Match Report


Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg     FC Twente 65FC Twente 65
Computer Player Computer Player Cristi Anghel Cristi Anghel
Jean-No‘l BourgoisJ. Bourgois76
G
1
G
74Anthony Van LoenhoutA. Van Loenhout
Abubakari MoulijnA. Moulijn76
D
2
D
81Victor van DamV. van Dam
Bjšrn OpdamB. Opdam71
D
captain3
D
84Ricardo ZubizarretaR. Zubizarreta
Jack HamersJ. Hamers71
D
4
D
83Pablo HidalgoP. Hidalgo
Manuel ColletM. Collet69
D
5
M
91Robin WilnisR. Wilnis
ƒtienne Van Der Meydeƒ. Van Der Meyde75
M
6
M
73ƒtienne Marbusƒ. Marbus
Johnny KanuJ. Kanu74
M
7
M
89Sol MidgleyS. Midgley
Philipp HanssenP. Hanssen66
M
8
M
81Eduardo WilsonE. Wilson
Gilles ZerdouxG. Zerdoux60
M
9
A
82Des TilerD. Tiler
Darl de HaanD. de Haan68
A
10
A
85Fotis KamarasF. Kamaras
Andy MatthijsA. Matthijs66
A
11captain
A
79Frits SedoukiF. Sedouki
 
Michael BuskermolenM. Buskermolen68
D
12
M
91Danny HulshoffD. Hulshoff
Humphrey EbbingeH. Ebbinge65
D
13
M
90Scott InceS. Ince
Dean ChristieD. Christie62
D
14
D
82Torsten OswaldT. Oswald

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to FC Twente 65. A crowd of 20,360 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Willem II Tilburg are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Twente 65 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Fabian Korsten.


0.00
The first half starts with FC Twente 65 kicking off!
3.55
Sol Midgley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fotis Kamaras. Fotis Kamaras shoots from long range. Jean-No‘l Bourgois gets down and covers it.
4.44
Ricardo Zubizarreta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Midgley. Sol Midgley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robin Wilnis. Robin Wilnis whips in a cross ball towards Des Tiler. Des Tiler connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
6.44
Johnny Kanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan sees Johnny Kanu in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Johnny Kanu lofts in a cross ball towards Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan heads the ball goalwards but Anthony Van Loenhout reads it well. He makes it look easy!
10.04
With a delightful solo run, Sol Midgley stretches the opposition's defence. Sol Midgley knocks in a cross ball towards Fotis Kamaras. Fotis Kamaras shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
12.30
Robin Wilnis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Midgley. Sol Midgley whips in a cross ball towards Des Tiler. Des Tiler outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.40
Ricardo Zubizarreta knocks the ball forward to Des Tiler. Des Tiler threads a neat ball through to ƒtienne Marbus. ƒtienne Marbus tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Jean-No‘l Bourgois manages to gather it.
24.15
Ricardo Zubizarreta sees Eduardo Wilson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Wilson flicks a high pass forward. Des Tiler collects the pass. Des Tiler shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Jean-No‘l Bourgois smothers it!
26.32
Andy Matthijs flicks a high pass forward. Darl de Haan controls it well on his chest. Darl de Haan whips in a cross ball towards Andy Matthijs. Andy Matthijs makes a deft header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.43
With some swift thinking, Sol Midgley plays the ball forward to ƒtienne Marbus. ƒtienne Marbus knocks in a cross ball towards Robin Wilnis. Robin Wilnis finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Jack Hamers clears it off the line with his head!
34.37
ƒtienne Marbus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Wilson. Eduardo Wilson shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Willem II Tilburg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Twente 65 also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Willem II Tilburg start the second half!
57.40
Sol Midgley threads the ball through to Robin Wilnis. Robin Wilnis knocks in a cross ball towards Des Tiler. Des Tiler gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is tipped over by Jean-No‘l Bourgois.
58.50
Corner kick to FC Twente 65. Robin Wilnis plays it to the near post. Fotis Kamaras shoots from just inside the box. Solid save from Jean-No‘l Bourgois.
59.18
Robin Wilnis flicks a high pass forward. Frits Sedouki holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frits Sedouki shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
61.32
Victor van Dam flicks a high ball forward to ƒtienne Marbus who takes it down. ƒtienne Marbus flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Wilson who takes it down. Eduardo Wilson tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.29
Victor van Dam laces a weighted ball forward to Robin Wilnis. Robin Wilnis flicks a high pass forward. Fotis Kamaras collects the pass. Fotis Kamaras knocks in a cross ball towards Frits Sedouki. Frits Sedouki connects with a diving header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jean-No‘l Bourgois with no chance!! Goal for FC Twente 65!
69.29
Ricardo Zubizarreta flicks the ball to his team mate, Sol Midgley. With a delightful solo run, Sol Midgley stretches the opposition's defence. Sol Midgley plays a quick one-two with Des Tiler and rushes in on goal... Sol Midgley cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Bjšrn Opdam's leg.
72.43
ƒtienne Marbus makes a probing pass to Fotis Kamaras. Fotis Kamaras knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jean-No‘l Bourgois who gathers it comfortably.
73.18
Jack Hamers threads a neat ball through to ƒtienne Van Der Meyde. ƒtienne Van Der Meyde knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Van Loenhout who gathers it comfortably.
77.06
Sol Midgley sees Des Tiler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Des Tiler lofts in a cross ball towards ƒtienne Marbus. ƒtienne Marbus is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Jean-No‘l Bourgois manages to keep it out.
79.17
Philipp Hanssen flicks a high pass forward. Andy Matthijs collects the pass. Andy Matthijs sees Darl de Haan just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Darl de Haan tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
81.02
Victor van Dam flicks a high pass forward. Des Tiler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Des Tiler lofts in a cross ball towards Frits Sedouki. Frits Sedouki makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
84.10
Sol Midgley knocks the ball forward to ƒtienne Marbus. ƒtienne Marbus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jack Hamers.
90.00
Abubakari Moulijn threads a neat ball through to Andy Matthijs. Andy Matthijs advances with the ball. Andy Matthijs rushes past Ricardo Zubizarreta! Andy Matthijs takes a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Anthony Van Loenhout!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Willem II Tilburg

FC Twente 65
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
13
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.3%
64.7%
Play Area
31.8%
48.2%
20%

Scorers
Andy Matthijs 26
Des Tiler 12
Frits Sedouki 65, 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frits Sedouki of FC Twente 65

Match Ratings