Match Report


Helmond SportHelmond Sport     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
Computer Player Computer Player Keith Howard Keith Howard
Jonathan DichioJ. Dichio66
G
1captain
G
78Adrian VelaA. Vela
Antonio VazquezA. Vazquez69
D
2
D
73Rodrigue WolskyR. Wolsky
Garry SounessG. Souness66
D
3
D
84Fabrice MercierF. Mercier
Stephen BradyS. Brady59
D
4
D
79Alex McStayA. McStay
Paul Of HesselinkP. Of Hesselink72
M
5
D
77Youssouf SagboY. Sagbo
Ernesto José MariE. José Mari70
M
6
M
82Alejandro GaladamesA. Galadames
Fernando MoralesF. Morales68
M
captain7
M
82Leonardo RamirezL. Ramirez
Sergio DreefS. Dreef67
M
8
M
75Tim BakkerT. Bakker
Ivar BakkatiI. Bakkati71
A
9
A
80Sieb BabangidaS. Babangida
Mike CarrickM. Carrick70
A
10
A
76Ivo LangerakI. Langerak
Nelson BrouwerN. Brouwer66
A
11
A
75Rob de BoerR. de Boer
 
Martin PinziM. Pinzi66
M
12
A
70Demetrio LazzariniD. Lazzarini
Alistair JobsonA. Jobson61
A
13
A
71Alassan DecroixA. Decroix
Mark VercammenM. Vercammen58
M
14
M
76Eugenio MartinezE. Martinez

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadion De Braak where Helmond Sport play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. A crowd of 20,818 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Helmond Sport are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Melchior Van Thiel.


