Match Report


MVVMVV     NAC BredaNAC Breda
Computer Player Computer Player Cristi Anghel Cristi Anghel
Steven DistinS. Distin75
G
1
G
76Roberto ValenteR. Valente
Pasquale MatteassiP. Matteassi73
D
2
D
78Andres VilaA. Vila
Bas PothuizenB. Pothuizen66
D
3captain
D
80Martial BessonM. Besson
Abdoulaye Falikou FofanaA. Falikou Fofana66
D
4
D
81Hugo MarquesH. Marques
Jan-Willem van GastelJ. van Gastel66
D
5
D
77Ricardo AntunesR. Antunes
Roger HelderR. Helder75
M
6
M
80Greg BeckhamG. Beckham
Orlando BobsonO. Bobson69
M
7
M
86Vasco SantosV. Santos
Jeremy CasJ. Cas52
M
captain8
M
88Jochem ArveladzeJ. Arveladze
Nick DavidsN. Davids79
A
9
A
81Abdelmalek BarthezA. Barthez
Brendan ScowcroftB. Scowcroft72
A
10
A
77Frederico SantosF. Santos
Gary DavidsonG. Davidson65
A
11
A
76Tommy PriestleyT. Priestley
 
Pierre-Alain YapiP. Yapi69
G
12
D
79Oleksiy KryvenkoO. Kryvenko
Craig FlintlockC. Flintlock64
D
13
M
76Shota IkediaS. Ikedia
Tony SchilderT. Schilder60
A
14
A
82Robert ValéryR. Valéry

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at De Geusselt where MVV play host to NAC Breda. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both MVV and NAC Breda are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Quansah.


0.00
MVV kick off the first half!
2.25
Jochem Arveladze comes in with a late challenge on Roger Helder. Jochem Arveladze is shown the yellow card! Roger Helder runs off the knock.
4.07
Tommy Priestley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
14.55
Andres Vila controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Beckham. Greg Beckham threads a neat ball through to Tommy Priestley. Tommy Priestley lofts in a cross ball towards Greg Beckham. Greg Beckham is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
18.35
Without breaking stride, Roger Helder plays the ball forward to Gary Davidson. Gary Davidson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.11
Hugo Marques deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jochem Arveladze. Jochem Arveladze knocks the ball forward to Greg Beckham. Greg Beckham runs straight at the defence! Greg Beckham looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Steven Distin manages to keep it out.
24.51
Vasco Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abdelmalek Barthez. Abdelmalek Barthez knocks in a cross ball towards Jochem Arveladze. Jochem Arveladze heads the ball goalwards but it is deflected wide by Orlando Bobson.
26.31
It's a corner kick. Jochem Arveladze kicks a low ball out wide. Some good footwork from Greg Beckham provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Jan-Willem van Gastel.
27.47
Martial Besson takes the throw-in. Hugo Marques knocks the ball forward to Greg Beckham. Greg Beckham hits a low pass to Abdelmalek Barthez. Abdelmalek Barthez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steven Distin who gathers it comfortably.
28.08
Vasco Santos runs straight at the opposition's defence. Vasco Santos finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.11
Frederico Santos passes the ball forward to Abdelmalek Barthez. Abdelmalek Barthez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steven Distin who gathers it comfortably.
34.29
Vasco Santos flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Priestley collects the pass. Tommy Priestley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
36.09
Orlando Bobson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Davids. Nick Davids knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Hugo Marques knocks the ball forward to Greg Beckham. Greg Beckham makes a probing pass to Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Vasco Santos. Vasco Santos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. MVV appear unchanged since the first half. NAC Breda also appear unchanged since the first half. The MVV players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and NAC Breda kick off!
47.28
Orlando Bobson chips the ball to his team mate, Brendan Scowcroft. Brendan Scowcroft knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hugo Marques.
54.30
Pasquale Matteassi barges into Jochem Arveladze. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jochem Arveladze hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.14
Hugo Marques chips the ball to his team mate, Martial Besson. Martial Besson flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Santos controls it well on his chest. Vasco Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Priestley. Tommy Priestley heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
61.14
MVV have made 2 substitutions with Pierre-Alain Yapi replacing Jan-Willem van Gastel and Craig Flintlock replacing Roger Helder .NAC Breda have made a substitution with Robert Valéry replacing Abdelmalek Barthez .
71.45
Pierre-Alain Yapi flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Cas holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jeremy Cas threads the ball through to Nick Davids. Nick Davids lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Davidson. Gary Davidson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Greg Beckham steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
72.02
Jochem Arveladze flicks a high pass forward to Greg Beckham who brings the ball under control. Greg Beckham whips in a cross ball towards Robert Valéry. Pierre-Alain Yapi catches Robert Valéry on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
73.07
Pierre-Alain Yapi catches Vasco Santos on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vasco Santos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.27
Greg Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Priestley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommy Priestley shoots from long range but it is miles over!
81.13
Jeremy Cas catches Greg Beckham on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Greg Beckham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.06
Abdoulaye Falikou Fofana catches Vasco Santos on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vasco Santos grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.52
Orlando Bobson flicks a high ball forward to Brendan Scowcroft who takes it down. Brendan Scowcroft shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.16
Greg Beckham threads a neat ball through to Jochem Arveladze. Jochem Arveladze whips in a cross ball towards Robert Valéry. Bas Pothuizen clumsily knocks into Robert Valéry. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
90.00
Bas Pothuizen passes the ball forward to Jeremy Cas. Jeremy Cas flicks a high ball forward to Gary Davidson who takes it down. Gary Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Roberto Valente who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

MVV

NAC Breda
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
30.4%
46.8%
22.8%

Scorers
Greg Beckham 15
Vasco Santos 45
Tommy Priestley 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Greg Beckham of NAC Breda

Match Ratings