Match Report


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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Gelredome where Vitesse Arnhem play host to MVV. A crowd of 18,184 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Vitesse Arnhem and MVV are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
MVV kick off!
2.24
Vitesse Arnhem are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
6.25
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
8.05
Billy Van Den Herik knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Abidallah. Paul Abidallah whips in a cross ball towards Leon Hamers. Leon Hamers is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Jerome Schreuder.
14.55
Pius van der Wal knocks the ball forward to Edgar Antunes. Edgar Antunes makes a probing pass to Abassi Roy. Abassi Roy tries a spectacular long range effort but Arjan Van Der Ree is on top of it.
21.27
Thijs de Vries makes a beautiful solo run. Thijs de Vries threads the ball through to Ger Dibi. Ger Dibi tries a spectacular strike. Ger Dibi scores for Vitesse Arnhem!!
24.59
Guillermo Marcelino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Geoffrey Jansen. Geoffrey Jansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Abassi Roy. Abassi Roy goes all the way! Abassi Roy takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.54
Arno Bosschaart knocks the ball forward to Mark Goodwin. Mark Goodwin brings the ball forward. Mark Goodwin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
34.13
Edgar Antunes makes a simple pass to Abassi Roy. Abassi Roy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kofi Frijters.
36.23
Pius Van Eijk barges into Edgar Antunes. Pius Van Eijk is given a warning by the referee! Edgar Antunes stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.15
Thijs de Vries makes a probing pass to Geoffrey van den Berg. Geoffrey van den Berg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.17
Richard Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edgar Antunes. Edgar Antunes threads the ball through to Geoffrey van den Berg. Geoffrey van den Berg knocks in a cross ball towards Ger Dibi. Ger Dibi heads the ball goalwards. Arjan Van Der Ree manages to gather it comfortably.
44.06
Geoffrey Jansen makes a probing pass to Ger Dibi. Ger Dibi plays a perfect one-two with Abassi Roy and rushes in on goal... Ger Dibi shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
Geoffrey Jansen barges into Billy Van Den Herik. Geoffrey Jansen is warned by the referee! Billy Van Den Herik hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Vitesse Arnhem get the second half underway!
53.08
Arno Bosschaart takes it forward alone. Arno Bosschaart knocks the ball forward to Paul Abidallah. Paul Abidallah goes all the way! Paul Abidallah shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
57.28
Edgar Antunes knocks the ball forward to Ger Dibi. Ger Dibi shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
66.02
Geoffrey Jansen chips the ball to his team mate, Ger Dibi. Ger Dibi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
67.04
David Law catches Richard Mason on the ankles. The referee calls over David Law and shows him a yellow card! Richard Mason stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.35
Mark Goodwin threads the ball through to Leon Hamers. Leon Hamers goes all the way! Leon Hamers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Jerome Schreuder manages to keep it out.
77.25
MVV are easily keeping Vitesse Arnhem at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
83.42
Graham Williams makes a probing pass to Pius Van Eijk. Pius Van Eijk surges forward with the ball. Pius Van Eijk knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Hamers. Leon Hamers flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Paul Abidallah of MVV
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.7%
42.3%
Play Area
21.1%
46.5%
32.4%