Dutch Eredivisie

Willem II vs Heerenveen, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Willem II
  • 89': Mickey van der Hart (OG)
FT
1 - 2
Heerenveen
  • 85': Ion Nicolaescu (P)
  • 90'+3': Luuk Brouwers

About

Willem II are hosting Heerenveen at Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Ilias Sebaoui is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
  • 3': Mickey van der Hart (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Espen van Ee (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Cisse Sandra (Willem II).
  • 6': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
  • 6': Nikolai Hopland (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Jesse Bosch (Willem II).
  • 9': Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (sc Heerenveen).
  • 10': Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
  • 11': Nikolai Hopland (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Levi Smans (sc Heerenveen).
  • 12': Tommy St. Jago (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Dimitris Rallis (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilias Sebaoui.
  • 14': Foul by Cisse Sandra (Willem II).
  • 14': Nikolai Hopland (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Cisse Sandra (Willem II).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Hall with a cross.
  • 20': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Raffael Behounek.
  • 21': Foul by Jesse Bosch (Willem II).
  • 21': Mickey van der Hart (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cisse Sandra.
  • 24': Foul by Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen).
  • 24': Nick Doodeman (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Denzel Hall (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Jesse Bosch (Willem II).
  • 24': Jesse Bosch (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld following a fast break.
  • 29': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (sc Heerenveen).
  • 29': Tommy St. Jago (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 31': Amine Lachkar (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Espen van Ee (sc Heerenveen).
  • 32': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Jesse Bosch.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (sc Heerenveen) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Levi Smans with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Ilias Sebaoui (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 35': Foul by Espen van Ee (sc Heerenveen).
  • 35': Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luuk Brouwers.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mickaël Tirpan with a cross.
  • 43': Offside, Willem II. Jeremy Bokila is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Raffael Behounek (Willem II).
  • 45'+3': Raffael Behounek (Willem II) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Willem II 0, sc Heerenveen 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Willem II 0, sc Heerenveen 0.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Espen van Ee (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luuk Brouwers.
  • 50': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Sam Kersten.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Amine Lachkar (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nick Doodeman following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nikolai Hopland.
  • 53': Foul by Levi Smans (sc Heerenveen).
  • 53': Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Levi Smans (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Levi Smans (sc Heerenveen).
  • 54': Tommy St. Jago (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Dimitris Rallis (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver Braude.
  • 56': Foul by Jesse Bosch (Willem II).
  • 56': Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amine Lachkar.
  • 60': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Ilias Sebaoui (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Espen van Ee.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Nikolai Hopland (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denzel Hall with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Ion Nicolaescu replaces Dimitris Rallis.
  • 63': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Simon Olsson replaces Levi Smans.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Ilias Sebaoui (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 64': Denzel Hall (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Olsson.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Simon Olsson (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 69': Foul by Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen).
  • 69': Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Willem II. Patrick Joosten replaces Cisse Sandra.
  • 69': Substitution, Willem II. Boris Lambert replaces Jesse Bosch.
  • 70': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
  • 70': Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Ilias Sebaoui (sc Heerenveen).
  • 71': Mickaël Tirpan (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Hussein Ali replaces Denzel Hall because of an injury.
  • 75': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Danilo Al Saed replaces Ilias Sebaoui because of an injury.
  • 77': Delay in match (sc Heerenveen).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Patrick Joosten (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nick Doodeman with a cross.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo Al Saed.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Espen van Ee.
  • 81': Penalty conceded by Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 81': Penalty sc Heerenveen. Alireza Jahanbakhsh draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': VAR Decision: Penalty sc Heerenveen.
  • 85': Goal! Willem II 0, sc Heerenveen 1. Ion Nicolaescu (sc Heerenveen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 85': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Ché Nunnely replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 85': Substitution, Willem II. Emilio Kehrer replaces Nick Doodeman.
  • 87': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Tommy St. Jago.
  • 89': Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld with a cross.
  • 89': Own Goal by Mickey van der Hart, sc Heerenveen. Willem II 1, sc Heerenveen 1.
  • 90': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
  • 90': Hussein Ali (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Ion Nicolaescu is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Willem II. Patrick Joosten is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Willem II 1, sc Heerenveen 2. Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ché Nunnely with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Willem II 1, sc Heerenveen 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Willem II 1, sc Heerenveen 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 2
59.3 Possession 40.7
19 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
442 Accurate Passes 264
508 Passes 336
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
21 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.2
37 Long Balls 69
16 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
8 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 10
28 Effective Clearances 26
28 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion
Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,775

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 18 +46 46
2 Ajax Amsterdam 18 +22 42
3 FC Utrecht 18 +7 39
4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 18 +18 35
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WIL Willem II (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Didillon (GK)
33 Tommy St. Jago
30 Raffael Behounek Yellow Card
5 Runar Sigurgeirsson
25 Mickaël Tirpan
14 Cisse Sandra
34 Amine Lachkar
8 Jesse Bosch Yellow Card
18 Jeremy Bokila
16 Ringo Meerveld
7 Nick Doodeman
Willem II Substitutes:
Erik Schouten, Connor van den Berg, Boris Lambert, Rob Nizet, Emilio Kehrer, Maarten Schut, Jens Mathijsen, Khaled Razak, Miodrag Pivas, Patrick Joosten, Uriel Van Aalst.

HEE Heerenveen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Mickey van der Hart (GK)
17 Nikolai Hopland
4 Sam Kersten
45 Oliver Braude
2 Denzel Hall Yellow Card
14 Levi Smans Yellow Card
8 Luuk Brouwers
21 Espen Van Ee
26 Dimitris Rallis
10 Ilias Sebaoui
30 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Heerenveen Substitutes:
Daniel Karlsbakk, Andries Noppert, Amara Conde, Simon Olsson, Tjalling Keimpema, Ché Nunnely, Mateja Milovanovic, Hussein Ali, Ion Nicolaescu, Danilo Al-Saed.

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