Match Report


Go Ahead EaglesGo Ahead Eagles     VeendamVeendam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Fatik Van GobbelF. Van Gobbel73
G
1
G
65Christian SierC. Sier
Luuk VremanL. Vreman73
D
2
D
69Pietro ScoponiP. Scoponi
David SemedoD. Semedo70
D
captain3captain
D
66Davy AlberdaD. Alberda
Richard SounessR. Souness66
D
4
D
66Remco KosterR. Koster
Olaf Van Der VegtO. Van Der Vegt73
M
5
M
71Francesco ColonneseF. Colonnese
Geoffrey SteijnG. Steijn69
M
6
M
70Pierre PitonP. Piton
Oscar AguilarO. Aguilar67
M
7
M
68Ruud BabangidaR. Babangida
Aron VerhoevenA. Verhoeven63
M
8
M
64Eoin MustoeE. Mustoe
Ignacio WiekensI. Wiekens75
A
9
A
76Cleto GuerraC. Guerra
Rodrigo AlmeidaR. Almeida72
A
10
A
75Michel MelchiotM. Melchiot
Rene ZwaanswijkR. Zwaanswijk72
A
11
A
75Tobias SchnellingerT. Schnellinger
 
Thomas SchraderT. Schrader65
G
12
D
66Giorgio MarsalaG. Marsala
Nelson ElshotN. Elshot57
D
13
D
65Florian CziommerF. Cziommer
Don CollinsD. Collins57
M
14
G
64Ramon Van WesteropR. Van Westerop

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at De Adelaarshorst where Go Ahead Eagles play host to Veendam. A crowd of 20,457 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Go Ahead Eagles and Veendam are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Cliff Cairo.


