Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Iwan KuytI. Kuyt70
G
1captain
G
70Robert HeijeR. Heije
Oscar Van FessemO. Van Fessem69
D
2
D
67Ger ElzingaG. Elzinga
Tieme RobbemondT. Robbemond67
D
3
D
66Jeremy RoestJ. Roest
Harvey GouloozeH. Goulooze64
D
4
D
66Max ForbesM. Forbes
Arjan Van Den BerghA. Van Den Bergh71
M
5
D
59Roel Van RijswijkR. Van Rijswijk
Graham InceG. Ince68
M
6
M
68Geoffrey PeppinckG. Peppinck
Copain FrankenC. Franken67
M
7
M
61Barry KokB. Kok
Geoffrey MolendijkG. Molendijk65
M
8
M
61Albert RobbenA. Robben
Ellery EversE. Evers62
A
9
A
69Alexander BreyerA. Breyer
Emanuele BallarinE. Ballarin62
A
10
A
68Oscar Van Der LeegteO. Van Der Leegte
Mario SchulpM. Schulp61
A
captain11
A
56Sander Van WanrooyS. Van Wanrooy
 
Abdeliah CamadiniA. Camadini68
G
12
G
65Jimmy Ben HaddouJ. Ben Haddou
Jeffrey de KoningJ. de Koning67
G
13
G
65Adrian PancaroA. Pancaro
Gregory FrancoisG. Francois64
M
14
G
64ƒtienne Houttuinƒ. Houttuin

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to Vitesse Arnhem. A crowd of 20,720 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Vitesse Arnhem appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Egbert Zegers.


0.00
Vitesse Arnhem start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.50
Albert Robben knocks the ball to his team mate, Sander Van Wanrooy. Sander Van Wanrooy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.24
Copain Franken sees a break and surges forward. Copain Franken lofts in a cross ball towards Emanuele Ballarin. Emanuele Ballarin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
6.14
Arjan Van Den Bergh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Emanuele Ballarin. Emanuele Ballarin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ger Elzinga.
15.05
Geoffrey Peppinck threads a neat ball through to Alexander Breyer. Alexander Breyer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.58
Graham Ince makes a simple pass to Mario Schulp. Mario Schulp knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Max Forbes.
18.57
Geoffrey Peppinck knocks the ball forward to Alexander Breyer. Alexander Breyer finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
21.07
Copain Franken knocks the ball to his team mate, Mario Schulp. Mario Schulp puts a great ball through. Emanuele Ballarin runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
22.01
Copain Franken hits a low pass to Ellery Evers. Ellery Evers whips in a cross ball towards Mario Schulp. Mario Schulp rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
24.28
Copain Franken threads a neat ball through to Emanuele Ballarin. Emanuele Ballarin knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Schulp. Mario Schulp directs the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.27
Graham Ince flicks a high pass forward. Ellery Evers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ellery Evers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Robert Heije is on top of his game. Good keeping!
30.23
Albert Robben flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Van Der Leegte collects the pass. Oscar Van Der Leegte shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
33.33
Tieme Robbemond knocks the ball to his team mate, Copain Franken. Copain Franken makes a simple pass to Emanuele Ballarin. Emanuele Ballarin shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
40.04
Jeremy Roest flicks a high pass forward. Geoffrey Peppinck holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Geoffrey Peppinck kicks a strong pass forward to Sander Van Wanrooy. Sander Van Wanrooy lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Breyer. Alexander Breyer heads the ball goalwards. Alexander Breyer scores for Vitesse Arnhem!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VVV Venlo appear unchanged since the first half. Vitesse Arnhem also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and VVV Venlo get the second half underway!
51.59
Geoffrey Peppinck kicks a strong pass forward to Sander Van Wanrooy. Sander Van Wanrooy knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harvey Goulooze.
59.05
Arjan Van Den Bergh flicks a high pass forward. Mario Schulp controls it well on his chest. Mario Schulp shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.17
Vitesse Arnhem have made a substitution with Jimmy Ben Haddou replacing Ger Elzinga .
61.25
With a delightful solo run, Barry Kok stretches the opposition's defence. Barry Kok knocks the ball forward, putting Alexander Breyer through on goal. Alexander Breyer cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
65.24
Harvey Goulooze makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graham Ince. Graham Ince threads the ball through to Emanuele Ballarin. Emanuele Ballarin lofts in a cross ball towards Ellery Evers. Ellery Evers flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
66.38
Jimmy Ben Haddou lofts the ball long. Oscar Van Der Leegte knocks in a cross ball towards Sander Van Wanrooy. Sander Van Wanrooy is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
69.28
Copain Franken flicks a high pass forward. Mario Schulp controls it well on his chest. Mario Schulp shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Robert Heije!
71.39
Tieme Robbemond clumsily knocks into Sander Van Wanrooy. Tieme Robbemond is given a warning by the referee! Sander Van Wanrooy runs off the knock.
73.46
Roel Van Rijswijk hits a low pass to Barry Kok. Barry Kok plays the ball forward to Alexander Breyer. Alexander Breyer knocks in a cross ball towards Sander Van Wanrooy. Sander Van Wanrooy whips the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Arjan Van Den Bergh hacks Albert Robben from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Albert Robben stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

Vitesse Arnhem
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
22.9%
45.7%
31.4%

Scorers
Alexander Breyer 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alexander Breyer of Vitesse Arnhem

Match Ratings