Match Report
| NAC Breda | NAC Breda |  |  | NEC Nijmegen | NEC Nijmegen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marino van Dijk | M. van Dijk |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 | | Alje Van Galen | A. Van Galen | |||||||||
| Diego Peters | D. Peters | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Mitchel Ikedia | M. Ikedia | |||||||||
| Mark Cales | M. Cales | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Marvin Pfennings | M. Pfennings | |||||||||
| Danny De Vogt | D. De Vogt | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 |  | Rafael Galadames | R. Galadames | |||||||||
| Michel Mensah | M. Mensah | | 69 | M | | 5 | | M | 79 | | Eric Mariana | E. Mariana | |||||||||
| Melchior Zonneveld | M. Zonneveld | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Ricardo Alonso | R. Alonso | |||||||||
| Arco Yakubu | A. Yakubu | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Ruben De Boer | R. De Boer | |||||||||
| Robin Piket | R. Piket | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Wilco Olfers | W. Olfers | |||||||||
| Andre Heering | A. Heering | | 65 | A | | 9 | | M | 39 | | Luuk Tuhuteru | L. Tuhuteru | |||||||||
| Nelson Schomaker | N. Schomaker | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Bart Fortes | B. Fortes | |||||||||
| Cliff Grot | C. Grot | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Jordi Smit | J. Smit | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by B.et |
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Rat Verlegh Stadion where NAC Breda play host to NEC Nijmegen. A crowd of 9,750 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
NAC Breda are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
NAC Breda are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0NAC Breda kick off and get the match underway!
2.23
0-0Diego Peters flicks the ball to his team mate, Melchior Zonneveld. Melchior Zonneveld knocks the ball forward to Cliff Grot. Cliff Grot whips in a cross ball towards Nelson Schomaker. Nelson Schomaker flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.18
0-0Melchior Zonneveld makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andre Heering. Andre Heering knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alje Van Galen who gathers it comfortably.
12.49
0-0Rafael Galadames kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Alonso. Ricardo Alonso advances with the ball. Ricardo Alonso knocks in a cross ball towards Bart Fortes. Bart Fortes directs the ball goalwards with his head. Marino van Dijk easily smothers it.
18.37
Luuk Tuhuteru passes the ball forward to Jordi Smit. Jordi Smit shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.29
Robin Piket passes the ball forward to Andre Heering. Andre Heering plays a perfect one-two with Nelson Schomaker and rushes in on goal... Andre Heering rockets a shot on goal. Alje Van Galen easily smothers it.
21.29
Arco Yakubu threads the ball through to Cliff Grot. Cliff Grot lofts in a cross ball towards Andre Heering. Andre Heering connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.06
Ricardo Alonso knocks the ball to his team mate, Jordi Smit. Jordi Smit knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marino van Dijk who gathers it comfortably.
30.45
1-0Arco Yakubu knocks the ball to his team mate, Cliff Grot. Cliff Grot sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
34.30
Marvin Pfennings threads the ball through to Ricardo Alonso. Ricardo Alonso kicks a strong pass forward to Bart Fortes. Bart Fortes whips in a cross ball towards Jordi Smit. Jordi Smit heads the ball goalwards but Marino van Dijk is on top of it.
38.19
Wilco Olfers threads the ball through to Bart Fortes. Bart Fortes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Diego Peters.
39.16
Mitchel Ikedia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wilco Olfers. Wilco Olfers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jordi Smit. Jordi Smit knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.45
Wilco Olfers makes a simple pass to Jordi Smit. Jordi Smit knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marino van Dijk who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with NEC Nijmegen kicking off!
47.44
Melchior Zonneveld chips the ball to his team mate, Andre Heering. Andre Heering knocks in a cross ball towards Nelson Schomaker. Nelson Schomaker heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Alje Van Galen.
49.33
Mark Cales controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michel Mensah. Michel Mensah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andre Heering. Andre Heering finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.48
Wilco Olfers makes a simple pass to Jordi Smit. Jordi Smit whips in a cross ball towards Bart Fortes. Bart Fortes powers a header at goal. It's there!! Marino van Dijk has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
57.37
Arco Yakubu makes a simple pass to Andre Heering. Andre Heering knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.16
Marvin Pfennings chips the ball to his team mate, Eric Mariana. Eric Mariana makes a simple pass to Jordi Smit. Jordi Smit tries a spectacular long range effort. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jordi Smit!
66.10
Mitchel Ikedia makes a probing pass to Wilco Olfers. Wilco Olfers kicks a strong pass forward to Bart Fortes. Bart Fortes shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
69.46
Michel Mensah makes a simple pass to Andre Heering. Andre Heering whips in a cross ball towards Nelson Schomaker. Nelson Schomaker heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Alje Van Galen had no chance!! Goal for NAC Breda!
75.25
Danny De Vogt knocks the ball to his team mate, Arco Yakubu. Arco Yakubu passes the ball forward to Cliff Grot. Cliff Grot controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
79.03
Marvin Pfennings knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Mariana. Eric Mariana makes a simple pass to Bart Fortes. Bart Fortes shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
85.48
3-2Luuk Tuhuteru barges into Michel Mensah. Luuk Tuhuteru is given a warning by the referee! Michel Mensah hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.22
Michel Mensah makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nelson Schomaker. Nelson Schomaker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alje Van Galen who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Michel Mensah threads the ball through to Andre Heering. Andre Heering shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
The man of the match was awarded to Cliff Grot of NAC Breda
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
27.5%
43.5%
29%
Scorers
| Cliff Grot 30, 75 Nelson Schomaker 69 | Bart Fortes 53 Jordi Smit 59 |