Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     HFC HaarlemHFC Haarlem
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Leonardo BlancoL. Blanco72
G
1
G
68Ronald van DijkR. van Dijk
Niccol˜ TorricelliN. Torricelli71
D
2
D
67Bram Van De HorB. Van De Hor
Norman LuzhnyN. Luzhny70
D
3
D
67Luis CostaL. Costa
Daniel DekkerD. Dekker68
D
4
D
66Christian VisserC. Visser
Seyni PitauS. Pitau72
M
5
D
63Jason MilburnJ. Milburn
Simon BridgeS. Bridge77
M
6
M
76Shota MokoenaS. Mokoena
Dale BarryD. Barry80
M
captain7
M
65Mustapha QuansahM. Quansah
Craig BouldC. Bould80
M
8
M
54Jan Vennegoor WesterveldJ. Westerveld
Arnauld MauriceA. Maurice74
A
9
M
52Jos van GastelJ. van Gastel
Aloisio VildaA. Vilda77
A
10
A
75Mitchell PiketM. Piket
Regi VredeR. Vrede91
A
11captain
A
68ƒtienne de Jongƒ. de Jong
 
Niccolo KanuN. Kanu65
D
12
D
62Geoffrey Van WonderenG. Van Wonderen
Ivo KorogluI. Koroglu67
M
13
D
62Nigel OwenN. Owen
Daniel GilD. Gil69
A
14
A
57Roland Van MolR. Van Mol

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to HFC Haarlem. A crowd of 18,700 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while HFC Haarlem appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Romano Robben.


0.00
The whistle blows and HFC Haarlem kick off!
3.06
Daniel Dekker sees Seyni Pitau in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seyni Pitau passes the ball forward to Arnauld Maurice. Arnauld Maurice lofts in a cross ball towards Regi Vrede. Regi Vrede shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.09
Simon Bridge deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aloisio Vilda. Aloisio Vilda finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
14.45
Jos van Gastel flicks a high pass forward. Mitchell Piket collects the pass. Mitchell Piket shoots from 20 yards. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
20.04
Dale Barry flicks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Maurice. Arnauld Maurice knocks in a cross ball towards Dale Barry. Dale Barry powers a header at goal but somehow Ronald van Dijk manages to keep it out.
30.12
ƒtienne de Jong controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mitchell Piket. Mitchell Piket knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Dekker.
32.03
Dale Barry knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Bould. Craig Bould shoots from 25 yards. It's there!! Ronald van Dijk has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.13
Dale Barry threads a neat ball through to Simon Bridge. Simon Bridge shoots from 25 yards. Ronald van Dijk easily gets down and covers it.
40.12
Mustapha Quansah threads the ball through to Mitchell Piket. Mitchell Piket controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
42.11
With a delightful solo run, Mustapha Quansah stretches the opposition's defence. Mustapha Quansah whips in a cross ball towards Mitchell Piket. Mitchell Piket heads the ball goalwards. The ball strikes Niccol˜ Torricelli's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
43.42
It's a corner kick. Shota Mokoena kicks a low ball out wide. Norman Luzhny gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
45.00
Daniel Dekker flicks a high pass forward. Aloisio Vilda collects the pass. Aloisio Vilda finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. VVV Venlo appear unchanged since the first half. HFC Haarlem also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and VVV Venlo get the second half underway!
53.09
Without breaking stride, Dale Barry plays the ball forward to Simon Bridge. Simon Bridge sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ronald van Dijk with no chance!! Goal for VVV Venlo!
59.44
Aloisio Vilda makes an attacking run forward. Aloisio Vilda flicks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Maurice. Arnauld Maurice cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
60.34
VVV Venlo have made a substitution with Daniel Gil replacing Arnauld Maurice .
65.02
Norman Luzhny clumsily knocks into Mustapha Quansah. Norman Luzhny is shown the yellow card! Mustapha Quansah carries on, but is struggling a bit.
69.16
Craig Bould sees Daniel Gil in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Gil lofts in a cross ball towards Dale Barry. Dale Barry jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Ronald van Dijk reads it well. Nice keeping!
73.07
Daniel Dekker takes a quick throw-in. Norman Luzhny advances with the ball. With imagination, Norman Luzhny laces a through ball forward to Aloisio Vilda. Aloisio Vilda lofts in a cross ball towards Regi Vrede. Regi Vrede knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Ronald van Dijk as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
74.48
Simon Bridge takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Seyni Pitau. Seyni Pitau flicks the ball on with his first touch. Shota Mokoena chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
77.33
VVV Venlo have made a substitution with Niccolo Kanu replacing Daniel Dekker .
79.50
Niccolo Kanu kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Bridge. Simon Bridge passes the ball forward to Regi Vrede. Regi Vrede makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Gil but he's offside!
84.10
Jason Milburn plays the ball forward to Mustapha Quansah. Mustapha Quansah flicks a high pass forward to Shota Mokoena who brings the ball under control. Shota Mokoena plays a one-two with ƒtienne de Jong and advances towards the goal... Shota Mokoena muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for HFC Haarlem!
90.00
Aloisio Vilda threads a neat ball through to Daniel Gil. Daniel Gil makes a pass forward but Regi Vrede is yards offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

HFC Haarlem
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
22.7%
48.5%
28.8%

Scorers
Regi Vrede 3
Craig Bould 32
Simon Bridge 53
Mitchell Piket 14
Shota Mokoena 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dale Barry of VVV Venlo

Match Ratings
1.Leonardo Blanco (GK)
6
2.Niccol˜ Torricelli (DEF)
6
3.Norman Luzhny (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Daniel Dekker (DEF)
6
5.Seyni Pitau (MID)
6
6.Simon Bridge (MID)goal scored
8
7.Dale Barry (MID)
9
8.Craig Bould (MID)goal scored
8
9.Arnauld Maurice (ATT)
7
10.Aloisio Vilda (ATT)
7
11.Regi Vrede (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Niccolo Kanu (DEF)
6
13.Ivo Koroglu (MID)
0
14.Daniel Gil (ATT)
6

1.Ronald van Dijk (GK)
7
2.Bram Van De Hor (DEF)
6
3.Luis Costa (DEF)
6
4.Christian Visser (DEF)
6
5.Jason Milburn (DEF)
6
6.Shota Mokoena (MID)goal scored
8
7.Mustapha Quansah (MID)
7
8.Jan Vennegoor Westerveld (MID)
6
9.Jos van Gastel (MID)
6
10.Mitchell Piket (ATT)goal scored
8
11.ƒtienne de Jong (ATT)
6
 
12.Geoffrey Van Wonderen (DEF)
0
13.Nigel Owen (DEF)
0
14.Roland Van Mol (ATT)
0