Feyenoord recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Heracles Almelo 2-1 with L. Sinisterra scoring 2 goals
ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord manages to find the solution against Heracles Almelo to win 2-1. L. Sinisterra was the key to score 2 goals.

ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord manages to find the solution against Heracles Almelo to win 2-1. L. Sinisterra was the key to score 2 goals. It was Heracles Almelo to strike first with a goal of S. Bakis at the 15′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Sinisterra gave the win to Feyenoord in the 69′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Feyenoord was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was who had the assistance of Bas van Dongen and Don Frijn. The 4th official was Alex Bos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6 degrees Celsius or 42.8 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 72%.
Match Statistics
Feyenoord was in firm control of the ball 61% while Heracles Almelo was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Feyenoord was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 12 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Feyenoord won the match.
Feyenoord shot 23 times, 12 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Heracles Almelo shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Feyenoord received 1 yellow card (M. Senesi). On the opposite side, Heracles Almelo received 3 yellow cards (B. Basacikoglu, G. Quagliata and M. Rente).
After this encounter, Feyenoord will have 32 points to move down in the 2nd place. On the other side, Heracles Almelo will stay with 14 points to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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11'11'
L. Sinisterra Lucumí (Goal Disallowed)
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15'15'
S. Bakis
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24'24'
B. Basacikoglu
I. Azzaoui
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45'45'
B. Basacikoglu
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45'45'
L. Sinisterra
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45'45'
G. Quagliata
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47'47'
M. Rente
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57'57'
J. Toornstra
B. Linssen
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57'57'
C. Dessers
O. Kokcu
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58'58'
M. Senesi
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60'60'
N. Laursen
B. Basacikoglu
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60'60'
L. Schoofs
K. Sierhuis
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69'69'
L. Sinisterra
G. Til
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80'80'
N. Fadiga
N. Bakboord
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80'80'
R. Nelson
A. Jahanbakhsh
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86'86'
M. Pedersen
L. Sinisterra
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Feyenoord will host Fortuna Sittard on the 5th of December with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Feyenoord (0 draws).
Heracles Almelo will host SC Heerenveen on the 4th of December with a 16-9 head to head statistic in favor of Heracles Almelo (7 draws).
Feyenoord: Formation and Lineups
Feyenoord adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Arne Slot chose to play with the following team: Ofir Marciano , Lutsharel Geertruida , Gernot Trauner , Marcos Senesi , Tyrell Malacia , Fredrik Aursnes , Orkun Kökçü , Alireza Jahanbakhsh , Guus Til , Luis Sinisterra and Bryan Linssen .
Substitutes
Feyenoord made 4 changes: B. Linssen for J. Toornstra (57′), O. Kokcu for C. Dessers (57′), A. Jahanbakhsh for R. Nelson (80′) and L. Sinisterra for M. Pedersen (86′).
Top player: Luis Sinisterra
Probably the most impressive player in Feyenoord was Luis Sinisterra.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 73 passes (86% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.Heracles Almelo: Formation and Lineups
Also Heracles Almelo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Frank Wormuth played with: Janis Blaswich , Navajo Bakboord , Marco Rente , Mats Knoester , Giacomo Quagliata , Orestis Kiomourtzoglou , Luca De La Torre , Ismail Azzaoui , Kaj Sierhuis , Delano Burgzorg and Sinan Bakış .
Substitutes
Heracles Almelo made 4 changes: I. Azzaoui for B. Basacikoglu (24′), B. Basacikoglu for N. Laursen (60′), K. Sierhuis for L. Schoofs (60′) and N. Bakboord for N. Fadiga (80′).
Best player: Janis Blaswich
The player that probably impressed the most for Heracles Almelo was the goalkeeper: Janis Blaswich. His rating is 7.93. He performed 9 saves.