Match Report


Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg     Feyenoord RotterdamFeyenoord Rotterdam
David BaconDavid Bacon Computer Player Computer Player
Jonas RiemannJ. Riemann78
G
1
G
70Olaf FränkelO. Fränkel
Thierry BrightonT. Brighton73
D
2
D
70Jesper IkediaJ. Ikedia
Gabriel KikoG. Kiko74
D
captain3
D
67Iwan LandzaatI. Landzaat
Fabian Natale PandolfiF. Pandolfi71
D
4
D
66Giulio CimarelliG. Cimarelli
Steven FoxS. Fox74
M
5
M
72Alejandro DiazA. Diaz
Ivan MonteroI. Montero68
M
6
M
69Clarence MachlasC. Machlas
Arjan ten BrinkA. ten Brink76
M
7
M
68Steffen WesselmannS. Wesselmann
Mitchel HumanM. Human67
M
8captain
M
67Vitor RibeiroV. Ribeiro
Neil BenaliN. Benali71
A
9
A
70Silvain LambersS. Lambers
Graham MannG. Mann69
A
10
A
66Steven JuffingS. Juffing
Aron ScharrenburgA. Scharrenburg77
A
11
A
58Les CraddockL. Craddock
 
Ricardo AntunesR. Antunes53
G
12
G
68Alberto PinheiroA. Pinheiro
Bert BobsonB. Bobson48
D
13
M
64Maurits BrouwerM. Brouwer
Leslie NovielloL. Noviello69
A
14
G
63Stuart DickovS. Dickov

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to Feyenoord Rotterdam. A crowd of 18,113 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Willem II Tilburg and Feyenoord Rotterdam are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nelson Allach.


0.00
Willem II Tilburg kick off and get the match underway!
8.04
Jesper Ikedia sees Steffen Wesselmann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steffen Wesselmann makes a simple pass to Silvain Lambers. Silvain Lambers tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
10.13
Mitchel Human flicks a high pass forward. Neil Benali collects the pass. Neil Benali runs straight at the defence! Neil Benali muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
12.03
Steffen Wesselmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steven Juffing. Steven Juffing knocks in a cross ball towards Les Craddock. Les Craddock makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
24.34
Mitchel Human catches Alejandro Diaz on the ankles. The referee calls over Mitchel Human and warns him to calm down! Alejandro Diaz stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.34
Feyenoord Rotterdam are dictating the run of play here today.
26.49
Alejandro Diaz flicks a high pass forward. Steven Juffing controls it well on his chest. Steven Juffing knocks in a cross ball towards Les Craddock. Les Craddock gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
30.32
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
32.42
With some swift thinking, Mitchel Human plays the ball forward to Graham Mann. Graham Mann shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
34.25
Vitor Ribeiro clumsily knocks into Steven Fox. The referee brings Vitor Ribeiro to one side and gives him a warning! Steven Fox hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.45
Jesper Ikedia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Clarence Machlas. Clarence Machlas threads the ball through to Silvain Lambers. Silvain Lambers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Willem II Tilburg appear unchanged since the first half. Feyenoord Rotterdam also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Feyenoord Rotterdam kick off!
53.55
Fabian Natale Pandolfi makes a simple pass to Mitchel Human. Mitchel Human flicks a high pass forward. Neil Benali controls it well on his chest. Neil Benali advances inside the box! Neil Benali looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
59.44
Clarence Machlas barges into Ivan Montero. The referee calls over Clarence Machlas and shows him a yellow card! Ivan Montero grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.47
Ivan Montero clumsily knocks into Steffen Wesselmann. Ivan Montero is given a warning by the referee! Steffen Wesselmann gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
61.56
Vitor Ribeiro changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Vitor Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.50
Clarence Machlas darts forward. Clarence Machlas shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.09
Ivan Montero threads the ball through to Graham Mann. Graham Mann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.57
Alejandro Diaz flicks a high pass forward. Les Craddock holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Les Craddock knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thierry Brighton.
75.45
Fabian Natale Pandolfi flicks a high ball forward to Ivan Montero who gracefully takes it down. Ivan Montero flicks a high pass forward. Aron Scharrenburg controls it well on his chest. Aron Scharrenburg shoots from distance but somehow Olaf Fränkel manages to keep it out.
77.41
Clarence Machlas makes a probing pass to Steven Juffing. Steven Juffing shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.06
Mitchel Human flicks a high pass forward. Neil Benali controls it well on his chest. Neil Benali runs straight at the defence! Neil Benali cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but somehow Olaf Fränkel manages to keep it out.
84.54
Arjan ten Brink hits a low pass to Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jesper Ikedia.
87.13
Thierry Brighton sees Steven Fox in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steven Fox hits a low pass to Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Willem II Tilburg

Feyenoord Rotterdam
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
23.8%
45%
31.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Benali of Willem II Tilburg

Match Ratings