Match Report


VeendamVeendam     Almere City FCAlmere City FC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nils BierhoffN. Bierhoff61
G
1
G
55Eusebio ArriccaE. Arricca
Alec SullivanA. Sullivan67
D
2
D
64Jordi PrommayonJ. Prommayon
Nelson SedoukiN. Sedouki64
D
3
D
61Jesper MeerdinkJ. Meerdink
Pierpaolo PellissierP. Pellissier57
D
4
D
57Colin LinekerC. Lineker
Frits LatuheruF. Latuheru51
D
5
D
56Ellery JuffingE. Juffing
Fabian DreefF. Dreef74
M
6
M
56Roland Van De OuwelandR. Van De Ouweland
Tomˆs FrijtersT. Frijters69
M
7
M
55Dean BridgeD. Bridge
Glynn StuartG. Stuart56
M
8captain
M
54Gavin MersonG. Merson
Eric BeekinkE. Beekink53
M
captain9
M
54Don HutchisonD. Hutchison
Geoffrey MasudiG. Masudi66
A
10
A
69Mirco RobbiatiM. Robbiati
Oliver OuindiO. Ouindi58
A
11
A
65Sjaak RiverolaS. Riverola
 
Stanislas DeschampsS. Deschamps55
G
12
A
62Regilio van VlietR. van Vliet
Johan de JongJ. de Jong53
G
13
A
57Hennie DrentH. Drent
Miguael LevintskyM. Levintsky52
A
14
D
55Marcel BierhoffM. Bierhoff

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at De Langeleegte where Veendam play host to Almere City FC. A crowd of 13,871 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Veendam and Almere City FC are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Barry Allchurch.


0.00
The whistle blows and Veendam get the match underway!
8.58
Nelson Sedouki flicks a high pass forward. Eric Beekink controls it well on his chest. Eric Beekink knocks the ball to his team mate, Glynn Stuart. Glynn Stuart whips in a cross ball towards Geoffrey Masudi. Geoffrey Masudi flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.48
Dean Bridge flicks a high pass forward. Roland Van De Ouweland collects the pass. Roland Van De Ouweland lofts in a cross ball towards Sjaak Riverola. Sjaak Riverola makes a convincing header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
16.00
Pierpaolo Pellissier knocks the ball forward to Fabian Dreef. Fabian Dreef flicks a high ball forward to Geoffrey Masudi who takes it down. Geoffrey Masudi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Ouindi but he's offside!
18.25
Gavin Merson gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Sjaak Riverola shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
20.34
Glynn Stuart knocks the ball forward to Fabian Dreef. Fabian Dreef makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Ouindi. Oliver Ouindi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Lineker.
22.36
Pierpaolo Pellissier sees Fabian Dreef in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Fabian Dreef plays the ball forward to Glynn Stuart. Glynn Stuart knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jordi Prommayon.
26.28
Pierpaolo Pellissier knocks the ball forward to Tomˆs Frijters. Tomˆs Frijters threads a neat ball through to Oliver Ouindi. Oliver Ouindi threads the ball through to Fabian Dreef but he's offside!
28.39
Fabian Dreef knocks the ball forward to Oliver Ouindi. Oliver Ouindi finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.52
Don Hutchison takes a short throw-in bringing Gavin Merson into play. Gavin Merson passes the ball forward to Sjaak Riverola. Sjaak Riverola shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.54
Gavin Merson sees space and advances. Gavin Merson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alec Sullivan.
39.55
Jesper Meerdink threads a neat ball through to Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison chips the ball to his team mate, Dean Bridge. Dean Bridge lofts in a cross ball towards Mirco Robbiati. Mirco Robbiati is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.41
Gavin Merson makes a probing pass to Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison knocks the ball to his team mate, Mirco Robbiati. Mirco Robbiati rockets a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Gavin Merson flicks a high pass forward to Mirco Robbiati who brings the ball under control. Mirco Robbiati plays a one-two with Sjaak Riverola and rushes in on goal... Mirco Robbiati comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Almere City FC start the second half!
53.45
Nelson Sedouki kicks a strong pass forward to Glynn Stuart. Glynn Stuart runs straight at the opposition's defence. Glynn Stuart knocks in a cross ball towards Geoffrey Masudi. Geoffrey Masudi gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Eusebio Arricca manages to gather it easily.
57.11
Don Hutchison sees space and advances. Don Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nelson Sedouki.
59.18
Glynn Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Ouindi controls it well on his chest. Oliver Ouindi shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
61.36
Veendam are keeping most of the possession.
67.08
Dean Bridge hits a low pass to Mirco Robbiati. Mirco Robbiati flicks the ball to his team mate, Dean Bridge. Dean Bridge comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.22
Gavin Merson decides to run forward with the ball. Gavin Merson hits a low pass to Sjaak Riverola. Sjaak Riverola cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
79.37
Nelson Sedouki flicks the ball to his team mate, Frits Latuheru. Frits Latuheru threads the ball through to Geoffrey Masudi. Geoffrey Masudi finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
81.57
Frits Latuheru sees space and advances. Frits Latuheru makes a simple pass to Oliver Ouindi. Oliver Ouindi shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Eusebio Arricca!
85.50
Gavin Merson makes a probing pass to Mirco Robbiati. Mirco Robbiati controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Nils Bierhoff easily gets down and covers it.
90.00
Pierpaolo Pellissier chips the ball to his team mate, Glynn Stuart. Glynn Stuart knocks the ball forward to Eric Beekink. Eric Beekink shoots from 20 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Eusebio Arricca!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Veendam

Almere City FC
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
33.7%
44.9%
21.3%

Scorers
Mirco Robbiati 45
Dean Bridge 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mirco Robbiati of Almere City FC

Match Ratings