Dutch Eredivisie

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

· Dutch Eredivisie
Excelsior
  • 18': Damon Mirani (OG)
  • 80': Marouan Azarkan
FT
2 - 0
FC Volendam

    About

    Excelsior are hosting FC Volendam at Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, 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': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Benaissa Benamar.
    • 2': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Brian Plat.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marouan Azarkan with a cross following a corner.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Gaetano Oristanio (FC Volendam) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bilal Ould-Chikh.
    • 3': Corner, FC Volendam. Conceded by Adrian Fein.
    • 4': Foul by Carel Eiting (FC Volendam).
    • 4': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 6': Derry Murkin (FC Volendam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Foul by Siebe Horemans (Excelsior).
    • 6': Attempt missed. Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenzo Goudmijn.
    • 7': Corner, FC Volendam. Conceded by Redouan El Yaakoubi.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Robert Mühren (FC Volendam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Derry Murkin.
    • 9': Florent Da Silva (FC Volendam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior).
    • 17': Attempt saved. Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marouan Azarkan.
    • 17': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Filip Stankovic.
    • 18': Own Goal by Damon Mirani, FC Volendam. Excelsior 1, FC Volendam 0.
    • 19': Brian Plat (FC Volendam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior).
    • 19': Foul by Carel Eiting (FC Volendam).
    • 19': Julian Baas (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Offside, FC Volendam. Benaissa Benamar tries a through ball, but Bilal Ould-Chikh is caught offside.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech with a cross.
    • 29': Foul by Derry Murkin (FC Volendam).
    • 29': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Gaetano Oristanio (FC Volendam) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carel Eiting.
    • 35': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Damon Mirani.
    • 39': Corner, FC Volendam. Conceded by Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrian Fein.
    • 40': Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) hits the left post with a right footed shot from very close range.
    • 40': Offside, Excelsior. Siebe Horemans tries a through ball, but Couhaib Driouech is caught offside.
    • 43': Corner, FC Volendam. Conceded by Siebe Horemans.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Excelsior 1, FC Volendam 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Excelsior 1, FC Volendam 0.
    • 48': Brian Plat (FC Volendam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).
    • 48': Foul by Damon Mirani (FC Volendam).
    • 48': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reda Kharchouch.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Siebe Horemans with a cross.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Bilal Ould-Chikh (FC Volendam) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gaetano Oristanio with a cross.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Robert Mühren (FC Volendam) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 57': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Xavier Mbuyamba.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross.
    • 57': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Filip Stankovic.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Julian Baas (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 59': Brian Plat (FC Volendam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).
    • 59': Foul by Bilal Ould-Chikh (FC Volendam).
    • 59': Sven Nieuwpoort (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Derry Murkin (FC Volendam) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carel Eiting.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Carel Eiting (FC Volendam) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 66': Foul by Gaetano Oristanio (FC Volendam).
    • 66': Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Siebe Horemans (Excelsior).
    • 67': Gaetano Oristanio (FC Volendam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Foul by Brian Plat (FC Volendam).
    • 68': Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Brian Plat (FC Volendam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Offside, FC Volendam. Gaetano Oristanio tries a through ball, but Robert Mühren is caught offside.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Carel Eiting (FC Volendam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bilal Ould-Chikh with a cross.
    • 71': Substitution, FC Volendam. Daryl van Mieghem replaces Damon Mirani.
    • 71': Substitution, FC Volendam. Henk Veerman replaces Bilal Ould-Chikh.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Baas.
    • 72': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Benaissa Benamar.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Sven Nieuwpoort (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross following a corner.
    • 75': Daryl van Mieghem (FC Volendam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior).
    • 75': Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Substitution, Excelsior. Peer Koopmeiners replaces Adrian Fein.
    • 77': Substitution, Excelsior. Maxime Awoudja replaces Couhaib Driouech.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Benaissa Benamar (FC Volendam).
    • 79': Substitution, FC Volendam. Achraf Douiri replaces Benaissa Benamar because of an injury.
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Goal! Excelsior 2, FC Volendam 0. Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Baas.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Carel Eiting (FC Volendam) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Mühren with a headed pass.
    • 86': Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Marouan Azarkan.
    • 86': Foul by Derry Murkin (FC Volendam).
    • 86': Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Excelsior. Nikolas Agrafiotis replaces Reda Kharchouch.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen tries a through ball, but Nikolas Agrafiotis is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Brian Plat (FC Volendam).
    • 90'+2': Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kenzo Goudmijn.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Excelsior. Julian Baas tries a through ball, but Nikolas Agrafiotis is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Excelsior 2, FC Volendam 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Excelsior 2, FC Volendam 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 0
    52.4 Possession 47.6
    9 SHOTS 17
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    334 Accurate Passes 305
    454 Passes 413
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 8
    24 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    77 Long Balls 78
    33 Accurate Long Balls 43
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    13 Effective Tackles 17
    19 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    9 Interceptions 11
    15 Effective Clearances 35
    15 Clearances 35

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Stadion Woudestein
    Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 4,400

    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

    EXC Excelsior (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
    4 Redouan El Yaakoubi Yellow Card
    16 Sven Nieuwpoort
    28 Nathan Tjoe-A-On
    2 Siebe Horemans
    8 Kenzo Goudmijn
    33 Julian Baas
    5 Adrian Fein
    9 Reda Kharchouch
    14 Couhaib Driouech
    10 Marouan Azarkan
    Excelsior Substitutes:
    Serano Seymor, Pascal Kuiper, Nathangelo Markelo, Peer Koopmeiners, Norbert Alblas, Mike van Duinen, Joshua Eijgenraam, Nikolas Agrafiotis, Lazaros Lamprou, Maxime Awoudja.

    VOL FC Volendam (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Filip Stankovic (GK)
    6 Benaissa Benamar
    4 Damon Mirani
    31 Xavier Mbuyamba
    8 Carel Eiting
    12 Florent Da Silva
    5 Derry John Murkin
    3 Brian Plat Yellow Card
    21 Robert Mühren
    10 Gaetano Oristanio
    11 Bilal Ould-Chikh
    FC Volendam Substitutes:
    Achraf Douiri, Calvin Twigt, Barry Lauwers, Daryl van Mieghem, Kayne Van Oevelen, Walid Ould-Chikh, Henk Veerman, Joey Antonioli, Dean James, Ibrahim El Kadiri, Josh Flint.

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