Match Report


FC Twente 65FC Twente 65     FC DordrechtFC Dordrecht
Robert McfadyenRobert Mcfadyen Marli Overstreet Marli Overstreet
Luis CollenL. Collen83
G
1
G
77Arek SwierczewskiA. Swierczewski
Bert GalàsekB. Galàsek74
D
2
D
76Steffen FloS. Flo
Gustavo VargasG. Vargas78
D
3
D
81Tahar KachloulT. Kachloul
Marco BraatM. Braat79
D
4
D
75Susumu SaitoS. Saito
Viorel CuzaV. Cuza81
M
5
D
72Serge SanogoS. Sanogo
Brett TiattoB. Tiatto89
M
6
M
71Stefan Dumitru OlteanuS. Olteanu
Thomas BreitnerT. Breitner86
M
7
M
73Armin BackesA. Backes
Edwin Van Der GouwE. Van Der Gouw82
M
8
M
77Steffen SchraderS. Schrader
Emmanuel LawalE. Lawal80
A
9
A
69Lampros XanthopoulosL. Xanthopoulos
Luca StingaL. Stinga86
A
captain10
A
76Luís RicoL. Rico
Pius WillemsP. Willems85
A
11captain
A
83Nico HallerN. Haller
 
Dami‘n Van De OuwelandD. Van De Ouweland78
A
12
G
77Emmanuel WestE. West
Maksym YevstratenkoM. Yevstratenko77
M
13
M
78Alexander SaravakosA. Saravakos
Mustapha VerlindenM. Verlinden77
A
14
A
65Michael Pierre-FanfanM. Pierre-Fanfan

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at De Grolsch Veste where FC Twente 65 play FC Dordrecht in this second leg MWF Europa Cup game. FC Twente 65 have the away goal advantage from the 1-1 first leg match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Twente 65 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 Steffen Helmer.


0.00
FC Twente 65 get the match underway!
4.46
Nico Haller comes in with a late challenge on Gustavo Vargas. The referee calls over Nico Haller and warns him to calm down! Gustavo Vargas grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
6.02
Steffen Flo makes a simple pass to Stefan Dumitru Olteanu. Stefan Dumitru Olteanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Lampros Xanthopoulos. Lampros Xanthopoulos shoots from distance but Luis Collen reads it well. He makes it look easy!
8.53
Brett Tiatto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emmanuel Lawal. Emmanuel Lawal controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
9.06
Armin Backes flicks a high pass forward to Lampros Xanthopoulos who brings the ball under control. Lampros Xanthopoulos shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
10.10
Steffen Schrader chips the ball to his team mate, Luís Rico. Luís Rico knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luis Collen who gathers it comfortably.
12.34
Armin Backes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luís Rico. Luís Rico knocks in a cross ball towards Lampros Xanthopoulos. Lampros Xanthopoulos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is shockingly off target!
14.11
Thomas Breitner darts forward. Thomas Breitner knocks in a cross ball towards Emmanuel Lawal. Emmanuel Lawal makes a convincing header but it rises well off target!
15.47
Thomas Breitner knocks the ball to his team mate, Pius Willems. Pius Willems knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.45
Pius Willems catches Serge Sanogo on the ankles. Pius Willems is shown the yellow card! Serge Sanogo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
20.09
Edwin Van Der Gouw deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emmanuel Lawal. Emmanuel Lawal shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.17
Tahar Kachloul flicks the ball to his team mate, Armin Backes. Armin Backes passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Lampros Xanthopoulos. Lampros Xanthopoulos knocks in a cross ball towards Luís Rico. Luís Rico is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
27.27
Serge Sanogo flicks a high pass forward to Armin Backes who brings the ball under control. Armin Backes passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Nico Haller. Nico Haller controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Luis Collen. Excellent save.
28.06
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
30.48
Steffen Schrader chips the ball to his team mate, Lampros Xanthopoulos. Lampros Xanthopoulos shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
36.12
Stefan Dumitru Olteanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Luís Rico. Luís Rico lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Haller. Nico Haller is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Luis Collen didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
38.21
Thomas Breitner sees Luca Stinga in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luca Stinga knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Serge Sanogo.
45.00
Tahar Kachloul brings the ball forward. Tahar Kachloul deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luís Rico. Luís Rico knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Twente 65 appear unchanged since the first half. FC Dordrecht also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Dordrecht kick off and get the second half underway!
47.34
With imagination, Thomas Breitner plays the ball forward to Luca Stinga. Luca Stinga whips in a cross ball towards Pius Willems. Pius Willems powers a header at goal. Pius Willems scores for FC Twente 65!!
54.47
Brett Tiatto catches Armin Backes on the ankles. The referee calls over Brett Tiatto and shows him a yellow card! Armin Backes carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.42
Pius Willems clumsily knocks into Steffen Flo. The referee calls over Pius Willems and warns him to calm down! Steffen Flo stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.25
Thomas Breitner catches Stefan Dumitru Olteanu on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stefan Dumitru Olteanu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.54
FC Dordrecht have made 2 substitutions with Alexander Saravakos replacing Armin Backes and Michael Pierre-Fanfan replacing Lampros Xanthopoulos .
63.29
Brett Tiatto flicks a high ball forward to Emmanuel Lawal who takes it down. Emmanuel Lawal whips in a cross ball towards Luca Stinga. Luca Stinga makes a looping header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.06
With great vision, Stefan Dumitru Olteanu plays the ball forward to Nico Haller. Nico Haller whips in a cross ball towards Luís Rico. Luís Rico is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Luis Collen picks it out of the air!
67.17
Gustavo Vargas hits a low pass to Brett Tiatto. Brett Tiatto hits a low pass to Pius Willems. Pius Willems knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.12
Alexander Saravakos knocks the ball to his team mate, Nico Haller. Nico Haller sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
72.03
Tahar Kachloul knocks the ball forward to Steffen Schrader. Without breaking stride, Steffen Schrader plays the ball forward to Michael Pierre-Fanfan. Michael Pierre-Fanfan threads the ball through into the box. Luís Rico makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
73.58
Steffen Schrader threads the ball through to Nico Haller. Nico Haller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.02
Edwin Van Der Gouw passes the ball forward to Emmanuel Lawal. Emmanuel Lawal sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.12
Thomas Breitner threads a neat ball through to Luca Stinga. Luca Stinga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.20
Susumu Saito passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alexander Saravakos. Alexander Saravakos flicks a high pass forward. Luís Rico holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luís Rico knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.54
Brett Tiatto flicks a high ball forward to Luca Stinga who takes it down. Luca Stinga knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arek Swierczewski who gathers it comfortably.
83.20
Stefan Dumitru Olteanu makes a probing pass to Nico Haller. Seeing a gap ahead, Nico Haller plays the ball forward to Michael Pierre-Fanfan who has made a great run into the box. Michael Pierre-Fanfan shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Luis Collen.
84.51
Corner kick to FC Dordrecht. Stefan Dumitru Olteanu plays it to the near post. Gustavo Vargas reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
85.46
Alexander Saravakos hits a low pass to Luís Rico. Luís Rico knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gustavo Vargas.
87.31
Brett Tiatto surges forward with the ball. Brett Tiatto lofts in a cross ball towards Emmanuel Lawal. Emmanuel Lawal connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Arek Swierczewski has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Twente 65

FC Dordrecht
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.9%
61.1%
Play Area
26.4%
43.1%
30.6%

Scorers
Emmanuel Lawal 20, 87
Pius Willems 47
Luca Stinga 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Emmanuel Lawal of FC Twente 65

Match Ratings