0.00
The whistle blows and Veendam kick off!
3.57
Geoffrey Steijn sees Rodrigo Almeida in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodrigo Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk powers a header at goal. Christian Sier manages to gather it easily.
4.14
Seeing a gap ahead, Eoin Mustoe plays the ball forward to Tobias Schnellinger. Tobias Schnellinger lofts in a cross ball towards Michel Melchiot. Michel Melchiot flicks the ball with his head. Fatik Van Gobbel manages to gather it effortlessly.
10.34
Oscar Aguilar runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Oscar Aguilar whips in a cross ball towards Ignacio Wiekens. Ignacio Wiekens knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Christian Sier manages to gather it.
14.58
Geoffrey Steijn kicks a strong pass forward to Ignacio Wiekens. Ignacio Wiekens knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Remco Koster.
15.26
Oscar Aguilar knocks the ball forward to Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.20
Eoin Mustoe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michel Melchiot. Michel Melchiot lofts in a cross ball towards Tobias Schnellinger. Tobias Schnellinger knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Fatik Van Gobbel reads it well. Well saved!
21.36
Francesco Colonnese takes a short throw-in bringing Pierre Piton into play. Pierre Piton flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Schnellinger collects the pass. Tobias Schnellinger knocks in a cross ball towards Michel Melchiot. Michel Melchiot powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.45
With vision, David Semedo laces a weighted ball forward to Geoffrey Steijn. Geoffrey Steijn hits a low pass to Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.39
Oscar Aguilar knocks the ball forward to Ignacio Wiekens. Ignacio Wiekens lofts in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Christian Sier manages to gather it.
32.56
With imagination, Eoin Mustoe plays the ball forward to Michel Melchiot. With some swift thinking, Michel Melchiot plays the ball forward to Cleto Guerra who has made a great run into the box. Cleto Guerra muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
33.20
Davy Alberda makes a simple pass to Ruud Babangida. Ruud Babangida threads a neat ball through to Michel Melchiot. Michel Melchiot passes the ball forward to Cleto Guerra. Richard Souness comes in with a late challenge on Cleto Guerra. Cleto Guerra appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
34.43
Pietro Scoponi brings the ball forward. Pietro Scoponi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tobias Schnellinger. Tobias Schnellinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.32
Geoffrey Steijn threads a neat ball through to Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
40.15
Remco Koster flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruud Babangida. Ruud Babangida flicks a high ball forward to Cleto Guerra who takes it down. Cleto Guerra knocks in a cross ball towards Michel Melchiot. Michel Melchiot makes a deft header but Fatik Van Gobbel reads it well. He makes it look easy!
42.23
Remco Koster receives the ball from a throw-in from Davy Alberda. Remco Koster flicks a high pass forward. Francesco Colonnese collects the pass. Francesco Colonnese threads a neat ball through to Cleto Guerra. Cleto Guerra tries a spectacular long range effort. Fatik Van Gobbel gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
44.40
Oscar Aguilar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ignacio Wiekens. Ignacio Wiekens whips in a cross ball towards Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
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. Veendam appear unchanged since the first half. The Veendam players seem much more motivated whilst the Go Ahead Eagles players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Go Ahead Eagles kick off!
47.31
David Semedo chips the ball to his team mate, Geoffrey Steijn. Geoffrey Steijn threads the ball through to Thomas Schrader. Thomas Schrader knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.36
Oscar Aguilar sees a break and surges forward. Oscar Aguilar knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Schrader. Thomas Schrader jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
53.14
Luuk Vreman flicks a high pass forward. Geoffrey Steijn controls it well on his chest. Geoffrey Steijn threads a neat ball through to Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Schrader controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Remco Koster catches Thomas Schrader on the ankles. Penalty for Go Ahead Eagles!!
53.14
The referee points to the spot..
54.29
Rodrigo Almeida takes a short run up but it goes wide.
59.12
Davy Alberda flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Mustoe collects the pass. Eoin Mustoe kicks a strong pass forward to Tobias Schnellinger. Tobias Schnellinger whips in a cross ball towards Michel Melchiot. Michel Melchiot is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Fatik Van Gobbel picks it out of the air!
60.23
Veendam appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
60.23
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
63.53
Oscar Aguilar comes in with a late challenge on Pierre Piton. The referee calls over Oscar Aguilar and warns him to calm down! Pierre Piton carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.18
Luuk Vreman makes a simple pass to Oscar Aguilar. Oscar Aguilar hits a low pass to Thomas Schrader. Thomas Schrader threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Almeida. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Rodrigo Almeida provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.22
Francesco Colonnese comes in with a late challenge on Rodrigo Almeida. Francesco Colonnese is given a warning by the referee! Rodrigo Almeida stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.43
Ruud Babangida flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Schnellinger collects the pass. Tobias Schnellinger lofts in a cross ball towards Cleto Guerra. Cleto Guerra jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Veendam!
78.25
Richard Souness threads a neat ball through to Oscar Aguilar. Oscar Aguilar flicks a high pass forward to Rodrigo Almeida who brings the ball under control. Rodrigo Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Schrader. Thomas Schrader outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
84.28
Davy Alberda takes it forward alone. Davy Alberda chips the ball to his team mate, Cleto Guerra. Cleto Guerra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.55
Ruud Babangida makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tobias Schnellinger. Tobias Schnellinger lofts in a cross ball towards Michel Melchiot. Michel Melchiot is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
89.32
Davy Alberda sees Pierre Piton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pierre Piton threads a neat ball through to Michel Melchiot. Michel Melchiot shoots from 20 yards but Fatik Van Gobbel reads it well. Fabulous stop!
90.00
David Semedo passes the ball forward to Geoffrey Steijn. Geoffrey Steijn kicks a strong pass forward to Rene Zwaanswijk. Rene Zwaanswijk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Davy Alberda.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Go Ahead Eagles

Veendam
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.3%
51.7%
Play Area
29.2%
42.7%
28.1%

Scorers
Rene Zwaanswijk 44
Thomas Schrader 48
Cleto Guerra 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oscar Aguilar of Go Ahead Eagles

Match Ratings