Match Report
| Vitesse Arnhem | Vitesse Arnhem |  |  | VVV Venlo | VVV Venlo | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Desailly | T. Desailly |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Frederico Andrade | F. Andrade | |||||||||
| Davy Moulijn | D. Moulijn |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Rafael Seedorf | R. Seedorf | |||||||||
| Regi Of Hesselink | R. Of Hesselink | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Roger Bouma | R. Bouma | |||||||||
| Julian Marin | J. Marin |  | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Pius Oosterhof | P. Oosterhof | |||||||||
| Jack Cas | J. Cas | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Barry Braat | B. Braat | |||||||||
| Joos Van Den Bergh | J. Van Den Bergh | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Pius Karelse | P. Karelse | |||||||||
| Ronald Van Der Luer | R. Van Der Luer | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Albert Verges | A. Verges | |||||||||
| Edgar Marques | E. Marques | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 |  | Craig Matteo | C. Matteo | |||||||||
| Tom Keller | T. Keller | | 52 | M | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Fred Koning | F. Koning | |||||||||
| Ruud Kok | R. Kok | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Bruno Gomes | B. Gomes | |||||||||
| Bert Elshot | B. Elshot | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Tony Van Eijk | T. Van Eijk | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Gelredome where Vitesse Arnhem play host to VVV Venlo. A crowd of 8,731 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Vitesse Arnhem and VVV Venlo are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Vitesse Arnhem and VVV Venlo are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Vitesse Arnhem start the match!
4.20
0-0Ronald Van Der Luer decides to run forward with the ball. Ronald Van Der Luer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pius Oosterhof.
8.18
Ronald Van Der Luer knocks the ball forward to Bert Elshot. Bert Elshot knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frederico Andrade who gathers it comfortably.
9.31
0-0Ronald Van Der Luer knocks the ball to his team mate, Bert Elshot. Bert Elshot shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
22.13
Ronald Van Der Luer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruud Kok. Ruud Kok knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Barry Braat.
26.46
Barry Braat makes a simple pass to Albert Verges. Albert Verges flicks the ball to his team mate, Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tony Desailly who gathers it comfortably.
27.31
0-0Julian Marin surges forward with the ball. Julian Marin passes the ball forward to Ruud Kok. Ruud Kok lofts in a cross ball towards Bert Elshot. Bert Elshot is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Frederico Andrade manages to keep it out.
30.19
Fred Koning threads the ball through to Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jack Cas.
34.29
1-0Regi Of Hesselink sees a break and surges forward. Regi Of Hesselink knocks the ball forward to Ruud Kok. Ruud Kok lofts in a cross ball towards Bert Elshot. Bert Elshot powers a header at goal. Bert Elshot scores for Vitesse Arnhem!!
38.23
Ronald Van Der Luer makes a probing pass to Bert Elshot. Bert Elshot shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
VVV Venlo start the second half!
48.09
Edgar Marques controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruud Kok. Ruud Kok shoots from outside the area but somehow Frederico Andrade manages to keep it out.
49.15
Davy Moulijn chips the ball to his team mate, Ronald Van Der Luer. Ronald Van Der Luer brings the ball forward. Ronald Van Der Luer shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Frederico Andrade manages to gather it comfortably.
54.42
1-0Pius Oosterhof hacks Ruud Kok from behind! The referee calls over Pius Oosterhof and warns him to calm down! Ruud Kok hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.23
Pius Oosterhof controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pius Karelse. Pius Karelse makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Gomes. Bruno Gomes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Tony Desailly is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
60.31
Craig Matteo kicks a strong pass forward to Bruno Gomes. Bruno Gomes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.54
Ronald Van Der Luer makes a simple pass to Bert Elshot. Bert Elshot goes all the way! Bert Elshot shoots from just inside the box but Frederico Andrade is on top of it.
71.23
1-1VVV Venlo are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Vitesse Arnhem's defence.
72.43
Julian Marin passes the ball forward to Ronald Van Der Luer. Ronald Van Der Luer surges forward with the ball. Ronald Van Der Luer finds some space and shoots from distance. Ronald Van Der Luer scores for Vitesse Arnhem!!
75.49
Davy Moulijn takes it forward alone. Davy Moulijn makes a beautiful solo run. Davy Moulijn knocks in a cross ball towards Bert Elshot. Bert Elshot connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.04
Albert Verges knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.38
Pius Karelse knocks the ball forward to Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.38
Jack Cas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joos Van Den Bergh. Joos Van Den Bergh takes it forward alone. Joos Van Den Bergh shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Fred Koning threads the ball through to Bruno Gomes. Bruno Gomes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tony Desailly who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.4%
32.6%
Play Area
25.6%
47.7%
26.7%
Scorers