Match Report


NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen     HFC HaarlemHFC Haarlem
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Winston BergkampW. Bergkamp58
G
captain1captain
G
71Tomˆs van VlietT. van Vliet
Manuel CamposM. Campos67
D
2
D
70Erik van VlietE. van Vliet
Eugenio HierroE. Hierro64
D
3
D
67Mark Van Der ReeM. Van Der Ree
Delano Van HintumD. Van Hintum64
D
4
D
64Harris VandenbroeckH. Vandenbroeck
Lee KahnL. Kahn63
D
5
D
63Jermaine GascoigneJ. Gascoigne
Billy MortonB. Morton65
M
6
M
57Alfredo SommeseA. Sommese
Rainer JahnR. Jahn65
M
7
M
56Maurizio ValsesiaM. Valsesia
Aaron ArveladzeA. Arveladze66
A
8
M
53Sebastian NeuhausS. Neuhaus
Carlos QuaresmaC. Quaresma60
A
9
M
50Arjen OvermarsA. Overmars
Sergio ZwaanswijkS. Zwaanswijk58
A
10
A
72Raimond Van DalenR. Van Dalen
Alain PadovaniA. Padovani56
A
11
A
62Shota KnolS. Knol
 
Pierre G. TacchiniP. Tacchini63
M
12
G
62Andre Van Der LaanA. Van Der Laan
Frank MurphyF. Murphy62
D
13
G
60Youssef RobbenY. Robben
Gilles LinekerG. Lineker59
D
14
A
58Marc WijkerM. Wijker

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to HFC Haarlem. A crowd of 9,828 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
NEC Nijmegen are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while HFC Haarlem appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Bogdan Heerkens.


0.00
NEC Nijmegen kick off!
2.04
With imagination, Alain Padovani laces a through ball forward to Sergio Zwaanswijk. Sergio Zwaanswijk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Harris Vandenbroeck.
6.58
Rainer Jahn kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Morton. Billy Morton shoots from 25 yards. Tomˆs van Vliet is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
12.06
Harris Vandenbroeck controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Maurizio Valsesia. Maurizio Valsesia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Raimond Van Dalen. Raimond Van Dalen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.33
Shota Knol threads the ball through to Raimond Van Dalen. Raimond Van Dalen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
22.12
Erik van Vliet kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Neuhaus. Sebastian Neuhaus shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.35
Maurizio Valsesia passes the ball forward to Shota Knol. Shota Knol lofts in a cross ball towards Raimond Van Dalen. Raimond Van Dalen makes a convincing header. Winston Bergkamp punches it away to safety.
26.53
Maurizio Valsesia flicks a high pass forward to Arjen Overmars who brings the ball under control. Arjen Overmars knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Delano Van Hintum.
28.25
Alfredo Sommese knocks the ball forward to Shota Knol. Shota Knol tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
42.56
Carlos Quaresma comes in with a late challenge on Mark Van Der Ree. The referee calls over Carlos Quaresma and shows him a yellow card! Mark Van Der Ree runs off the knock.
44.21
Delano Van Hintum kicks a strong pass forward to Eugenio Hierro. Eugenio Hierro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rainer Jahn. Rainer Jahn finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for NEC Nijmegen!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. NEC Nijmegen appear unchanged since the first half. HFC Haarlem also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
HFC Haarlem start the second half!
48.35
Manuel Campos makes a beautiful solo run. Manuel Campos flicks a high pass forward. Alain Padovani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alain Padovani knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Arveladze. Aaron Arveladze directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
53.39
Harris Vandenbroeck knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Neuhaus. Sebastian Neuhaus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Raimond Van Dalen. Raimond Van Dalen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
54.05
Maurizio Valsesia flicks a high ball forward to Raimond Van Dalen who takes it down. Raimond Van Dalen cuts inside the box! Raimond Van Dalen comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's drastically wayward!
57.58
Without breaking stride, Rainer Jahn plays the ball forward to Aaron Arveladze. Aaron Arveladze shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Tomˆs van Vliet.
61.44
Delano Van Hintum makes a probing pass to Aaron Arveladze. Aaron Arveladze shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
71.04
Delano Van Hintum makes a simple pass to Billy Morton. Billy Morton hits a low pass to Rainer Jahn. Rainer Jahn shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
81.11
Jermaine Gascoigne clumsily knocks into Sergio Zwaanswijk. The referee warns Jermaine Gascoigne to calm down! Sergio Zwaanswijk runs off the knock.
87.51
Mark Van Der Ree barges into Aaron Arveladze. The referee calls over Mark Van Der Ree and warns him to calm down! Aaron Arveladze runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

NEC Nijmegen

HFC Haarlem
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
27.2%
45.7%
27.2%

Scorers
Billy Morton 7
Rainer Jahn 44
Aaron Arveladze 48
Raimond Van Dalen 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rainer Jahn of NEC Nijmegen

Match Ratings