Dutch Eredivisie

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

· Dutch Eredivisie
Excelsior
  • 45'+3': Troy Parrott
  • 66': Troy Parrott
  • 67': Couhaib Driouech
  • 90'+5': Couhaib Driouech
FT
4 - 0
Heracles Almelo

    About

    Excelsior are hosting Heracles Almelo 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.
    • 3': Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior).
    • 3': Foul by Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo).
    • 3': Troy Parrott (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 6': Offside, Excelsior. Lance Duijvestijn is caught offside.
    • 8': Foul by Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo).
    • 8': Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo).
    • 9': Troy Parrott (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes with a cross.
    • 9': Offside, Excelsior. Derensili Sanches Fernandes is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Mohamed Sankoh (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordy Bruijn.
    • 11': Delay in match (Excelsior).
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Fredrik Oppegård (Heracles Almelo).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn.
    • 24': Delay in match (Excelsior).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Foul by Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo).
    • 26': Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Lazaros Lamprou.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Lance Duijvestijn (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Arthur Zagré.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn with a through ball.
    • 32': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Justin Hoogma.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Lance Duijvestijn (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn following a corner.
    • 35': Foul by Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo).
    • 35': Mimeirhel Benita (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo).
    • 45': Foul by Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo).
    • 45': Lance Duijvestijn (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Ajdin Hrustic.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Baas.
    • 45'+3': Goal! Excelsior 1, Heracles Almelo 0. Troy Parrott (Excelsior) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Excelsior 1, Heracles Almelo 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Excelsior 1, Heracles Almelo 0.
    • 46': Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior).
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordy Bruijn.
    • 47': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Arthur Zagré.
    • 49': Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Arthur Zagré (Excelsior).
    • 51': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Justin Hoogma.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross.
    • 51': Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Mohamed Sankoh (Heracles Almelo).
    • 52': Mohamed Sankoh (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Foul by Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo).
    • 53': Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Baas with a through ball.
    • 54': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Michael Brouwer.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Lance Duijvestijn (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Zagré.
    • 57': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Marko Vejinovic replaces Jordy Bruijn.
    • 57': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Mario Engels replaces Bryan Limbombe.
    • 58': Foul by Marko Vejinovic (Heracles Almelo).
    • 58': Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Ruben Roosken (Heracles Almelo).
    • 59': Mimeirhel Benita (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Siebe Horemans.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ajdin Hrustic with a cross.
    • 62': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
    • 62': Substitution, Excelsior. Couhaib Driouech replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Julian Baas (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech.
    • 63': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marko Vejinovic.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Mohamed Sankoh (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Engels with a cross following a fast break.
    • 65': Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Foul by Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo).
    • 65': Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card.
    • 66': Goal! Excelsior 2, Heracles Almelo 0. Troy Parrott (Excelsior) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech.
    • 67': Goal! Excelsior 3, Heracles Almelo 0. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn.
    • 68': Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 70': Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Marko Vejinovic (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Delay in match (Excelsior).
    • 72': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Thomas Bruns replaces Ajdin Hrustic.
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Mario Engels is caught offside.
    • 74': Foul by Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior).
    • 74': Ruben Roosken (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Mohamed Sankoh (Heracles Almelo) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marko Vejinovic.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Foul by Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo).
    • 77': Troy Parrott (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Couhaib Driouech.
    • 84': Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Marko Vejinovic (Heracles Almelo).
    • 85': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Jannes Wieckhoff replaces Navajo Bakboord.
    • 85': Substitution, Excelsior. Noah Naujoks replaces Lazaros Lamprou.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 88': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marko Vejinovic.
    • 89': Foul by Troy Parrott (Excelsior).
    • 89': Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Mohamed Sankoh is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Troy Parrott.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Mohamed Sankoh (Heracles Almelo).
    • 90'+3': Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Goal! Excelsior 4, Heracles Almelo 0. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Redouan El Yaakoubi.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Excelsior 4, Heracles Almelo 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Excelsior 4, Heracles Almelo 0.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Excelsior 4, Heracles Almelo 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Excelsior 4, Heracles Almelo 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 5
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 0
    40.4 Possession 59.6
    6 SHOTS 20
    0 ON GOAL 9
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    251 Accurate Passes 422
    340 Passes 498
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 27
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    67 Long Balls 72
    25 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    10 Effective Tackles 3
    19 Tackles 10
    0.5 Tackle % 0.3
    6 Interceptions 5
    23 Effective Clearances 7
    23 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

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

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 6 +10 16
    2 PSV Eindhoven 6 +9 13
    3 Ajax Amsterdam 6 +6 12
    4 FC Groningen 6 +3 12
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    EXC Excelsior (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
    4 Redouan El Yaakoubi
    2 Siebe Horemans
    12 Arthur Zagre Yellow Card
    22 Mimeirhel Benita
    23 Lance Duijvestijn
    33 Julian Baas
    10 Kenzo Goudmijn
    9 Troy Parrott
    7 Lazaros Lamprou
    30 Sanches Fernandes
    Excelsior Substitutes:
    Sven Nieuwpoort, Richie Omorowa, Casper Widell, Cisse Sandra, Couhaib Driouech, Siem De Moes, Noah Naujoks, Oscar Uddenas, Mike van Duinen, Pascal Kuiper.

    HER Heracles Almelo (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Michael Brouwer (GK)
    21 Justin Hoogma
    27 Kelvin Leerdam
    22 Fredrik Oppegard
    19 Navajo Bakboord
    5 Jordy Bruijn
    20 Ajdin Hrustic Yellow Card
    14 Brian De Keersmaecker
    44 Mohamed Sankoh Yellow Card
    12 Ruben Roosken
    7 Bryan Limbombe Ekango
    Heracles Almelo Substitutes:
    Timo Jansink, Lasse Wehmeyer, Mario Engels, Diego Van Oorschot, Jetro Willems, Sem Scheperman, Marko Vejinovic, Jannes Wieckhoff, Fabian De Keijzer, Thomas Bruns.

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