Match Report


Go Ahead EaglesGo Ahead Eagles     NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Fatik Van GobbelF. Van Gobbel73
G
1
G
68Piet KettingP. Ketting
Luuk VremanL. Vreman73
D
2
D
82Jurgen HendriksJ. Hendriks
David SemedoD. Semedo70
D
captain3
D
69Ronnie KansR. Kans
Richard SounessR. Souness66
D
4
D
66Humphrey Van Der GaagH. Van Der Gaag
Olaf Van Der VegtO. Van Der Vegt73
M
5
D
65Davy TuhuteruD. Tuhuteru
Geoffrey SteijnG. Steijn69
M
6
M
69Bjšrn NeeskensB. Neeskens
Oscar AguilarO. Aguilar67
M
7
M
65Bryan BosschaartB. Bosschaart
Aron VerhoevenA. Verhoeven63
M
8
A
67ƒtienne Arveladzeƒ. Arveladze
Ignacio WiekensI. Wiekens75
A
9
A
67Hans WeversH. Wevers
Rodrigo AlmeidaR. Almeida72
A
10captain
A
65Mehdi Ait-OuarabM. Ait-Ouarab
Rene ZwaanswijkR. Zwaanswijk72
A
11
A
53Danny HespD. Hesp
 
Thomas SchraderT. Schrader65
G
12
D
65Gary DavidsonG. Davidson
Nelson ElshotN. Elshot57
D
13
M
64Ivo MeeuwisI. Meeuwis
Don CollinsD. Collins57
M
14
D
64Alberto NietoA. Nieto

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at De Adelaarshorst where Go Ahead Eagles play host to NEC Nijmegen. A crowd of 19,129 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Go Ahead Eagles are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Max Reuser.


