Match Report


Heracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo     RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk
Maurice Joseph ColeMaurice Joseph Cole Computer Player Computer Player
Marc NeeskensM. Neeskens68
G
1
G
71Alfredo OrtegaA. Ortega
Hannes NordwaldH. Nordwald69
D
2
D
75Enrique MarcelinoE. Marcelino
Aaron MatthijsA. Matthijs77
D
3captain
D
73Scott BurleyS. Burley
Robert HuibertsR. Huiberts74
D
4
D
64Nenad BoudarèneN. Boudarène
Paul EiltsP. Eilts66
D
5
M
73Paolo HurstP. Hurst
Simon HamannS. Hamann71
M
6
M
67Youssef RicciY. Ricci
Morten NygaardM. Nygaard82
M
7
M
66Clive KasperC. Kasper
Menno Van EijkM. Van Eijk73
M
8
M
64Arjen IkediaA. Ikedia
Nikolas SchachtN. Schacht71
A
captain9
A
68Stan WalshS. Walsh
Ottavio CorrentO. Corrent74
A
10
A
65Marcel GentileM. Gentile
Tom Van Der LaanT. Van Der Laan73
A
11
A
53Alex MckinlayA. Mckinlay
 
Jan GelbJ. Gelb67
D
12
G
65Aboubacar BenonA. Benon
Aron Van WonderenA. Van Wonderen71
M
13
D
63Patricio RubioP. Rubio
Simon ProctorS. Proctor69
A
14
D
63Domenico LacombeD. Lacombe

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Polman Stadion where Heracles Almelo play host to RKC Waalwijk. A crowd of 17,209 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Heracles Almelo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while RKC Waalwijk appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dami‘n Veldman.


0.00
RKC Waalwijk kick off!
4.27
Paolo Hurst makes a simple pass to Stan Walsh. Stan Walsh knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.36
Aaron Matthijs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Menno Van Eijk. Menno Van Eijk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ottavio Corrent. Ottavio Corrent finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
12.45
Nenad Boudarène threads a neat ball through to Clive Kasper. Clive Kasper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stan Walsh. Stan Walsh advances inside the box! Stan Walsh shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.57
Aaron Matthijs makes a simple pass to Simon Hamann. Simon Hamann threads a neat ball through to Ottavio Corrent. Ottavio Corrent whips in a cross ball towards Tom Van Der Laan. Tom Van Der Laan finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Alfredo Ortega didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
20.19
Menno Van Eijk brings the ball forward. Menno Van Eijk knocks in a cross ball towards Ottavio Corrent. Ottavio Corrent makes a looping header on goal. Alfredo Ortega manages to gather it easily.
22.44
Aaron Matthijs passes the ball forward to Menno Van Eijk. Menno Van Eijk flicks a high pass forward. Tom Van Der Laan controls it well on his chest. Tom Van Der Laan knocks in a cross ball towards Nikolas Schacht. Nikolas Schacht finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
24.14
With great vision, Hannes Nordwald plays the ball forward to Menno Van Eijk. Menno Van Eijk flicks a high pass forward. Tom Van Der Laan controls it well on his chest. Tom Van Der Laan edges inside the box! Tom Van Der Laan shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.26
Tom Van Der Laan hacks Enrique Marcelino from behind! Tom Van Der Laan is shown the yellow card! Enrique Marcelino carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.21
Arjen Ikedia sees Stan Walsh in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stan Walsh shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
36.36
Paul Eilts knocks the ball forward to Simon Hamann. Seeing a gap ahead, Simon Hamann plays the ball forward to Ottavio Corrent. Ottavio Corrent knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.37
Hannes Nordwald passes the ball forward to Simon Hamann. Simon Hamann flicks a high pass forward. Tom Van Der Laan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tom Van Der Laan cuts inside the box! Tom Van Der Laan comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heracles Almelo appear unchanged since the first half. RKC Waalwijk also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Heracles Almelo kick off!
47.10
Robert Huiberts chips the ball to his team mate, Menno Van Eijk. Menno Van Eijk flicks a high pass forward. Tom Van Der Laan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tom Van Der Laan makes a defence splitting pass to Ottavio Corrent. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ottavio Corrent provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
48.15
Clive Kasper threads the ball through to Marcel Gentile. Marcel Gentile knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aaron Matthijs.
55.01
Menno Van Eijk flicks a high pass forward. Ottavio Corrent collects the pass. Ottavio Corrent lofts in a cross ball towards Nikolas Schacht. Nikolas Schacht finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.18
Youssef Ricci flicks a high pass forward. Stan Walsh holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stan Walsh deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Mckinlay but the linesman indicates offside!
60.15
RKC Waalwijk have made 3 substitutions with Aboubacar Benon replacing Nenad Boudarène, Patricio Rubio replacing Paolo Hurst and Domenico Lacombe replacing Alex Mckinlay .
61.23
Morten Nygaard laces a weighted ball forward to Nikolas Schacht. Nikolas Schacht lofts in a cross ball towards Ottavio Corrent. Ottavio Corrent flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Alfredo Ortega. Excellent save.
66.31
Clive Kasper threads a neat ball through to Domenico Lacombe. Domenico Lacombe skips past Robert Huiberts! Domenico Lacombe makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.12
Enrique Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Clive Kasper collects the pass. Clive Kasper makes a simple pass to Domenico Lacombe. Domenico Lacombe knocks in a cross ball towards Marcel Gentile. Marcel Gentile finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
79.30
Youssef Ricci passes the ball forward to Stan Walsh. Stan Walsh shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
84.56
Morten Nygaard laces a weighted ball forward to Ottavio Corrent. Ottavio Corrent controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
87.39
Hannes Nordwald chips the ball to his team mate, Menno Van Eijk. Menno Van Eijk makes a beautiful solo run. Menno Van Eijk makes a great pass forward. Ottavio Corrent runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heracles Almelo

RKC Waalwijk
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.3%
31.7%
Play Area
29.3%
42.7%
28%

Scorers
Tom Van Der Laan 24
Domenico Lacombe 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Menno Van Eijk of Heracles Almelo

Match Ratings
1.Marc Neeskens (GK)
6
2.Hannes Nordwald (DEF)
6
3.Aaron Matthijs (DEF)
7
4.Robert Huiberts (DEF)
6
5.Paul Eilts (DEF)
6
6.Simon Hamann (MID)
7
7.Morten Nygaard (MID)
6
8.Menno Van Eijk (MID)
9
9.Nikolas Schacht (ATT)
6
10.Ottavio Corrent (ATT)
7
11.Tom Van Der Laan (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
9
 
12.Jan Gelb (DEF)
0
13.Aron Van Wonderen (MID)
0
14.Simon Proctor (ATT)
0

1.Alfredo Ortega (GK)
7
2.Enrique Marcelino (DEF)
6
3.Scott Burley (DEF)
6
4.Nenad Boudarène (DEF)
6
5.Paolo Hurst (MID)
6
6.Youssef Ricci (MID)
6
7.Clive Kasper (MID)
7
8.Arjen Ikedia (MID)
6
9.Stan Walsh (ATT)
6
10.Marcel Gentile (ATT)
6
11.Alex Mckinlay (ATT)
6
 
12.Aboubacar Benon (GK)
6
13.Patricio Rubio (DEF)
6
14.Domenico Lacombe (DEF)goal scored
8