Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     SBV EindhovenSBV Eindhoven
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Harald BesselinkH. Besselink65
G
captain1
G
56Eusebio PiovaniE. Piovani
Fabrizio DicaraF. Dicara66
D
2
D
64Jeroen KromkampJ. Kromkamp
Humphrey FrankenH. Franken65
D
3
D
62Niels PothuizenN. Pothuizen
Alfred BrunelA. Brunel55
D
4
D
53Ed NijkampE. Nijkamp
Ernest CairoE. Cairo67
M
5
D
51Felipe PardoF. Pardo
Menno RobbenM. Robben62
M
6captain
M
63Stefano WillemsS. Willems
Ted SitrukT. Sitruk56
M
7
M
58Kevin VarkevisserK. Varkevisser
Roy BabangidaR. Babangida42
M
8
A
71Tom OosterhofT. Oosterhof
Egbert HoflandE. Hofland70
A
9
A
66Nicola C. GregoriN. Gregori
Erik Van Der GunE. Van Der Gun59
A
10
A
61Said VersteegS. Versteeg
Silvain HoogendorpS. Hoogendorp57
A
11
A
61Harris DijkstraH. Dijkstra
 
Joos DijkstraJ. Dijkstra60
G
12
M
54Nikos BergerN. Berger
Daniel FonsecaD. Fonseca51
D
13
M
54Marc DenneboomM. Denneboom
Johan BesselinkJ. Besselink51
D
14
A
54Stefan ten BrinkS. ten Brink

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to SBV Eindhoven. A crowd of 8,685 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SBV Eindhoven appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Tim Besselink.


0.00
SBV Eindhoven start the match!
3.08
Kevin Varkevisser makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Varkevisser lofts in a cross ball towards Tom Oosterhof. Tom Oosterhof beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for SBV Eindhoven!
6.01
Niels Pothuizen laces a through ball forward to Kevin Varkevisser. Kevin Varkevisser flicks a high pass forward. Harris Dijkstra controls it well on his chest. Harris Dijkstra lofts in a cross ball towards Tom Oosterhof. Tom Oosterhof is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Tom Oosterhof!
9.30
Menno Robben flicks a high pass forward. Egbert Hofland collects the pass. Egbert Hofland tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.20
Ted Sitruk sees space and advances. Ted Sitruk makes a defence splitting pass to Silvain Hoogendorp. Silvain Hoogendorp tries a spectacular strike but it slams into the crowd!
16.42
With fabulous imagination, Felipe Pardo laces a weighted ball forward to Stefano Willems. Stefano Willems hits a low pass to Harris Dijkstra. Harris Dijkstra advances inside the box! Harris Dijkstra cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Harald Besselink is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
20.34
Ted Sitruk makes a simple pass to Egbert Hofland. Egbert Hofland controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
22.11
Kevin Varkevisser clumsily knocks into Ted Sitruk. The referee brings Kevin Varkevisser to one side and gives him a warning! Ted Sitruk carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.11
SBV Eindhoven are dictating the run of play here today.
27.59
Kevin Varkevisser sees Said Versteeg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Said Versteeg finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.45
Kevin Varkevisser catches Ernest Cairo on the ankles. Kevin Varkevisser is given another warning by the referee! Ernest Cairo runs off the knock.
32.04
SBV Eindhoven appear to have rearranged themselves into a 6-3-1 formation.
32.04
Ted Sitruk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Erik Van Der Gun. Erik Van Der Gun shoots from 20 yards. Erik Van Der Gun scores for VVV Venlo!!
36.48
Ted Sitruk threads a neat ball through to Egbert Hofland. Egbert Hofland whips in a cross ball towards Silvain Hoogendorp. Silvain Hoogendorp knocks the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
39.55
Roy Babangida flicks a high pass forward. Silvain Hoogendorp holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Silvain Hoogendorp makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Egbert Hofland but he's offside!
40.28
Humphrey Franken flicks a high pass forward to Ernest Cairo who brings the ball under control. Ernest Cairo flicks the ball to his team mate, Egbert Hofland. Egbert Hofland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eusebio Piovani who gathers it comfortably.
42.44
Roy Babangida comes in with a late challenge on Tom Oosterhof. Roy Babangida is warned by the referee! Tom Oosterhof runs off the knock.
44.37
VVV Venlo are keeping most of the possession.
45.00
Alfred Brunel flicks the ball to his team mate, Ted Sitruk. Ted Sitruk flicks a high pass forward. Erik Van Der Gun collects the pass. Erik Van Der Gun shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VVV Venlo appear unchanged since the first half. SBV Eindhoven also appear unchanged since the first half. The SBV Eindhoven players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
VVV Venlo kick off and get the second half underway!
51.34
Alfred Brunel flicks a high pass forward. Menno Robben controls it well on his chest. Menno Robben laces a through ball forward to Egbert Hofland. Egbert Hofland shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
55.45
Roy Babangida makes a probing pass to Egbert Hofland. Egbert Hofland shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.05
Roy Babangida flicks the ball to his team mate, Erik Van Der Gun. Erik Van Der Gun shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.16
SBV Eindhoven have made 2 substitutions with Nikos Berger replacing Eusebio Piovani and Marc Denneboom replacing Niels Pothuizen .
61.17
Ernest Cairo passes the ball forward to Egbert Hofland. Egbert Hofland shoots from 20 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.30
Humphrey Franken threads the ball through to Menno Robben. Menno Robben knocks the ball to his team mate, Silvain Hoogendorp. Silvain Hoogendorp shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.27
Humphrey Franken sees Roy Babangida in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roy Babangida sees space and advances. Roy Babangida shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.18
VVV Venlo have made a substitution with Johan Besselink replacing Silvain Hoogendorp .SBV Eindhoven have made a substitution with Stefan ten Brink replacing Kevin Varkevisser .
78.27
Fabrizio Dicara passes the ball forward to Ted Sitruk. Ted Sitruk knocks the ball forward to Erik Van Der Gun. Erik Van Der Gun sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

SBV Eindhoven
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
9
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
74.3%
25.7%
Play Area
22.9%
47.1%
30%

Scorers
Erik Van Der Gun 32
Egbert Hofland 61
Roy Babangida 71
Tom Oosterhof 3, 6
Harris Dijkstra 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tom Oosterhof of SBV Eindhoven

Match Ratings