Match Report


HFC HaarlemHFC Haarlem     Heracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Tomˆs van VlietT. van Vliet71
G
1captain
G
73Hennie Van BommelH. Van Bommel
Erik van VlietE. van Vliet70
D
2
D
67Christian WillemsC. Willems
Mark Van Der ReeM. Van Der Ree67
D
3
D
66Daan TouzaniD. Touzani
Harris VandenbroeckH. Vandenbroeck64
D
4
D
55Maurits van BeekM. van Beek
Jermaine GascoigneJ. Gascoigne63
D
5
M
70Nikos CruzN. Cruz
Alfredo SommeseA. Sommese57
M
6
M
69Ellery Van Der LuerE. Van Der Luer
Maurizio ValsesiaM. Valsesia56
M
7
M
65Matt SounessM. Souness
Sebastian NeuhausS. Neuhaus53
M
8
M
64Massimo ScottiM. Scotti
Arjen OvermarsA. Overmars50
M
9
M
47Nelson BrunswijkN. Brunswijk
Raimond Van DalenR. Van Dalen72
A
10
A
71Jack KluivertJ. Kluivert
Shota KnolS. Knol62
A
captain11
A
65Ruud Van BarneveldR. Van Barneveld
 
Andre Van Der LaanA. Van Der Laan62
G
12
A
57Roland GalàsekR. Galàsek
Youssef RobbenY. Robben60
G
13
A
56Michel Van DierenM. Van Dieren
Marc WijkerM. Wijker58
A
14
G
56Marchanno Van Der ReeM. Van Der Ree

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Haarlem Stadion where HFC Haarlem play host to Heracles Almelo. A crowd of 9,321 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
HFC Haarlem are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Heracles Almelo appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Regillio Schomaker.


0.00
HFC Haarlem kick off the first half!
2.11
Maurits van Beek hacks Alfredo Sommese from behind! The referee brings Maurits van Beek to one side and gives him a warning! Alfredo Sommese carries on, but is struggling a bit.
4.04
Christian Willems passes the ball forward to Jack Kluivert. Jack Kluivert threads a neat ball through to Ruud Van Barneveld. Ruud Van Barneveld whips in a cross ball towards Ellery Van Der Luer. Ellery Van Der Luer connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by Tomˆs van Vliet!
8.57
Daan Touzani flicks a high pass forward. Maurits van Beek controls it well on his chest. Maurits van Beek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruud Van Barneveld. Ruud Van Barneveld shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
9.06
Sebastian Neuhaus plays the ball forward to Raimond Van Dalen. Raimond Van Dalen finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.52
Harris Vandenbroeck passes the ball forward to Sebastian Neuhaus. Sebastian Neuhaus flicks a high pass forward. Raimond Van Dalen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Raimond Van Dalen plays a sublime one-two with Shota Knol and races in on goal... Raimond Van Dalen tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
20.50
Mark Van Der Ree flicks a high ball forward to Shota Knol who takes it down. Shota Knol runs straight at the defence! Shota Knol tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
22.19
Sebastian Neuhaus catches Nikos Cruz on the ankles. Sebastian Neuhaus is given a warning by the referee! Nikos Cruz stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.12
Nelson Brunswijk surges forward with the ball. Nelson Brunswijk makes a defence splitting pass to Jack Kluivert. Jack Kluivert shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
32.50
Nikos Cruz threads a neat ball through to Jack Kluivert. Jack Kluivert sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.38
Ellery Van Der Luer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruud Van Barneveld. Ruud Van Barneveld passes the ball forward but Nikos Cruz is offside!
40.03
Ellery Van Der Luer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruud Van Barneveld. Ruud Van Barneveld shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Tomˆs van Vliet comfortably smothers it!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. HFC Haarlem appear unchanged since the first half. Heracles Almelo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Heracles Almelo kick off!
47.21
Ellery Van Der Luer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Massimo Scotti. Massimo Scotti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alfredo Sommese.
55.49
Massimo Scotti brings the ball forward. Massimo Scotti runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Massimo Scotti provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is miles over!
57.21
Jack Kluivert decides to run forward with the ball. Jack Kluivert skips past Mark Van Der Ree! Jack Kluivert makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
61.54
Ellery Van Der Luer threads a neat ball through to Jack Kluivert. Jack Kluivert skips past Erik van Vliet! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jack Kluivert provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
63.28
Harris Vandenbroeck flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Sommese holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfredo Sommese flicks a high pass forward to Shota Knol who brings the ball under control. Shota Knol shoots from long range but is denied by Hennie Van Bommel. Excellent save.
65.20
Heracles Almelo are dictating the run of play here today.
67.36
Maurizio Valsesia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Raimond Van Dalen. Raimond Van Dalen whips in a cross ball towards Shota Knol. Shota Knol rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Hennie Van Bommel with no chance!! Goal for HFC Haarlem!
72.49
Ruud Van Barneveld clumsily knocks into Mark Van Der Ree. Ruud Van Barneveld is given a warning by the referee! Mark Van Der Ree grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
73.21
Jack Kluivert comes in with a late challenge on Jermaine Gascoigne. The referee calls over Jack Kluivert and warns him to calm down! Jermaine Gascoigne runs off the knock.
75.54
Arjen Overmars sees Raimond Van Dalen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Raimond Van Dalen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Hennie Van Bommel smothers it!
77.01
Harris Vandenbroeck catches Jack Kluivert on the ankles. The referee brings Harris Vandenbroeck to one side and gives him a warning! Jack Kluivert stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.58
Christian Willems makes a simple pass to Nikos Cruz. Nikos Cruz flicks the ball to his team mate, Ellery Van Der Luer. Ellery Van Der Luer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikos Cruz but he's offside!
83.57
Matt Souness clumsily knocks into Mark Van Der Ree. The referee calls over Matt Souness and shows him a yellow card! Mark Van Der Ree runs off the knock.
85.54
Nelson Brunswijk passes the ball forward to Nikos Cruz. Nikos Cruz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.32
Harris Vandenbroeck comes in with a late challenge on Massimo Scotti. The referee warns Harris Vandenbroeck again to calm down! Massimo Scotti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

HFC Haarlem

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

Possession
40.2%
59.8%
Play Area
32.2%
48.3%
19.5%

Scorers
Shota Knol 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Shota Knol of HFC Haarlem

Match Ratings