Match Report
| NEC Nijmegen | NEC Nijmegen |  |  | AZ 67 Alkmaar | AZ 67 Alkmaar | ||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Hall | Samuel Hall | Cristian David homrich | Cristian David homrich | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christian Scarponi | C. Scarponi |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Luuk Riga | L. Riga | |||||||||
| Kasper Laudrup | K. Laudrup |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Regillio Van Dijk | R. Van Dijk | |||||||||
| Sjaak Hoogstrate | S. Hoogstrate | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 | | Lorenzo Vecchiola | L. Vecchiola | |||||||||
| Jšrg Van Van Der Gun | J. Van Der Gun | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Gavin White | G. White | |||||||||
| Jan Roth | J. Roth |  | 61 | D | | 5 | | M | 59 |  | Gordon Meredith | G. Meredith | |||||||||
| Nikos Kerkhof | N. Kerkhof | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Jos Wau | J. Wau | |||||||||
| Tomasz Pol | T. Pol |  | 82 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Richard Tychon | R. Tychon | |||||||||
| Ricardo Varela | R. Varela |  | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 |  | Alvaro Zuniga | A. Zuniga | |||||||||
| Pim van Dam | P. van Dam | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Mariana Avila | M. Avila | |||||||||
| Neil Greig | N. Greig | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 |  | Julian Uhlmann | J. Uhlmann | |||||||||
| Alje Jongen | A. Jongen | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Cleto Foggia | C. Foggia | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
NEC Nijmegen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
NEC Nijmegen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0AZ 67 Alkmaar kick off the first half!
2.40
0-0Neil Greig hacks Regillio Van Dijk from behind! Neil Greig is given a warning by the referee! Regillio Van Dijk stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.24
0-1Gordon Meredith chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann plays a perfect one-two with Cleto Foggia and rushes in on goal... Julian Uhlmann takes a shot at goal. Julian Uhlmann scores for AZ 67 Alkmaar!!
10.34
0-1Tomasz Pol makes a simple pass to Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luuk Riga who gathers it comfortably.
12.51
0-1Jos Wau kicks a strong pass forward to Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia plays a perfect one-two with Julian Uhlmann and rushes in on goal... Cleto Foggia shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
18.45
Jšrg Van Van Der Gun takes it forward alone. Jšrg Van Van Der Gun kicks a strong pass forward to Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
22.35
Gordon Meredith controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann passes the ball forward to Mariana Avila. Mariana Avila takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.44
0-126.53
Nikos Kerkhof chips the ball to his team mate, Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam knocks in a cross ball towards Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.21
Gavin White chips the ball to his team mate, Alvaro Zuniga. Alvaro Zuniga kicks a strong pass forward to Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann directs the ball goalwards with his head. Julian Uhlmann scores for AZ 67 Alkmaar!!
38.36
Jan Roth chips the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Pol. Tomasz Pol deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin White.
39.51
Ricardo Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Greig. Neil Greig connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.40
1-2Richard Tychon knocks the ball to his team mate, Mariana Avila. Mariana Avila makes a probing pass to Julian Uhlmann but he's offside!
44.16
Gordon Meredith kicks a strong pass forward to Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia lofts in a cross ball towards Mariana Avila. Mariana Avila powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mariana Avila!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with NEC Nijmegen kicking off!
54.40
Nikos Kerkhof clumsily knocks into Richard Tychon. The referee calls over Nikos Kerkhof and warns him to calm down! Richard Tychon stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.29
Tomasz Pol makes a probing pass to Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.52
Richard Tychon makes a probing pass to Mariana Avila. Mariana Avila knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jan Roth.
65.31
1-3Gordon Meredith passes the ball forward to Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann goes all the way! Julian Uhlmann shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Christian Scarponi is on top of it.
66.25
Kasper Laudrup makes a simple pass to Nikos Kerkhof. Nikos Kerkhof makes a simple pass to Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Greig but the linesman indicates offside!
72.37
Gavin White knocks the ball to his team mate, Alvaro Zuniga. Alvaro Zuniga kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann knocks the ball forward to Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Cleto Foggia scores for AZ 67 Alkmaar!!
75.47
Nikos Kerkhof decides to run forward with the ball. Nikos Kerkhof knocks in a cross ball towards Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
79.23
Alvaro Zuniga clumsily knocks into Nikos Kerkhof. The referee calls over Alvaro Zuniga and warns him to calm down! Nikos Kerkhof stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.19
Richard Tychon decides to run forward with the ball. Richard Tychon shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Christian Scarponi!
84.31
Gavin White kicks a strong pass forward to Gordon Meredith. Gordon Meredith brings the ball forward. Gordon Meredith passes the ball forward to Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.38
Alvaro Zuniga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann lofts in a cross ball towards Mariana Avila. Mariana Avila directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mariana Avila!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
6
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.4%
58.6%
Play Area
32.9%
47.1%
20%
Scorers
| Alje Jongen 27 | Julian Uhlmann 3, 32, 84 Mariana Avila 44, 87 Cleto Foggia 72 |