Excelsior vs PEC Zwolle, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
· Dutch Eredivisie
FT
2 - 4
2 - 4
About
Excelsior are hosting PEC Zwolle
at Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands, starting on
. The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Cisse Sandra (Excelsior).
- 2': Lennart Thy (PEC Zwolle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, PEC Zwolle. Conceded by Casper Widell.
- 5': Hand ball by Bram van Polen (PEC Zwolle).
- 7': Attempt missed. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Redouan El Yaakoubi with a through ball.
- 8': Attempt missed. Younes Namli (PEC Zwolle) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Davy van den Berg.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolas Agrafiotis.
- 10': Attempt saved. Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 10': Attempt missed. Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Siebe Horemans with a cross.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
- 16': Foul by Arthur Zagré (Excelsior).
- 16': Younes Namli (PEC Zwolle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Younes Namli (PEC Zwolle) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eliano Reijnders.
- 18': Corner, PEC Zwolle. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
- 19': Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Odysseus Velanas (PEC Zwolle).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Julian Baas (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Redouan El Yaakoubi.
- 25': Attempt saved. Cisse Sandra (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
- 25': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Jasper Schendelaar.
- 26': Attempt saved. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross.
- 28': Offside, PEC Zwolle. Bram van Polen tries a through ball, but Anselmo MacNulty is caught offside.
- 30': Davy van den Berg (PEC Zwolle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).
- 32': Offside, PEC Zwolle. Younes Namli tries a through ball, but Ferdy Druijf is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt missed. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
- 35': Corner, PEC Zwolle. Conceded by Cisse Sandra.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Ferdy Druijf (PEC Zwolle).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Substitution, PEC Zwolle. Apostolos Vellios replaces Ferdy Druijf because of an injury.
- 39': Attempt missed. Julian Baas (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Siebe Horemans with a cross.
- 39': Own Goal by Zico Buurmeester, PEC Zwolle. Excelsior 1, PEC Zwolle 0.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Zico Buurmeester (PEC Zwolle).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Foul by Davy van den Berg (PEC Zwolle).
- 41': Julian Baas (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Davy van den Berg (PEC Zwolle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).
- 45': Attempt missed. Apostolos Vellios (PEC Zwolle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Odysseus Velanas with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Excelsior 1, PEC Zwolle 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Excelsior 1, PEC Zwolle 0.
- 47': Goal! Excelsior 1, PEC Zwolle 1. Younes Namli (PEC Zwolle) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davy van den Berg.
- 50': Foul by Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior).
- 50': Younes Namli (PEC Zwolle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Younes Namli (PEC Zwolle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Odysseus Velanas.
- 51': Corner, PEC Zwolle. Conceded by Julian Baas.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Lennart Thy (PEC Zwolle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davy van den Berg.
- 53': Foul by Anselmo MacNulty (PEC Zwolle).
- 53': Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Siebe Horemans.
- 57': Anselmo MacNulty (PEC Zwolle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).
- 60': Attempt missed. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nikolas Agrafiotis.
- 61': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Eliano Reijnders.
- 62': Substitution, Excelsior. Lazaros Lamprou replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
- 63': Foul by Bram van Polen (PEC Zwolle).
- 63': Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Siebe Horemans with a cross.
- 65': Davy van den Berg (PEC Zwolle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Julian Baas (Excelsior).
- 66': Goal! Excelsior 1, PEC Zwolle 2. Apostolos Vellios (PEC Zwolle) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zico Buurmeester.
- 68': Foul by Sam Kersten (PEC Zwolle).
- 68': Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech with a cross.
- 69': Apostolos Vellios (PEC Zwolle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Siebe Horemans (Excelsior).
- 70': Offside, PEC Zwolle. Odysseus Velanas tries a through ball, but Zico Buurmeester is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Excelsior. Troy Parrott replaces Nikolas Agrafiotis.
- 72': Substitution, Excelsior. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Sven Nieuwpoort.
- 72': Attempt missed. Odysseus Velanas (PEC Zwolle) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Younes Namli.
- 73': Goal! Excelsior 1, PEC Zwolle 3. Lennart Thy (PEC Zwolle) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Odysseus Velanas.
- 74': Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Sam Kersten (PEC Zwolle).
- 75': Attempt missed. Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 79': Attempt missed. Cisse Sandra (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lazaros Lamprou with a cross.
- 81': Goal! Excelsior 1, PEC Zwolle 4. Apostolos Vellios (PEC Zwolle) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
- 82': Substitution, Excelsior. Richie Omorowa replaces Cisse Sandra.
- 82': Substitution, Excelsior. Oscar Uddenäs replaces Couhaib Driouech.
- 84': Foul by Davy van den Berg (PEC Zwolle).
- 84': Julian Baas (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Goal! Excelsior 2, PEC Zwolle 4. Troy Parrott (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 85': Substitution, PEC Zwolle. Damian van der Haar replaces Anselmo MacNulty.
- 85': Substitution, PEC Zwolle. Nico Serrano replaces Younes Namli.
- 85': Substitution, PEC Zwolle. Ryan Thomas replaces Odysseus Velanas.
- 87': Offside, PEC Zwolle. Nico Serrano tries a through ball, but Apostolos Vellios is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Nico Serrano (PEC Zwolle).
- 90'+2': Nico Serrano (PEC Zwolle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Bram van Polen (PEC Zwolle).
- 90'+3': Richie Omorowa (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Bram van Polen (PEC Zwolle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Julian Baas (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Nico Serrano (PEC Zwolle) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Apostolos Vellios with a headed pass.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Excelsior 2, PEC Zwolle 4.
- 0': Match ends, Excelsior 2, PEC Zwolle 4.
Statistics
 PEC |
EXC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.8 | Possession | 54.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 331 | Accurate Passes | 401 |
| 424 | Passes | 498 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 11 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 18 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 16 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: Stadion Woudestein
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 4,400
Venue: Stadion Woudestein
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 4,400
Eredivisie Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | +9 | 12 |
| 3 | Ajax Amsterdam | 5 | +6 | 11 |
| 4 | FC Utrecht | 4 | +8 | 9 |
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 |
| 8 | Cisse Sandra |
| 33 | Julian Baas |
| 19 | Nikolas Agrafiotis |
| 14 | Couhaib Driouech |
| 30 | Sanches Fernandes |
PEC Zwolle (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper Schendelaar (GK) |
| 2 | Bram van Polen  |
| 4 | Sam Kersten |
| 15 | Anselmo Garcia MacNulty |
| 23 | Eliano Reijnders |
| 9 | Lennart Thy |
| 11 | Davy van den Berg |
| 28 | Zico Buurmeester |
| 10 | Ferdy Druijf |
| 18 | Odysseus Velanas |
| 7 | Younes Namli |
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