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Excelsior wins a thrilling match against Dordrecht
Dordrecht, Netherlands – Excelsior secured a 3-2 victory over Dordrecht in a thrilling match of the 7th round of the Eerste Divisie, played on Friday at the M-Scores Stadion.
The match started with a fast pace and both teams showed their determination from the beginning. Excelsior had a more dominant start, creating several scoring opportunities in the first half. However, Dordrecht’s defense remained solid and managed to keep the score at 0-0 during the first 45 minutes.
The second half brought more goals and excitement. Excelsior opened the scoring in the 52nd minute with a goal from L. Hartjes, who took advantage of a good pass from N. Naujoks. Only seven minutes later, R. Omorowa extended the lead for Excelsior with a goal scored after an assist from I. Bronkhorst.
Dordrecht did not give up and started pressing in search of an equalizer. J. Slory managed to narrow the gap in the 71st minute, taking advantage of a pass from R. R. Shein. The home team managed to tie the game in the 86th minute with a goal from B. Scholte. However, Excelsior did not get discouraged and kept looking for the winning goal, which came in the 90th minute. The visiting team’s joy was overshadowed by the expulsion of J. van der Sluijs in the same minute.
Excelsior took the 3-2 victory, thanks to a solid and effective attack. The visiting team dominated the possession of the ball (48%), with 24 shots on goal, of which 8 found the net. For its part, Dordrecht had 52% possession, 14 shots (6 on target) and 5 corners.
The match was marked by several yellow cards. Excelsior received 2 yellow cards and Dordrecht received 3 yellow cards and one red card.
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Substitutions excelsior: at minute 34 D. Sanches Fernandes came in and J. Donkor went out., at minute 59 R. Rosario came in and L. Hartjes went out., at minute 59 S. Seymor came in and A. Zagre went out., at minute 78 J. Armantrading came in and R. Omorowa went out., at minute 78 J. de Almeida Reis came in and S. Fini went out.
Substitutions dordrecht: at minute 63 B. Scholte came in and K. Osundina went out., at minute 63 L. Codutti came in and L. Seydoux went out., at minute 78 D. Zandbergen came in and D. Haen went out., at minute 78 G. Parlanti came in and R. R. Shein went out., at minute 78 J. Amuzu came in and J. Slory went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Dordrecht
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Excelsior
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