Match Report


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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Polman Stadion where Heracles Almelo play host to FC Oss. A crowd of 13,904 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Heracles Almelo and FC Oss are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nikos Dirk.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Oss kick off!
3.31
Jurgen Dreef kicks a strong pass forward to Jonathan Mendonca. With vision, Jonathan Mendonca plays the ball forward to Ellery van Veen. Ellery van Veen plays a scrappy one-two with Gregoor Pater and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Ellery van Veen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.22
Elvis Olive chips the ball to his team mate, Gerard Van Der Schaaf. Gerard Van Der Schaaf deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Thomas Opschoor provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.27
Ellery van Veen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gregoor Pater. Gregoor Pater knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Phil Middleton.
9.08
Ernesto Pena threads a neat ball through to Robin Pahlplatz. Robin Pahlplatz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andre Quaresma.
12.40
Bas Willems takes it forward alone. Bas Willems shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
14.47
Roland Van Der Gouw sees Bas Willems in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bas Willems flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Opschoor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thomas Opschoor plays a scrappy one-two with Olaf Splinter and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Thomas Opschoor provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It's there!! Urvin Jongen has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
18.48
Henry Besselink flicks a high pass forward. Phil Middleton controls it well on his chest. Phil Middleton sees a break and surges forward. Phil Middleton makes a great pass forward. Thomas De Vet runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
22.09
Phil Middleton flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Opschoor collects the pass. Thomas Opschoor knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antoine Shew A Tjon.
24.13
Gerard Van Der Schaaf flicks a high pass forward. Phil Middleton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Phil Middleton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor plays a scrappy one-two with Olaf Splinter and stumbles forward towards the goal... Thomas Opschoor shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! That's his third!
27.28
Henry Besselink kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.04
Henry Besselink flicks a high pass forward. Phil Middleton collects the pass. Phil Middleton plays the ball forward to Olaf Splinter. Olaf Splinter advances inside the box! Olaf Splinter muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Urvin Jongen effortlessly smothers it!
33.18
Andre Quaresma makes a simple pass to Thomas De Vet. Thomas De Vet sees space and advances. Thomas De Vet shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.31
Ernesto Pena flicks a high pass forward. Ellery van Veen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ellery van Veen shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
44.09
Olaf Splinter runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Olaf Splinter sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heracles Almelo appear unchanged since the first half. FC Oss also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Heracles Almelo start the second half!
47.39
Ernesto Pena chips the ball to his team mate, Robin Pahlplatz. Robin Pahlplatz kicks a strong pass forward to Ellery van Veen but the referee indicates it's offside!
54.47
Ellery van Veen takes it forward alone. Ellery van Veen shoots from distance. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.35
Thomas De Vet threads the ball through to Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.04
Thomas De Vet flicks a high pass forward. Phil Middleton controls it well on his chest. Phil Middleton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.56
Phil Middleton makes a probing pass to Gerard Van Der Schaaf. Gerard Van Der Schaaf flicks a high pass forward to Olaf Splinter who brings the ball under control. Olaf Splinter whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.10
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
79.44
Thomas De Vet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor cuts inside the box! Thomas Opschoor looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Urvin Jongen reads it well. Fabulous save!
83.37
Elvis Olive threads a neat ball through to Gerard Van Der Schaaf. Gerard Van Der Schaaf knocks the ball to his team mate, Olaf Splinter. With some swift thinking, Olaf Splinter plays the ball forward to Thomas De Vet who has made a great run into the box. Thomas De Vet strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it flies well off target!
87.57
Gerard Van Der Schaaf chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
5
1
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
26.2%
45%
28.7%


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