Willem II vs RKC Waalwijk, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
· Dutch EredivisieAbout
Willem II are hosting RKC Waalwijk
at Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, 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.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld.
- 7': Penalty Willem II. Cisse Sandra draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 7': Penalty conceded by Julian Lelieveld (RKC Waalwijk) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 8': Goal! Willem II 1, RKC Waalwijk 0. Kyan Vaesen (Willem II) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 21': Attempt saved. Denilho Cleonise (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Lelieveld.
- 23': Foul by Jesse Bosch (Willem II).
- 23': Godfried Roemeratoe (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Cisse Sandra (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Yassin Oukili (RKC Waalwijk).
- 30': Goal! Willem II 2, RKC Waalwijk 0. Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 33': Attempt missed. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amine Lachkar.
- 39': Attempt missed. Chris Lokesa (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 40': Jesse Bosch (Willem II) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kyan Vaesen.
- 41': Cisse Sandra (Willem II) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mickaël Tirpan with a cross.
- 44': Attempt missed. Kyan Vaesen (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Willem II 2, RKC Waalwijk 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Willem II 2, RKC Waalwijk 0.
- 45': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Daouda Weidmann replaces Julian Lelieveld.
- 45': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Juan Familia-Castillo replaces Aaron Meijers.
- 45': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Liam van Gelderen replaces Yassin Oukili.
- 48': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (RKC Waalwijk) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Chris Lokesa.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld.
- 50': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Godfried Roemeratoe.
- 52': Own Goal by Roshon van Eijma, RKC Waalwijk. Willem II 3, RKC Waalwijk 0.
- 53': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Amine Lachkar.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Daouda Weidmann (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Lokesa.
- 55': Foul by Raffael Behounek (Willem II).
- 55': Richonell Margaret (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Raffael Behounek (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Oskar Zawada (RKC Waalwijk).
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Tommy St. Jago (Willem II).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Denilho Cleonise (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Lokesa.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Richonell Margaret (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dario Van den Buijs.
- 60': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Amine Lachkar.
- 63': Attempt saved. Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 63': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Jeroen Houwen.
- 65': Substitution, Willem II. Boris Lambert replaces Mickaël Tirpan.
- 65': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Reuven Niemeijer replaces Richonell Margaret.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Roshon van Eijma (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Reuven Niemeijer.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Denilho Cleonise (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Lokesa.
- 67': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Amine Lachkar.
- 68': Attempt saved. Oskar Zawada (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reuven Niemeijer.
- 72': Foul by Daouda Weidmann (RKC Waalwijk).
- 72': Tommy St. Jago (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Substitution, Willem II. Amar Fatah replaces Nick Doodeman.
- 77': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Juan Familia-Castillo.
- 78': Attempt missed. Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amar Fatah with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Patrick Vroegh replaces Godfried Roemeratoe.
- 80': Substitution, Willem II. Jeremy Bokila replaces Kyan Vaesen.
- 80': Substitution, Willem II. Emilio Kehrer replaces Cisse Sandra.
- 81': Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Liam van Gelderen (RKC Waalwijk).
- 81': Liam van Gelderen (RKC Waalwijk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Emilio Kehrer (Willem II).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Attempt saved. Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Amar Fatah.
- 82': Attempt saved. Jesse Bosch (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 83': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
- 83': Roshon van Eijma (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Patrick Vroegh (RKC Waalwijk).
- 84': Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Juan Familia-Castillo.
- 88': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Boris Lambert.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Chris Lokesa (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 89': Foul by Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II).
- 89': Reuven Niemeijer (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Willem II 3, RKC Waalwijk 0.
- 0': Match ends, Willem II 3, RKC Waalwijk 0.
Statistics
 RKC |
WIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.8 | Possession | 59.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 331 | Accurate Passes | 516 |
| 401 | Passes | 591 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 16 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 21 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion
Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
Attendance: 13,000
Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion
Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
Attendance: 13,000
Eredivisie Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | NEC Nijmegen | 4 | +10 | 9 |
| 3 | FC Utrecht | 4 | +8 | 9 |
| 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 4 | +7 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Willem II (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Didillon (GK) |
| 30 | Raffael Behounek  |
| 33 | Tommy St. Jago |
| 25 | Mickaël Tirpan |
| 34 | Amine Lachkar |
| 16 | Ringo Meerveld |
| 8 | Jesse Bosch |
| 5 | Runar Sigurgeirsson |
| 7 | Nick Doodeman |
| 9 | Kyan Vaesen |
| 14 | Cisse Sandra |
RKC Waalwijk (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jeroen Houwen (GK) |
| 3 | Dario van den Buijs |
| 17 | Roshon van Eijma |
| 28 | Aaron Meijers |
| 2 | Julian Lelieveld |
| 14 | Chris Lokesa |
| 6 | Yassin Oukili |
| 24 | Godfried Roemeratoe |
| 9 | Oskar Zawada |
| 19 | Richonell Margaret |
| 7 | Denilho Cleonise |
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