Match Report


Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg     MVVMVV
David BaconDavid Bacon Computer Player Computer Player
Ovidiu RaducioiuO. Raducioiu74
G
1
G
71Alejandro HierroA. Hierro
Andre AntunesA. Antunes74
D
2
D
66Uwe OswaldU. Oswald
Matthias GeisM. Geis67
D
captain3
D
60Mitchell VerlindenM. Verlinden
Fabian Natale PandolfiF. Pandolfi71
D
4
D
59Christian ViscaalC. Viscaal
Eric PolheimE. Polheim75
M
5
D
55Brenny MoulijnB. Moulijn
Steven FoxS. Fox74
M
6
M
75Ferdi ScharrenburgF. Scharrenburg
Arjan ten BrinkA. ten Brink77
M
7
M
57Gaspar LoureiroG. Loureiro
Ivan MonteroI. Montero70
M
8
A
76Glenn PasanenG. Pasanen
Jorge CastroJ. Castro72
A
9captain
A
61Niels van der LindenN. van der Linden
Leslie NovielloL. Noviello69
A
10
A
54Jurgen Van DierenJ. Van Dieren
Aron ScharrenburgA. Scharrenburg79
A
11
A
50Bert LameyB. Lamey
 
Ricardo AntunesR. Antunes54
G
12
G
56Nelson Van Der DoelenN. Van Der Doelen
Alejandro ApolloniA. Apolloni64
D
13
D
55Nick OlfersN. Olfers
Graham MannG. Mann69
A
14
M
55Simon MatthäusS. Matthäus

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to MVV. A crowd of 18,215 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Willem II Tilburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while MVV appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Paolo Inia.


0.00
The whistle blows and Willem II Tilburg get the match underway!
3.42
Ferdi Scharrenburg flicks the ball to his team mate, Niels van der Linden. Niels van der Linden controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
12.13
Steven Fox makes a probing pass to Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Alejandro Hierro manages to gather it.
15.29
Matthias Geis makes a simple pass to Arjan ten Brink. Arjan ten Brink decides to run forward with the ball. Arjan ten Brink shoots from outside the area. What a cracker!! Alejandro Hierro had no chance!! Goal for Willem II Tilburg!
21.28
Eric Polheim darts forward. Eric Polheim shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
22.29
Mitchell Verlinden threads the ball through to Gaspar Loureiro. Gaspar Loureiro flicks a high pass forward to Bert Lamey who brings the ball under control. Bert Lamey threads the ball through to Niels van der Linden but he's offside!
33.23
Mitchell Verlinden makes a probing pass to Ferdi Scharrenburg. Ferdi Scharrenburg knocks the ball forward to Niels van der Linden. Niels van der Linden controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Bert Lamey through on goal. Some good footwork from Bert Lamey provides some space. He shoots at goal. Good keeping from Ovidiu Raducioiu as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
34.29
It's a corner kick. Ferdi Scharrenburg kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Niels van der Linden shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.35
Ivan Montero flicks a high ball forward to Aron Scharrenburg who takes it down. Aron Scharrenburg shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
38.40
Arjan ten Brink passes the ball forward to Leslie Noviello. Leslie Noviello finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Alejandro Hierro. What a great pair of hands!
39.27
Andre Antunes takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Matthias Geis. Matthias Geis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arjan ten Brink. Arjan ten Brink threads the ball through to Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Alejandro Hierro.
44.45
Steven Fox takes a short throw-in bringing Arjan ten Brink into play. Arjan ten Brink chips the ball to his team mate, Leslie Noviello. Leslie Noviello knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christian Viscaal.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Willem II Tilburg appear unchanged since the first half. MVV also appear unchanged since the first half. The MVV players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
MVV kick off the second half!
61.00
Mitchell Verlinden flicks a high ball forward to Gaspar Loureiro who takes it down. Gaspar Loureiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jurgen Van Dieren. Jurgen Van Dieren shoots from distance. Ovidiu Raducioiu gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
65.32
Gaspar Loureiro threads a neat ball through to Bert Lamey. Bert Lamey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Ovidiu Raducioiu is on top of it.
71.43
With great vision, Ferdi Scharrenburg plays the ball forward to Bert Lamey. Bert Lamey whips in a cross ball towards Glenn Pasanen. With a superhuman jump, Glenn Pasanen connects with the ball and heads it goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
72.30
Eric Polheim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
77.26
Willem II Tilburg have made a substitution with Alejandro Apolloni replacing Eric Polheim and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
78.29
Seeing a gap ahead, Mitchell Verlinden picks a pass forward to Ferdi Scharrenburg. Ferdi Scharrenburg darts forward. Ferdi Scharrenburg tries a spectacular long range effort but Ovidiu Raducioiu reads it well. Good keeping!
79.01
Ivan Montero threads a neat ball through to Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro lofts in a cross ball towards Leslie Noviello. Leslie Noviello is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
89.43
Arjan ten Brink makes a simple pass to Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg lofts in a cross ball towards Leslie Noviello. Leslie Noviello powers a header at goal but Alejandro Hierro reads it well. Good keeping!
90.00
Gaspar Loureiro makes an attacking run forward. Gaspar Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Jurgen Van Dieren. Jurgen Van Dieren connects with a diving header but is denied by Ovidiu Raducioiu. Excellent save.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Willem II Tilburg

MVV
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
23.1%
46.2%
30.8%

Scorers
Arjan ten Brink 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arjan ten Brink of Willem II Tilburg

Match Ratings