Match Report


Almere City FCAlmere City FC     FC DordrechtFC Dordrecht
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Darren DichioD. Dichio54
G
1
G
52Dominic GreigD. Greig
Rob Van DalenR. Van Dalen69
D
2
D
61Ron PetersR. Peters
Matt McNeillM. McNeill58
D
3
D
57Tomislav TomicT. Tomic
Petri Van Der MeydeP. Van Der Meyde57
D
4
D
56Fred ZuidersmaF. Zuidersma
Tomˆs CornelisseT. Cornelisse54
D
5
D
55Samuel MoreiraS. Moreira
Giulliano MensahG. Mensah72
M
6
M
61Oscar HeesakkersO. Heesakkers
Lars TurekL. Turek69
M
7
M
58Jo BertjensJ. Bertjens
Eric JansenE. Jansen66
M
8
M
54George KantelbergG. Kantelberg
Bart MeeuwisB. Meeuwis60
M
9
M
52Steffen GerlachS. Gerlach
Thijs ZoetebierT. Zoetebier76
A
10
A
75Clarence Van EdeC. Van Ede
Gennaro BrocchiG. Brocchi73
A
11
A
72Paul BoothP. Booth

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Yanmar Stadion where Almere City FC play host to FC Dordrecht. A crowd of 9,966 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Almere City FC and FC Dordrecht are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Almere City FC get the match underway!
2.59
Samuel Moreira sees space and advances. Samuel Moreira passes the ball forward to Paul Booth. Paul Booth goes all the way! Paul Booth tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
9.12
Bart Meeuwis makes a probing pass to Thijs Zoetebier. Thijs Zoetebier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.25
Oscar Heesakkers makes a beautiful solo run. Oscar Heesakkers shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Darren Dichio easily smothers it!
18.07
Oscar Heesakkers makes a beautiful solo run. Oscar Heesakkers finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Darren Dichio easily smothers it!
27.29
Fred Zuidersma hacks Thijs Zoetebier from behind! Fred Zuidersma is shown the yellow card! Thijs Zoetebier hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.38
Lars Turek knocks the ball forward to Gennaro Brocchi. Gennaro Brocchi passes the ball forward to Thijs Zoetebier. Thijs Zoetebier makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Dominic Greig easily smothers it!
36.17
Giulliano Mensah takes it forward alone. Giulliano Mensah lofts in a cross ball towards Thijs Zoetebier. Thijs Zoetebier is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.45
Petri Van Der Meyde brings the ball forward. Petri Van Der Meyde makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gennaro Brocchi. Gennaro Brocchi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tomislav Tomic.
40.10
Jo Bertjens threads the ball through to Paul Booth. Paul Booth knocks in a cross ball towards Clarence Van Ede. Clarence Van Ede is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The second half starts with FC Dordrecht kicking off!
48.49
Jo Bertjens flicks the ball to his team mate, Clarence Van Ede. Clarence Van Ede goes all the way! Clarence Van Ede makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
49.02
Lars Turek deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thijs Zoetebier. Thijs Zoetebier lofts in a cross ball towards Gennaro Brocchi. Gennaro Brocchi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
54.46
George Kantelberg decides to run forward with the ball. George Kantelberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Booth but the linesman indicates offside!
57.20
Fred Zuidersma chips the ball to his team mate, George Kantelberg. George Kantelberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Booth. Paul Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Clarence Van Ede but the linesman indicates offside!
59.05
Eric Jansen advances with the ball. Eric Jansen kicks a strong pass forward to Thijs Zoetebier. Thijs Zoetebier shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Dominic Greig had no chance!! Goal for Almere City FC!
65.16
Lars Turek kicks a strong pass forward to Gennaro Brocchi. Gennaro Brocchi shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Dominic Greig had no chance!! Goal for Almere City FC!
71.33
Matt McNeill clumsily knocks into Paul Booth. The referee calls over Matt McNeill and warns him to calm down! Paul Booth stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.00
George Kantelberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Clarence Van Ede. Clarence Van Ede knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.27
Tomˆs Cornelisse passes the ball forward to Eric Jansen. Eric Jansen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thijs Zoetebier. Thijs Zoetebier finds some space and shoots from distance. Dominic Greig is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
79.52
George Kantelberg catches Giulliano Mensah on the ankles. George Kantelberg is warned by the referee! Giulliano Mensah runs off the knock.
84.55
Tomˆs Cornelisse controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lars Turek. Lars Turek makes a beautiful solo run. Lars Turek whips in a cross ball towards Gennaro Brocchi. Gennaro Brocchi powers a header at goal. Dominic Greig manages to gather it comfortably.
89.17
Lars Turek makes a probing pass to Thijs Zoetebier. Thijs Zoetebier sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Thijs Zoetebier of Almere City FC
Match Statistics
 

Almere City FC

FC Dordrecht
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
25.7%
45.7%
28.6%

Scorers
Gennaro Brocchi 49, 65
Thijs Zoetebier 59, 75
Paul Booth 3
Clarence Van Ede 40