Match Report


NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen     PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Msaddeck AmorosM. Amoros66
G
captain1
G
66Iwan Van Der WoerdtI. Van Der Woerdt
Delano Van HintumD. Van Hintum63
D
2
D
71Frederico MenendezF. Menendez
Lee KahnL. Kahn61
D
3
D
70Adolfo FarinosA. Farinos
Frank MurphyF. Murphy61
D
4
D
55Tjalle StroeveT. Stroeve
Gilles LinekerG. Lineker58
D
5
M
71Stefano Van NistelrooyS. Van Nistelrooy
Eduardo PostigaE. Postiga71
M
6
M
69Scott CollinsS. Collins
Billy MortonB. Morton64
M
7captain
M
68Sylvain MikeS. Mike
Yuri BoumaY. Bouma60
A
8
M
64Tim Van EdeT. Van Ede
Carlos QuaresmaC. Quaresma60
A
9
A
69Edgar OpschoorE. Opschoor
Sergio ZwaanswijkS. Zwaanswijk58
A
10
A
69Spencer PattersonS. Patterson
Alain PadovaniA. Padovani56
A
11
A
68Manuel BarbosaM. Barbosa
 
Rainer JahnR. Jahn64
M
12
A
67Marc DoddM. Dodd
Pierre G. TacchiniP. Tacchini62
M
13
A
65Aron de GraafA. de Graaf
Dries RedekerD. Redeker60
M
14
M
59Matt GriffinM. Griffin

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to PSV Eindhoven. A crowd of 17,089 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
NEC Nijmegen are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while PSV Eindhoven appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ruben Bosman.


0.00
NEC Nijmegen get the match underway!
2.21
Billy Morton flicks a high pass forward to Alain Padovani who brings the ball under control. Alain Padovani knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Iwan Van Der Woerdt picks it out of the air!
3.45
Adolfo Farinos flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Barbosa controls it well on his chest. Manuel Barbosa finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
4.22
Frederico Menendez flicks a high pass forward to Spencer Patterson who brings the ball under control. Spencer Patterson plays a scrappy one-two with Manuel Barbosa and advances towards the goal... Spencer Patterson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Msaddeck Amoros!
6.21
Frank Murphy flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Morton. Billy Morton sees Eduardo Postiga in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Postiga knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frederico Menendez.
9.37
Billy Morton passes the ball forward to Yuri Bouma. Yuri Bouma whips in a cross ball towards Alain Padovani. Tjalle Stroeve comes in with a late challenge on Alain Padovani. Penalty not given!!
12.16
Sylvain Mike sees Spencer Patterson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Spencer Patterson plays a scrappy one-two with Manuel Barbosa and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Spencer Patterson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Msaddeck Amoros is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
16.36
Billy Morton threads the ball through to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Alain Padovani. Alain Padovani is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Iwan Van Der Woerdt punches it away to safety.
18.03
Adolfo Farinos kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Menendez. Frederico Menendez makes a beautiful solo run. Frederico Menendez knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Edgar Opschoor is offside!
20.15
Billy Morton hits a low pass to Sergio Zwaanswijk. Sergio Zwaanswijk knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Menendez.
26.19
Frank Murphy flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Postiga who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Postiga knocks the ball forward to Billy Morton. Billy Morton knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Zwaanswijk. Sergio Zwaanswijk knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
27.10
Sylvain Mike flicks a high pass forward to Stefano Van Nistelrooy who brings the ball under control. Stefano Van Nistelrooy controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Edgar Opschoor through on goal. Edgar Opschoor muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
28.41
Scott Collins flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Barbosa controls it well on his chest. Manuel Barbosa rushes past Frank Murphy! Manuel Barbosa cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Msaddeck Amoros is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.19
Tim Van Ede surges forward with the ball. Tim Van Ede shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
39.18
Sylvain Mike hits a low pass to Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Msaddeck Amoros. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. NEC Nijmegen appear unchanged since the first half. PSV Eindhoven also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
PSV Eindhoven kick off!
47.38
Lee Kahn flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Quaresma collects the pass. Carlos Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Billy Morton. Billy Morton advances inside the box! Billy Morton muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.34
Gilles Lineker flicks a high ball forward to Delano Van Hintum who takes it down. Delano Van Hintum makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Quaresma. Carlos Quaresma knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Iwan Van Der Woerdt!
57.07
Sylvain Mike catches Billy Morton on the ankles. The referee calls over Sylvain Mike and shows him a yellow card! Billy Morton runs off the knock.
60.11
Sylvain Mike flicks a high pass forward to Manuel Barbosa who brings the ball under control. Manuel Barbosa plays a one-two with Edgar Opschoor and rushes in on goal... Manuel Barbosa shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Msaddeck Amoros.
61.45
Sylvain Mike takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Frederico Menendez rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.10
Sylvain Mike kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Collins. Scott Collins finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Scott Collins!
73.06
Adolfo Farinos comes in with a late challenge on Sergio Zwaanswijk. The referee calls over Adolfo Farinos and shows him a yellow card! Sergio Zwaanswijk stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.59
Tjalle Stroeve decides to run forward with the ball. Tjalle Stroeve whips in a cross ball towards Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
77.32
PSV Eindhoven have made a substitution with Aron de Graaf replacing Tim Van Ede .
79.45
Manuel Barbosa makes a probing pass to Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Opschoor. Edgar Opschoor finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is deflected wide by Frank Murphy.
80.29
Sylvain Mike takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Delano Van Hintum gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
83.01
Billy Morton makes a simple pass to Sergio Zwaanswijk. Sergio Zwaanswijk sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.45
Sylvain Mike threads the ball through to Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
89.22
Frank Murphy barges into Spencer Patterson. Frank Murphy is shown the yellow card! Spencer Patterson runs off the knock.
90.00
Scott Collins flicks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Mike. Sylvain Mike edges inside the box! Sylvain Mike tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

NEC Nijmegen

PSV Eindhoven
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.2%
61.8%
Play Area
30.3%
48.7%
21.1%

Scorers
Billy Morton 47
Spencer Patterson 12
Manuel Barbosa 28
Scott Collins 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Manuel Barbosa of PSV Eindhoven

Match Ratings
1.Msaddeck Amoros (GK)
7
2.Delano Van Hintum (DEF)
6
3.Lee Kahn (DEF)
6
4.Frank Murphy (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Gilles Lineker (DEF)
6
6.Eduardo Postiga (MID)
6
7.Billy Morton (MID)goal scored
8
8.Yuri Bouma (ATT)
6
9.Carlos Quaresma (ATT)
6
10.Sergio Zwaanswijk (ATT)
6
11.Alain Padovani (ATT)
6
 
12.Rainer Jahn (MID)
0
13.Pierre G. Tacchini (MID)
0
14.Dries Redeker (MID)
0

1.Iwan Van Der Woerdt (GK)
7
2.Frederico Menendez (DEF)
7
3.Adolfo Farinos (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Tjalle Stroeve (DEF)
7
5.Stefano Van Nistelrooy (MID)
6
6.Scott Collins (MID)goal scored
8
7.Sylvain Mike (MID)yellow card
7
8.Tim Van Ede (MID)
6
9.Edgar Opschoor (ATT)
6
10.Spencer Patterson (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Manuel Barbosa (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Marc Dodd (ATT)
0
13.Aron de Graaf (ATT)
6
14.Matt Griffin (MID)
0