Match Report


SC HeerenveenSC Heerenveen     Heracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
David NijkampD. Nijkamp62
G
captain1
G
61Valentino SaudatiV. Saudati
Hennie VremanH. Vreman73
D
2
D
77Elvis OliveE. Olive
Nicholas HurstN. Hurst68
D
3
D
77Roland Van Der GouwR. Van Der Gouw
Harvey GrimH. Grim64
D
4
D
72Henry BesselinkH. Besselink
Mervin WiseM. Wise61
D
5captain
D
57Andre QuaresmaA. Quaresma
Diego CorstanjeD. Corstanje75
M
6
M
53Phil MiddletonP. Middleton
Haoulid TomczykH. Tomczyk67
M
7
M
51Thomas De VetT. De Vet
JŸrgen VolmerJ. Volmer67
M
8
M
51Gerard Van Der SchaafG. Van Der Schaaf
Paulo NunesP. Nunes64
M
9
M
49Bas WillemsB. Willems
Mustapha BaretM. Baret77
A
10
A
68Thomas OpschoorT. Opschoor
Roger CairoR. Cairo63
A
11
A
66Olaf SplinterO. Splinter
 
Craig ThomsonC. Thomson60
G
12
A
56Fred CairoF. Cairo
Nikolas BorchardN. Borchard60
M
13
D
56Francisco CamposF. Campos
Rabiu GarbaR. Garba59
A
14
A
54Francesco G. SciaccalugaF. Sciaccaluga

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Abe Lenstra Stadion where SC Heerenveen play host to Heracles Almelo. A crowd of 11,846 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both SC Heerenveen and Heracles Almelo are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tieme De Windt.


0.00
SC Heerenveen kick off!
2.12
Elvis Olive flicks a high ball forward to Olaf Splinter who takes it down. Olaf Splinter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Nijkamp who gathers it comfortably.
4.10
Bas Willems controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by David Nijkamp.
6.06
Mervin Wise flicks the ball to his team mate, JŸrgen Volmer. JŸrgen Volmer makes a probing pass to Roger Cairo. Roger Cairo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.49
Phil Middleton flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Opschoor controls it well on his chest. Thomas Opschoor tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.17
Andre Quaresma kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas De Vet. Thomas De Vet sees Thomas Opschoor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Opschoor tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by David Nijkamp.
34.08
It's a corner kick. Gerard Van Der Schaaf kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Diego Corstanje reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
36.30
JŸrgen Volmer catches Bas Willems on the ankles. The referee warns JŸrgen Volmer to calm down! Bas Willems runs off the knock.
40.21
Henry Besselink takes it forward alone. Henry Besselink sees Thomas Opschoor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Opschoor runs straight at the defence! Thomas Opschoor looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
45.00
Mervin Wise hits a low pass to JŸrgen Volmer. JŸrgen Volmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mustapha Baret. Mustapha Baret makes a great pass forward. Haoulid Tomczyk runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Heerenveen appear unchanged since the first half. Heracles Almelo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Heracles Almelo kicking off!
54.18
Nicholas Hurst passes the ball forward to JŸrgen Volmer. JŸrgen Volmer makes a probing pass to Haoulid Tomczyk. Haoulid Tomczyk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.05
Gerard Van Der Schaaf comes in with a late challenge on Haoulid Tomczyk. Gerard Van Der Schaaf is given a warning by the referee! Haoulid Tomczyk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.27
Harvey Grim flicks a high ball forward to Haoulid Tomczyk who takes it down. Haoulid Tomczyk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roger Cairo. Roger Cairo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thomas De Vet.
75.55
Bas Willems surges forward with the ball. Bas Willems knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hennie Vreman.
77.16
With a delightful solo run, Gerard Van Der Schaaf stretches the opposition's defence. Gerard Van Der Schaaf whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.59
Andre Quaresma passes the ball forward to Gerard Van Der Schaaf. Without breaking stride, Gerard Van Der Schaaf plays the ball forward to Olaf Splinter. Olaf Splinter shoots from distance but it is miles over!
85.24
SC Heerenveen are keeping most of the possession.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

SC Heerenveen

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

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
31.2%
48.1%
20.8%

Scorers
Thomas Opschoor 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thomas Opschoor of Heracles Almelo

Match Ratings