Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to Veendam. A crowd of 18,603 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Willem II Tilburg and Veendam are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Regilio Koevermans.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Willem II Tilburg and Veendam are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Regilio Koevermans.
0.00
0-0Willem II Tilburg start the match!
2.40
1-0Andre Antunes threads a neat ball through to Steven Fox. What a great partnership. Steven Fox takes it forward alone. Steven Fox lofts in a cross ball towards Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
6.19
1-0Ivan Montero threads a neat ball through to Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg shoots from 25 yards but Marco Bosschaart reads it well. Excellent save!
9.52
Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar kicks a strong pass forward to Davy Trustfull. Davy Trustfull flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Munoz. Marcos Munoz shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Good keeping from Ovidiu Raducioiu as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
11.56
1-0Corner kick to Veendam. Craig Naysmith plays it short to Arjen Boussatta. Arjen Boussatta deftly flicks the ball on. Davy Trustfull strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
12.18
1-0Miguel Caminero catches Jorge Castro on the ankles. The referee calls over Miguel Caminero and shows him a yellow card! Jorge Castro grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
16.46
Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcos Munoz. Marcos Munoz rushes past Andre Antunes! Marcos Munoz comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
20.14
Andre Antunes knocks the ball to his team mate, Arjan ten Brink. Arjan ten Brink chips the ball to his team mate, Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg advances inside the box! Aron Scharrenburg side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Marco Bosschaart!
21.08
Seeing a gap ahead, Mitchel Human plays the ball forward to Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro whips in a cross ball towards Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
22.18
Steven Fox flicks a high pass forward. Aron Scharrenburg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aron Scharrenburg lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Marco Bosschaart gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
26.48
Ivan Montero threads a neat ball through to Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro plays a one-two with Aron Scharrenburg and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Jorge Castro provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from Marco Bosschaart. What a great pair of hands!
27.24
Steven Fox hits a low pass to Leslie Noviello. Leslie Noviello sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Marco Bosschaart is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
32.54
With great vision, Steven Fox plays the ball forward to Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg plays a scrappy one-two with Jorge Castro and stumbles forward towards the goal... Aron Scharrenburg takes a shot at goal but Marco Bosschaart is on top of it.
33.30
2-0Fabian Natale Pandolfi kicks a strong pass forward to Arjan ten Brink. Arjan ten Brink plays the ball forward to Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro advances inside the box! Arjen Boussatta barges into Jorge Castro. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
34.51
2-0Geoffrey Mariana flicks a high pass forward. Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar controls it well on his chest. Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar flicks the ball to his team mate, Davy Trustfull. Davy Trustfull makes a probing pass between the defence to Tiago Neves. Some good footwork from Tiago Neves provides some space. He shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.57
Matthias Geis flicks a high ball forward to Arjan ten Brink who takes it down. Arjan ten Brink flicks a high ball forward to Leslie Noviello who takes it down. Leslie Noviello lofts in a cross ball towards Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.49
3-0Steven Fox flicks a high pass forward to Aron Scharrenburg who brings the ball under control. Aron Scharrenburg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arjen Boussatta.
44.22
Arjan ten Brink kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arjen Boussatta.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Willem II Tilburg appear unchanged since the first half. Veendam also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Veendam kick off!
48.34
Arjan ten Brink threads the ball through to Leslie Noviello. Leslie Noviello finds some space and shoots from distance but Marco Bosschaart is on top of it.
49.25
Steven Fox runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Steven Fox controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.23
3-0Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar knocks the ball forward to Marcos Munoz. Marcos Munoz makes a probing pass to Davy Trustfull but he's offside!
55.18
Ivan Montero advances with the ball. Ivan Montero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Marco Bosschaart gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
59.47
Ivan Montero kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Geoffrey Mariana.
60.35
3-0Willem II Tilburg have made a substitution with Graham Mann replacing Leslie Noviello .Veendam have made 2 substitutions with Manuel Barbosa replacing Billy Mans and Valerien Noro replacing Marcos Munoz .
63.17
Steven Fox knocks the ball forward to Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
65.53
Manuel Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Davy Trustfull collects the pass. Davy Trustfull makes a probing pass to Tiago Neves but he's offside!
67.39
Arjen Boussatta takes the throw-in. Miguel Caminero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith knocks the ball to his team mate, Valerien Noro. Valerien Noro finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
69.27
With some swift thinking, Mitchel Human plays the ball forward to Graham Mann. Graham Mann tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Marco Bosschaart has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.20
Fabian Natale Pandolfi pushes up the pitch. Fabian Natale Pandolfi flicks a high ball forward to Aron Scharrenburg who takes it down. Aron Scharrenburg knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro makes a convincing header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
77.20
Willem II Tilburg have made a substitution with Alejandro Apolloni replacing Ivan Montero and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
79.26
5-0Valerien Noro hacks Matthias Geis from behind! Valerien Noro is shown the yellow card! Matthias Geis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.40
Fabian Natale Pandolfi sees Steven Fox in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steven Fox hits a low pass to Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro makes a pass forward but Graham Mann makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
84.49
Andre Antunes hits a low pass to Steven Fox. Steven Fox flicks a high ball forward to Jorge Castro who takes it down. Jorge Castro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arjen Boussatta.
85.52
Mitchel Human makes an attacking run forward. Mitchel Human whips in a cross ball towards Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Matthias Geis makes a simple pass to Mitchel Human. Mitchel Human flicks a high pass forward. Aron Scharrenburg collects the pass. Aron Scharrenburg lofts in a cross ball towards Graham Mann. Graham Mann makes a deft header. Marco Bosschaart punches it away to safety.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
14
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
71.4%
28.6%
Play Area
20.2%
42.9%
36.9%
Scorers
| Aron Scharrenburg 2, 37 Leslie Noviello 27 Graham Mann 69 Jorge Castro 75 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Aron Scharrenburg of Willem II Tilburg |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ovidiu Raducioiu (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Andre Antunes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Matthias Geis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Fabian Natale Pandolfi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ivan Montero (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Steven Fox (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Arjan ten Brink (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Mitchel Human (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Jorge Castro (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 10. | Leslie Noviello (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Aron Scharrenburg (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Ricardo Antunes (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alejandro Apolloni (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Graham Mann (ATT) | | 7 |
| 1. | Marco Bosschaart (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Geoffrey Mariana (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Miguel Caminero (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 4. | Arjen Boussatta (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Billy Mans (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Craig Naysmith (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Danny Van Fessem (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Davy Trustfull (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Marcos Munoz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Tiago Neves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Arthur Stamp (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Manuel Barbosa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Valerien Noro (DEF) | | 5 |