Match Report


HFC HaarlemHFC Haarlem     NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Hans PiketH. Piket66
G
1
G
74Piet HouttuinP. Houttuin
Ger BesselinkG. Besselink76
D
2
D
66John PowerJ. Power
Dominique OvermarsD. Overmars73
D
3
D
63Mohammed NieuwenhuijzenM. Nieuwenhuijzen
Albrecht JanesA. Janes73
D
4
D
59Tim FabrieT. Fabrie
Lucien SamsonL. Samson68
M
5
D
59Dami‘n Van VossenD. Van Vossen
Anselmo FissoreA. Fissore67
M
6
M
75Nigel BrookingN. Brooking
Benoit MartinelliB. Martinelli67
M
7
M
71George Van DalenG. Van Dalen
Lars WidmannL. Widmann64
M
8
A
72Kevin HelmerK. Helmer
Alejandro CirilloA. Cirillo70
A
captain9captain
A
71Nikos Van Der GaagN. Van Der Gaag
Schumann CarottiS. Carotti69
A
10
A
68Ulrich HoogstrateU. Hoogstrate
Ivar BosI. Bos67
A
11
A
66Pedro HerreroP. Herrero
 
Harris Of HesselinkH. Of Hesselink71
D
12
M
62Robert BoatengR. Boateng
Erik Van HalstE. Van Halst60
D
13
A
61Reinder DreefR. Dreef
Sander CalesS. Cales60
A
14
G
58Eric HallerE. Haller

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Haarlem Stadion where HFC Haarlem play host to NEC Nijmegen. A crowd of 19,277 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
HFC Haarlem 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 Mitchel Willems.


0.00
HFC Haarlem kick off the first half!
3.34
George Van Dalen passes the ball forward to Ulrich Hoogstrate. Ulrich Hoogstrate shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Hans Piket!
4.06
Schumann Carotti makes a simple pass to Alejandro Cirillo. Alejandro Cirillo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mohammed Nieuwenhuijzen.
10.04
George Van Dalen takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Nigel Brooking. Nigel Brooking changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nigel Brooking shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
12.40
Benoit Martinelli sees space and advances. Benoit Martinelli finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
15.51
Anselmo Fissore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivar Bos. Ivar Bos finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
16.12
Ger Besselink kicks a strong pass forward to Anselmo Fissore. Anselmo Fissore flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Cirillo controls it well on his chest. Alejandro Cirillo passes the ball forward but Schumann Carotti is offside!
18.40
Albrecht Janes flicks a high pass forward. Lars Widmann controls it well on his chest. Seeing a gap ahead, Lars Widmann laces a through ball forward to Ivar Bos. Ivar Bos lofts in a cross ball towards Schumann Carotti. Schumann Carotti gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is shockingly off target!
20.23
Benoit Martinelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Cirillo. Alejandro Cirillo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
24.58
George Van Dalen kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Brooking. Nigel Brooking sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Hans Piket had no chance!! Goal for NEC Nijmegen!
28.34
Lars Widmann clumsily knocks into George Van Dalen. Lars Widmann is given a warning by the referee! George Van Dalen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.33
Mohammed Nieuwenhuijzen makes a simple pass to Nigel Brooking. Nigel Brooking plays the ball forward to George Van Dalen. George Van Dalen tries a spectacular long range effort. Superb reactions from Hans Piket. What a save!
33.28
Anselmo Fissore flicks a high pass forward. Ivar Bos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivar Bos threads the ball through to Alejandro Cirillo but he's offside!
36.51
Ger Besselink threads a neat ball through to Lars Widmann. Lars Widmann advances with the ball. Lars Widmann lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Cirillo. Alejandro Cirillo knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
40.09
Nikos Van Der Gaag clumsily knocks into Albrecht Janes. Nikos Van Der Gaag is shown the yellow card! Albrecht Janes runs off the knock.
44.53
George Van Dalen knocks the ball to his team mate, Ulrich Hoogstrate. Ulrich Hoogstrate tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. HFC Haarlem appear unchanged since the first half. NEC Nijmegen also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
NEC Nijmegen kick off and get the second half underway!
47.58
George Van Dalen makes a simple pass to Kevin Helmer. Kevin Helmer puts a great ball through. Pedro Herrero runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
48.15
Ger Besselink flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Cirillo collects the pass. Alejandro Cirillo controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Anselmo Fissore through on goal. Anselmo Fissore looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It curls slightly but Piet Houttuin manages to gather it comfortably.
53.26
Dominique Overmars controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lars Widmann. Lars Widmann hits a low pass to Benoit Martinelli. Benoit Martinelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Piet Houttuin manages to keep it out.
54.41
George Van Dalen clumsily knocks into Anselmo Fissore. George Van Dalen is given a warning by the referee! Anselmo Fissore stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.40
Mohammed Nieuwenhuijzen runs forward with the ball. Mohammed Nieuwenhuijzen knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Herrero. Pedro Herrero shoots from long range. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
59.06
Benoit Martinelli hits a low pass to Alejandro Cirillo. Alejandro Cirillo shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
60.44
Lucien Samson flicks a high pass forward. Anselmo Fissore holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anselmo Fissore knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Cirillo. Alejandro Cirillo makes a deft header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for HFC Haarlem!
65.38
Tim Fabrie comes in with a late challenge on Alejandro Cirillo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alejandro Cirillo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.56
Anselmo Fissore makes a probing pass to Benoit Martinelli. Benoit Martinelli tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.44
Lars Widmann threads a neat ball through to Ivar Bos. Ivar Bos sees Alejandro Cirillo just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Alejandro Cirillo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.09
George Van Dalen threads a neat ball through to Kevin Helmer. Kevin Helmer threads a neat ball through to Nigel Brooking. Nigel Brooking knocks in a cross ball towards Nikos Van Der Gaag. Nikos Van Der Gaag is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Hans Piket.
73.43
George Van Dalen takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Some silky footwork from Nikos Van Der Gaag provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but somehow Dominique Overmars happens to be in the right place to block it.
75.26
Nigel Brooking makes a probing pass to Pedro Herrero. Pedro Herrero shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
77.15
Dami‘n Van Vossen knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Brooking. Nigel Brooking flicks a high pass forward. George Van Dalen controls it well on his chest. George Van Dalen edges inside the box! George Van Dalen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
81.15
Lucien Samson surges forward with the ball. Lucien Samson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.53
Dami‘n Van Vossen threads the ball through to Mohammed Nieuwenhuijzen. Mohammed Nieuwenhuijzen makes a probing pass to Nikos Van Der Gaag. Nikos Van Der Gaag shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.59
Lucien Samson flicks the ball to his team mate, Anselmo Fissore. Anselmo Fissore shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
89.06
Mohammed Nieuwenhuijzen knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Brooking. Nigel Brooking lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Herrero. Pedro Herrero beats his man to it with a header his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Nigel Brooking knocks the ball forward to Kevin Helmer. Kevin Helmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of George Van Dalen but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

HFC Haarlem

NEC Nijmegen
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
8
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
4
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.4%
41.6%
Play Area
22.5%
44.9%
32.6%

Scorers
Alejandro Cirillo 37, 60
Nigel Brooking 25
Pedro Herrero 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alejandro Cirillo of HFC Haarlem

Match Ratings