Match Report


FC DordrechtFC Dordrecht     Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Sandro StradaS. Strada71
G
1
G
76Jean-No‘l BourgoisJ. Bourgois
Guilherme FerreiraG. Ferreira70
D
2
D
76Abubakari MoulijnA. Moulijn
Steve FletcherS. Fletcher67
D
3captain
D
70Bjšrn OpdamB. Opdam
Ian DyerI. Dyer61
D
4
D
70Jack HamersJ. Hamers
Billy McallisterB. Mcallister85
M
captain5
D
69Manuel ColletM. Collet
Benedetto DonatiB. Donati74
M
6
M
75Nikos WiekensN. Wiekens
Yuri WeversY. Wevers67
M
7
M
75ƒtienne Van Der Meydeƒ. Van Der Meyde
JŸrgen SteijnJ. Steijn64
M
8
M
74Johnny KanuJ. Kanu
JŸrgen GronkjaerJ. Gronkjaer74
A
9
M
66Bryan KuytB. Kuyt
Savvas KamarasS. Kamaras72
A
10
A
76Joos Van BommelJ. Van Bommel
Alfredo LocatelliA. Locatelli70
A
11
A
66Darl de HaanD. de Haan
 
Vitor SemedoV. Semedo66
A
12
G
72Frank Van Der GunF. Van Der Gun
Johan Van BeukeringJ. Van Beukering61
D
13
D
68Michael BuskermolenM. Buskermolen
Steve OwenS. Owen58
D
14
A
65Andy MatthijsA. Matthijs

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at GN Bouw-Stadion where FC Dordrecht play host to Willem II Tilburg. A crowd of 20,461 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Dordrecht 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
FC Dordrecht start the match!
3.23
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde plays the ball forward to Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel knocks in a cross ball towards Darl de Haan. With a superhuman jump, Darl de Haan connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
12.10
Guilherme Ferreira darts forward. Guilherme Ferreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Locatelli but the linesman indicates offside!
15.14
Bjšrn Opdam deftly passes the ball to his team mate, ƒtienne Van Der Meyde. ƒtienne Van Der Meyde sees Darl de Haan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darl de Haan knocks in a cross ball towards Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Sandro Strada!
18.29
With great vision, Bjšrn Opdam plays the ball forward to Johnny Kanu. Johnny Kanu flicks the ball to his team mate, Bryan Kuyt. Bryan Kuyt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.53
Guilherme Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Billy Mcallister controls it well on his chest. Billy Mcallister threads a neat ball through to JŸrgen Gronkjaer. JŸrgen Gronkjaer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Jean-No‘l Bourgois manages to keep it out.
38.53
Joos Van Bommel clumsily knocks into Guilherme Ferreira. The referee calls over Joos Van Bommel and shows him a yellow card! Guilherme Ferreira runs off the knock.
39.48
Billy Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Savvas Kamaras. Savvas Kamaras shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
40.39
Benedetto Donati barges into Bryan Kuyt. The referee warns Benedetto Donati to calm down! Bryan Kuyt gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Bjšrn Opdam knocks the ball to his team mate, Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel passes the ball forward but ƒtienne Van Der Meyde is offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Willem II Tilburg kick off!
48.22
Benedetto Donati flicks a high ball forward to JŸrgen Gronkjaer who takes it down. JŸrgen Gronkjaer plays a one-two with Savvas Kamaras and rushes in on goal... JŸrgen Gronkjaer looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.54
Nikos Wiekens flicks a high pass forward. ƒtienne Van Der Meyde holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. ƒtienne Van Der Meyde cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from ƒtienne Van Der Meyde provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Sandro Strada manages to gather it.
53.36
Billy Mcallister controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, JŸrgen Steijn. JŸrgen Steijn shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
54.22
Savvas Kamaras flicks a high pass forward. Billy Mcallister holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Mcallister tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
59.02
Steve Fletcher pushes mid-way up the pitch. Steve Fletcher passes the ball forward to Yuri Wevers. Yuri Wevers shoots from 20 yards but Jean-No‘l Bourgois reads it well. Fabulous save!
60.58
FC Dordrecht have made 3 substitutions with Vitor Semedo replacing Ian Dyer, Johan Van Beukering replacing Benedetto Donati and Steve Owen replacing JŸrgen Gronkjaer .
69.36
Johnny Kanu clumsily knocks into Yuri Wevers. Johnny Kanu is given a warning by the referee! Yuri Wevers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.32
Yuri Wevers flicks a high pass forward. Savvas Kamaras collects the pass. Savvas Kamaras whips in a cross ball towards Steve Owen. Steve Owen outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.35
JŸrgen Steijn barges into ƒtienne Van Der Meyde. JŸrgen Steijn is shown the yellow card! ƒtienne Van Der Meyde hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.53
Johnny Kanu hits a low pass to ƒtienne Van Der Meyde. ƒtienne Van Der Meyde knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vitor Semedo.
83.27
Jack Hamers hits a low pass to Nikos Wiekens. Nikos Wiekens flicks a high pass forward to Joos Van Bommel who brings the ball under control. Joos Van Bommel whips in a cross ball towards Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan makes a convincing header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.02
JŸrgen Steijn catches Darl de Haan on the ankles. The referee brings JŸrgen Steijn to one side and gives him a warning! Darl de Haan runs off the knock.
90.00
Steve Fletcher catches Joos Van Bommel on the ankles. The referee calls over Steve Fletcher and shows him a yellow card! Joos Van Bommel stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Dordrecht

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

Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
21.6%
45.9%
32.4%

Scorers
Darl de Haan 3, 83

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

Match Ratings