Match Report


ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag     NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Oscar HidalgoO. Hidalgo65
G
captain1captain
G
66Msaddeck AmorosM. Amoros
Jannes HouttuinJ. Houttuin65
D
2
D
63Delano Van HintumD. Van Hintum
Jordi FrijtersJ. Frijters58
D
3
D
61Lee KahnL. Kahn
Robert Dos SantosR. Dos Santos56
D
4
D
61Frank MurphyF. Murphy
Ruben PostigaR. Postiga70
M
5
D
58Gilles LinekerG. Lineker
Giampiero MarazzinaG. Marazzina60
M
6
M
71Eduardo PostigaE. Postiga
Sven Van De OuwelandS. Van De Ouweland53
M
7
M
64Billy MortonB. Morton
Marvin Ten HagM. Ten Hag49
M
8
A
60Yuri BoumaY. Bouma
Alejandro IzquierdoA. Izquierdo66
A
9
A
60Carlos QuaresmaC. Quaresma
Luuk WaterreusL. Waterreus64
A
10
A
58Sergio ZwaanswijkS. Zwaanswijk
Jeffrey WapenaarJ. Wapenaar63
A
11
A
56Alain PadovaniA. Padovani
 
Marinus de GrootM. de Groot63
A
12
M
64Rainer JahnR. Jahn
Steve PolakS. Polak62
G
13
M
60Dries RedekerD. Redeker
Jos KarelseJ. Karelse59
A
14
G
58Winston BergkampW. Bergkamp

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Den Haag Stadion where ADO Den Haag play host to NEC Nijmegen. A crowd of 16,240 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
ADO Den Haag are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Ruben Bosman.


0.00
NEC Nijmegen kick off and get the first half underway!
2.56
Jordi Frijters flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Izquierdo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Izquierdo threads a neat ball through to Jeffrey Wapenaar. Jeffrey Wapenaar knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Izquierdo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
4.18
Jordi Frijters makes a beautiful solo run. With a delightful solo run, Jordi Frijters stretches the opposition's defence. Jordi Frijters tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
9.05
Gilles Lineker chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga flicks a high pass forward to Sergio Zwaanswijk who brings the ball under control. Sergio Zwaanswijk plays a one-two with Carlos Quaresma and advances towards the goal... Sergio Zwaanswijk rockets a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
10.18
Eduardo Postiga plays the ball forward to Sergio Zwaanswijk. Sergio Zwaanswijk knocks in a cross ball towards Alain Padovani. Alain Padovani finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
15.31
Frank Murphy hits a low pass to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Zwaanswijk holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sergio Zwaanswijk threads the ball through into the box. Eduardo Postiga makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Oscar Hidalgo. Excellent save.
18.20
Lee Kahn hits a low pass to Alain Padovani. Alain Padovani makes a probing pass to Yuri Bouma. Yuri Bouma whips in a cross ball towards Billy Morton. Billy Morton jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
20.49
Sven Van De Ouweland passes the ball forward to Alejandro Izquierdo. Alejandro Izquierdo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gilles Lineker.
21.50
Ruben Postiga sees Alejandro Izquierdo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alejandro Izquierdo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Msaddeck Amoros.
24.35
Marvin Ten Hag makes a simple pass to Sven Van De Ouweland. Sven Van De Ouweland makes a simple pass to Ruben Postiga. Ruben Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Giampiero Marazzina. Giampiero Marazzina knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Gilles Lineker. That should have been a goal!
26.47
Billy Morton sees Eduardo Postiga in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Postiga knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Yuri Bouma is offside!
32.53
Jordi Frijters kicks a strong pass forward to Sven Van De Ouweland. Sven Van De Ouweland threads a neat ball through to Ruben Postiga. Ruben Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Izquierdo. Alejandro Izquierdo knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
33.02
Ruben Postiga comes in with a late challenge on Billy Morton. The referee calls over Ruben Postiga and shows him a yellow card! Billy Morton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.13
Eduardo Postiga flicks a high pass forward. Alain Padovani controls it well on his chest. Alain Padovani lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Quaresma. Carlos Quaresma is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
38.05
Giampiero Marazzina makes a simple pass to Marvin Ten Hag. Marvin Ten Hag makes a simple pass to Alejandro Izquierdo. Alejandro Izquierdo shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.48
Frank Murphy kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga flicks a high ball forward to Billy Morton who takes it down. Billy Morton threads the ball through to Sergio Zwaanswijk but he's offside!
42.39
Carlos Quaresma comes in with a late challenge on Sven Van De Ouweland. The referee calls over Carlos Quaresma and shows him a yellow card! Sven Van De Ouweland runs off the knock.
45.00
Jannes Houttuin chips the ball to his team mate, Marvin Ten Hag. Marvin Ten Hag threads the ball through to Alejandro Izquierdo. Alejandro Izquierdo makes a probing pass between the defence to Luuk Waterreus. Some silky footwork from Luuk Waterreus provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Lee Kahn.
45.00
It's a corner kick. Ruben Postiga kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Alejandro Izquierdo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. ADO Den Haag appear unchanged since the first half. NEC Nijmegen also appear unchanged since the first half. The ADO Den Haag players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
ADO Den Haag kick off and get the second half underway!
47.57
With some swift thinking, Frank Murphy plays the ball forward to Carlos Quaresma. Carlos Quaresma knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oscar Hidalgo who gathers it comfortably.
53.57
Sven Van De Ouweland flicks a high pass forward. Giampiero Marazzina holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giampiero Marazzina knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Msaddeck Amoros who gathers it comfortably.
54.00
Without breaking stride, Sergio Zwaanswijk plays the ball forward to Billy Morton. Billy Morton kicks a strong pass forward to Yuri Bouma but the referee indicates it's offside!
55.46
Ruben Postiga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jeffrey Wapenaar. Jeffrey Wapenaar lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Izquierdo. Alejandro Izquierdo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
59.17
Sven Van De Ouweland makes a simple pass to Luuk Waterreus. Luuk Waterreus whips in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Wapenaar. Jeffrey Wapenaar whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Msaddeck Amoros manages to keep it out.
61.56
Gilles Lineker makes a run forward as Frank Murphy takes the throw-in. Gilles Lineker skillfully chests the ball down. Gilles Lineker threads a neat ball through to Billy Morton. Billy Morton chips the ball to his team mate, Yuri Bouma. Yuri Bouma shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.46
Alejandro Izquierdo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jeffrey Wapenaar. Jeffrey Wapenaar tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.38
Sven Van De Ouweland threads a neat ball through to Luuk Waterreus. Luuk Waterreus plays a quick one-two with Jeffrey Wapenaar and rushes in on goal... Luuk Waterreus strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
67.08
Billy Morton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Yuri Bouma. Yuri Bouma finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.16
Sven Van De Ouweland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giampiero Marazzina. Giampiero Marazzina rushes past Gilles Lineker! Some superb footwork from Giampiero Marazzina provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
75.20
Eduardo Postiga kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Quaresma. Carlos Quaresma lofts in a cross ball towards Yuri Bouma. Yuri Bouma is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.00
Frank Murphy flicks a high pass forward. Billy Morton controls it well on his chest. Billy Morton threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Yuri Bouma. Yuri Bouma powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
89.20
Robert Dos Santos takes a quick throw-in. Marvin Ten Hag sees space and advances. Marvin Ten Hag knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Msaddeck Amoros who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

ADO Den Haag

NEC Nijmegen
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
29.5%
40.9%
29.5%

Scorers
Alain Padovani 10
Carlos Quaresma 34
Yuri Bouma 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alain Padovani of NEC Nijmegen

Match Ratings