Match Report
| NEC Nijmegen | NEC Nijmegen |  |  | SBV Excelsior | SBV Excelsior | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Verlinden | D. Verlinden |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Bas Van De Ouweland | B. Van De Ouweland | |||||||||
| Brutil Veldman | B. Veldman | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Felipe Cano | F. Cano | |||||||||
| Mauricio Nieto | M. Nieto | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 |  | Omer Heskey | O. Heskey | |||||||||
| Thijs Paauwe | T. Paauwe | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Peter Heije | P. Heije | |||||||||
| Eduardo Neves | E. Neves |  | 57 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Mario Kans | M. Kans | |||||||||
| Wout Luijpers | W. Luijpers | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | James Heskey | J. Heskey | |||||||||
| Ulrich de Jong | U. de Jong | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Regi De Nooijer | R. De Nooijer | |||||||||
| Mauro Nista | M. Nista |  | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Willem Vonk | W. Vonk | |||||||||
| Billy de Jong | B. de Jong | | 47 | M | | 9 | | A | 73 | | Antonio Almeida | A. Almeida | |||||||||
| Thomas De Romijn | T. De Romijn | | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Pablo Carcedo | P. Carcedo | |||||||||
| Johan Langerak | J. Langerak | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Dennis De Gier | D. De Gier | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to SBV Excelsior. A crowd of 17,066 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
NEC Nijmegen are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while SBV Excelsior appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
NEC Nijmegen are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while SBV Excelsior appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with NEC Nijmegen kicking off!
10.02
0-1Peter Heije threads the ball through to James Heskey. James Heskey advances with the ball. James Heskey goes all the way! James Heskey shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
16.13
Mauro Nista threads the ball through to Johan Langerak. Johan Langerak goes all the way! Johan Langerak shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Johan Langerak scores for NEC Nijmegen!!
21.55
1-1Mauro Nista comes in with a late challenge on James Heskey. The referee calls over Mauro Nista and warns him to calm down! James Heskey runs off the knock.
21.55
1-1SBV Excelsior are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
22.21
1-1Ulrich de Jong deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Johan Langerak. Johan Langerak finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.48
1-1Brutil Veldman threads the ball through to Billy de Jong. Billy de Jong sees space and advances. Billy de Jong knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.09
Mauricio Nieto passes the ball forward to Wout Luijpers. Wout Luijpers chips the ball to his team mate, Johan Langerak. Johan Langerak shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Wout Luijpers takes it forward alone. Wout Luijpers whips in a cross ball towards Thomas De Romijn. Thomas De Romijn flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
SBV Excelsior kick off!
48.42
Brutil Veldman sees space and advances. Brutil Veldman kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas De Romijn. Thomas De Romijn knocks in a cross ball towards Johan Langerak. Johan Langerak flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Johan Langerak!
57.21
Thijs Paauwe makes a probing pass to Mauro Nista. Mauro Nista chips the ball to his team mate, Johan Langerak. Johan Langerak knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bas Van De Ouweland who gathers it comfortably.
63.08
Ulrich de Jong kicks a strong pass forward to Johan Langerak. Johan Langerak knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.29
Wout Luijpers makes a beautiful solo run. Wout Luijpers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Heije.
66.01
Willem Vonk knocks the ball forward to Antonio Almeida. Antonio Almeida finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
73.34
Felipe Cano passes the ball forward to Willem Vonk. Willem Vonk makes a probing pass to Antonio Almeida. Antonio Almeida plays a perfect one-two with Dennis De Gier and rushes in on goal... Antonio Almeida shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Dave Verlinden had no chance!! Goal for SBV Excelsior!
77.56
Billy de Jong makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Johan Langerak. Johan Langerak knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.51
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
79.05
2-2Wout Luijpers catches Willem Vonk on the ankles. The referee calls over Wout Luijpers and shows him a yellow card! Willem Vonk stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.23
Ulrich de Jong threads the ball through to Thomas De Romijn. Thomas De Romijn lofts in a cross ball towards Johan Langerak. Johan Langerak powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Johan Langerak!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.9%
46.1%
Play Area
26.3%
47.4%
26.3%
Scorers
| Johan Langerak 16, 48, 87 | James Heskey 10 Antonio Almeida 73 |