Excelsior vs Almere City, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie

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Excelsior are hosting Almere City 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.
1': Offside, Almere City FC. Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp tries a through ball, but Rajiv van La Parra is caught offside.
3': Offside, Almere City FC. Peer Koopmeiners tries a through ball, but Rajiv van La Parra is caught offside.
6': Foul by Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior).
6': Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Foul by Manel Royo (Almere City FC).
7': Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior).
9': Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Offside, Almere City FC. Thomas Robinet tries a through ball, but Rajiv van La Parra is caught offside.
12': Foul by Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior).
12': Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Attempt blocked. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Redouan El Yaakoubi.
16': Attempt saved. Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
19': Foul by Cisse Sandra (Excelsior).
19': Théo Barbet (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Hand ball by Théo Barbet (Almere City FC).
24': Attempt blocked. Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cisse Sandra.
24': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Théo Barbet.
25': Attempt missed. Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech with a cross.
25': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (Almere City FC).
25': Julian Baas (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Stije Resink (Almere City FC).
26': Stije Resink (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Foul by Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp (Almere City FC).
30': Sven Nieuwpoort (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
32': Attempt blocked. Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stije Resink.
32': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Casper Widell.
32': Casper Widell (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp (Almere City FC).
33': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Casper Widell.
34': Attempt missed. Peer Koopmeiners (Almere City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
37': Attempt missed. Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Manel Royo with a cross.
39': Hand ball by Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC).
40': Offside, Excelsior. Arthur Zagre tries a through ball, but Couhaib Driouech is caught offside.
41': Attempt saved. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikolas Agrafiotis.
41': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Nordin Bakker.
41': Attempt missed. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross following a corner.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Foul by Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC).
45': Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': First Half ends, Excelsior 0, Almere City FC 0.
45': Second Half begins Excelsior 0, Almere City FC 0.
45': Substitution, Excelsior. Richie Omorowa replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
47': Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Sherel Floranus (Almere City FC).
50': Attempt missed. Stije Resink (Almere City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thomas Robinet.
52': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Sherel Floranus.
53': Substitution, Almere City FC. Lance Duijvestijn replaces Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp.
57': Attempt missed. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Arthur Zagre.
58': Foul by Sven Nieuwpoort (Excelsior).
58': Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Attempt missed. Lance Duijvestijn (Almere City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hamdi Akujobi with a cross.
60': Attempt blocked. Stije Resink (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamdi Akujobi.
62': Attempt saved. Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Théo Barbet with a through ball.
62': Attempt saved. Lance Duijvestijn (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
62': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
62': Attempt missed. Damian van Bruggen (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Théo Barbet following a corner.
62': Attempt missed. Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Damian van Bruggen following a corner.
63': Attempt missed. Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Arthur Zagre.
64': Attempt missed. Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
66': Foul by Arthur Zagre (Excelsior).
66': Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Arthur Zagre (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC).
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Foul by Sven Nieuwpoort (Excelsior).
68': Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Attempt saved. Manel Royo (Almere City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
70': Attempt missed. Peer Koopmeiners (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stije Resink.
70': Substitution, Excelsior. Troy Parrott replaces Couhaib Driouech.
70': Substitution, Excelsior. Oscar Uddenäs replaces Nikolas Agrafiotis.
73': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Arthur Zagre.
75': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Julian Baas.
78': Foul by Damian van Bruggen (Almere City FC).
78': Troy Parrott (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Substitution, Almere City FC. Yann Kitala replaces Thomas Robinet.
79': Substitution, Almere City FC. Yoann Cathline replaces Rajiv van La Parra.
80': Substitution, Excelsior. Serano Seymor replaces Sven Nieuwpoort.
80': Substitution, Excelsior. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Julian Baas.
81': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (Almere City FC).
81': Kian Fitz-Jim (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Hand ball by Manel Royo (Almere City FC).
83': Manel Royo (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
83': Attempt missed. Arthur Zagre (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Richie Omorowa.
86': Foul by Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC).
86': Troy Parrott (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Substitution, Almere City FC. Loïc Mbe Soh replaces Hamdi Akujobi.
87': Substitution, Almere City FC. Christopher Mamengi replaces Théo Barbet.
88': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Siebe Horemans.
88': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Christopher Mamengi.
89': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim with a cross.
89': Attempt missed. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim with a cross following a corner.
90': Attempt blocked. Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Uddenäs.
90': Attempt blocked. Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Sherel Floranus (Almere City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Excelsior 0, Almere City FC 0.
0': Match ends, Excelsior 0, Almere City FC 0.
0': Match ends, Excelsior 0, Almere City FC 0.

Statistics

ALM		EXC
13	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
50.7	Possession	49.3
15	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
286	Accurate Passes	280
431	Passes	430
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	5
23	Crosses	10
0.3	Cross %	0.5
69	Long Balls	96
23	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	6
14	Effective Tackles	11
20	Tackles	21
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
12	Interceptions	14
13	Effective Clearances	31
13	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

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

Eredivisie Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	PSV Eindhoven	30	+44	74
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	30	+21	55
3	NEC Nijmegen	30	+24	54
4	FC Twente	30	+19	53

Full Table

Line-Ups

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
14	Couhaib Driouech
30	Sanches Fernandes

Excelsior Substitutes:

Norbert Alblas, Mimeirhel Benita, Pascal Kuiper, Troy Parrott, Oscar Uddenas, Ian Smeulers, Richie Omorowa, Kian Fitz-Jim, Adrian Fein, Serano Seymor.

Almere City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Nordin Bakker (GK)
22	Theo Barbet
4	Damian Van Bruggen
23	Royo
2	Sherel Floranus
15	Peer Koopmeiners
28	Stije Resink
39	Jochem Ritmeester Van De Kamp
20	Hamdi Akujobi
27	Rajiv van La Parra
9	Thomas Robinet

Almere City Substitutes:

Loïc Mbe Soh, Samuel Radlinger, Stijn Keller, Pascu, Marcelencio Esajas, Bradly van Hoeven, Joey Jacobs, Yoann Cathline, Yann Kitala, Lance Duijvestijn, Christopher Mamengi, Kornelius Hansen.

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