Richy Ledezma once again played a creditable game Saturday night as right back. The midfielder by origin stood his ground defensively and was extremely accurate in possession of the ball. Although Joey Veerman was voted Star of the Match, Richy also has impressive statistics.
Only Ryan Flamingo (129) sent more passes than Richy (92) on Saturday. Of Richy's passes, 88% arrived at a teammate, 48% of which arrived at a player higher up the field. In total, he sent 5 balls into the sixteen-meter area: 2 over the ground and 3 through the air.
Defensively
Richy won all of his aerial duels Saturday night. The right back on duty entered 3 offensive and 2 defensive aerial duels. Despite his not very tall height of 168 cm, he won them all. In total, the American made 7 tackles, 2 of which were successful. Only once did an opponent try to dribble past him, but Richy put a stop to that.
Other
Almere City FC made 2 fouls on Richy, who just as often cleared the ball away from his own 16-meter area. Once the American blocked a shot and 3 times he intercepted a pass. Ledezma's xT (a number that expresses a player's performance in threat) was 16.04; again, only Ryan Flamingo (19.65) scored higher.
