Match Report


FC Den BoschFC Den Bosch     RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gabriel CanoG. Cano71
G
captain1
G
59Menno PolakM. Polak
Dave ShieldsD. Shields72
D
2
D
75Cor Van GesselC. Van Gessel
Michel PolakM. Polak71
D
3
D
54Miel HespM. Hesp
Mitchell MatthijsM. Matthijs70
D
4
D
54Frederico FernandesF. Fernandes
Rob Van VeenR. Van Veen60
D
5
D
52Maurits PfenningsM. Pfennings
Ivan SuarezI. Suarez78
M
6
M
69Jaap BotJ. Bot
Edmundo MerinoE. Merino75
M
7
M
66Alun ClaphamA. Clapham
Maurice DrentM. Drent66
M
8captain
A
77Reinier PrommayonR. Prommayon
Humphrey Van BeukeringH. Van Beukering66
M
9
A
73Scott FergusonS. Ferguson
Romano MokoenaR. Mokoena69
A
10
A
65Steve MeeuwisS. Meeuwis
Stefan VerlindenS. Verlinden68
A
11
A
60Tjalle van DamT. van Dam
 
Marino AllachM. Allach69
G
12
A
60Marvin Van RijswijkM. Van Rijswijk
Romano Van Der LuerR. Van Der Luer65
M
13
M
57Sebastiao SoaresS. Soares
Marc MeijerM. Meijer65
M
14
G
56Ian VolmerI. Volmer

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at De Vliert where FC Den Bosch play host to RKC Waalwijk. A crowd of 8,287 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Den Bosch are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while RKC Waalwijk appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Hesp.


0.00
The whistle blows and RKC Waalwijk kick off!
3.38
Alun Clapham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Meeuwis. Steve Meeuwis finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
4.36
Maurice Drent makes a simple pass to Romano Mokoena. Romano Mokoena shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
6.19
Rob Van Veen threads a neat ball through to Maurice Drent. Maurice Drent makes a simple pass to Romano Mokoena. Romano Mokoena sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Menno Polak comfortably smothers it!
8.23
Jaap Bot takes it forward alone. Jaap Bot knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriel Cano who gathers it comfortably.
9.54
Alun Clapham laces a through ball forward to Reinier Prommayon. Reinier Prommayon lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Clapham. Alun Clapham jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Gabriel Cano is on top of it.
10.37
With vision, Ivan Suarez laces a through ball forward to Romano Mokoena. Romano Mokoena knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cor Van Gessel.
21.52
Dave Shields makes a probing pass to Humphrey Van Beukering. Humphrey Van Beukering decides to run forward with the ball. Humphrey Van Beukering shoots from 20 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Menno Polak with no chance!! Goal for FC Den Bosch!
26.51
Frederico Fernandes chips the ball to his team mate, Alun Clapham. Alun Clapham kicks a strong pass forward to Reinier Prommayon. Reinier Prommayon shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
32.45
Edmundo Merino clumsily knocks into Alun Clapham. The referee calls over Edmundo Merino and warns him to calm down! Alun Clapham stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.52
Michel Polak controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mitchell Matthijs. With vision, Mitchell Matthijs laces a through ball forward to Stefan Verlinden. Stefan Verlinden knocks in a cross ball towards Humphrey Van Beukering. Humphrey Van Beukering is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.14
Edmundo Merino flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Verlinden who takes it down. Stefan Verlinden lofts in a cross ball towards Romano Mokoena. Romano Mokoena directs the ball goalwards with his head. Menno Polak punches it away to safety.
40.53
Maurice Drent makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Verlinden. Stefan Verlinden shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stefan Verlinden!
45.00
Miel Hesp takes it forward alone. Miel Hesp controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Alun Clapham through on goal. Some silky footwork from Alun Clapham provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Gabriel Cano.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Den Bosch appear unchanged since the first half. RKC Waalwijk also appear unchanged since the first half. The RKC Waalwijk players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC Den Bosch kick off and get the second half underway!
47.23
Miel Hesp threads a neat ball through to Alun Clapham. Alun Clapham chips the ball to his team mate, Jaap Bot. Jaap Bot whips in a cross ball towards Tjalle van Dam. Tjalle van Dam gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Michel Polak happens to be in the right place to block it.
48.01
Humphrey Van Beukering takes it forward alone. Humphrey Van Beukering knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.56
Jaap Bot knocks the ball forward to Alun Clapham. Alun Clapham whips in a cross ball towards Steve Meeuwis. Steve Meeuwis finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Gabriel Cano. Excellent save.
57.46
With a delightful solo run, Alun Clapham stretches the opposition's defence. Alun Clapham tries a spectacular long range effort but Gabriel Cano is on top of it.
60.57
FC Den Bosch have made a substitution with Marino Allach replacing Michel Polak .
63.16
Alun Clapham hits a low pass to Jaap Bot. Jaap Bot runs straight at the defence! Some awkward footwork from Jaap Bot provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.12
Rob Van Veen clumsily knocks into Alun Clapham. The referee calls over Rob Van Veen and warns him to calm down! Alun Clapham stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.42
Jaap Bot chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Meeuwis. Steve Meeuwis knocks the ball forward to Reinier Prommayon but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
85.27
Frederico Fernandes threads a neat ball through to Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
89.44
Marino Allach threads a neat ball through to Ivan Suarez. Ivan Suarez flicks a high pass forward to Stefan Verlinden who brings the ball under control. Stefan Verlinden knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Menno Polak who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Dave Shields flicks a high ball forward to Maurice Drent who takes it down. Maurice Drent flicks a high ball forward to Humphrey Van Beukering who takes it down. Humphrey Van Beukering knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Verlinden. Stefan Verlinden jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Den Bosch

RKC Waalwijk
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
29.8%
45.2%
25%

Scorers
Humphrey Van Beukering 22
Stefan Verlinden 41

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Humphrey Van Beukering of FC Den Bosch

Match Ratings
1.Gabriel Cano (GK)
8
2.Dave Shields (DEF)
7
3.Michel Polak (DEF)
6
4.Mitchell Matthijs (DEF)
6
5.Rob Van Veen (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Suarez (MID)
6
7.Edmundo Merino (MID)
6
8.Maurice Drent (MID)
8
9.Humphrey Van Beukering (MID)goal scored
9
10.Romano Mokoena (ATT)
6
11.Stefan Verlinden (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Marino Allach (GK)
6
13.Romano Van Der Luer (MID)
0
14.Marc Meijer (MID)
0

1.Menno Polak (GK)
6
2.Cor Van Gessel (DEF)
6
3.Miel Hesp (DEF)
7
4.Frederico Fernandes (DEF)
6
5.Maurits Pfennings (DEF)
6
6.Jaap Bot (MID)
7
7.Alun Clapham (MID)
8
8.Reinier Prommayon (ATT)
6
9.Scott Ferguson (ATT)
6
10.Steve Meeuwis (ATT)
6
11.Tjalle van Dam (ATT)
6
 
12.Marvin Van Rijswijk (ATT)
0
13.Sebastiao Soares (MID)
0
14.Ian Volmer (GK)
0