Match Report


Feyenoord RotterdamFeyenoord Rotterdam     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
James MorrisonJames Morrison Computer Player Computer Player
Edgar WaterreusE. Waterreus80
G
1
G
70Alexandre BentoA. Bento
Marc LaursenM. Laursen82
D
2
D
82Danilo GiorgettiD. Giorgetti
Jesper IngessonJ. Ingesson83
D
3
D
67Ruben van den BroekR. van den Broek
Duilio GutierrezD. Gutierrez83
D
4
D
67Ed MathijssenE. Mathijssen
Pius MaesP. Maes103
M
5
M
76Hennie ClaesH. Claes
Ellery MulderE. Mulder89
M
6
M
70Hennie SluiterH. Sluiter
Ulrich Van Der SarU. Van Der Sar82
M
7captain
M
67Jaap Van Der LuerJ. Van Der Luer
Zbigniew PolZ. Pol94
M
8
M
65Copain LangerakC. Langerak
Ken ItoK. Ito84
A
9
A
72Jeffrey WaterreusJ. Waterreus
Yurtcan BulentY. Bulent89
A
10
A
71Henry DraperH. Draper
Steinar BragstadS. Bragstad90
A
captain11
A
60Rui MoutinhoR. Moutinho
 
Julián AlarcónJ. Alarcón77
D
12
G
69Antoine Van Der HeijdenA. Van Der Heijden
Arturo IzquierdoA. Izquierdo81
M
13
D
67Pablo MolownyP. Molowny
Sakis KarnezisS. Karnezis86
A
14
M
64Bjšrn HoekstraB. Hoekstra

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at De Kuip where Feyenoord Rotterdam play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. A crowd of 19,685 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Feyenoord Rotterdam and AZ 67 Alkmaar are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Fabian Korsten.


0.00
Feyenoord Rotterdam start the match!
3.52
Hennie Claes knocks the ball forward to Jeffrey Waterreus. Jeffrey Waterreus lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Moutinho. Rui Moutinho shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
6.25
Ken Ito deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yurtcan Bulent. Yurtcan Bulent cuts inside the box! Yurtcan Bulent rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Ruben van den Broek.
8.59
Marc Laursen makes a simple pass to Ellery Mulder. Ellery Mulder whips in a cross ball towards Pius Maes. With a superhuman jump, Pius Maes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
9.50
Zbigniew Pol makes a simple pass to Ken Ito. Ken Ito knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.48
Pius Maes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steinar Bragstad. Steinar Bragstad whips in a cross ball towards Pius Maes. Pius Maes makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.06
Jaap Van Der Luer brings the ball forward. Jaap Van Der Luer lofts in a cross ball towards Hennie Sluiter. Hennie Sluiter outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies well off target!
22.53
With some swift thinking, Duilio Gutierrez plays the ball forward to Ellery Mulder. Ellery Mulder knocks in a cross ball towards Yurtcan Bulent. Yurtcan Bulent makes a looping header on goal. Yurtcan Bulent scores for Feyenoord Rotterdam!!
30.20
Ulrich Van Der Sar sees a break and surges forward. Ulrich Van Der Sar shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Alexandre Bento manages to gather it easily.
33.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Ellery Mulder plays the ball forward to Zbigniew Pol. Zbigniew Pol shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
Marc Laursen flicks a high pass forward to Ellery Mulder who brings the ball under control. Ellery Mulder shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Feyenoord Rotterdam appear unchanged since the first half. AZ 67 Alkmaar also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar kick off the second half!
47.21
Jesper Ingesson makes a probing pass to Zbigniew Pol. Zbigniew Pol plays the ball forward to Ken Ito. Ken Ito finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
48.51
Rui Moutinho plays the ball forward to Hennie Sluiter. Hennie Sluiter hits a low pass to Jeffrey Waterreus. Jeffrey Waterreus shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
49.40
Ellery Mulder knocks the ball to his team mate, Yurtcan Bulent. Yurtcan Bulent knocks in a cross ball towards Ulrich Van Der Sar. Ulrich Van Der Sar flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Alexandre Bento. Excellent save.
53.23
Ed Mathijssen barges into Steinar Bragstad. The referee brings Ed Mathijssen to one side and gives him a warning! Steinar Bragstad stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.00
Jesper Ingesson makes a probing pass to Duilio Gutierrez. Duilio Gutierrez flicks a high pass forward. Ulrich Van Der Sar controls it well on his chest. Ulrich Van Der Sar knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danilo Giorgetti.
59.55
Ulrich Van Der Sar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steinar Bragstad. Steinar Bragstad whips in a cross ball towards Ellery Mulder. Ellery Mulder rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Feyenoord Rotterdam!
61.55
AZ 67 Alkmaar have made 2 substitutions with Pablo Molowny replacing Hennie Claes and Antoine Van Der Heijden replacing Rui Moutinho .
66.36
Without breaking stride, Ed Mathijssen plays the ball forward to Jaap Van Der Luer. Seeing a gap ahead, Jaap Van Der Luer plays the ball forward to Antoine Van Der Heijden. Antoine Van Der Heijden knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.08
Pius Maes threads a neat ball through to Zbigniew Pol. Zbigniew Pol shoots from outside the area. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Feyenoord Rotterdam are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
69.05
Ellery Mulder passes the ball forward to Steinar Bragstad. Steinar Bragstad plays a one-two with Ken Ito and advances towards the goal... Steinar Bragstad looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Alexandre Bento smothers it!
71.01
Marc Laursen hits a low pass to Ulrich Van Der Sar. Ulrich Van Der Sar surges forward with the ball. Ulrich Van Der Sar lofts in a cross ball towards Ken Ito. Ken Ito outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
73.49
Hennie Sluiter hits a low pass to Antoine Van Der Heijden. Antoine Van Der Heijden whips in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Waterreus. Jeffrey Waterreus makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
75.25
Ulrich Van Der Sar threads a neat ball through to Zbigniew Pol. Zbigniew Pol knocks in a cross ball towards Ken Ito. Ken Ito makes a deft header. Ruben van den Broek steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
78.36
Pablo Molowny flicks the ball to his team mate, Antoine Van Der Heijden. Antoine Van Der Heijden shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
81.50
Zbigniew Pol chips the ball to his team mate, Pius Maes. Pius Maes shoots from outside the area. Alexandre Bento gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
85.50
Ulrich Van Der Sar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steinar Bragstad. Steinar Bragstad threads the ball through to Ken Ito but he's offside!
87.51
Ulrich Van Der Sar makes a simple pass to Steinar Bragstad. Steinar Bragstad knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Ulrich Van Der Sar hits a low pass to Steinar Bragstad. Steinar Bragstad tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Feyenoord Rotterdam

AZ 67 Alkmaar
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
12
1
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70.1%
29.9%
Play Area
16.9%
48.1%
35.1%

Scorers
Pius Maes 15
Yurtcan Bulent 23
Ellery Mulder 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ellery Mulder of Feyenoord Rotterdam

Match Ratings