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Jong Utrecht — VVV Venlo: 1:3, Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie
Jong Utrecht L28 Aug · Away FC OSS · 1:2L31 Aug · Away Jong AZ · 1:2D7 Sep · Home FC Eindhoven · 0:0W11 Sep · Away NAC Breda · 3:2W14 Sep · Home Jong Ajax · 6:1L18 Sep · Home VVV Venlo · 1:3
1:3
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VVV Venlo W14 Aug · Away NAC Breda · 2:0W23 Aug · Home De Graafschap · 2:1W30 Aug · Home Emmen · 4:0L4 Sep · Away Helmond Sport · 2:4W11 Sep · Home FC OSS · 3:1W18 Sep · Away Jong Utrecht · 3:1
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard City: Utrecht

In the Eerste Divisie game on 18 September 2026, VVV Venlo beat Jong Utrecht 1:3. Match numbers: shots on target 3:7, corners 5:4.

Match report

Match Report

VVV-Venlo came from behind to beat Jong Utrecht 3-1 at the Galgenwaard on Friday evening, extending their unbeaten run to five games in the Eerste Divisie. Tristan Schenkhuizen opened the scoring after just eighteen minutes, and the visitors never looked back despite a brief resurgence from the hosts.

And here's the thing about this match — you could watch the first half and think Utrecht were steering things. Jamie Schuldes pulled one back in the thirty-eighth minute, and suddenly the home crowd was back in it. But VVV had already put the game to bed early by then, with Nassim Ait Mouhou netting twice.

The statistics tell a different story to what you see on the pitch. Utrecht dominated possession at fifty-five percent and created more attacks, but they failed to convert any big chances. VVV managed only forty-five percent of the ball yet registered seven shots on target from nine attempts — clinical, to be fair.

By the time Emmanuel Chigozie Owen came on for Utrecht in the forty-fifth minute, the game was already slipping away. The hosts made four substitutions in the second half, but the visitors' defensive block held firm. Three clearances fewer than Utrecht, yet VVV kept clean sheets longer than anyone expected.

The result moves VVV further clear in fourth place on twelve points from six games, while Utrecht remain fifteenth with seven points after eight matches. The Dutch side have been staring at the drop all season, and this defeat does nothing to ease the pressure.

Prepared from match data

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Match highlights Jong Utrecht — VVV Venlo ESPN NL

Key numbers

Possession, % 55.00 – 45
Shots on target 3 – 7
Shots off target 6 – 2
Attacks 122 – 69

Match events

  1. 14' 0:1 VVV Venlo Goal Nassim Ait Mouhou assist: Lars de Blok
  2. 18' 0:2 VVV Venlo Goal Tristan Schenkhuizen assist: Mattheos Tsigkas
  3. 38' 1:2 Jong Utrecht Goal Jamie Schuldes assist: Driss Laaouina
  4. 45' 1:2 Jong Utrecht Substitution Emmanuel Chigozie Owen off: Bjorn Menzo
  5. 53' 1:3 VVV Venlo Goal Nassim Ait Mouhou assist: Ismail Oulad M'Hand
  6. 54' 1:3 VVV Venlo Substitution Mattheos Tsigkas off: L. Schmidt
  7. 54' 1:3 VVV Venlo Substitution Ismail Oulad M'Hand off: Andreas Verstraeten
  8. 60' 1:3 Jong Utrecht Substitution Per Kloosterboer off: Noa Malik Dundas
  9. 70' 1:3 Jong Utrecht Substitution Driss Laaouina off: Kenji Goes
  10. 70' 1:3 Jong Utrecht Substitution Richie Omorowa off: Nana Gyamfi-Amoah
  11. 71' 1:3 VVV Venlo Yellow card Andreas Verstraeten
  12. 73' 1:3 Jong Utrecht Yellow card Viggo Plantinga
  13. 76' 1:3 VVV Venlo Substitution Edhy Zuliani off: Philip Heise
  14. 76' 1:3 VVV Venlo Substitution Mohammed Odriss off: Thomas Janssen
  15. 79' 1:3 Jong Utrecht Substitution Jamie Schuldes off: Levi Rietveld

Statistics

55.00 Possession, % 45
3 Shots on target 7
6 Shots off target 2
0 Big chances 0
122 Attacks 69
5 Corners 4
16 Fouls 17
17 Free kicks 16
1 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Goal kicks 8
25 Throw-ins 19
All statistics
7 Blocked shots 1
17 Clearances 37
71 Failed passes 84
4 Goalkeeper saves 2
0.19 Shot accuracy 0.70
6 Shots from outside the box 1
10 Shots inside the box 9
10/1663% Tackles 11/1958%
447 Total passes 378

Line-ups

Jong Utrecht

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Kevin Gadellaa 1
2 J. Sbai 2
3 Jamie Schuldes 3
5 Viggo Plantinga 5
14 Per Kloosterbuer 14
6 Wessel Kooy 6
8 Dries Laouina 8
10 Massien Gaddari 10
7 Emmanuel Owen 7
9 Tien den Bogende 9
11 Efosa Richie Omorowa 11
Substitutes
# Player number
31 Justin Eversen 31
32 Martin Tsankov 32
12 Kenji Goes 12
16 Matyas Havelka 16
19 Jerayno Hunte 19
20 Noa Malik Dundas 20
21 L. Rietveld 21
17 B. Menzo 17
22 Nana Gyamfi-Amoah 22
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VVV Venlo

Starting XI
# Player number
13 Youri Schoonderwaldt 13
4 Aoife Clancy 4
5 L. de Blok 5
14 Raf Vuylsteke 14
33 Gabon Blankkar 33
7 E. Zuliani 7
8 Ismail Oulad M'Hand 8
11 Nassim Ait Mouhou 11
24 M. Odris 24
38 T. Schenkhuizen 38
9 Mattaios Tsigkas 9
Substitutes
# Player number
1 Trevor Irving Doornbusch 1
22 Zidan Tayan 22
15 Tayn Yusten 15
16 Philip Michael Heise 16
21 Luis Görlich 21
31 Michael Davis 31
6 Andreas Verstraelen 6
17 Leon Gino Schmidt 17
35 Yousri El Anbari 35
19 T. Janssen 19
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