Match Report


NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen     SBV ExcelsiorSBV Excelsior
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Msaddeck AmorosM. Amoros66
G
captain1
G
67Jonathan MeiteJ. Meite
Delano Van HintumD. Van Hintum63
D
2
D
68Guillermo Van EdeG. Van Ede
Lee KahnL. Kahn61
D
3
D
67Juan MorenoJ. Moreno
Frank MurphyF. Murphy61
D
4
D
65Martin RodriguezM. Rodriguez
Leonardo NodariL. Nodari57
D
5
D
61Dennis CarterD. Carter
Eduardo PostigaE. Postiga71
M
6
M
69Olaf van den BroekO. van den Broek
Billy MortonB. Morton65
M
7
M
66Roberto NevesR. Neves
Yuri BoumaY. Bouma60
A
8
A
73Iwan SchomakerI. Schomaker
Carlos QuaresmaC. Quaresma60
A
9
A
58Martin HuistraM. Huistra
Sergio ZwaanswijkS. Zwaanswijk58
A
10
A
58Pius BroerseP. Broerse
Alain PadovaniA. Padovani56
A
11captain
A
53Paulo MarquesP. Marques
 
Rainer JahnR. Jahn64
M
12
M
64Wilco De JongW. De Jong
Pierre G. TacchiniP. Tacchini62
M
13
M
60Craig JamesC. James
Dries RedekerD. Redeker60
M
14
G
58Ivo HansmaI. Hansma

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to SBV Excelsior. A crowd of 18,430 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both NEC Nijmegen and SBV Excelsior are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ruben Bosman.


0.00
SBV Excelsior kick off and get the match underway!
4.20
Billy Morton kicks a strong pass forward to Yuri Bouma. Yuri Bouma shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
9.02
Billy Morton darts forward. Billy Morton lofts in a cross ball towards Alain Padovani. Alain Padovani whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.56
Roberto Neves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Olaf van den Broek. Olaf van den Broek knocks in a cross ball towards Pius Broerse. Pius Broerse beats his man to it with a header. Msaddeck Amoros picks it out of the air!
14.31
Juan Moreno flicks a high ball forward to Roberto Neves who takes it down. Roberto Neves makes an attacking run forward. Roberto Neves shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
15.14
Sergio Zwaanswijk advances with the ball. Sergio Zwaanswijk tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
21.38
Billy Morton knocks the ball forward to Yuri Bouma. Yuri Bouma runs straight at the defence! Yuri Bouma side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.06
Martin Huistra flicks a high ball forward to Olaf van den Broek who takes it down. Olaf van den Broek lofts in a cross ball towards Pius Broerse. Pius Broerse beats his man to it with a header but it flies just wide!
24.28
Roberto Neves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Huistra. Martin Huistra whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Msaddeck Amoros.
25.11
It's a corner kick. Olaf van den Broek kicks a low ball out wide. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Pius Broerse provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.43
Without breaking stride, Roberto Neves plays the ball forward to Iwan Schomaker. Iwan Schomaker knocks in a cross ball towards Olaf van den Broek. Olaf van den Broek is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
27.05
Olaf van den Broek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Roberto Neves provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
28.11
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
30.06
Juan Moreno sees Paulo Marques in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paulo Marques knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a lousy effort!
36.35
Dennis Carter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves surges forward with the ball. Roberto Neves knocks in a cross ball towards Iwan Schomaker. Iwan Schomaker knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
44.46
Juan Moreno knocks the ball forward to Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves rushes past Frank Murphy! Some silky footwork from Roberto Neves provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
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. SBV Excelsior also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
NEC Nijmegen start the second half!
51.03
Eduardo Postiga passes the ball forward to Sergio Zwaanswijk. Sergio Zwaanswijk lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Morton. Billy Morton gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.41
Billy Morton makes a probing pass to Carlos Quaresma. Carlos Quaresma shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.53
Eduardo Postiga flicks a high ball forward to Carlos Quaresma who takes it down. Carlos Quaresma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.48
Roberto Neves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paulo Marques. Paulo Marques shoots from 25 yards. Msaddeck Amoros gets down and covers it.
61.33
Showing composure, Martin Huistra picks a pass forward to Pius Broerse. Pius Broerse shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
63.05
Frank Murphy makes a probing pass to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga makes a simple pass to Billy Morton. Billy Morton plays a quick one-two with Alain Padovani and rushes in on goal... Some superb footwork from Billy Morton provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is shockingly off target!
65.35
Roberto Neves makes a beautiful solo run. Roberto Neves shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Msaddeck Amoros.
67.12
Delano Van Hintum knocks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Nodari. Leonardo Nodari threads the ball through to Billy Morton. Billy Morton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Rodriguez.
69.15
Martin Huistra flicks a high pass forward. Iwan Schomaker controls it well on his chest. Iwan Schomaker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.09
Eduardo Postiga knocks the ball forward to Carlos Quaresma. Carlos Quaresma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.19
Dennis Carter pushes up the pitch. Dennis Carter darts forward. Dennis Carter shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
77.17
Delano Van Hintum makes a beautiful solo run. Delano Van Hintum surges forward with the ball. Delano Van Hintum shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.23
Billy Morton hacks Olaf van den Broek from behind! The referee calls over Billy Morton and warns him to calm down! Olaf van den Broek runs off the knock.
81.54
Without breaking stride, Olaf van den Broek plays the ball forward to Paulo Marques. Paulo Marques knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves makes a convincing header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
85.21
Olaf van den Broek passes the ball forward to Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
89.14
Eduardo Postiga makes an attacking run forward. Eduardo Postiga plays a scrappy one-two with Billy Morton and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Eduardo Postiga provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it flies just off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

NEC Nijmegen

SBV Excelsior
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
8
9
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.5%
52.5%
Play Area
27.5%
46.2%
26.2%

Scorers
Billy Morton 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roberto Neves of SBV Excelsior

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

1.Jonathan Meite (GK)
6
2.Guillermo Van Ede (DEF)
6
3.Juan Moreno (DEF)
6
4.Martin Rodriguez (DEF)
6
5.Dennis Carter (DEF)
6
6.Olaf van den Broek (MID)
6
7.Roberto Neves (MID)
9
8.Iwan Schomaker (ATT)
6
9.Martin Huistra (ATT)
6
10.Pius Broerse (ATT)
6
11.Paulo Marques (ATT)
6
 
12.Wilco De Jong (MID)
0
13.Craig James (MID)
0
14.Ivo Hansma (GK)
0