Match Report
| Heracles Almelo | Heracles Almelo |  |  | VVV Venlo | VVV Venlo | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Brutaru | Michael Brutaru | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kasper Nygaard | K. Nygaard |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Patrick Janssen | P. Janssen | |||||||||
| Florian Behrens | F. Behrens |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Rafael Seedorf | R. Seedorf | |||||||||
| Arnar Freyr Markússon | A. Markússon |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Roger Bouma | R. Bouma | |||||||||
| Jean-Luc Huard | J. Huard |  | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Pius Oosterhof | P. Oosterhof | |||||||||
| Andreas Allback | A. Allback |  | 84 | M | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Barry Braat | B. Braat | |||||||||
| Marco Wevers | M. Wevers | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Pius Karelse | P. Karelse | |||||||||
| Robert Van Der Woerdt | R. Van Der Woerdt | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Rody Taks | R. Taks | |||||||||
| Ramon Weber | R. Weber |  | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 |  | Albert Verges | A. Verges | |||||||||
| Kaz Matsuda | K. Matsuda |  | 77 | M | | 9 | | M | 54 | | Andre Schoenmakers | A. Schoenmakers | |||||||||
| Helder Bento | H. Bento |  | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Tony Van Eijk | T. Van Eijk | |||||||||
| Daniel Hofland | D. Hofland | | 75 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Bruno Gomes | B. Gomes | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Polman Stadion where Heracles Almelo play host to VVV Venlo. A crowd of 18,204 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Heracles Almelo are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while VVV Venlo appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Heracles Almelo are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while VVV Venlo appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0VVV Venlo kick off!
2.32
0-0Rafael Seedorf deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albert Verges. Albert Verges passes the ball forward to Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.30
Andreas Allback makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Hofland. Daniel Hofland knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pius Oosterhof.
8.23
0-0Helder Bento comes in with a late challenge on Roger Bouma. The referee calls over Helder Bento and shows him a yellow card! Roger Bouma stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.56
0-0Albert Verges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bruno Gomes. Bruno Gomes shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
14.52
0-0Florian Behrens hacks Bruno Gomes from behind! Florian Behrens is given a warning by the referee! Bruno Gomes runs off the knock.
20.14
0-0Rody Taks surges forward with the ball. Rody Taks knocks the ball forward to Bruno Gomes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
26.42
Helder Bento clumsily knocks into Rafael Seedorf. Helder Bento is given a warning by the referee! Rafael Seedorf stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.08
Andreas Allback flicks the ball to his team mate, Helder Bento. Helder Bento goes all the way! Helder Bento shoots from just inside the box. Patrick Janssen easily smothers it.
28.06
1-0Florian Behrens chips the ball to his team mate, Kaz Matsuda. Kaz Matsuda knocks the ball forward to Daniel Hofland. Daniel Hofland goes all the way! Daniel Hofland shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.14
1-0Andre Schoenmakers barges into Florian Behrens. Andre Schoenmakers is given a warning by the referee! Florian Behrens grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.14
1-0Heracles Almelo are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
33.17
Kaz Matsuda passes the ball forward to Daniel Hofland. Daniel Hofland shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Patrick Janssen.
34.58
Kaz Matsuda chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Hofland. Daniel Hofland shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Patrick Janssen manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Heracles Almelo kick off the second half!
47.36
Andreas Allback brings the ball forward. Andreas Allback shoots from 25 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
51.34
2-0Robert Van Der Woerdt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Bento. Helder Bento shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.08
Ramon Weber brings the ball forward. Ramon Weber lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Hofland. Daniel Hofland flicks the ball with his head. Patrick Janssen easily picks it out of the air!
55.41
Jean-Luc Huard sees space and advances. Jean-Luc Huard passes the ball forward to Daniel Hofland. Daniel Hofland plays a perfect one-two with Helder Bento and rushes in on goal... Daniel Hofland cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Patrick Janssen!
61.44
Florian Behrens threads the ball through to Ramon Weber. Ramon Weber passes the ball forward to Daniel Hofland. Daniel Hofland whips in a cross ball towards Helder Bento. Helder Bento flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
71.46
Kaz Matsuda makes a probing pass to Daniel Hofland. Daniel Hofland shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.54
Albert Verges makes a simple pass to Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.31
Rody Taks flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Gomes. Bruno Gomes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kasper Nygaard who gathers it comfortably.
78.10
Andreas Allback passes the ball forward to Daniel Hofland. Daniel Hofland plays a perfect one-two with Helder Bento and rushes in on goal... Daniel Hofland shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Patrick Janssen easily smothers it!
79.29
Florian Behrens knocks the ball forward to Kaz Matsuda. Kaz Matsuda threads the ball through to Daniel Hofland. Daniel Hofland whips in a cross ball towards Helder Bento. Helder Bento flicks the ball with his head. Patrick Janssen is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.35
Arnar Freyr Markússon passes the ball forward to Andreas Allback. Andreas Allback chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Hofland. Daniel Hofland sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
10
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
72.3%
27.7%
Play Area
24.1%
42.2%
33.7%
Scorers
| Daniel Hofland 28, 71 Andreas Allback 47 Helder Bento 79 |