0.00
The first half starts with Helmond Sport kicking off!
2.49
Antonio Vazquez decides to run forward with the ball. Antonio Vazquez takes it forward alone. Antonio Vazquez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.53
Alejandro Galadames makes a probing pass to Sieb Babangida. Sieb Babangida knocks in a cross ball towards Ivo Langerak. Ivo Langerak makes a looping header on goal but it is tipped over by Jonathan Dichio.
8.50
Leonardo Ramirez takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Fernando Morales gets to the ball and clears it up field.
9.12
Paul Of Hesselink threads a neat ball through to Fernando Morales. Fernando Morales knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alejandro Galadames.
10.11
Tim Bakker flicks a high pass forward. Ivo Langerak collects the pass. Ivo Langerak whips in a cross ball towards Rob de Boer. Rob de Boer jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
12.39
Youssouf Sagbo makes a strong solo run forward. Youssouf Sagbo flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Galadames. Alejandro Galadames lofts in a cross ball towards Sieb Babangida. Sieb Babangida is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Solid save from Jonathan Dichio.
16.17
Alex McStay flicks the ball to his team mate, Tim Bakker. Without breaking stride, Tim Bakker plays the ball forward to Rob de Boer. Rob de Boer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Souness.
18.24
From the throw-in, Antonio Vazquez picks out Ivar Bakkati. Ivar Bakkati threads a neat ball through to Mike Carrick. Mike Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Ivar Bakkati. Ivar Bakkati connects with a diving header. Adrian Vela punches it away to safety.
21.06
Alejandro Galadames threads the ball through to Ivo Langerak. Ivo Langerak sees Rob de Boer just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Rob de Boer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.14
Youssouf Sagbo flicks a high ball forward to Leonardo Ramirez who takes it down. Leonardo Ramirez lofts in a cross ball towards Sieb Babangida. Sieb Babangida makes a looping header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.59
Tim Bakker kicks a strong pass forward to Rob de Boer. Rob de Boer makes a probing pass to Sieb Babangida but he's offside!
39.52
Fernando Morales flicks the ball to his team mate, Nelson Brouwer. Nelson Brouwer lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Morales. Fernando Morales heads the ball goalwards but it flies well off target!
42.44
Fernando Morales flicks a high pass forward. Nelson Brouwer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nelson Brouwer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Youssouf Sagbo.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Helmond Sport appear unchanged since the first half. AZ 67 Alkmaar also appear unchanged since the first half. The Helmond Sport players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with AZ 67 Alkmaar kicking off!
47.33
Garry Souness pushes up the pitch. Garry Souness threads the ball through to Mike Carrick. Mike Carrick sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Adrian Vela effortlessly gets down and covers it.
48.10
Fabrice Mercier makes a probing pass to Leonardo Ramirez. Leonardo Ramirez sees Sieb Babangida in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sieb Babangida lofts in a cross ball towards Rob de Boer. Rob de Boer finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Jonathan Dichio didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
49.24
Alex McStay threads a neat ball through to Ivo Langerak. Ivo Langerak tries a spectacular long range effort but Jonathan Dichio reads it well. Excellent keeping!
51.32
Youssouf Sagbo knocks the ball forward to Tim Bakker. Tim Bakker flicks the ball to his team mate, Sieb Babangida. Sieb Babangida shoots from distance but Jonathan Dichio reads it well. Good save!
59.35
Alejandro Galadames threads a neat ball through to Ivo Langerak. Ivo Langerak lofts in a cross ball towards Rob de Boer. Rob de Boer flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
63.52
Alex McStay flicks a high pass forward. Rob de Boer collects the pass. Rob de Boer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivo Langerak. Ivo Langerak knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Souness.
65.50
Ernesto José Mari threads the ball through to Ivar Bakkati. Ivar Bakkati finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
67.06
Stephen Brady makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Dreef. Sergio Dreef flicks a high pass forward to Mike Carrick who brings the ball under control. Mike Carrick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adrian Vela who gathers it comfortably.
69.03
Fabrice Mercier flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigue Wolsky. Rodrigue Wolsky threads a neat ball through to Rob de Boer. Rob de Boer lofts in a cross ball towards Sieb Babangida. Sieb Babangida is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Jonathan Dichio.
70.17
It's a corner kick. Leonardo Ramirez loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Some silky footwork from Youssouf Sagbo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies wide!
71.09
Garry Souness makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Morales. Fernando Morales threads a neat ball through to Ivar Bakkati. Ivar Bakkati knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adrian Vela who gathers it comfortably.
72.03
Tim Bakker flicks a high pass forward. Sieb Babangida collects the pass. Sieb Babangida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.57
Fabrice Mercier knocks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Ramirez. Leonardo Ramirez hits a low pass to Sieb Babangida. Sieb Babangida skips past Antonio Vazquez! Sieb Babangida comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It curls slightly but Jonathan Dichio manages to gather it.
77.53
Paul Of Hesselink clumsily knocks into Tim Bakker. Paul Of Hesselink is given a warning by the referee! Tim Bakker gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
81.05
Garry Souness threads the ball through to Paul Of Hesselink. Paul Of Hesselink makes a simple pass to Nelson Brouwer. Nelson Brouwer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.42
Alex McStay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivo Langerak. Ivo Langerak runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ivo Langerak controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Jonathan Dichio gets down and covers it.
87.58
Mike Carrick barges into Tim Bakker. The referee calls over Mike Carrick and warns him to calm down! Tim Bakker runs off the knock.
90.00
Fabrice Mercier knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Galadames. Alejandro Galadames kicks a strong pass forward to Ivo Langerak. Ivo Langerak lofts in a cross ball towards Sieb Babangida. Sieb Babangida finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Jonathan Dichio picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Helmond Sport

AZ 67 Alkmaar
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
10
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.7%
55.3%
Play Area
29.8%
43.6%
26.6%

Scorers
Rob de Boer 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jonathan Dichio of Helmond Sport

Match Ratings
1.Jonathan Dichio (GK)
9
2.Antonio Vazquez (DEF)
7
3.Garry Souness (DEF)
7
4.Stephen Brady (DEF)
6
5.Paul Of Hesselink (MID)
6
6.Ernesto José Mari (MID)
6
7.Fernando Morales (MID)
7
8.Sergio Dreef (MID)
6
9.Ivar Bakkati (ATT)
6
10.Mike Carrick (ATT)
6
11.Nelson Brouwer (ATT)
6
 
12.Martin Pinzi (MID)
0
13.Alistair Jobson (ATT)
0
14.Mark Vercammen (MID)
0

1.Adrian Vela (GK)
7
2.Rodrigue Wolsky (DEF)
6
3.Fabrice Mercier (DEF)
7
4.Alex McStay (DEF)
7
5.Youssouf Sagbo (DEF)
7
6.Alejandro Galadames (MID)
7
7.Leonardo Ramirez (MID)
6
8.Tim Bakker (MID)
7
9.Sieb Babangida (ATT)
8
10.Ivo Langerak (ATT)
8
11.Rob de Boer (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Demetrio Lazzarini (ATT)
0
13.Alassan Decroix (ATT)
0
14.Eugenio Martinez (MID)
0