Match Report


Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem     Feyenoord RotterdamFeyenoord Rotterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Robert HeijeR. Heije70
G
captain1
G
70Olaf FränkelO. Fränkel
Ger ElzingaG. Elzinga67
D
2
D
70Jesper IkediaJ. Ikedia
Max ForbesM. Forbes66
D
3
D
67Iwan LandzaatI. Landzaat
Dennis MolendijkD. Molendijk65
D
4
D
67Johnny PeppinckJ. Peppinck
Fatik MensahF. Mensah62
D
5
M
72Alejandro DiazA. Diaz
Jeremie DemontJ. Demont63
M
6
M
70Clarence MachlasC. Machlas
Albert RobbenA. Robben62
M
7
M
68Vitor RibeiroV. Ribeiro
Nelson van der MeerN. van der Meer58
M
8captain
M
60Tijani LurlingT. Lurling
Alexander BreyerA. Breyer69
A
9
A
72Sergio HoutmanS. Houtman
Simon JentschS. Jentsch60
A
10
A
71Silvain LambersS. Lambers
Sander Van WanrooyS. Van Wanrooy56
A
11
A
67Steven JuffingS. Juffing
 
Jimmy Ben HaddouJ. Ben Haddou65
G
12
G
68Alberto PinheiroA. Pinheiro
Adrian PancaroA. Pancaro65
G
13
D
62Djimi MichelD. Michel
Roel Van RijswijkR. Van Rijswijk59
D
14
A
58Les CraddockL. Craddock

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Gelredome where Vitesse Arnhem play host to Feyenoord Rotterdam. A crowd of 19,321 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Vitesse Arnhem are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Feyenoord Rotterdam appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Fuchs.


0.00
Feyenoord Rotterdam get the match underway!
3.37
Clarence Machlas makes an attacking run forward. Clarence Machlas knocks the ball forward to Sergio Houtman but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
6.28
Jesper Ikedia flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Ribeiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With some swift thinking, Vitor Ribeiro plays the ball forward to Sergio Houtman. Sergio Houtman whips in a cross ball towards Silvain Lambers. Dennis Molendijk barges into Silvain Lambers. Penalty not given!!
8.55
Nelson van der Meer hits a low pass to Simon Jentsch. Simon Jentsch lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Breyer. Alexander Breyer flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
9.22
With a delightful solo run, Jeremie Demont stretches the opposition's defence. Jeremie Demont lofts in a cross ball towards Sander Van Wanrooy. Johnny Peppinck barges into Sander Van Wanrooy. Penalty not given!!
10.19
Iwan Landzaat receives the ball from a throw-in from Johnny Peppinck. Iwan Landzaat takes it forward alone. With a delightful solo run, Iwan Landzaat stretches the opposition's defence. Iwan Landzaat sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Robert Heije with no chance!! Goal for Feyenoord Rotterdam!
18.55
Vitor Ribeiro barges into Albert Robben. Vitor Ribeiro is warned by the referee! Albert Robben runs off the knock.
20.34
Alejandro Diaz threads a neat ball through to Steven Juffing. Steven Juffing finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Robert Heije. Excellent save.
22.35
Iwan Landzaat flicks a high pass forward to Clarence Machlas who brings the ball under control. Clarence Machlas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steven Juffing. Steven Juffing knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fatik Mensah.
26.35
Alejandro Diaz sees Sergio Houtman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sergio Houtman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ger Elzinga.
27.54
Nelson van der Meer darts forward. Nelson van der Meer lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Breyer. Alexander Breyer connects with a diving header but it's a lousy effort!
28.19
Jeremie Demont takes the throw-in. Albert Robben flicks a high ball forward to Simon Jentsch who takes it down. Simon Jentsch knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jesper Ikedia.
30.47
Johnny Peppinck catches Alexander Breyer on the ankles. The referee calls over Johnny Peppinck and warns him to calm down! Alexander Breyer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.27
Johnny Peppinck passes the ball forward to Clarence Machlas. Clarence Machlas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steven Juffing. Steven Juffing knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.01
Vitor Ribeiro runs straight at the opposition's defence. Vitor Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Steven Juffing. Steven Juffing makes a convincing header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
39.10
With some swift thinking, Vitor Ribeiro plays the ball forward to Sergio Houtman. Sergio Houtman whips in a cross ball towards Silvain Lambers. Silvain Lambers connects with a diving header. Robert Heije picks it out of the air!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vitesse Arnhem appear unchanged since the first half. Feyenoord Rotterdam also appear unchanged since the first half. The Vitesse Arnhem players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Vitesse Arnhem kick off!
47.49
Clarence Machlas makes a probing pass to Steven Juffing. Steven Juffing whips in a cross ball towards Sergio Houtman. Sergio Houtman whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
54.20
Nelson van der Meer hits a low pass to Sander Van Wanrooy. Sander Van Wanrooy knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Jentsch. Simon Jentsch finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Johnny Peppinck. That should have been a goal!
57.34
Tijani Lurling flicks a high ball forward to Sergio Houtman who takes it down. Sergio Houtman plays a quick one-two with Silvain Lambers and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Sergio Houtman provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.02
Vitesse Arnhem have made a substitution with Roel Van Rijswijk replacing Albert Robben .
61.03
Jeremie Demont kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Jentsch. Simon Jentsch lofts in a cross ball towards Sander Van Wanrooy. Sander Van Wanrooy is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Olaf Fränkel manages to gather it comfortably.
69.12
Jeremie Demont makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Breyer. Alexander Breyer cuts inside the box! Alexander Breyer takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Olaf Fränkel comfortably smothers it!
72.29
Sander Van Wanrooy clumsily knocks into Johnny Peppinck. Sander Van Wanrooy is shown the yellow card! Johnny Peppinck carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.40
Vitesse Arnhem have made a substitution with Adrian Pancaro replacing Jeremie Demont .
79.28
Roel Van Rijswijk hacks Vitor Ribeiro from behind! The referee warns Roel Van Rijswijk to calm down! Vitor Ribeiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Vitesse Arnhem

Feyenoord Rotterdam
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.7%
56.3%
Play Area
31%
43.7%
25.4%

Scorers
Iwan Landzaat 10
Steven Juffing 36
Sergio Houtman 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Steven Juffing of Feyenoord Rotterdam

Match Ratings