Match Report


Almere City FCAlmere City FC     Heracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eusebio ArriccaE. Arricca55
G
1
G
61Valentino SaudatiV. Saudati
Jordi PrommayonJ. Prommayon64
D
2
D
77Elvis OliveE. Olive
Jesper MeerdinkJ. Meerdink61
D
3
D
72Henry BesselinkH. Besselink
Colin LinekerC. Lineker57
D
captain4
D
57Andre QuaresmaA. Quaresma
Ellery JuffingE. Juffing56
D
5
D
56Francisco CamposF. Campos
Roland Van De OuwelandR. Van De Ouweland56
M
6
M
53Phil MiddletonP. Middleton
Dean BridgeD. Bridge55
M
7captain
M
51Thomas De VetT. De Vet
Gavin MersonG. Merson54
M
8
M
51Gerard Van Der SchaafG. Van Der Schaaf
Don HutchisonD. Hutchison54
M
9
M
49Bas WillemsB. Willems
Mirco RobbiatiM. Robbiati69
A
10
A
69Thomas OpschoorT. Opschoor
Sjaak RiverolaS. Riverola65
A
11
A
66Olaf SplinterO. Splinter
 
Regilio van VlietR. van Vliet62
A
12
A
56Fred CairoF. Cairo
Hennie DrentH. Drent57
A
13
A
54Francesco G. SciaccalugaF. Sciaccaluga
Marcel BierhoffM. Bierhoff55
D
14
G
53Pieter NijkampP. Nijkamp

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Yanmar Stadion where Almere City FC play host to Heracles Almelo. A crowd of 13,534 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Almere City FC and Heracles Almelo are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Harvey Timmer.


0.00
Almere City FC start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.29
Henry Besselink knocks the ball to his team mate, Olaf Splinter. Olaf Splinter kicks a strong pass forward to Gerard Van Der Schaaf but the referee indicates it's offside!
8.19
With imagination, Thomas De Vet laces a through ball forward to Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jordi Prommayon.
16.09
Dean Bridge flicks a high pass forward. Roland Van De Ouweland controls it well on his chest. Roland Van De Ouweland kicks a strong pass forward to Mirco Robbiati. Mirco Robbiati knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Valentino Saudati who gathers it comfortably.
22.14
Gavin Merson threads a neat ball through to Sjaak Riverola. Sjaak Riverola shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
24.03
Andre Quaresma hits a low pass to Gerard Van Der Schaaf. Gerard Van Der Schaaf threads a neat ball through to Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor whips in a cross ball towards Olaf Splinter. Olaf Splinter makes a convincing header but is denied by Eusebio Arricca. Excellent save.
32.11
Thomas Opschoor decides to run forward with the ball. Thomas Opschoor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.49
Sjaak Riverola passes the ball forward to Mirco Robbiati. Mirco Robbiati makes a defence splitting pass to Sjaak Riverola. Sjaak Riverola comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Sjaak Riverola scores for Almere City FC!!
40.01
Gerard Van Der Schaaf threads a neat ball through to Thomas De Vet. Thomas De Vet finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Eusebio Arricca!
45.00
Gerard Van Der Schaaf flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Opschoor controls it well on his chest. Thomas Opschoor shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Heracles Almelo kick off!
57.54
Henry Besselink knocks the ball to his team mate, Bas Willems. Bas Willems lofts in a cross ball towards Olaf Splinter. Olaf Splinter powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Olaf Splinter!
60.32
Jesper Meerdink runs forward with the ball. Jesper Meerdink passes the ball forward to Mirco Robbiati. Mirco Robbiati finds some space and shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Valentino Saudati. What a save!
65.51
Gerard Van Der Schaaf hits a low pass to Olaf Splinter. Olaf Splinter lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor makes a convincing header. Eusebio Arricca comfortably punches it away to safety.
69.11
Henry Besselink controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.15
Colin Lineker flicks a high pass forward. Roland Van De Ouweland holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roland Van De Ouweland threads a neat ball through to Mirco Robbiati. Mirco Robbiati knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.24
Gerard Van Der Schaaf controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas De Vet. Thomas De Vet edges inside the box! Thomas De Vet makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
78.12
Gerard Van Der Schaaf kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas De Vet. Thomas De Vet knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eusebio Arricca who gathers it comfortably.
84.19
Gerard Van Der Schaaf threads a neat ball through to Thomas De Vet. Thomas De Vet plays a perfect one-two with Thomas Opschoor and rushes in on goal... Thomas De Vet makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.48
Thomas De Vet flicks a high pass forward. Phil Middleton controls it well on his chest. Phil Middleton lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Eusebio Arricca picks it out of the air!
89.39
Thomas De Vet kicks a strong pass forward to Bas Willems. Bas Willems knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jordi Prommayon.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Almere City FC

Heracles Almelo
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.3%
61.7%
Play Area
33.3%
49.4%
17.3%

Scorers
Sjaak Riverola 36
Olaf Splinter 58
Thomas De Vet 73

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

Match Ratings