Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Haarlem Stadion where HFC Haarlem play host to Heracles Almelo. A crowd of 17,952 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both HFC Haarlem and Heracles Almelo are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Karim Schoenmakers.


0.00
Heracles Almelo kick off and get the first half underway!
2.55
With a delightful solo run, Gavin Lloyd stretches the opposition's defence. Gavin Lloyd skips past Harris Of Hesselink! Gavin Lloyd strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but Callum Young reads it well. Fabulous save!
4.12
Gavin Lloyd hacks Lucien Samson from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lucien Samson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.15
Showing composure, Harris Of Hesselink plays the ball forward to Benoit Martinelli. Benoit Martinelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Greening. Mark Greening knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.42
Harris Of Hesselink makes a run forward as Albrecht Janes takes the throw-in. Harris Of Hesselink skillfully chests the ball down. Harris Of Hesselink flicks a high pass forward. Benoit Martinelli collects the pass. Benoit Martinelli hits a low pass to Mark Greening. Mark Greening shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.47
Mark Greening makes a run forward as Aron Jacobs takes the throw-in. Mark Greening skillfully chests the ball down. Mark Greening passes the ball forward to Nicolas Gonzalez. Nicolas Gonzalez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Hofland.
12.04
Dominique Overmars makes a strong solo run forward. Dominique Overmars threads the ball through to Karim Marbus. Karim Marbus lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Greening. Mark Greening makes a looping header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alberto Marquez with no chance!! Goal for HFC Haarlem!
16.28
Dominique Overmars knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Greening. Mark Greening hits a low pass to Schumann Carotti. Schumann Carotti controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.37
Gavin Lloyd hits a low pass to John Mccall. John Mccall whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Schönenborn. Sebastian Schönenborn makes a deft header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.02
Karim Marbus passes the ball forward to Mark Greening. Mark Greening tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
30.27
Steve Hofland flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Van Der Doelen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anthony Van Der Doelen hits a low pass to Darl Visser. Darl Visser tries a spectacular long range effort. Callum Young gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
33.16
Cesar Campos knocks the ball forward to Darl Visser. Darl Visser lofts in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Van Den Berg. Jeffrey Van Den Berg connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
39.48
Sebastian Schönenborn plays the ball forward to Anthony Van Der Doelen. Anthony Van Der Doelen shoots from outside the area. Callum Young gets down and covers it.
40.03
Anthony Van Der Doelen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rick Schoenmakers. Rick Schoenmakers makes a probing pass to Anthony Van Der Doelen but he's offside!
44.24
Dominique Overmars threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Gonzalez. Nicolas Gonzalez makes an attacking run forward. Nicolas Gonzalez shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. HFC Haarlem appear unchanged since the first half. Heracles Almelo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and HFC Haarlem kick off!
49.47
Dominique Overmars flicks a high ball forward to Harris Of Hesselink who takes it down. Harris Of Hesselink makes a simple pass to Schumann Carotti. Schumann Carotti cuts inside the box! Schumann Carotti shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.02
Sebastian Schönenborn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeffrey Van Den Berg. Jeffrey Van Den Berg knocks in a cross ball towards Rick Schoenmakers. Rick Schoenmakers gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just wide!
60.27
Heracles Almelo have made a substitution with Guillermo de Ruiter replacing Gavin Lloyd .
69.26
Harris Of Hesselink sees Benoit Martinelli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Benoit Martinelli takes it forward alone. Benoit Martinelli shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
71.54
Sebastian Schönenborn flicks a high pass forward. Darl Visser collects the pass. Darl Visser finds some space and shoots from distance. Callum Young gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
75.10
Sebastian Schönenborn threads a neat ball through to Rick Schoenmakers. Rick Schoenmakers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Harris Of Hesselink.
77.08
Heracles Almelo have made 2 substitutions with Carl Fletcher replacing Jeffrey Van Den Berg and Michel Kool replacing Rick Schoenmakers .
81.51
Benoit Martinelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Karim Marbus. Karim Marbus whips in a cross ball towards Mark Greening. Mark Greening connects with a diving header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
85.37
Anthony Van Der Doelen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Fletcher. Carl Fletcher shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
29.6%
46.5%
23.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mark Greening of HFC Haarlem

Match Ratings