Match Report


SC HeerenveenSC Heerenveen     Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Vitor SantosV. Santos63
G
captain1
G
62Guillermo Van GesselG. Van Gessel
John MatteoJ. Matteo65
D
2
D
60Jero El KhanchafJ. El Khanchaf
Darl MarbusD. Marbus62
D
3
D
59Arturo RodriquezA. Rodriquez
Claudio MonteroC. Montero53
D
4
D
59Joost DarwinkelJ. Darwinkel
Patrick PienaarP. Pienaar74
M
5
M
71Harris GrimH. Grim
Mario BarbosaM. Barbosa64
M
6
M
65Orlando LobontO. Lobont
Cosimo MezzanottiC. Mezzanotti64
M
7
M
61Anthony BoschkerA. Boschker
Morris ShieldsM. Shields58
M
8captain
M
47Carl SherwoodC. Sherwood
Steven van LeeuwenS. van Leeuwen64
A
9
A
63Dion DavisD. Davis
Marinus NieuwenburgM. Nieuwenburg63
A
10
A
58Glenn StroeveG. Stroeve
Reinier OpdamR. Opdam62
A
11
A
58Raymond KoolR. Kool
 
Eugne BochuE. Bochu62
A
12
A
57Nigel WhiteN. White
Louis Van Der VaartL. Van Der Vaart56
A
13
D
56Jon WestwoodJ. Westwood
Kai RichterK. Richter53
A
14
A
53Steven GravelaineS. Gravelaine

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Abe Lenstra Stadion where SC Heerenveen play host to Willem II Tilburg. A crowd of 8,941 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both SC Heerenveen and Willem II Tilburg are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Martin Lindenbergh.


0.00
SC Heerenveen start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.18
Jero El Khanchaf threads a neat ball through to Orlando Lobont. Orlando Lobont flicks a high pass forward to Raymond Kool who brings the ball under control. Raymond Kool whips in a cross ball towards Harris Grim. Harris Grim powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Vitor Santos!
8.46
Anthony Boschker knocks the ball to his team mate, Glenn Stroeve. Glenn Stroeve tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.08
Orlando Lobont flicks a high pass forward. Dion Davis controls it well on his chest. Dion Davis advances inside the box! Dion Davis shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
10.32
Anthony Boschker sees a break and surges forward. Anthony Boschker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.05
Joost Darwinkel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Raymond Kool. Raymond Kool sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
14.28
Claudio Montero darts forward. Claudio Montero sees space and advances. Claudio Montero knocks in a cross ball towards Cosimo Mezzanotti. Cosimo Mezzanotti finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Guillermo Van Gessel gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
15.43
Mario Barbosa makes a probing pass to Reinier Opdam. Reinier Opdam whips in a cross ball towards Marinus Nieuwenburg. Marinus Nieuwenburg rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
18.28
Darl Marbus hits a low pass to Mario Barbosa. Mario Barbosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Marinus Nieuwenburg. Marinus Nieuwenburg plays a one-two with Cosimo Mezzanotti and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Marinus Nieuwenburg provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Marinus Nieuwenburg!
21.38
Arturo Rodriquez pushes mid-way up the pitch. Arturo Rodriquez makes a probing pass to Dion Davis. Dion Davis threads a neat, attacking ball through to Glenn Stroeve. Glenn Stroeve muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
24.23
Cosimo Mezzanotti knocks the ball to his team mate, Reinier Opdam. Reinier Opdam knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.38
Anthony Boschker makes a simple pass to Raymond Kool. Raymond Kool makes a probing pass between the defence to Glenn Stroeve. Mario Barbosa catches Glenn Stroeve on the ankles. Glenn Stroeve appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
27.47
Mario Barbosa barges into Anthony Boschker. The referee warns Mario Barbosa to calm down! Anthony Boschker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.31
Joost Darwinkel hits a low pass to Orlando Lobont. Orlando Lobont flicks a high pass forward. Dion Davis controls it well on his chest. Dion Davis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
32.06
Mario Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Reinier Opdam. Reinier Opdam flicks the ball to his team mate, Marinus Nieuwenburg. Some good footwork from Marinus Nieuwenburg provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.47
Arturo Rodriquez catches Marinus Nieuwenburg on the ankles. Arturo Rodriquez is given a warning by the referee! Marinus Nieuwenburg runs off the knock.
34.56
Cosimo Mezzanotti threads a neat ball through to Steven van Leeuwen. Steven van Leeuwen knocks in a cross ball towards Cosimo Mezzanotti. Cosimo Mezzanotti rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
36.45
Darl Marbus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cosimo Mezzanotti. Cosimo Mezzanotti knocks in a cross ball towards Steven van Leeuwen. Steven van Leeuwen makes a convincing header but is denied by Guillermo Van Gessel. Excellent save.
38.24
Orlando Lobont threads a neat ball through to Dion Davis. Dion Davis shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
40.03
Darl Marbus sees Cosimo Mezzanotti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cosimo Mezzanotti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morris Shields. Morris Shields whips in a cross ball towards Cosimo Mezzanotti. Cosimo Mezzanotti gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.07
Anthony Boschker flicks a high pass forward. Dion Davis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dion Davis knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Sherwood. Carl Sherwood rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Heerenveen appear unchanged since the first half. Willem II Tilburg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Willem II Tilburg kicking off!
48.48
Arturo Rodriquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Orlando Lobont. Orlando Lobont plays the ball forward to Raymond Kool. Raymond Kool shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.48
Carl Sherwood takes a long throw-in. Orlando Lobont threads a neat ball through to Harris Grim. Harris Grim plays a one-two with Orlando Lobont and advances towards the goal... Harris Grim looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!! That brings them back into the game!
59.04
Jero El Khanchaf sees Dion Davis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dion Davis makes a simple pass to Raymond Kool. Raymond Kool shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
60.04
Willem II Tilburg are dictating the run of play here today.
63.35
John Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Steven van Leeuwen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steven van Leeuwen flicks a high ball forward to Reinier Opdam who takes it down. Reinier Opdam whips in a cross ball towards Steven van Leeuwen. Steven van Leeuwen makes a convincing header but is denied by Guillermo Van Gessel. Excellent save.
66.14
Claudio Montero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Pienaar. Patrick Pienaar flicks a high pass forward. Morris Shields holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Morris Shields controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Guillermo Van Gessel!
75.38
Without breaking stride, Harris Grim plays the ball forward to Raymond Kool. Raymond Kool whips in a cross ball towards Dion Davis. Dion Davis knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.16
Claudio Montero knocks the ball to his team mate, Steven van Leeuwen. Steven van Leeuwen whips in a cross ball towards Patrick Pienaar. Patrick Pienaar jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
83.45
Joost Darwinkel threads a neat ball through to Harris Grim. Harris Grim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Glenn Stroeve. Glenn Stroeve lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Sherwood. Carl Sherwood powers a header at goal. Vitor Santos is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
87.56
Darl Marbus flicks a high pass forward. Mario Barbosa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mario Barbosa makes a probing pass to Patrick Pienaar. Patrick Pienaar shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

SC Heerenveen

Willem II Tilburg
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
4
10
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.7%
52.3%
Play Area
31.8%
40.9%
27.3%

Scorers
Marinus Nieuwenburg 18
Patrick Pienaar 77, 88
Harris Grim 54
Carl Sherwood 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Patrick Pienaar of SC Heerenveen

Match Ratings