Excelsior thrashed VVV Venlo in a game dominated by the home side
Excelsior secured a resounding 4-0 victory over VVV Venlo in a match of the fifth round of the Dutch Eerste Divisie. Excelsior’s dominance was reflected in the scoreboard from the early minutes, thanks to goals from J. Donkor (6′), R. Omorowa (17′ and 22′) and J. de Almeida Reis (86′).
The home team, who controlled 62% of the possession, demonstrated a remarkable superiority, firing 17 shots at goal, of which 9 were on target. In contrast, VVV Venlo only managed to take 4 shots, of which only 3 reached the goal.
VVV Venlo was outplayed throughout the match, with the only highlight being the yellow card received by S. Janssen in the 38th minute.
Excelsior continues its path towards the top of the table with this victory, while VVV Venlo will look to bounce back in the next round.
Substitutions vvv venlo: at minute 30 M. Berden came in and L. Wehmeyer went out., at minute 31 T. Verheijen came in and E. Gyamfi went out., at minute 40 N. Matoug came in and T. Verheijen went out., at minute 70 P. Popperl came in and M. De Waal went out., at minute 70 P. Doesburg came in and K. Doumtsios went out.
Substitutions excelsior: at minute 62 S. Seymor came in and S. de Moes went out., at minute 70 J. de Almeida Reis came in and I. Bronkhorst went out., at minute 70 M. van Duinen came in and R. Omorowa went out., at minute 70 D. Sanches Fernandes came in and S. Fini went out., at minute 77 S. Loeffen came in and C. Widell went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Excelsior
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VVV Venlo
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