Match Report


Go Ahead EaglesGo Ahead Eagles     FC DordrechtFC Dordrecht
Computer Player Computer Player Marli Overstreet Marli Overstreet
Fatik Van GobbelF. Van Gobbel73
G
1
G
77Arek SwierczewskiA. Swierczewski
Luuk VremanL. Vreman73
D
2
D
76Steffen FloS. Flo
David SemedoD. Semedo69
D
captain3
D
81Tahar KachloulT. Kachloul
Richard SounessR. Souness66
D
4
D
75Susumu SaitoS. Saito
Olaf Van Der VegtO. Van Der Vegt73
M
5
D
72Serge SanogoS. Sanogo
Geoffrey SteijnG. Steijn69
M
6
M
71Stefan Dumitru OlteanuS. Olteanu
Oscar AguilarO. Aguilar67
M
7
M
73Armin BackesA. Backes
Aron VerhoevenA. Verhoeven63
M
8
M
77Steffen SchraderS. Schrader
Ignacio WiekensI. Wiekens75
A
9
A
69Lampros XanthopoulosL. Xanthopoulos
Rodrigo AlmeidaR. Almeida72
A
10
A
76Luís RicoL. Rico
Rene ZwaanswijkR. Zwaanswijk71
A
11captain
A
83Nico HallerN. Haller
 
Thomas SchraderT. Schrader65
G
12
G
77Emmanuel WestE. West
Nelson ElshotN. Elshot57
D
13
M
78Alexander SaravakosA. Saravakos
Don CollinsD. Collins57
M
14
A
65Michael Pierre-FanfanM. Pierre-Fanfan

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at De Adelaarshorst where Go Ahead Eagles play host to FC Dordrecht. A crowd of 20,512 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Go Ahead Eagles are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Dordrecht appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Harvey Cornelisse.


0.00
FC Dordrecht kick off and get the match underway!
3.38
Luuk Vreman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Geoffrey Steijn. Geoffrey Steijn makes a simple pass to Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk knocks in a cross ball towards Ignacio Wiekens. Ignacio Wiekens is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Arek Swierczewski.
4.38
Geoffrey Steijn takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Armin Backes reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
8.34
Stefan Dumitru Olteanu threads the ball through to Nico Haller. Nico Haller shoots from long range. Fatik Van Gobbel gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
10.01
Armin Backes flicks a high ball forward to Luís Rico who takes it down. Luís Rico knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.13
Oscar Aguilar flicks a high pass forward to Rodrigo Almeida who brings the ball under control. Rodrigo Almeida knocks the ball forward to Rene Zwaanswijk but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
14.14
Tahar Kachloul makes a simple pass to Armin Backes. Armin Backes flicks a high ball forward to Nico Haller who takes it down. Nico Haller cuts inside the box! Nico Haller makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.25
Olaf Van Der Vegt flicks the ball to his team mate, Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk lofts in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.29
Stefan Dumitru Olteanu flicks a high pass forward. Luís Rico controls it well on his chest. Luís Rico knocks in a cross ball towards Lampros Xanthopoulos. Lampros Xanthopoulos whips the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
24.43
Serge Sanogo flicks a high ball forward to Steffen Schrader who takes it down. Steffen Schrader threads a neat ball through to Luís Rico. Luís Rico controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Fatik Van Gobbel smothers it!
26.32
Steffen Flo flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Dumitru Olteanu. Stefan Dumitru Olteanu hits a low pass to Luís Rico. Luís Rico shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Fatik Van Gobbel!
30.48
Geoffrey Steijn passes the ball forward to Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
33.49
Serge Sanogo sees Steffen Schrader in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steffen Schrader threads the ball through to Lampros Xanthopoulos. Lampros Xanthopoulos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Fatik Van Gobbel is on top of it.
38.42
Richard Souness catches Nico Haller on the ankles. The referee brings Richard Souness to one side and gives him a warning! Nico Haller hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Steffen Schrader plays the ball forward to Nico Haller. Nico Haller whips in a cross ball towards Luís Rico. Luís Rico makes a looping header on goal but Fatik Van Gobbel is on top of it.
40.04
Aron Verhoeven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Wiekens. Ignacio Wiekens knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida connects with a diving header. Arek Swierczewski manages to gather it effortlessly.
42.58
Olaf Van Der Vegt kicks a strong pass forward to Ignacio Wiekens. Ignacio Wiekens whips in a cross ball towards Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk makes a convincing header. The ball strikes Susumu Saito's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
44.26
It's a corner kick. Geoffrey Steijn kicks a low ball out wide. Steffen Schrader reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Go Ahead Eagles have changed their lineup with Thomas Schrader replacing Ignacio Wiekens. FC Dordrecht have changed their lineup with Michael Pierre-Fanfan replacing Lampros Xanthopoulos. The Go Ahead Eagles players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Go Ahead Eagles kick off!
48.57
Aron Verhoeven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.31
Richard Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Olaf Van Der Vegt. Olaf Van Der Vegt chips the ball to his team mate, Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.19
Luuk Vreman flicks a high pass forward to Olaf Van Der Vegt who brings the ball under control. Olaf Van Der Vegt knocks the ball forward to Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.43
Steffen Schrader hits a low pass to Michael Pierre-Fanfan. Michael Pierre-Fanfan lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Haller. Nico Haller makes a deft header. Richard Souness sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
57.08
Serge Sanogo threads a neat ball through to Steffen Schrader. Steffen Schrader chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Pierre-Fanfan. Michael Pierre-Fanfan lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Haller. Nico Haller directs the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
59.36
Steffen Schrader makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Haller. Nico Haller advances inside the box! Nico Haller shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.36
FC Dordrecht have made a substitution with Alexander Saravakos replacing Armin Backes .
65.44
Olaf Van Der Vegt picks a pass forward to Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steffen Flo.
72.45
Aron Verhoeven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Schrader. Thomas Schrader is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.45
Stefan Dumitru Olteanu flicks a high pass forward. Michael Pierre-Fanfan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Michael Pierre-Fanfan knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Haller. Nico Haller makes a convincing header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
79.56
David Semedo hacks Michael Pierre-Fanfan from behind! David Semedo is warned by the referee! Michael Pierre-Fanfan runs off the knock.
81.24
Luuk Vreman threads a neat ball through to Geoffrey Steijn. Geoffrey Steijn makes a probing pass to Thomas Schrader. Thomas Schrader lofts in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida makes a convincing header. It's there!! Arek Swierczewski has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
85.23
Nico Haller barges into Luuk Vreman. The referee brings Nico Haller to one side and gives him a warning! Luuk Vreman stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.45
Stefan Dumitru Olteanu flicks a high pass forward. Michael Pierre-Fanfan collects the pass. Michael Pierre-Fanfan knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Haller. Nico Haller whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Fatik Van Gobbel. Excellent save.
90.00
Tahar Kachloul plays the ball forward to Steffen Schrader. Steffen Schrader flicks a high pass forward. Luís Rico controls it well on his chest. Luís Rico edges inside the box! Luuk Vreman catches Luís Rico on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Go Ahead Eagles

FC Dordrecht
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
28.4%
44.3%
27.3%

Scorers
Rodrigo Almeida 81
Nico Haller 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nico Haller of FC Dordrecht

Match Ratings