0.00
NEC Nijmegen start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.17
Oscar Aguilar kicks a strong pass forward to Ignacio Wiekens. Ignacio Wiekens threads the ball through into the box. Rodrigo Almeida shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Piet Ketting has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
6.57
Bryan Bosschaart controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, ƒtienne Arveladze. ƒtienne Arveladze tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
8.13
Geoffrey Steijn passes the ball forward to Ignacio Wiekens. Ignacio Wiekens knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Rodrigo Almeida is offside!
10.27
Olaf Van Der Vegt hits a low pass to Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piet Ketting who gathers it comfortably.
12.27
Richard Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Aguilar. Oscar Aguilar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piet Ketting who gathers it comfortably.
14.23
Olaf Van Der Vegt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Ignacio Wiekens. Ignacio Wiekens knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Wonderful reactions from Piet Ketting keeps it out!
21.36
Bryan Bosschaart knocks the ball to his team mate, ƒtienne Arveladze. ƒtienne Arveladze controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
28.00
Bjšrn Neeskens comes in with a late challenge on Aron Verhoeven. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Aron Verhoeven hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.47
David Semedo threads the ball through to Oscar Aguilar. Oscar Aguilar flicks the ball to his team mate, Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk lofts in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida makes a looping header on goal but it flies wide!
36.47
With some swift thinking, David Semedo plays the ball forward to Geoffrey Steijn. Geoffrey Steijn flicks a high ball forward to Rene Zwaanswijk who takes it down. Rene Zwaanswijk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jurgen Hendriks.
38.48
Geoffrey Steijn makes a probing pass to Ignacio Wiekens. Ignacio Wiekens shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Piet Ketting.
39.18
Luuk Vreman threads the ball through to Geoffrey Steijn. Geoffrey Steijn makes a beautiful solo run. Geoffrey Steijn knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida makes a looping header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Bryan Bosschaart passes the ball forward to ƒtienne Arveladze. ƒtienne Arveladze whips in a cross ball towards Hans Wevers. Hans Wevers connects with a diving header. David Semedo clears it off the line with his head!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Go Ahead Eagles have changed their lineup with Thomas Schrader replacing Ignacio Wiekens. NEC Nijmegen have changed their lineup with Gary Davidson replacing Hans Wevers and Alberto Nieto replacing Bryan Bosschaart. The Go Ahead Eagles players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Go Ahead Eagles kick off the second half!
49.27
Bjšrn Neeskens flicks a high pass forward. Mehdi Ait-Ouarab holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mehdi Ait-Ouarab makes a defence splitting pass to Danny Hesp. Danny Hesp makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.52
Luuk Vreman flicks a high pass forward to Geoffrey Steijn who brings the ball under control. Geoffrey Steijn knocks the ball to his team mate, Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piet Ketting who gathers it comfortably.
60.57
Geoffrey Steijn sees Rene Zwaanswijk in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rene Zwaanswijk knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piet Ketting who gathers it comfortably.
63.18
Olaf Van Der Vegt flicks a high pass forward to Rene Zwaanswijk who brings the ball under control. Rene Zwaanswijk knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida makes a convincing header. Piet Ketting gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
66.32
Geoffrey Steijn knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Piet Ketting manages to gather it comfortably.
69.32
Aron Verhoeven flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Almeida controls it well on his chest. Rodrigo Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piet Ketting who gathers it comfortably.
71.12
Geoffrey Steijn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Schrader. Thomas Schrader tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.06
Geoffrey Steijn runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Geoffrey Steijn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Humphrey Van Der Gaag.
77.51
Richard Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aron Verhoeven. Aron Verhoeven flicks a high pass forward. Rene Zwaanswijk collects the pass. Rene Zwaanswijk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.41
Alberto Nieto threads a neat ball through to Danny Hesp. Danny Hesp shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
79.35
With a delightful solo run, Oscar Aguilar stretches the opposition's defence. Oscar Aguilar whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Schrader. Thomas Schrader flicks the ball with his head but it flies just off target!
81.52
Aron Verhoeven knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ronnie Kans.
83.11
Bjšrn Neeskens threads a neat ball through to ƒtienne Arveladze. ƒtienne Arveladze tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
84.02
David Semedo threads a neat ball through to Oscar Aguilar. Oscar Aguilar chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Schrader. Thomas Schrader shoots from 25 yards. Piet Ketting gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
90.00
Bjšrn Neeskens barges into Oscar Aguilar. The referee brings Bjšrn Neeskens to one side and gives him a warning! Oscar Aguilar stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Go Ahead Eagles

NEC Nijmegen
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
75.6%
24.4%
Play Area
23.1%
46.2%
30.8%

Scorers
Rodrigo Almeida 2, 39
ƒtienne Arveladze 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodrigo Almeida of Go Ahead Eagles

Match Ratings
1.Fatik Van Gobbel (GK)
6
2.Luuk Vreman (DEF)
6
3.David Semedo (DEF)
7
4.Richard Souness (DEF)
6
5.Olaf Van Der Vegt (MID)
6
6.Geoffrey Steijn (MID)
8
7.Oscar Aguilar (MID)
7
8.Aron Verhoeven (MID)
6
9.Ignacio Wiekens (ATT)
7
10.Rodrigo Almeida (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Rene Zwaanswijk (ATT)
6
 
12.Thomas Schrader (GK)
6
13.Nelson Elshot (DEF)
0
14.Don Collins (MID)
0

1.Piet Ketting (GK)
7
2.Jurgen Hendriks (DEF)
6
3.Ronnie Kans (DEF)
6
4.Humphrey Van Der Gaag (DEF)
6
5.Davy Tuhuteru (DEF)
6
6.Bjšrn Neeskens (MID)yellow card
5
7.Bryan Bosschaart (MID)
7
8.ƒtienne Arveladze (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Hans Wevers (ATT)
6
10.Mehdi Ait-Ouarab (ATT)
6
11.Danny Hesp (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Davidson (DEF)
6
13.Ivo Meeuwis (MID)
0
14.Alberto Nieto (DEF)
6