Match Report


HFC HaarlemHFC Haarlem     Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Hans PiketH. Piket66
G
1
G
76Jean-No‘l BourgoisJ. Bourgois
Ger BesselinkG. Besselink76
D
2
D
76Abubakari MoulijnA. Moulijn
Dominique OvermarsD. Overmars73
D
3captain
D
70Bjšrn OpdamB. Opdam
Albrecht JanesA. Janes73
D
4
D
69Manuel ColletM. Collet
Lucien SamsonL. Samson68
M
5
D
68Michael BuskermolenM. Buskermolen
Anselmo FissoreA. Fissore67
M
6
M
75Nikos WiekensN. Wiekens
Benoit MartinelliB. Martinelli67
M
7
M
75ƒtienne Van Der Meydeƒ. Van Der Meyde
Lars WidmannL. Widmann64
M
8
M
74Johnny KanuJ. Kanu
Alejandro CirilloA. Cirillo70
A
captain9
M
66Bryan KuytB. Kuyt
Schumann CarottiS. Carotti68
A
10
A
76Joos Van BommelJ. Van Bommel
Ivar BosI. Bos67
A
11
A
66Darl de HaanD. de Haan
 
Harris Of HesselinkH. Of Hesselink71
D
12
G
72Frank Van Der GunF. Van Der Gun
Erik Van HalstE. Van Halst60
D
13
A
65Andy MatthijsA. Matthijs
Sander CalesS. Cales60
A
14
D
65Humphrey EbbingeH. Ebbinge

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Haarlem Stadion where HFC Haarlem play host to Willem II Tilburg. A crowd of 18,729 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
HFC Haarlem are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Willem II Tilburg appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Hennie Hamers.


0.00
HFC Haarlem start the match!
2.47
Dominique Overmars catches Darl de Haan on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darl de Haan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.29
Darl de Haan barges into Dominique Overmars. The referee warns Darl de Haan to calm down! Dominique Overmars carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.51
Ger Besselink sees space and advances. Ger Besselink flicks a high pass forward. Schumann Carotti controls it well on his chest. Schumann Carotti finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
21.27
Johnny Kanu changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Johnny Kanu plays a one-two with Darl de Haan and rushes in on goal... Johnny Kanu rockets a shot on goal. Dominique Overmars steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
27.15
Manuel Collet kicks a strong pass forward to Nikos Wiekens. Nikos Wiekens flicks a high pass forward. Darl de Haan collects the pass. Darl de Haan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
30.19
Benoit Martinelli barges into Bjšrn Opdam. Benoit Martinelli is given a warning by the referee! Bjšrn Opdam stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.40
Willem II Tilburg are playing very defensively.
33.55
Nikos Wiekens makes a simple pass to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan plays a quick one-two with Joos Van Bommel and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Darl de Haan provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Hans Piket with no chance!! Goal for Willem II Tilburg!
39.30
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde makes an attacking run forward. ƒtienne Van Der Meyde knocks in a cross ball towards Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.30
Lars Widmann sees Lucien Samson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lucien Samson shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. HFC Haarlem appear unchanged since the first half. Willem II Tilburg also appear unchanged since the first half. The HFC Haarlem players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Willem II Tilburg start the second half!
47.07
Lars Widmann threads the ball through to Ivar Bos. Ivar Bos tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Jean-No‘l Bourgois!
48.20
Michael Buskermolen threads a neat ball through to Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel flicks a high pass forward. Darl de Haan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darl de Haan shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
51.40
With imagination, Nikos Wiekens laces a through ball forward to Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominique Overmars.
53.14
Benoit Martinelli flicks a high pass forward. Ivar Bos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivar Bos whips in a cross ball towards Lucien Samson. Lucien Samson knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Jean-No‘l Bourgois didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
55.07
Seeing a gap ahead, Bryan Kuyt plays the ball forward to Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
57.57
Albrecht Janes pushes up the pitch. Albrecht Janes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Benoit Martinelli. Benoit Martinelli shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
59.04
Anselmo Fissore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Cirillo. Alejandro Cirillo whips in a cross ball towards Lucien Samson. Lucien Samson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies just wide!
60.32
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde flicks a high pass forward. Darl de Haan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darl de Haan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.42
Alejandro Cirillo laces a weighted ball forward to Schumann Carotti. Schumann Carotti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.39
Benoit Martinelli makes a simple pass to Ivar Bos. Ivar Bos lofts in a cross ball towards Lars Widmann. Lars Widmann is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
67.06
Bryan Kuyt threads a neat ball through to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan kicks a strong pass forward to Joos Van Bommel but the referee indicates it's offside!
69.36
Lucien Samson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Cirillo. Alejandro Cirillo shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
71.04
Benoit Martinelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Cirillo. Alejandro Cirillo whips in a cross ball towards Anselmo Fissore. Anselmo Fissore jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!! That brings them level!
75.27
Nikos Wiekens threads the ball through to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan knocks the ball forward, putting Joos Van Bommel through on goal. Joos Van Bommel shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
78.51
Darl de Haan takes it forward alone. Darl de Haan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Hans Piket manages to gather it comfortably.
79.37
Alejandro Cirillo takes it forward alone. Alejandro Cirillo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
81.28
Bjšrn Opdam knocks the ball to his team mate, Bryan Kuyt. Bryan Kuyt flicks a high ball forward to ƒtienne Van Der Meyde who takes it down. ƒtienne Van Der Meyde rushes past Dominique Overmars! ƒtienne Van Der Meyde comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Superb reactions from Hans Piket. What a save!
83.53
Johnny Kanu hacks Ger Besselink from behind! The referee brings Johnny Kanu to one side and gives him a warning! Ger Besselink hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.42
Nikos Wiekens comes in with a late challenge on Lars Widmann. Nikos Wiekens is warned by the referee! Lars Widmann carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

HFC Haarlem

Willem II Tilburg
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
27.5%
50%
22.5%

Scorers
Anselmo Fissore 71
Darl de Haan 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Darl de Haan of Willem II Tilburg

Match Ratings