Match Report


RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk     SC HeerenveenSC Heerenveen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alfredo OrtegaA. Ortega71
G
1
G
68Pieter Van NistelrooyP. Van Nistelrooy
Enrique MarcelinoE. Marcelino75
D
2
D
69Jean-Philippe BlancJ. Blanc
Scott BurleyS. Burley73
D
captain3
D
67Dries de VosD. de Vos
Nenad BoudarèneN. Boudarène64
D
4
D
66Ronald TobiassenR. Tobiassen
Paolo HurstP. Hurst73
M
5
M
70Ben Lua-LuaB. Lua-Lua
Youssef RicciY. Ricci67
M
6
M
66Orlando Van BastenO. Van Basten
Clive KasperC. Kasper66
M
7
M
62Orlando PothuizenO. Pothuizen
Arjen IkediaA. Ikedia64
M
8
M
56Helder MonteiroH. Monteiro
Stan WalshS. Walsh68
A
9captain
A
71Paul van den BergP. van den Berg
Marcel GentileM. Gentile65
A
10
A
64Romero P. PichichiR. Pichichi
Alex MckinlayA. Mckinlay53
A
11
A
57Giuliano Di FrancescoG. Di Francesco
 
Aboubacar BenonA. Benon65
G
12
D
65Alfred LawrenceA. Lawrence
Patricio RubioP. Rubio63
D
13
D
64Abdoullaye TouréA. Touré
Domenico LacombeD. Lacombe63
D
14
G
63Marcel BrugginkM. Bruggink

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Mandemakers Stadion where RKC Waalwijk play host to SC Heerenveen. A crowd of 14,878 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both RKC Waalwijk and SC Heerenveen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Iwan Galàsek.


0.00
The first half starts with SC Heerenveen kicking off!
2.30
Paolo Hurst flicks a high pass forward. Stan Walsh controls it well on his chest. Stan Walsh rushes past Jean-Philippe Blanc! Some good footwork from Stan Walsh provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
6.35
Ben Lua-Lua knocks the ball forward to Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.29
Ronald Tobiassen chips the ball to his team mate, Ben Lua-Lua. Ben Lua-Lua flicks a high pass forward. Paul van den Berg collects the pass. Paul van den Berg shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
14.26
Enrique Marcelino surges forward with the ball. Enrique Marcelino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stan Walsh. Stan Walsh shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
21.00
Helder Monteiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi tries a spectacular long range effort but Alfredo Ortega is on top of it.
22.36
Ronald Tobiassen threads a neat ball through to Ben Lua-Lua. Ben Lua-Lua sees a break and surges forward. Ben Lua-Lua lofts in a cross ball towards Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.07
Youssef Ricci knocks the ball forward to Alex Mckinlay. Alex Mckinlay advances inside the box! Alex Mckinlay rockets a shot on goal but somehow Dries de Vos happens to be in the right place to block it.
27.07
Ronald Tobiassen hits a low pass to Ben Lua-Lua. Ben Lua-Lua kicks a strong pass forward to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
28.39
Dries de Vos threads a neat ball through to Orlando Van Basten. Orlando Van Basten flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg edges inside the box! Paul van den Berg shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
34.57
Orlando Van Basten makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco makes a probing pass to Paul van den Berg but he's offside!
36.35
Jean-Philippe Blanc passes the ball forward to Orlando Pothuizen. Orlando Pothuizen flicks a high pass forward. Giuliano Di Francesco controls it well on his chest. Giuliano Di Francesco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
39.33
Ronald Tobiassen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Orlando Pothuizen. Without breaking stride, Orlando Pothuizen plays the ball forward to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg plays a scrappy one-two with Romero P. Pichichi and stumbles forward towards the goal... Paul van den Berg makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Alfredo Ortega. Excellent save.
42.40
Stan Walsh clumsily knocks into Jean-Philippe Blanc. Stan Walsh is warned by the referee! Jean-Philippe Blanc stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.05
Enrique Marcelino pushes mid-way up the pitch. Enrique Marcelino hits a low pass to Marcel Gentile. Marcel Gentile flicks the ball to his team mate, Stan Walsh. Stan Walsh shoots from just inside the box but it flies well off target!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. RKC Waalwijk appear unchanged since the first half. SC Heerenveen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and RKC Waalwijk kick off!
47.41
Scott Burley flicks a high pass forward. Youssef Ricci collects the pass. Youssef Ricci sees a break and surges forward. Youssef Ricci cuts inside the box! Youssef Ricci cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
48.20
Arjen Ikedia kicks a strong pass forward to Marcel Gentile. Marcel Gentile shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Pieter Van Nistelrooy manages to gather it.
53.49
Orlando Van Basten makes a probing pass to Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
54.36
Arjen Ikedia surges forward with the ball. Arjen Ikedia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.51
Youssef Ricci makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Mckinlay. Alex Mckinlay runs straight at the defence! Ronald Tobiassen barges into Alex Mckinlay. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
60.38
RKC Waalwijk have made 3 substitutions with Aboubacar Benon replacing Nenad Boudarène, Patricio Rubio replacing Paolo Hurst and Domenico Lacombe replacing Alex Mckinlay .
61.44
Orlando Van Basten sees Romero P. Pichichi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Romero P. Pichichi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.19
Orlando Van Basten comes in with a late challenge on Clive Kasper. The referee brings Orlando Van Basten to one side and gives him a warning! Clive Kasper runs off the knock.
66.18
Orlando Van Basten makes a probing pass to Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Romero P. Pichichi is offside!
72.26
Youssef Ricci makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Domenico Lacombe. Domenico Lacombe plays a scrappy one-two with Marcel Gentile and stumbles forward towards the goal... Domenico Lacombe tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.56
Aboubacar Benon flicks a high pass forward. Youssef Ricci holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Youssef Ricci knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Gentile. Marcel Gentile shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
78.55
Ronald Tobiassen flicks a high pass forward. Orlando Van Basten holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Orlando Van Basten flicks a high ball forward to Giuliano Di Francesco who takes it down. Giuliano Di Francesco whips in a cross ball towards Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg directs the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Scott Burley. That should have been a goal!
87.42
Orlando Pothuizen decides to run forward with the ball. Orlando Pothuizen shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Alfredo Ortega comfortably smothers it!
89.38
Enrique Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Rubio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seeing a gap ahead, Patricio Rubio plays the ball forward to Stan Walsh. Stan Walsh lofts in a cross ball towards Domenico Lacombe. Domenico Lacombe is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Domenico Lacombe scores for RKC Waalwijk!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

RKC Waalwijk

SC Heerenveen
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.5%
49.5%
Play Area
28.6%
42.9%
28.6%

Scorers
Stan Walsh 14
Domenico Lacombe 89
Paul van den Berg 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stan Walsh of RKC Waalwijk

Match Ratings