Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Corrado BonazzoliC. Bonazzoli68
G
1
G
76Jean-No‘l BourgoisJ. Bourgois
Donny de GrootD. de Groot61
D
2
D
76Abubakari MoulijnA. Moulijn
Rodney SierR. Sier49
D
3captain
D
70Bjšrn OpdamB. Opdam
Martin ElzingaM. Elzinga49
D
4
D
70Jack HamersJ. Hamers
Chris BroerseC. Broerse47
D
5
D
69Manuel ColletM. Collet
Marino Van Der MeydeM. Van Der Meyde76
M
6
M
75Nikos WiekensN. Wiekens
Moritz WelterM. Welter73
M
7
M
75ƒtienne Van Der Meydeƒ. Van Der Meyde
Flavio CaponeF. Capone72
A
8
M
74Johnny KanuJ. Kanu
Ivar van VlietI. van Vliet63
A
9
M
66Bryan KuytB. Kuyt
Simon KneisslS. Kneissl63
A
10
A
76Joos Van BommelJ. Van Bommel
Piet Van Der VegtP. Van Der Vegt63
A
captain11
A
66Darl de HaanD. de Haan
 
Romero P. GainzaR. Gainza69
M
12
G
72Frank Van Der GunF. Van Der Gun
Nelson HespN. Hesp68
G
13
D
68Michael BuskermolenM. Buskermolen
Alex McNeillA. McNeill65
M
14
A
65Andy MatthijsA. Matthijs

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to Willem II Tilburg. A crowd of 18,556 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Willem II Tilburg appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Karim Schoenmakers.


0.00
Willem II Tilburg kick off!
4.27
Abubakari Moulijn makes a simple pass to Johnny Kanu. Johnny Kanu flicks a high pass forward. Darl de Haan collects the pass. Darl de Haan shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
6.48
Jack Hamers flicks a high pass forward. Darl de Haan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darl de Haan knocks in a cross ball towards Joos Van Bommel. With a superhuman jump, Joos Van Bommel connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
8.42
Bjšrn Opdam threads the ball through to ƒtienne Van Der Meyde. With a delightful solo run, ƒtienne Van Der Meyde stretches the opposition's defence. ƒtienne Van Der Meyde sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.30
Chris Broerse passes the ball forward to Rodney Sier. Rodney Sier threads a neat ball through to Piet Van Der Vegt. Piet Van Der Vegt lofts in a cross ball towards Flavio Capone. Flavio Capone flicks the ball with his head. Jean-No‘l Bourgois is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.48
Bryan Kuyt threads a neat ball through to ƒtienne Van Der Meyde. ƒtienne Van Der Meyde darts forward. ƒtienne Van Der Meyde rushes past Rodney Sier! Some silky footwork from ƒtienne Van Der Meyde provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
24.51
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde knocks the ball to his team mate, Johnny Kanu. Johnny Kanu shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Corrado Bonazzoli!
27.08
Darl de Haan chips the ball to his team mate, Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel runs straight at the defence! Joos Van Bommel muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Corrado Bonazzoli is on top of it.
32.40
Moritz Welter plays the ball forward to Piet Van Der Vegt. Piet Van Der Vegt whips in a cross ball towards Marino Van Der Meyde. Marino Van Der Meyde directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
34.57
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
36.05
Bryan Kuyt flicks a high pass forward. Darl de Haan controls it well on his chest. Darl de Haan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chris Broerse.
38.11
Johnny Kanu comes in with a late challenge on Marino Van Der Meyde. The referee warns Johnny Kanu to calm down! Marino Van Der Meyde carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.32
Donny de Groot flicks a high pass forward. Flavio Capone collects the pass. Flavio Capone threads a neat ball through to Moritz Welter. Moritz Welter tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VVV Venlo have changed their lineup with Nelson Hesp replacing Simon Kneissl and Alex McNeill replacing Ivar van Vliet. Willem II Tilburg appear unchanged since the first half. The Willem II Tilburg players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and VVV Venlo get the second half underway!
49.26
Bjšrn Opdam deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nikos Wiekens. Nikos Wiekens makes a simple pass to Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Corrado Bonazzoli who gathers it comfortably.
60.46
VVV Venlo have made a substitution with Romero P. Gainza replacing Piet Van Der Vegt .
65.13
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde makes a probing pass to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan advances inside the box! Darl de Haan tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
69.58
Martin Elzinga threads the ball through to Moritz Welter. Without breaking stride, Moritz Welter plays the ball forward to Alex McNeill. Alex McNeill controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Jean-No‘l Bourgois!
77.09
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde chips the ball to his team mate, Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Joos Van Bommel provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Corrado Bonazzoli with no chance!! Goal for Willem II Tilburg!
81.49
Manuel Collet makes a probing pass to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Donny de Groot.
83.33
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde makes a simple pass to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan puts a great ball through but Joos Van Bommel is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
89.39
Abubakari Moulijn knocks the ball forward to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Elzinga.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

Willem II Tilburg
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.2%
65.8%
Play Area
27.4%
49.3%
23.3%

Scorers
Flavio Capone 15
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde 18
Joos Van Bommel 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to ƒtienne Van Der Meyde of Willem II Tilburg

Match Ratings