Match Report


Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg     FC Twente 65FC Twente 65
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Jonas RiemannJ. Riemann78
G
1captain
G
61Tony MaasT. Maas
Mustapha LeroyM. Leroy66
D
2
D
69Paolo MeeuwisP. Meeuwis
Gabriel KikoG. Kiko74
D
captain3
D
69Bert van der WalB. van der Wal
Fabian Natale PandolfiF. Pandolfi71
D
4
D
68Pieter Van Der WeerdenP. Van Der Weerden
Ivan MonteroI. Montero68
M
5
D
64Nick DenneboomN. Denneboom
Steven FoxS. Fox74
M
6
M
72Jo PasanenJ. Pasanen
Karim Joseph-AugustinK. Joseph-Augustin74
M
7
M
64Joe NelisseJ. Nelisse
Mitchel HumanM. Human67
M
8
A
80Tijani DijkstraT. Dijkstra
Neil BenaliN. Benali71
A
9
A
72Atam HeeringA. Heering
Graham MannG. Mann69
A
10
A
65Samir HitzlspergerS. Hitzlsperger
Aron ScharrenburgA. Scharrenburg77
A
11
A
62Jimmy HeeringJ. Heering
 
Ricardo AntunesR. Antunes53
G
12
M
63Tony MaesT. Maes
Bert BobsonB. Bobson48
D
13
M
62Craig LawrenceC. Lawrence
Leslie NovielloL. Noviello69
A
14
D
60Marvin RowettM. Rowett

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to FC Twente 65. A crowd of 17,535 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Willem II Tilburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Twente 65 appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Nelson Allach.


0.00
The whistle blows and Willem II Tilburg kick off!
2.09
Karim Joseph-Augustin flicks a high pass forward. Graham Mann controls it well on his chest. Graham Mann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.27
Karim Joseph-Augustin kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Mann. Graham Mann shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
6.13
Seeing a gap ahead, Nick Denneboom plays the ball forward to Joe Nelisse. Joe Nelisse passes the ball forward to Atam Heering. Atam Heering knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fabian Natale Pandolfi.
10.34
Pieter Van Der Weerden makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joe Nelisse. Joe Nelisse knocks the ball forward to Samir Hitzlsperger. Samir Hitzlsperger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.15
Karim Joseph-Augustin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Mann. Graham Mann edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Graham Mann provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
21.37
Gabriel Kiko flicks a high pass forward. Steven Fox controls it well on his chest. Steven Fox makes a simple pass to Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
22.37
Gabriel Kiko sees Karim Joseph-Augustin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Karim Joseph-Augustin flicks a high pass forward. Aron Scharrenburg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aron Scharrenburg hits a low pass to Neil Benali. Neil Benali side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
27.01
Joe Nelisse knocks the ball forward to Tijani Dijkstra. Tijani Dijkstra tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
34.20
Steven Fox makes an attacking run forward. Steven Fox shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.53
With vision, Mitchel Human plays the ball forward to Neil Benali. Neil Benali tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Tony Maas smothers it!
44.38
Karim Joseph-Augustin knocks the ball forward to Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg advances inside the box! Aron Scharrenburg strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's there!! Tony Maas has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
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. FC Twente 65 also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Twente 65 players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
FC Twente 65 kick off the second half!
51.17
Joe Nelisse flicks a high ball forward to Tijani Dijkstra who takes it down. Tijani Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball towards Samir Hitzlsperger. With a superhuman jump, Samir Hitzlsperger connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Good keeping from Jonas Riemann as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
54.59
Jo Pasanen catches Ivan Montero on the ankles. Jo Pasanen is shown the yellow card! Ivan Montero stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.43
Jo Pasanen knocks the ball to his team mate, Tijani Dijkstra. Tijani Dijkstra whips in a cross ball towards Jimmy Heering. Jimmy Heering connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies well off target!
60.37
Willem II Tilburg have made a substitution with Leslie Noviello replacing Graham Mann .
61.37
Pieter Van Der Weerden flicks a high ball forward to Jo Pasanen who takes it down. Jo Pasanen sees Atam Heering in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Atam Heering knocks in a cross ball towards Samir Hitzlsperger. Samir Hitzlsperger flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
65.26
Fabian Natale Pandolfi knocks the ball to his team mate, Steven Fox. Steven Fox flicks a high pass forward. Leslie Noviello holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Leslie Noviello plays a one-two with Neil Benali and rushes in on goal... Leslie Noviello comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
75.26
Fabian Natale Pandolfi comes in with a late challenge on Jo Pasanen. Fabian Natale Pandolfi is warned by the referee! Jo Pasanen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.17
Willem II Tilburg have made a substitution with Bert Bobson replacing Ivan Montero and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
85.53
Joe Nelisse flicks the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Heering. Jimmy Heering knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.08
Mustapha Leroy flicks a high pass forward. Mitchel Human holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mitchel Human flicks a high ball forward to Aron Scharrenburg who gracefully takes it down. Aron Scharrenburg threads the ball through to Leslie Noviello but he's offside!
90.00
Steven Fox plays the ball forward to Leslie Noviello. Leslie Noviello sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Tony Maas gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Willem II Tilburg

FC Twente 65
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.9%
46.1%
Play Area
25%
47.4%
27.6%

Scorers
Graham Mann 14
Aron Scharrenburg 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aron Scharrenburg of Willem II Tilburg

Match Ratings
1.Jonas Riemann (GK)
7
2.Mustapha Leroy (DEF)
6
3.Gabriel Kiko (DEF)
7
4.Fabian Natale Pandolfi (DEF)
6
5.Ivan Montero (MID)
6
6.Steven Fox (MID)
7
7.Karim Joseph-Augustin (MID)
9
8.Mitchel Human (MID)
6
9.Neil Benali (ATT)
6
10.Graham Mann (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Aron Scharrenburg (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Ricardo Antunes (GK)
0
13.Bert Bobson (DEF)
6
14.Leslie Noviello (ATT)
6

1.Tony Maas (GK)
7
2.Paolo Meeuwis (DEF)
6
3.Bert van der Wal (DEF)
6
4.Pieter Van Der Weerden (DEF)
6
5.Nick Denneboom (DEF)
6
6.Jo Pasanen (MID)yellow card
6
7.Joe Nelisse (MID)
7
8.Tijani Dijkstra (ATT)
6
9.Atam Heering (ATT)
6
10.Samir Hitzlsperger (ATT)
6
11.Jimmy Heering (ATT)
6
 
12.Tony Maes (MID)
0
13.Craig Lawrence (MID)
0
14.Marvin Rowett (DEF)
0