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Twente confidently beats Heerenveen in a game of dominance and effectiveness
Enschede, Netherlands – Twente FC achieved a comfortable 2-0 victory over SC Heerenveen in the third round of the Eredivisie, played on Tuesday at the De Grolsch Veste stadium. The home side dominated possession of the ball and concretized their superiority on the scoreboard with two goals from S. Steijn.
The match began with an intense pace and Twente soon began to create danger in the opponent’s box. In the 16th minute, A. Salah-Eddine saw a yellow card for a foul on a Heerenveen player. However, it was Twente who opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a penalty converted by S. Steijn. The striker scored again in the 39th minute, this time with an open-play goal.
Heerenveen tried to react, but Twente was solid in defense and kept control of the match. In the 44th minute, S. Kersten received a yellow card for a foul on an opponent.
In the second half, Twente continued to look to extend their lead, although without the same intensity. In the 58th minute, Twente had a goal disallowed for offside. Despite this, the home side maintained control of the match and managed to keep a clean sheet.
Heerenveen, for their part, failed to find their rhythm and barely created any dangerous chances. The match ended with a resounding victory for Twente, who are now placed in the top part of the table with a win and a draw in their first three games.
Match statistics:
Twente: 51% possession, 18 shots (9 on target, 4 off target), 5 corners, 13 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Heerenveen: 49% possession, 11 shots (4 on target, 3 off target), 3 corners, 15 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
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Substitutions twente: at minute 56 M. Vlap came in and C. Eiting went out., at minute 56 R. van Wolfswinkel came in and S. Lammers went out., at minute 68 B. Kuipers came in and A. Salah-Eddine went out., at minute 69 S. Ltaief came in and M. van Bergen went out., at minute 81 G. Besselink came in and S. Steijn went out.
Substitutions heerenveen: at minute 62 N. Hopland came in and P. Bochniewicz went out., at minute 74 D. Hall came in and O. Braude went out., at minute 74 D. Al-Saed came in and I. Sebaoui went out., at minute 84 L. Smans came in and S. Olsson went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Twente
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Heerenveen
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