Match Report


SC HeerenveenSC Heerenveen     Heracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo
Computer Player Computer Player Maurice Joseph Cole Maurice Joseph Cole
Clarence JochemsenC. Jochemsen63
G
1
G
68Marc NeeskensM. Neeskens
Leon GrotL. Grot70
D
2
D
66Jan GelbJ. Gelb
Jean-Philippe BlancJ. Blanc68
D
3
D
71Franco PinoF. Pino
Dries de VosD. de Vos67
D
4
D
76Aaron MatthijsA. Matthijs
Ben Lua-LuaB. Lua-Lua68
M
5
D
67Matthias GeisM. Geis
Joris MeerdinkJ. Meerdink68
M
6
M
72Menno Van EijkM. Van Eijk
Harald van den BroekH. van den Broek62
M
7
M
69Simon HamannS. Hamann
Helder MonteiroH. Monteiro56
M
8
M
70Aron Van WonderenA. Van Wonderen
Peter BerendsenP. Berendsen75
A
captain9captain
A
72Yuri van GastelY. van Gastel
Paul van den BergP. van den Berg70
A
10
A
74Ottavio CorrentO. Corrent
Romero P. PichichiR. Pichichi64
A
11
A
70Carlos SerranoC. Serrano
 
Abdoullaye TouréA. Touré63
D
12
D
67Wes LjungbergW. Ljungberg
Davide MurgitaD. Murgita59
G
13
M
64Mustapha EngelaarM. Engelaar
Enrique RedondoE. Redondo57
D
14
A
66Rafael AntunesR. Antunes

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Abe Lenstra Stadion where SC Heerenveen play host to Heracles Almelo. A crowd of 19,946 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SC Heerenveen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heracles Almelo appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dami‘n Veldman.


0.00
The first half starts with SC Heerenveen kicking off!
2.56
Harald van den Broek flicks a high pass forward. Paul van den Berg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul van den Berg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
3.33
Matthias Geis chips the ball to his team mate, Aron Van Wonderen. Aron Van Wonderen kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Serrano. Carlos Serrano cuts inside the box! Carlos Serrano cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
6.39
Leon Grot threads a neat ball through to Harald van den Broek. Harald van den Broek hits a low pass to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
12.04
Menno Van Eijk flicks a high ball forward to Yuri van Gastel who gracefully takes it down. Yuri van Gastel whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Serrano. Carlos Serrano gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it whistles just wide of the post!
26.31
Jean-Philippe Blanc kicks a strong pass forward to Harald van den Broek. Showing composure, Harald van den Broek plays the ball forward to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aaron Matthijs.
27.52
Aron Van Wonderen kicks a strong pass forward to Ottavio Corrent. Ottavio Corrent knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Clarence Jochemsen who gathers it comfortably.
30.24
Franco Pino makes a probing pass to Aron Van Wonderen. Aron Van Wonderen chips the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Corrent. Ottavio Corrent plays a quick one-two with Carlos Serrano and rushes in on goal... Ottavio Corrent rockets a shot on goal but Clarence Jochemsen reads it well. Superb keeping!
33.12
Harald van den Broek flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from long range. The ball takes a deflection leaving Marc Neeskens with no chance!! Goal for SC Heerenveen!
36.34
Jan Gelb flicks a high ball forward to Simon Hamann who takes it down. Simon Hamann kicks a strong pass forward to Yuri van Gastel. Yuri van Gastel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Serrano but the linesman indicates offside!
40.04
Aron Van Wonderen passes the ball forward to Carlos Serrano. Carlos Serrano shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.12
Aron Van Wonderen passes the ball forward to Yuri van Gastel. Yuri van Gastel runs straight at the defence! Yuri van Gastel shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Leon Grot. Excellent block.
44.14
Menno Van Eijk threads the ball through to Carlos Serrano. Carlos Serrano shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Heerenveen appear unchanged since the first half. Heracles Almelo also appear unchanged since the first half. The Heracles Almelo players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Heracles Almelo kick off the second half!
47.56
Dries de Vos laces a weighted ball forward to Joris Meerdink. Joris Meerdink makes an attacking run forward. Joris Meerdink finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
48.46
Joris Meerdink controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matthias Geis.
51.58
Jean-Philippe Blanc makes a beautiful solo run. Jean-Philippe Blanc threads the ball through to Peter Berendsen. Peter Berendsen shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
53.54
Menno Van Eijk chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Serrano. Carlos Serrano shoots from distance. Good keeping from Clarence Jochemsen as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
55.46
Corner kick to Heracles Almelo. Menno Van Eijk plays it out to the edge of the box. Joris Meerdink gets to the ball and clears it up field.
60.46
Aaron Matthijs pushes up the pitch. Aaron Matthijs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ottavio Corrent. Ottavio Corrent puts a great ball through. Yuri van Gastel runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
63.55
Aaron Matthijs makes a simple pass to Menno Van Eijk. Menno Van Eijk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuri van Gastel. Yuri van Gastel plays a one-two with Ottavio Corrent and advances towards the goal... Yuri van Gastel makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
67.44
Aron Van Wonderen flicks the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Corrent. Ottavio Corrent controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
77.48
Heracles Almelo have made a substitution with Rafael Antunes replacing Yuri van Gastel .
78.51
Romero P. Pichichi catches Aaron Matthijs on the ankles. Romero P. Pichichi is warned by the referee! Aaron Matthijs gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
79.53
Franco Pino brings the ball forward. Franco Pino flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Serrano collects the pass. Carlos Serrano tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
81.27
Joris Meerdink comes in with a late challenge on Simon Hamann. The referee warns Joris Meerdink to calm down! Simon Hamann runs off the knock.
83.05
Joris Meerdink flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg plays a scrappy one-two with Peter Berendsen and advances towards the goal... Paul van den Berg cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Paul van den Berg scores for SC Heerenveen!!
87.16
Dries de Vos plays the ball forward to Joris Meerdink. Joris Meerdink knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Berendsen. Peter Berendsen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
90.00
Franco Pino threads a neat ball through to Aron Van Wonderen. Aron Van Wonderen knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Antunes. Rafael Antunes plays a quick one-two with Ottavio Corrent and rushes in on goal... Rafael Antunes strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Clarence Jochemsen gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SC Heerenveen

Heracles Almelo
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.9%
51.1%
Play Area
30%
43.3%
26.7%

Scorers
Paul van den Berg 33, 83
Yuri van Gastel 64

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul van den Berg of SC Heerenveen

Match Ratings