Match Report
| VVV Venlo | VVV Venlo |  |  | Helmond Sport | Helmond Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Janssen | P. Janssen |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | George De Boer | G. De Boer | |||||||||
| Rafael Seedorf | R. Seedorf | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 |  | Ricardo Bento | R. Bento | |||||||||
| Roger Bouma | R. Bouma | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Malcolm Barmby | M. Barmby | |||||||||
| Pius Oosterhof | P. Oosterhof | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Jaap Huizingh | J. Huizingh | |||||||||
| Barry Braat | B. Braat | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 |  | Bernardo Tasso | B. Tasso | |||||||||
| Pius Karelse | P. Karelse | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | ƒtienne Wisgerhof | ƒ. Wisgerhof | |||||||||
| Edmundo Guerrero Lopez | E. Guerrero Lopez |  | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Bryan Melchiot | B. Melchiot | |||||||||
| Rody Taks | R. Taks | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 |  | Thomas Ouindi | T. Ouindi | |||||||||
| Albert Verges | A. Verges | | 62 | M | | 9 | | M | 61 | | Tijani de Boer | T. de Boer | |||||||||
| Tony Van Eijk | T. Van Eijk | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Tom Van Nistelrooy | T. Van Nistelrooy | |||||||||
| Bruno Gomes | B. Gomes | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Wouter Kromkamp | W. Kromkamp | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to Helmond Sport. A crowd of 17,737 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both VVV Venlo and Helmond Sport are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both VVV Venlo and Helmond Sport are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Helmond Sport kicking off!
4.05
0-0Thomas Ouindi sees space and advances. Thomas Ouindi knocks the ball to his team mate, Tom Van Nistelrooy. Tom Van Nistelrooy takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.27
0-0Barry Braat flicks the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Guerrero Lopez. Edmundo Guerrero Lopez flicks the ball to his team mate, Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.14
0-0Edmundo Guerrero Lopez makes a simple pass to Bruno Gomes. Bruno Gomes lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk flicks the ball with his head. George De Boer easily picks it out of the air!
27.48
Rody Taks deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.10
0-0VVV Venlo are easily keeping Helmond Sport at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
34.32
Roger Bouma kicks a strong pass forward to Edmundo Guerrero Lopez. Edmundo Guerrero Lopez takes it forward alone. Edmundo Guerrero Lopez lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by George De Boer.
38.35
Edmundo Guerrero Lopez knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ricardo Bento.
40.04
Thomas Ouindi threads the ball through to Tom Van Nistelrooy. Tom Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
VVV Venlo kick off the second half!
47.11
0-0Thomas Ouindi clumsily knocks into Roger Bouma. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Roger Bouma carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.42
Edmundo Guerrero Lopez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bruno Gomes. Bruno Gomes knocks in a cross ball towards Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
59.56
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
60.31
0-0Tijani de Boer comes in with a late challenge on Edmundo Guerrero Lopez. Tijani de Boer is warned by the referee! Edmundo Guerrero Lopez runs off the knock.
66.11
Edmundo Guerrero Lopez knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk whips in a cross ball towards Bruno Gomes. Bruno Gomes flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.26
Bryan Melchiot sees a break and surges forward. Bryan Melchiot kicks a strong pass forward to Wouter Kromkamp. Wouter Kromkamp makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Patrick Janssen manages to keep it out.
84.03
Albert Verges kicks a strong pass forward to Bruno Gomes. Bruno Gomes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ricardo Bento.
89.32
Thomas Ouindi catches Pius Karelse on the ankles. Thomas Ouindi is given a warning by the referee! Pius Karelse stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Tom Van Nistelrooy catches Barry Braat on the ankles. Tom Van Nistelrooy is warned by the referee! Barry Braat runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
72.3%
27.7%
Play Area
23.1%
52.3%
24.6%