Match Report


Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg     Roda JC KerkradeRoda JC Kerkrade
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jean-No‘l BourgoisJ. Bourgois76
G
1
G
69Markus NordwaldM. Nordwald
Abubakari MoulijnA. Moulijn76
D
2
D
66Joris SplinterJ. Splinter
Bjšrn OpdamB. Opdam70
D
captain3captain
D
62Denny VarkevisserD. Varkevisser
Jack HamersJ. Hamers70
D
4
D
61Flavio PensalfiniF. Pensalfini
Manuel ColletM. Collet69
D
5
D
59Jeroen OoijerJ. Ooijer
Nikos WiekensN. Wiekens75
M
6
M
72Sandro BravoS. Bravo
ƒtienne Van Der Meydeƒ. Van Der Meyde75
M
7
M
69Sven KleinS. Klein
Johnny KanuJ. Kanu74
M
8
M
65Maurice MatthijsM. Matthijs
Bryan KuytB. Kuyt66
M
9
A
69Egbert Van Der WoerdtE. Van Der Woerdt
Joos Van BommelJ. Van Bommel77
A
10
A
68Jan OlfersJ. Olfers
Darl de HaanD. de Haan67
A
11
A
64Said Van EijkS. Van Eijk
 
Frank Van Der GunF. Van Der Gun72
G
12
A
59Quim PostigaQ. Postiga
Michael BuskermolenM. Buskermolen68
D
13
A
59Max GroenendijkM. Groenendijk
Andy MatthijsA. Matthijs65
A
14
M
58Reinier Van Der DoelenR. Van Der Doelen

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to Roda JC Kerkrade. A crowd of 17,591 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Willem II Tilburg are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Roda JC Kerkrade appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Abubakari Van Gessel.


0.00
The whistle blows and Roda JC Kerkrade kick off!
2.11
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde 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 too close to Markus Nordwald who gathers it comfortably.
3.29
Johnny Kanu makes a probing pass to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Flavio Pensalfini.
14.03
Nikos Wiekens makes a probing pass to Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Flavio Pensalfini.
21.12
Bryan Kuyt kicks a strong pass forward to Johnny Kanu. Johnny Kanu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Markus Nordwald who gathers it comfortably.
24.11
Jeroen Ooijer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maurice Matthijs. Maurice Matthijs flicks a high pass forward to Said Van Eijk who brings the ball under control. Said Van Eijk threads the ball through into the box. Abubakari Moulijn clumsily knocks into Egbert Van Der Woerdt. Egbert Van Der Woerdt appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
26.22
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde threads the ball through to Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.28
Jeroen Ooijer threads a neat ball through to Sandro Bravo. Sandro Bravo runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Sandro Bravo hits a low pass to Jan Olfers. Jan Olfers takes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
32.24
Bjšrn Opdam knocks the ball forward to ƒtienne Van Der Meyde. ƒtienne Van Der Meyde brings the ball forward. ƒtienne Van Der Meyde knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.37
Maurice Matthijs knocks the ball forward to Egbert Van Der Woerdt. Egbert Van Der Woerdt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.43
Denny Varkevisser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Flavio Pensalfini. Flavio Pensalfini sees space and advances. Flavio Pensalfini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Said Van Eijk but he's offside!
40.17
Jack Hamers clumsily knocks into Said Van Eijk. Jack Hamers is warned by the referee! Said Van Eijk runs off the knock.
42.04
Jeroen Ooijer threads a neat ball through to Sandro Bravo. Sandro Bravo flicks a high pass forward. Said Van Eijk collects the pass. Said Van Eijk edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Said Van Eijk provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
45.00
Bjšrn Opdam makes a simple pass to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan rushes past Denny Varkevisser! Darl de Haan comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Markus Nordwald with no chance!! Goal for Willem II Tilburg!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Willem II Tilburg appear unchanged since the first half. Roda JC Kerkrade also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Willem II Tilburg kick off and get the second half underway!
51.44
Joris Splinter knocks the ball to his team mate, Said Van Eijk. Said Van Eijk tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
53.06
Abubakari Moulijn knocks the ball to his team mate, Bjšrn Opdam. Bjšrn Opdam flicks a high ball forward to Joos Van Bommel who takes it down. Joos Van Bommel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darl de Haan but the linesman indicates offside!
54.27
Jan Olfers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Said Van Eijk. Said Van Eijk tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
67.20
Sven Klein flicks a high pass forward. Jan Olfers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jan Olfers plays a quick one-two with Maurice Matthijs and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Jan Olfers provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jan Olfers!
79.16
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde makes a simple pass to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan makes a probing pass to ƒtienne Van Der Meyde but he's offside!
90.00
Maurice Matthijs makes an attacking run forward. Maurice Matthijs skips past Bjšrn Opdam! Maurice Matthijs tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Willem II Tilburg

Roda JC Kerkrade
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.1%
45.9%
Play Area
24.3%
48.6%
27%

Scorers
Darl de Haan 45
Jan Olfers 67
Maurice Matthijs 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Maurice Matthijs of Roda JC Kerkrade

Match Ratings