Heracles Almelo vs Excelsior, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie

Heracles Almelo

54': Bryan Limbombe Ekango
60': Justin Hoogma
85': Mohamed Sankoh

FT
3 - 1

Excelsior

19': Nikolas Agrafiotis
56': Lazaros Lamprou

About

Heracles Almelo are hosting Excelsior at Asito Stadion, Almelo, 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.
3': Attempt blocked. Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
4': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Arthur Zagre.
5': Attempt blocked. Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Engels.
5': Attempt blocked. Emil Hansson (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
5': Attempt missed. Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Siebe Horemans.
18': Attempt blocked. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Siebe Horemans.
18': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Brian De Keersmaecker.
19': Goal! Heracles Almelo 0, Excelsior 1. Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lazaros Lamprou with a cross following a corner.
21': Attempt blocked. Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Foul by Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior).
22': Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Delay in match because of an injury Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior).
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Attempt missed. Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Baas with a through ball.
28': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Jetro Willems tries a through ball, but Emil Hansson is caught offside.
32': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Sven Nieuwpoort.
33': Delay in match because of an injury Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Substitution, Excelsior. Richie Omorowa replaces Nikolas Agrafiotis because of an injury.
35': Attempt saved. Antonio Satriano (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jetro Willems with a cross.
36': Antonio Satriano (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
37': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Casper Widell.
39': Foul by Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior).
39': Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Attempt missed. Emil Hansson (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Justin Hoogma.
40': Foul by Richie Omorowa (Excelsior).
40': Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Emil Hansson (Heracles Almelo).
43': Delay in match because of an injury Julian Baas (Excelsior).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Attempt missed. Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Navajo Bakboord with a cross.
44': Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).
44': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Siebe Horemans.
45': Cisse Sandra (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo).
45'+2': Foul by Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo).
45'+2': Richie Omorowa (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Foul by Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo).
45'+2': Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+4': First Half ends, Heracles Almelo 0, Excelsior 1.
45': Second Half begins Heracles Almelo 0, Excelsior 1.
46': Foul by Emil Hansson (Heracles Almelo).
46': Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Anas Ouahim (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).
49': Arthur Zagre (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card.
50': Foul by Cisse Sandra (Excelsior).
50': Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt missed. Anas Ouahim (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jetro Willems following a set piece situation.
52': Attempt saved. Richie Omorowa (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes with a cross.
54': Goal! Heracles Almelo 1, Excelsior 1. Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emil Hansson with a cross.
55': Antonio Satriano (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior).
56': Foul by Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior).
56': Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Second yellow card to Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior).
58': Attempt saved. Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
59': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Sven Nieuwpoort.
60': Goal! Heracles Almelo 2, Excelsior 1. Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emil Hansson with a cross following a corner.
61': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Mohamed Sankoh replaces Antonio Satriano.
62': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Thomas Bruns replaces Bryan Limbombe.
63': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Thomas Bruns tries a through ball, but Mario Engels is caught offside.
63': Substitution, Excelsior. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Julian Baas.
65': Attempt missed. Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker.
66': Foul by Richie Omorowa (Excelsior).
66': Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt blocked. Anas Ouahim (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
69': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Cisse Sandra.
74': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Cisse Sandra.
75': Attempt missed. Mohamed Sankoh (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Navajo Bakboord with a cross.
76': Substitution, Excelsior. Serano Seymor replaces Sven Nieuwpoort.
76': Substitution, Excelsior. Ian Smeulers replaces Cisse Sandra.
76': Substitution, Excelsior. Oscar Uddenäs replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
76': Foul by Ian Smeulers (Excelsior).
76': Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Ian Smeulers (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Sem Scheperman replaces Anas Ouahim.
77': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Abed Nankishi replaces Mario Engels.
78': Hand ball by Oscar Uddenäs (Excelsior).
82': Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo).
82': Kian Fitz-Jim (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Jetro Willems (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card.
83': Attempt missed. Kian Fitz-Jim (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Siebe Horemans.
85': Goal! Heracles Almelo 3, Excelsior 1. Mohamed Sankoh (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker with a through ball following a fast break.
87': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Diego van Oorschot replaces Emil Hansson.
87': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Sem Scheperman tries a through ball, but Mohamed Sankoh is caught offside.
88': Attempt saved. Arthur Zagre (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Redouan El Yaakoubi.
89': Attempt blocked. Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Serano Seymor.
90': Delay in match because of an injury Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo).
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Heracles Almelo 3, Excelsior 1.
0': Match ends, Heracles Almelo 3, Excelsior 1.

Statistics

EXC		HER
12	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	8
2	Saves	2
37	Possession	63
9	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
241	Accurate Passes	457
323	Passes	537
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	11
8	Crosses	32
0.4	Cross %	0.3
65	Long Balls	61
33	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	10
17	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	5
25	Effective Clearances	11
25	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Asito Stadion
Location: Almelo, Netherlands
Attendance: 11,185

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

Heracles Almelo (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Michael Brouwer (GK)
21	Justin Hoogma
4	Sven Sonnenberg
15	Jetro Willems
19	Navajo Bakboord
8	Mario Engels
10	Anas Ouahim
14	Brian De Keersmaecker
9	Antonio Satriano
29	Emil Hansson
7	Bryan Limbombe Ekango

Heracles Almelo Substitutes:

Jannes Wieckhoff, Abdenego Nankishi, Mohamed Sankoh, Thomas Bruns, Sava-Arangel Cestic, Stijn Bultman, Diego Van Oorschot, Sem Scheperman, Ruben Roosken, Robin Jalving, Marko Vejinovic, Fabian De Keijzer.

Excelsior (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Stijn van Gassel (GK)
16	Sven Nieuwpoort
5	Casper Widell
12	Arthur Zagre
2	Siebe Horemans
4	Redouan El Yaakoubi
33	Julian Baas
8	Cisse Sandra
19	Nikolas Agrafiotis
7	Lazaros Lamprou
30	Sanches Fernandes

Excelsior Substitutes:

Ian Smeulers, Serano Seymor, Richie Omorowa, Norbert Alblas, Troy Parrott, Kian Fitz-Jim, Mimeirhel Benita, Oscar Uddenas, Noah Naujoks.

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