De Graafschap beats Vitesse in an exciting match
De Graafschap secured a convincing 4-1 victory over Vitesse in a match full of action at the Stadion De Vijverberg in Doetinchem. The match, corresponding to matchday 8 of the Eerste Divisie, was marked by a red card, two penalties, and a large number of yellow cards.
The first goal of the match came in the 36th minute, when L. Schoppema opened the scoring for De Graafschap. Vitesse reacted with changes in the second half, but a penalty in the 75th minute for De Graafschap, converted by R. Seuntjens, secured the home team’s victory.
The match became uphill for Vitesse in the 55th minute, when A. Buttner received his second yellow card and was sent off. Despite being down a man, Vitesse managed to pull one back in the 64th minute with a goal by I. Yegoian, but they couldn’t prevent the defeat. De Graafschap closed the scoring with a goal from D. Warmerdam in the 67th minute and the second penalty converted by R. Seuntjens in the 75th minute.
The match was marked by the intensity and fight of both teams, with a total of 24 fouls committed and 5 yellow cards. De Graafschap, with 54% possession of the ball, had a greater number of shots on goal (9) than Vitesse (3), but Buttner’s red card marked a turning point in the development of the game.
De Graafschap’s victory puts them in a favorable position in the standings, while Vitesse will have to regain ground in the coming matchdays.
Substitutions vitesse: at minute 46 D. Hoogewerf came in and A. Visser went out., at minute 46 T. Macheras came in and G. de Regt went out., at minute 58 M. Steffen came in and A. Tsingaras went out., at minute 80 M. Egbring came in and R. van der Plaat went out.
Substitutions de graafschap: at minute 53 D. Warmerdam came in and P. Brittijn went out., at minute 66 R. Seuntjens came in and A. van der Heide went out., at minute 66 M. Mahi came in and T. van Gilst went out., at minute 77 Y. Eduardo came in and J. van de Haar went out., at minute 77 M. Willemsen came in and J. Hardeman went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
De Graafschap
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Vitesse
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