
Willem II vs Heracles Almelo, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo).
- 1': Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Tommy St. Jago.
- 5': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Boris Lambert.
- 6': Attempt missed. Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Damon Mirani following a corner.
- 7': Foul by Mimeirhel Benita (Heracles Almelo).
- 7': Rob Nizet (Willem II) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Kyan Vaesen (Willem II) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Amine Lachkar with a cross.
- 9': Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo).
- 9': Kyan Vaesen (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Jizz Hornkamp.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Juho Talvitie (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Rots.
- 13': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Ringo Meerveld.
- 13': Attempt missed. Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Bruns with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Damon Mirani.
- 13': Attempt missed. Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Suf Podgoreanu following a corner.
- 15': Attempt saved. Jesse Bosch (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld.
- 15': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Fabian de Keijzer.
- 15': Attempt missed. Jesse Bosch (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tommy St. Jago following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Rob Nizet (Willem II).
- 16': Juho Talvitie (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Goal! Willem II 0, Heracles Almelo 1. Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Thomas Bruns with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 20': Foul by Kyan Vaesen (Willem II).
- 20': Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo).
- 24': Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Erik Schouten (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo).
- 28': Attempt saved. Luka Kulenovic (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mimeirhel Benita.
- 28': Attempt missed. Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Suf Podgoreanu following a fast break.
- 34': Foul by Rob Nizet (Willem II).
- 34': Mimeirhel Benita (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Hand ball by Juho Talvitie (Heracles Almelo).
- 44': Attempt saved. Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juho Talvitie.
- 44': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Thomas Didillon-Hödl.
- 45': Attempt saved. Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juho Talvitie.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyan Vaesen.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Willem II 0, Heracles Almelo 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Willem II 0, Heracles Almelo 1.
- 48': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Erik Schouten.
- 50': Foul by Juho Talvitie (Heracles Almelo).
- 50': Kyan Vaesen (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Goal! Willem II 1, Heracles Almelo 1. Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emilio Kehrer with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 52': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Emilio Kehrer.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Bruns with a cross.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Juho Talvitie (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Bruns.
- 53': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Erik Schouten.
- 55': Foul by Mats Rots (Heracles Almelo).
- 55': Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Offside, Willem II. Jeremy Bokila is caught offside.
- 58': Foul by Tommy St. Jago (Willem II).
- 58': Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Damon Mirani.
- 63': Attempt saved. Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyan Vaesen.
- 63': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Fabian de Keijzer.
- 64': Penalty Heracles Almelo. Mats Rots draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Penalty conceded by Amine Lachkar (Willem II) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Amine Lachkar (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Goal! Willem II 1, Heracles Almelo 2. Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 69': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Mario Engels replaces Jizz Hornkamp.
- 70': Mimeirhel Benita (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Offside, Willem II. Jeremy Bokila is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt saved. Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mats Rots.
- 72': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Thomas Didillon-Hödl.
- 72': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Jeremy Bokila.
- 73': Attempt missed. Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Bruns with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Suf Podgoreanu following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Willem II. Amar Fatah replaces Amine Lachkar.
- 73': Substitution, Willem II. Mickaël Tirpan replaces Jeremy Bokila.
- 74': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Ivan Mesík.
- 75': Attempt missed. Kyan Vaesen (Willem II) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emilio Kehrer with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Attempt saved. Kyan Vaesen (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesse Bosch with a through ball.
- 81': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Daniël van Kaam replaces Thomas Bruns.
- 81': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Jan Zamburek replaces Brian De Keersmaecker.
- 83': Substitution, Willem II. Youssuf Sylla replaces Erik Schouten.
- 83': Substitution, Willem II. Patrick Joosten replaces Emilio Kehrer.
- 85': Foul by Boris Lambert (Willem II).
- 85': Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Jan Zamburek (Heracles Almelo).
- 85': Patrick Joosten (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo).
- 87': Youssuf Sylla (Willem II) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Jan Zamburek (Heracles Almelo).
- 88': Jesse Bosch (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Boris Lambert (Willem II) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Jannes Wieckhoff replaces Juho Talvitie.
- 90'+4': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Mickaël Tirpan.
- 90'+7': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Jannes Wieckhoff is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Willem II 1, Heracles Almelo 2.
- 0': Match ends, Willem II 1, Heracles Almelo 2.
Statistics
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11 | Fouls | 6 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
10 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
4 | Saves | 4 |
46.5 | Possession | 53.5 |
16 | SHOTS | 9 |
6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
292 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
359 | Passes | 419 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
22 | Crosses | 18 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
65 | Long Balls | 61 |
39 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
18 | Tackles | 20 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
12 | Interceptions | 6 |
40 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
40 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion
Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
Attendance: 14,500
Eredivisie Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PSV Eindhoven | 33 | +62 | 76 |
2 | Ajax Amsterdam | 33 | +33 | 75 |
3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 33 | +40 | 68 |
4 | FC Utrecht | 33 | +17 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Willem II (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thomas Didillon (GK) |
4 | Erik Schouten |
6 | Boris Lambert |
22 | Rob Nizet |
33 | Tommy St. Jago |
9 | Kyan Vaesen |
8 | Jesse Bosch |
34 | Amine Lachkar ![]() |
18 | Jeremy Bokila |
16 | Ringo Meerveld |
11 | Emilio Kehrer |
Heracles Almelo (4-1-2-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Fabian De Keijzer (GK) |
24 | Ivan Mesik |
4 | Damon Mirani |
14 | Brian De Keersmaecker |
39 | Mats Rots |
2 | Mimeirhel Benita ![]() |
17 | Thomas Bruns |
29 | Suf Podgoreanu |
23 | Juho Talvitie |
9 | Jizz Hornkamp |
19 | Luka Kulenovic |
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