Match Report


ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag     Heracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Oscar HidalgoO. Hidalgo65
G
captain1captain
G
73Hennie Van BommelH. Van Bommel
Guillermo PardoG. Pardo68
D
2
D
67Christian WillemsC. Willems
Jannes HouttuinJ. Houttuin65
D
3
D
66Daan TouzaniD. Touzani
Jordi FrijtersJ. Frijters59
D
4
D
55Maurits van BeekM. van Beek
Ruben PostigaR. Postiga70
M
5
M
70Nikos CruzN. Cruz
Mirko GaravelliM. Garavelli62
M
6
M
69Ellery Van Der LuerE. Van Der Luer
Giampiero MarazzinaG. Marazzina61
M
7
M
65Matt SounessM. Souness
Sven Van De OuwelandS. Van De Ouweland54
M
8
M
64Massimo ScottiM. Scotti
Alejandro IzquierdoA. Izquierdo69
A
9
M
47Nelson BrunswijkN. Brunswijk
Luuk WaterreusL. Waterreus65
A
10
A
71Jack KluivertJ. Kluivert
Marinus de GrootM. de Groot64
A
11
A
65Ruud Van BarneveldR. Van Barneveld
 
Jeffrey WapenaarJ. Wapenaar63
A
12
A
57Roland GalàsekR. Galàsek
Steve PolakS. Polak62
G
13
A
56Michel Van DierenM. Van Dieren
Robert Dos SantosR. Dos Santos57
D
14
G
56Marchanno Van Der ReeM. Van Der Ree

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Den Haag Stadion where ADO Den Haag play host to Heracles Almelo. A crowd of 9,688 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
ADO Den Haag are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heracles Almelo appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Marino Elshot.


0.00
Heracles Almelo kick off and get the match underway!
3.58
Matt Souness sees Ellery Van Der Luer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ellery Van Der Luer advances inside the box! Guillermo Pardo catches Ellery Van Der Luer on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
18.33
Christian Willems flicks the ball to his team mate, Nelson Brunswijk. Nelson Brunswijk chips the ball to his team mate, Massimo Scotti. Massimo Scotti rushes past Jordi Frijters! Massimo Scotti comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.20
Maurits van Beek flicks a high pass forward to Ellery Van Der Luer who brings the ball under control. Ellery Van Der Luer runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ellery Van Der Luer finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
26.18
Giampiero Marazzina deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marinus de Groot. Marinus de Groot whips in a cross ball towards Luuk Waterreus. With a superhuman jump, Luuk Waterreus connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Solid save from Hennie Van Bommel.
28.17
Guillermo Pardo sees space and advances. Guillermo Pardo knocks the ball forward to Luuk Waterreus. Luuk Waterreus whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Izquierdo. Alejandro Izquierdo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
36.28
With some swift thinking, Nelson Brunswijk plays the ball forward to Massimo Scotti. Massimo Scotti hits a low pass to Ellery Van Der Luer. Ellery Van Der Luer rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. ADO Den Haag appear unchanged since the first half. Heracles Almelo also appear unchanged since the first half. The ADO Den Haag players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with ADO Den Haag kicking off!
48.40
With great vision, Ellery Van Der Luer plays the ball forward to Jack Kluivert. Jack Kluivert knocks in a cross ball towards Ellery Van Der Luer. Ellery Van Der Luer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
51.39
Jannes Houttuin takes it forward alone. Jannes Houttuin flicks a high pass forward to Alejandro Izquierdo who brings the ball under control. Alejandro Izquierdo lofts in a cross ball towards Marinus de Groot. Marinus de Groot whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Hennie Van Bommel.
54.33
Jannes Houttuin decides to run forward with the ball. Jannes Houttuin runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jannes Houttuin shoots from 25 yards but Hennie Van Bommel reads it well. Excellent keeping!
57.28
Maurits van Beek makes a simple pass to Matt Souness. Matt Souness sees Jack Kluivert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jack Kluivert knocks in a cross ball towards Ruud Van Barneveld. Ruud Van Barneveld shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Oscar Hidalgo.
58.27
Matt Souness takes a quick corner, playing it short to Nikos Cruz. Nikos Cruz heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Oscar Hidalgo scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
59.48
Daan Touzani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ellery Van Der Luer. Ellery Van Der Luer chips the ball to his team mate, Ruud Van Barneveld. Ruud Van Barneveld runs straight at the defence! Ruud Van Barneveld side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Oscar Hidalgo. Excellent save.
61.49
Christian Willems threads the ball through to Ellery Van Der Luer. Ellery Van Der Luer flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruud Van Barneveld. Ruud Van Barneveld knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guillermo Pardo.
65.25
Jannes Houttuin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mirko Garavelli. Mirko Garavelli chips the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Marazzina. Giampiero Marazzina whips in a cross ball towards Luuk Waterreus. Luuk Waterreus directs the ball goalwards with his head. Hennie Van Bommel didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
66.28
Ruben Postiga passes the ball forward to Marinus de Groot. Marinus de Groot knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Maurits van Beek.
72.46
Marinus de Groot catches Christian Willems on the ankles. Marinus de Groot is shown the yellow card! Christian Willems runs off the knock.
77.30
Ellery Van Der Luer flicks a high pass forward to Nikos Cruz who brings the ball under control. Nikos Cruz tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
79.03
Ellery Van Der Luer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jack Kluivert. Jack Kluivert lofts in a cross ball towards Ellery Van Der Luer. Ellery Van Der Luer beats his man to it with a header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Luuk Waterreus hacks Massimo Scotti from behind! Luuk Waterreus is given a warning by the referee! Massimo Scotti stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

ADO Den Haag

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

Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
35.8%
40.7%
23.5%

Scorers
Massimo Scotti 18
Ellery Van Der Luer 36, 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ellery Van Der Luer of Heracles Almelo

Match Ratings