Match Report


Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
Computer Player Computer Player Anwar Lawal Anwar Lawal
Ramon IniaR. Inia70
G
1
G
83Joseph-Desire NjankaJ. Njanka
Billy BerendsenB. Berendsen75
D
2
D
75Vincenzo NeudeckerV. Neudecker
Marco De VisserM. De Visser69
D
3
D
72Generoso ChianeseG. Chianese
Robert HeesakkersR. Heesakkers65
D
4
D
70Hugo BentoH. Bento
Ed GullitE. Gullit65
D
5
M
79Albrecht BirnbaumA. Birnbaum
Wout HermansW. Hermans82
M
6
M
73Steve Van Der WeerdenS. Van Der Weerden
Mirko ArticoM. Artico66
M
captain7captain
M
72Alistair TaylorA. Taylor
Jan-Willem Van DierenJ. Van Dieren70
A
8
M
77Pascal SchillingP. Schilling
Joris BrouwersJ. Brouwers67
A
9
A
69Anselmo PandolfiA. Pandolfi
Stefan EngelaarS. Engelaar64
A
10
A
76Johan NordahlJ. Nordahl
Bram WiekensB. Wiekens62
A
11
A
69Albrecht RiemannA. Riemann
 
Mario Van GobbelM. Van Gobbel62
D
12
D
71Stefano HammingS. Hamming
Benedetto FalsiniB. Falsini58
M
13
M
75Dean HughesD. Hughes
Abubakari de HaanA. de Haan58
G
14
A
62Alberto QuaresmaA. Quaresma

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Gelredome where Vitesse Arnhem play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. A crowd of 20,980 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Vitesse Arnhem are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tim Jaliens.


0.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar start the match!
2.11
Marco De Visser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mirko Artico. Mirko Artico passes the ball forward to Jan-Willem Van Dieren. Jan-Willem Van Dieren knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.26
Robert Heesakkers comes in with a late challenge on Albrecht Riemann. The referee calls over Robert Heesakkers and shows him a yellow card! Albrecht Riemann stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.23
Alistair Taylor flicks a high pass forward to Anselmo Pandolfi who brings the ball under control. Anselmo Pandolfi knocks in a cross ball towards Albrecht Riemann. Albrecht Riemann finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
9.34
Mirko Artico chips the ball to his team mate, Jan-Willem Van Dieren. Seeing a gap ahead, Jan-Willem Van Dieren plays the ball forward to Bram Wiekens who has made a great run into the box. Bram Wiekens tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
10.23
Marco De Visser sees space and advances. Marco De Visser flicks a high pass forward. Jan-Willem Van Dieren comfortably collects the pass. Jan-Willem Van Dieren cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Jan-Willem Van Dieren provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Joseph-Desire Njanka manages to keep it out.
12.18
Mirko Artico flicks a high pass forward to Jan-Willem Van Dieren who brings the ball under control. Jan-Willem Van Dieren plays a quick one-two with Stefan Engelaar and rushes in on goal... Jan-Willem Van Dieren makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
14.54
Steve Van Der Weerden sees Albrecht Riemann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Albrecht Riemann lofts in a cross ball towards Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl powers a header at goal but it flies just wide!
20.22
Vincenzo Neudecker flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Birnbaum holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Albrecht Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Riemann controls it well on his chest. Albrecht Riemann knocks in a cross ball towards Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.32
Generoso Chianese knocks the ball forward to Alistair Taylor. With imagination, Alistair Taylor laces a through ball forward to Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Ramon Inia is on top of his game. Superb keeping!
28.38
Steve Van Der Weerden comes in with a late challenge on Mirko Artico. Steve Van Der Weerden is given a warning by the referee! Mirko Artico runs off the knock.
32.47
Vitesse Arnhem have made a substitution with Benedetto Falsini replacing Marco De Visser .
36.44
Steve Van Der Weerden plays the ball forward to Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Ramon Inia is on top of his game. Nice save!
40.28
Albrecht Birnbaum threads a neat ball through to Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl plays a quick one-two with Albrecht Riemann and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Johan Nordahl provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Ramon Inia is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vitesse Arnhem have changed their lineup with Mario Van Gobbel replacing Billy Berendsen and Abubakari de Haan replacing Bram Wiekens. AZ 67 Alkmaar appear unchanged since the first half. The Vitesse Arnhem players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Vitesse Arnhem get the second half underway!
47.41
Benedetto Falsini barges into Hugo Bento. The referee calls over Benedetto Falsini and shows him a yellow card! Hugo Bento hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.16
Vincenzo Neudecker threads the ball through to Alistair Taylor. Alistair Taylor makes an attacking run forward. Alistair Taylor tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.22
Mirko Artico makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Engelaar. Stefan Engelaar knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joseph-Desire Njanka who gathers it comfortably.
57.04
Pascal Schilling threads a neat ball through to Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl runs straight at the defence! Johan Nordahl makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
60.00
Steve Van Der Weerden flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Riemann controls it well on his chest. Albrecht Riemann knocks in a cross ball towards Johan Nordahl. Johan Nordahl flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
69.49
Alistair Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Johan Nordahl holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Johan Nordahl advances inside the box! Johan Nordahl takes a shot at goal. Ramon Inia comfortably gets down and covers it.
72.10
Mirko Artico controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan-Willem Van Dieren. Jan-Willem Van Dieren shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
73.33
Generoso Chianese threads the ball through to Alistair Taylor. Alistair Taylor brings the ball forward. Alistair Taylor knocks in a cross ball towards Johan Nordahl. With a superhuman jump, Johan Nordahl connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
77.15
AZ 67 Alkmaar have made 3 substitutions with Stefano Hamming replacing Generoso Chianese, Dean Hughes replacing Steve Van Der Weerden and Alberto Quaresma replacing Johan Nordahl .
83.19
Dean Hughes flicks a high pass forward to Albrecht Riemann who brings the ball under control. Albrecht Riemann tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
84.12
Albrecht Riemann comes in with a late challenge on Benedetto Falsini. The referee calls over Albrecht Riemann and warns him to calm down! Benedetto Falsini runs off the knock.
85.47
Dean Hughes flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Riemann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Albrecht Riemann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.21
Wout Hermans hacks Dean Hughes from behind! Wout Hermans is shown the yellow card! Dean Hughes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Hugo Bento threads the ball through to Pascal Schilling. Pascal Schilling knocks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Riemann. Albrecht Riemann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ramon Inia who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Vitesse Arnhem

AZ 67 Alkmaar
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
2
8
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.2%
63.8%
Play Area
34.8%
43.5%
21.7%

Scorers
Anselmo Pandolfi 20
Johan Nordahl 40, 60, 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Johan Nordahl of AZ 67 Alkmaar

Match Ratings