Match Report


Helmond SportHelmond Sport     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
Frazer SmithFrazer Smith Firoz Mohamed Firoz Mohamed
Johnny IniaJ. Inia74
G
1
G
72Matthias BierhoffM. Bierhoff
Oliver BirkwaldO. Birkwald73
D
2
D
77Marinus HilgerinkM. Hilgerink
Gerard DreefG. Dreef80
D
3
D
72Cosmin LuijpersC. Luijpers
Reinder DitewigR. Ditewig77
D
4
D
63Niels TrustfullN. Trustfull
Mario MarbusM. Marbus66
D
captain5
M
69Ramon GrotR. Grot
Ruben TimmerR. Timmer83
M
6
M
69Bert SchulpenB. Schulpen
Ian BeattieI. Beattie42
D
7
M
71Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill
Jurgen GroenendijkJ. Groenendijk84
A
8
M
57Cosmin Van Der LeegteC. Van Der Leegte
Melchior OosterhofM. Oosterhof79
A
9
A
65Jo FrijtersJ. Frijters
Anton EngelsA. Engels73
A
10captain
A
68Jonathan SerrantJ. Serrant
Kew BoussattaK. Boussatta71
A
11
A
67Robert RivalR. Rival
 
Alberto HernandezA. Hernandez50
G
12
D
64Ivo GentileI. Gentile
Ali SinouhA. Sinouh48
D
13
A
56Tieme MolendijkT. Molendijk
Paul ScholesP. Scholes46
A
14
M
55Jan MatthäusJ. Matthäus

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stadion De Braak where Helmond Sport play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. A crowd of 17,746 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Helmond Sport are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by JŸrgen Molendijk.


0.00
The whistle blows and Helmond Sport get the match underway!
3.33
Stuart Gemmill threads the ball through to Robert Rival. Robert Rival tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
8.40
Stuart Gemmill knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.03
Cosmin Van Der Leegte chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Rival. Robert Rival sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Johnny Inia. Excellent save.
14.44
Cosmin Van Der Leegte knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
16.20
Ruben Timmer flicks a high pass forward. Melchior Oosterhof collects the pass. Melchior Oosterhof knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ramon Grot.
20.04
Reinder Ditewig comes in with a late challenge on Jo Frijters. The referee brings Reinder Ditewig to one side and gives him a warning! Jo Frijters runs off the knock.
24.37
Cosmin Van Der Leegte knocks the ball forward to Robert Rival. Robert Rival threads a neat, attacking ball through to Stuart Gemmill. Some good footwork from Stuart Gemmill provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.26
Ramon Grot flicks a high ball forward to Jonathan Serrant who gracefully takes it down. Jonathan Serrant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.34
Jo Frijters darts forward. Jo Frijters shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
32.47
Gerard Dreef flicks a high pass forward. Kew Boussatta collects the pass. Kew Boussatta threads a neat ball through to Melchior Oosterhof. Melchior Oosterhof lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Beattie. Ian Beattie makes a convincing header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
33.05
Cosmin Luijpers changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Cosmin Luijpers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Rival but he's offside!
36.30
Kew Boussatta hacks Ramon Grot from behind! The referee warns Kew Boussatta to calm down! Ramon Grot hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.16
Stuart Gemmill sees Bert Schulpen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bert Schulpen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant shoots from distance but it flies wide!
39.55
Marinus Hilgerink flicks the ball to his team mate, Bert Schulpen. Bert Schulpen threads a neat ball through to Jo Frijters. Jo Frijters whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Serrant. Jonathan Serrant rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Johnny Inia. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Helmond Sport appear unchanged since the first half. AZ 67 Alkmaar also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar kick off!
47.21
Seeing a gap ahead, Reinder Ditewig plays the ball forward to Ian Beattie. Ian Beattie flicks a high pass forward. Jurgen Groenendijk controls it well on his chest. Jurgen Groenendijk whips in a cross ball towards Kew Boussatta. Kew Boussatta whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
48.26
Gerard Dreef makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Beattie. Ian Beattie advances with the ball. Ian Beattie shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
49.05
Bert Schulpen advances with the ball. Bert Schulpen plays a one-two with Jo Frijters and rushes in on goal... Bert Schulpen takes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
65.23
Gerard Dreef hits a low pass to Ian Beattie. With a delightful solo run, Ian Beattie stretches the opposition's defence. Ian Beattie whips in a cross ball towards Melchior Oosterhof. Melchior Oosterhof makes a convincing header but it rises well off target!
66.43
Ian Beattie clumsily knocks into Bert Schulpen. Ian Beattie is warned by the referee! Bert Schulpen carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.31
Stuart Gemmill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jo Frijters. Jo Frijters knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.39
Ruben Timmer laces a weighted ball forward to Melchior Oosterhof. Melchior Oosterhof controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
78.28
Seeing a gap ahead, Ruben Timmer plays the ball forward to Melchior Oosterhof. Melchior Oosterhof edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Melchior Oosterhof provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Matthias Bierhoff gets down and covers it.
83.58
Bert Schulpen catches Ian Beattie on the ankles. The referee calls over Bert Schulpen and warns him to calm down! Ian Beattie runs off the knock.
87.43
Gerard Dreef catches Robert Rival on the ankles. The referee brings Gerard Dreef to one side and gives him a warning! Robert Rival runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Helmond Sport

AZ 67 Alkmaar
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
31.3%
68.7%
Play Area
34.9%
48.2%
16.9%

Scorers
Stuart Gemmill 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Gemmill of AZ 67 Alkmaar

Match Ratings
1.Johnny Inia (GK)
7
2.Oliver Birkwald (DEF)
6
3.Gerard Dreef (DEF)
6
4.Reinder Ditewig (DEF)
6
5.Mario Marbus (DEF)
6
6.Ruben Timmer (MID)
6
7.Ian Beattie (DEF)
7
8.Jurgen Groenendijk (ATT)
6
9.Melchior Oosterhof (ATT)
7
10.Anton Engels (ATT)
6
11.Kew Boussatta (ATT)
6
 
12.Alberto Hernandez (GK)
0
13.Ali Sinouh (DEF)
0
14.Paul Scholes (ATT)
0

1.Matthias Bierhoff (GK)
7
2.Marinus Hilgerink (DEF)
6
3.Cosmin Luijpers (DEF)
6
4.Niels Trustfull (DEF)
6
5.Ramon Grot (MID)
6
6.Bert Schulpen (MID)
8
7.Stuart Gemmill (MID)goal scored
9
8.Cosmin Van Der Leegte (MID)
7
9.Jo Frijters (ATT)
7
10.Jonathan Serrant (ATT)
6
11.Robert Rival (ATT)
7
 
12.Ivo Gentile (DEF)
0
13.Tieme Molendijk (ATT)
0
14.Jan Matthäus (MID)
0