Match Report


Go Ahead EaglesGo Ahead Eagles     NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
Arafat KaiArafat Kai Computer Player Computer Player
Harvey van der MeerH. van der Meer65
G
1
G
68Claudio PastorC. Pastor
Aron HansmaA. Hansma65
D
2
D
73Kasper LaudrupK. Laudrup
Andri Már HilmarssonA. Hilmarsson73
D
3
D
73Antoine de BoerA. de Boer
Nikos KuiperN. Kuiper67
D
4
D
69John HopkinJ. Hopkin
Abubakari HouwingA. Houwing65
D
5
D
66Nikos Van HaarenN. Van Haaren
Alberto PirriA. Pirri62
M
6
M
76Rick Van GesselR. Van Gessel
Tomás ValenzuelaT. Valenzuela70
M
7
M
71Gary DalglishG. Dalglish
Nico ZickN. Zick71
M
8
M
66Ugo DrakeU. Drake
Jakob PalumboJ. Palumbo68
A
9
A
69Felice EspinalF. Espinal
Cliff GrotC. Grot79
A
10
A
68Pim van DamP. van Dam
Landon PetersonL. Peterson72
A
11
A
66Alje JongenA. Jongen

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at De Adelaarshorst where Go Ahead Eagles play host to NEC Nijmegen. A crowd of 19,485 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Go Ahead Eagles and NEC Nijmegen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Go Ahead Eagles kick off and get the match underway!
2.48
Alberto Pirri surges forward with the ball. Alberto Pirri plays a perfect one-two with Landon Peterson and rushes in on goal... Alberto Pirri shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alberto Pirri!
12.20
Nico Zick makes a beautiful solo run. Nico Zick plays a perfect one-two with Jakob Palumbo and rushes in on goal... Nico Zick shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
16.24
Rick Van Gessel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felice Espinal. Felice Espinal tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.33
Kasper Laudrup clumsily knocks into Cliff Grot. The referee calls over Kasper Laudrup and shows him a yellow card! Cliff Grot runs off the knock.
26.41
Nikos Kuiper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Pirri. Alberto Pirri kicks a strong pass forward to Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo passes the ball forward but Landon Peterson is offside!
27.57
Rick Van Gessel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Harvey van der Meer easily smothers it.
28.16
Ugo Drake threads the ball through to Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen lofts in a cross ball towards Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.44
Antoine de Boer makes a probing pass to Gary Dalglish. Gary Dalglish makes a simple pass to Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.57
Alberto Pirri threads the ball through to Cliff Grot. Cliff Grot finds some space and shoots from distance but Claudio Pastor is on top of it.
39.45
Nico Zick chips the ball to his team mate, Cliff Grot. Cliff Grot tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
44.35
Nikos Kuiper comes in with a late challenge on Alje Jongen. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alje Jongen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Gary Dalglish advances with the ball. Gary Dalglish sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
NEC Nijmegen start the second half!
47.24
Nico Zick flicks the ball to his team mate, Cliff Grot. Cliff Grot chips the ball to his team mate, Landon Peterson. Landon Peterson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
48.19
Gary Dalglish makes a probing pass to Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen lofts in a cross ball towards Felice Espinal. Felice Espinal connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Felice Espinal scores for NEC Nijmegen!!
55.26
Tomás Valenzuela makes a simple pass to Landon Peterson. Landon Peterson knocks the ball forward to Cliff Grot. Cliff Grot tries a spectacular strike. Claudio Pastor easily smothers it.
57.44
Pim van Dam comes in with a late challenge on Abubakari Houwing. The referee calls over Pim van Dam and shows him a yellow card! Abubakari Houwing carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.40
Rick Van Gessel catches Nico Zick on the ankles. Rick Van Gessel is given a warning by the referee! Nico Zick runs off the knock.
61.49
Andri Már Hilmarsson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Pirri. Alberto Pirri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
71.19
Nikos Kuiper powers a long ball forward. Cliff Grot shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Claudio Pastor!
75.29
Ugo Drake deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felice Espinal. Felice Espinal tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
78.41
Andri Már Hilmarsson threads the ball through to Tomás Valenzuela. Tomás Valenzuela makes a probing pass to Cliff Grot. Cliff Grot plays a perfect one-two with Landon Peterson and rushes in on goal... Cliff Grot shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.15
Nico Zick chips the ball to his team mate, Landon Peterson. Landon Peterson kicks a strong pass forward to Jakob Palumbo. Jakob Palumbo takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Claudio Pastor easily smothers it!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Pirri of Go Ahead Eagles
Match Statistics
 

Go Ahead Eagles

NEC Nijmegen
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.7%
40.3%
Play Area
26.9%
46.3%
26.9%

Scorers
Alberto Pirri 2
Nico Zick 12
Cliff Grot 78
Gary Dalglish 45
Felice Espinal 48