6 Joshua Eijgenraam
    9 Reda Kharchouch
    14 Couhaib Driouech
    33 Julian Baas
    Excelsior Substitutes:
    Jacky Donkor, Pascal Kuiper, Mike van Duinen, Serano Seymor, Nathangelo Markelo, Adrian Fein, Raphaël Eyongo.

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