Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     SC HeerenveenSC Heerenveen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Iwan KuytI. Kuyt70
G
1
G
63Clarence JochemsenC. Jochemsen
Oscar Van FessemO. Van Fessem69
D
2
D
68Jean-Philippe BlancJ. Blanc
Tieme RobbemondT. Robbemond67
D
3
D
67Dries de VosD. de Vos
Harvey GouloozeH. Goulooze64
D
4
D
63Abdoullaye TouréA. Touré
Arjan Van Den BerghA. Van Den Bergh71
M
5
M
68Ben Lua-LuaB. Lua-Lua
Graham InceG. Ince68
M
captain6
M
68Joris MeerdinkJ. Meerdink
Copain FrankenC. Franken67
M
7
M
65Orlando Van BastenO. Van Basten
Geoffrey MolendijkG. Molendijk65
M
8
M
62Harald van den BroekH. van den Broek
Ellery EversE. Evers62
A
9captain
A
75Peter BerendsenP. Berendsen
Emanuele BallarinE. Ballarin62
A
10
A
70Paul van den BergP. van den Berg
Mario SchulpM. Schulp61
A
11
A
64Romero P. PichichiR. Pichichi
 
Abdeliah CamadiniA. Camadini68
G
12
G
59Davide MurgitaD. Murgita
Jeffrey de KoningJ. de Koning67
G
13
D
57Enrique RedondoE. Redondo
Gregory FrancoisG. Francois64
M
14
A
57Giuliano Di FrancescoG. Di Francesco

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to SC Heerenveen. A crowd of 18,859 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both VVV Venlo and SC Heerenveen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nelson Allach.


0.00
VVV Venlo kick off and get the match underway!
2.12
Joris Meerdink chips the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Iwan Kuyt gets down and covers it.
3.27
With vision, Dries de Vos laces a through ball forward to Orlando Van Basten. Orlando Van Basten chips the ball to his team mate, Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg whips in a cross ball towards Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is shockingly off target!
10.57
Arjan Van Den Bergh catches Orlando Van Basten on the ankles. The referee brings Arjan Van Den Bergh to one side and gives him a warning! Orlando Van Basten carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.14
Tieme Robbemond threads a neat ball through to Copain Franken. Copain Franken makes a simple pass to Ellery Evers. Ellery Evers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
14.58
Ellery Evers clumsily knocks into Abdoullaye Touré. The referee brings Ellery Evers to one side and gives him a warning! Abdoullaye Touré hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.35
Ben Lua-Lua clumsily knocks into Geoffrey Molendijk. Ben Lua-Lua is warned by the referee! Geoffrey Molendijk stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.22
Jean-Philippe Blanc flicks a high pass forward. Joris Meerdink controls it well on his chest. Joris Meerdink makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Iwan Kuyt smothers it!
22.29
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
24.33
Geoffrey Molendijk makes a simple pass to Mario Schulp. Mario Schulp rushes past Dries de Vos! Mario Schulp cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Clarence Jochemsen manages to keep it out.
27.37
Tieme Robbemond makes a probing pass to Graham Ince. Graham Ince sees space and advances. Graham Ince edges inside the box! Graham Ince strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Clarence Jochemsen easily smothers it!
30.58
Seeing a gap ahead, Harvey Goulooze plays the ball forward to Copain Franken. Copain Franken knocks the ball to his team mate, Emanuele Ballarin. Emanuele Ballarin plays a scrappy one-two with Ellery Evers and stumbles forward towards the goal... Emanuele Ballarin strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Magnificent save by Clarence Jochemsen!
33.50
Graham Ince flicks a high pass forward to Emanuele Ballarin who brings the ball under control. Emanuele Ballarin shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.55
Arjan Van Den Bergh flicks a high pass forward. Emanuele Ballarin controls it well on his chest. Emanuele Ballarin finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
36.37
Joris Meerdink barges into Graham Ince. Joris Meerdink is shown the yellow card! Graham Ince hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.51
Orlando Van Basten advances with the ball. Orlando Van Basten sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.50
Ben Lua-Lua chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Berendsen. Peter Berendsen plays a scrappy one-two with Romero P. Pichichi and advances towards the goal... Peter Berendsen comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies wide!
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. SC Heerenveen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
SC Heerenveen kick off!
51.35
Dries de Vos flicks a high pass forward. Harald van den Broek holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Harald van den Broek flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Pichichi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romero P. Pichichi shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
53.01
Harvey Goulooze knocks the ball forward to Copain Franken. Copain Franken chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Schulp. Mario Schulp lofts in a cross ball towards Ellery Evers. Ellery Evers makes a deft header. Solid save from Clarence Jochemsen. What a great pair of hands!
60.55
Tieme Robbemond flicks a high ball forward to Copain Franken who takes it down. Copain Franken sees Emanuele Ballarin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Emanuele Ballarin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.21
Geoffrey Molendijk chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Schulp. Mario Schulp knocks in a cross ball towards Ellery Evers. Ellery Evers is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.29
Harvey Goulooze flicks a high pass forward. Graham Ince controls it well on his chest. Graham Ince makes a probing pass to Mario Schulp. Mario Schulp shoots from long range. Solid save from Clarence Jochemsen.
69.45
Geoffrey Molendijk comes in with a late challenge on Joris Meerdink. Geoffrey Molendijk is given a warning by the referee! Joris Meerdink stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.34
Joris Meerdink knocks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
78.10
Dries de Vos flicks a high pass forward. Joris Meerdink collects the pass. Joris Meerdink sees a break and surges forward. Joris Meerdink shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
81.38
Orlando Van Basten decides to run forward with the ball. Orlando Van Basten whips in a cross ball towards Romero P. Pichichi. Oscar Van Fessem clumsily knocks into Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
83.37
Abdoullaye Touré threads the ball through to Orlando Van Basten. Orlando Van Basten knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
84.36
Harald van den Broek barges into Graham Ince. The referee calls over Harald van den Broek and shows him a yellow card! Graham Ince hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.36
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
87.22
Harvey Goulooze barges into Romero P. Pichichi. The referee calls over Harvey Goulooze and shows him a yellow card! Romero P. Pichichi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.30
Copain Franken chips the ball to his team mate, Ellery Evers. Ellery Evers knocks in a cross ball towards Emanuele Ballarin. Emanuele Ballarin heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but Abdoullaye Touré is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

SC Heerenveen
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
27.2%
44.4%
28.4%

Scorers
Orlando Van Basten 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Orlando Van Basten of SC Heerenveen

Match Ratings