Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadion De Braak where Helmond Sport play host to VVV Venlo. A crowd of 8,902 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Helmond Sport are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while VVV Venlo appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Bert Van Der Weerden.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Helmond Sport are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while VVV Venlo appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Bert Van Der Weerden.
0.00
VVV Venlo kick off the first half!
6.13
Fabrizio Dicara knocks the ball forward to Menno Robben. Menno Robben flicks a high pass forward to Silvain Hoogendorp who brings the ball under control. Silvain Hoogendorp controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
9.30
Tony Visser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Piet Douglas. Piet Douglas sees space and advances. Piet Douglas advances inside the box! Piet Douglas side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Harald Besselink is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
10.20
Humphrey Franken flicks a high pass forward. Menno Robben controls it well on his chest. Menno Robben threads a neat ball through to Egbert Hofland. Egbert Hofland knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pedro Iglesias.
12.52
Fabrizio Dicara clumsily knocks into Cedric Grot. The referee warns Fabrizio Dicara to calm down! Cedric Grot runs off the knock.
14.39
Ernest Cairo plays the ball forward to Egbert Hofland. Egbert Hofland finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.46
Ernest Cairo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ernest Cairo knocks in a cross ball towards Egbert Hofland. With a superhuman jump, Egbert Hofland connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
18.30
With great vision, Dietmar Metzger plays the ball forward to Piet Douglas. Piet Douglas changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Piet Douglas edges inside the box! Humphrey Franken clumsily knocks into Piet Douglas. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
20.30
Piet Douglas hacks Roy Babangida from behind! Piet Douglas is warned by the referee! Roy Babangida runs off the knock.
26.36
Ted Sitruk runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ted Sitruk sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Dominic Hutchison!
30.16
Piet Douglas flicks a high pass forward. Peter Kool controls it well on his chest. Peter Kool passes the ball forward but Cedric Grot is offside!
34.58
Sebastian Marquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Urvin de Haan. Urvin de Haan advances inside the box! Urvin de Haan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Harald Besselink had no chance!! Goal for Helmond Sport!
39.42
Menno Robben makes a simple pass to Erik Van Der Gun. Erik Van Der Gun controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Dominic Hutchison is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.23
Menno Robben flicks a high pass forward. Egbert Hofland collects the pass. Egbert Hofland shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
44.37
Humphrey Franken makes a beautiful solo run. Humphrey Franken flicks a high pass forward. Erik Van Der Gun holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Erik Van Der Gun finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Helmond Sport appear unchanged since the first half. VVV Venlo also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Helmond Sport kick off and get the second half underway!
47.40
Roy Babangida knocks the ball forward to Erik Van Der Gun. Erik Van Der Gun knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tony Visser.
49.36
Ted Sitruk flicks a high pass forward. Erik Van Der Gun collects the pass. Erik Van Der Gun knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.43
Fabrizio Dicara deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roy Babangida. Roy Babangida flicks a high pass forward. Egbert Hofland controls it well on his chest. Egbert Hofland shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.22
Helmond Sport have made 2 substitutions with Henk Berendsen replacing Dietmar Metzger and Arnold Koroglu replacing Cedric Grot .
61.30
Menno Robben flicks a high pass forward. Silvain Hoogendorp holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Silvain Hoogendorp controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.25
VVV Venlo have made a substitution with Johan Besselink replacing Silvain Hoogendorp .
83.38
Piet Douglas threads a neat ball through to Arnold Koroglu. Arnold Koroglu knocks in a cross ball towards Urvin de Haan. With a superhuman jump, Urvin de Haan connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.39
Piet Douglas changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Piet Douglas advances inside the box! Piet Douglas cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Harald Besselink gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
90.00
With some swift thinking, Roy Babangida plays the ball forward to Johan Besselink. Johan Besselink whips in a cross ball towards Erik Van Der Gun. Erik Van Der Gun flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
1
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
28.6%
71.4%
Play Area
28.6%
52.9%
18.6%
Scorers
Urvin de Haan 35 | Erik Van Der Gun 39, 44 |
Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Erik Van Der Gun of VVV Venlo |
Match Ratings
1. | Dominic Hutchison (GK) | 6 | |
2. | Tony Visser (DEF) | 6 | |
3. | Dietmar Metzger (DEF) | 6 | |
4. | Pius de Koning (DEF) | 6 | |
5. | Pedro Iglesias (DEF) | 6 | |
6. | Bram Van De Wey (DEF) | 6 | |
7. | Sebastian Marquez (MID) | 6 | |
8. | Piet Douglas (MID) | 8 | |
9. | Peter Kool (ATT) | 6 | |
10. | Cedric Grot (ATT) | 6 | |
11. | Urvin de Haan (ATT) | ![]() | 8 |
12. | Henk Berendsen (MID) | 6 | |
13. | Marvin Hosé (MID) | 0 | |
14. | Arnold Koroglu (ATT) | 6 |
1. | Harald Besselink (GK) | 6 | |
2. | Fabrizio Dicara (DEF) | 6 | |
3. | Humphrey Franken (DEF) | 7 | |
4. | Alfred Brunel (DEF) | 6 | |
5. | Ernest Cairo (MID) | 6 | |
6. | Menno Robben (MID) | 8 | |
7. | Ted Sitruk (MID) | 7 | |
8. | Roy Babangida (MID) | 6 | |
9. | Egbert Hofland (ATT) | 6 | |
10. | Erik Van Der Gun (ATT) | ![]() ![]() | 9 |
11. | Silvain Hoogendorp (ATT) | 6 | |
12. | Joos Dijkstra (GK) | 0 | |
13. | Daniel Fonseca (DEF) | 0 | |
14. | Johan Besselink (DEF) | 6 |