Match Report


Helmond SportHelmond Sport     Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Roberto KnopperR. Knopper84
G
1
G
70Ramon IniaR. Inia
Christian NeeskensC. Neeskens66
D
captain2
D
75Billy BerendsenB. Berendsen
William De PalmaW. De Palma66
D
3
D
69Marco De VisserM. De Visser
Jean-Michel ColyJ. Coly62
D
4
D
65Robert HeesakkersR. Heesakkers
Brutil VerhoevenB. Verhoeven61
D
5
D
65Ed GullitE. Gullit
Jesper De GraefJ. De Graef71
M
6
M
82Wout HermansW. Hermans
Guilherme SousaG. Sousa58
M
7captain
M
66Mirko ArticoM. Artico
Daniel WijkerD. Wijker73
A
8
A
70Jan-Willem Van DierenJ. Van Dieren
Abubakari Dos SantosA. Dos Santos68
A
9
A
67Joris BrouwersJ. Brouwers
Gary GemmillG. Gemmill65
A
10
A
64Stefan EngelaarS. Engelaar
Silvio MoreiraS. Moreira61
A
11
A
62Bram WiekensB. Wiekens
 
Dami‘n VerhoevenD. Verhoeven62
G
12
D
62Mario Van GobbelM. Van Gobbel
Joost Van Der PennenJ. Van Der Pennen61
A
13
M
58Benedetto FalsiniB. Falsini
Tjalle RedekerT. Redeker56
M
14
G
58Abubakari de HaanA. de Haan

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadion De Braak where Helmond Sport play host to Vitesse Arnhem. A crowd of 20,661 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Helmond Sport and Vitesse Arnhem are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paolo Akerboom.


0.00
Vitesse Arnhem get the match underway!
2.27
Jean-Michel Coly flicks a high ball forward to Jesper De Graef who takes it down. With a delightful solo run, Jesper De Graef stretches the opposition's defence. Jesper De Graef whips in a cross ball towards Abubakari Dos Santos. Abubakari Dos Santos heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
6.25
Jesper De Graef chips the ball to his team mate, Abubakari Dos Santos. Abubakari Dos Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill directs the ball goalwards with his head. Ramon Inia picks it out of the air!
9.24
Wout Hermans flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Engelaar holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefan Engelaar lofts in a cross ball towards Bram Wiekens. Bram Wiekens is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Roberto Knopper is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
10.56
Jesper De Graef deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abubakari Dos Santos. Abubakari Dos Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Silvio Moreira. Silvio Moreira connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Ramon Inia is on top of it.
12.17
Jesper De Graef flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Wijker who brings the ball under control. Daniel Wijker whips in a cross ball towards Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill makes a deft header but it flies just wide!
14.13
Marco De Visser makes a simple pass to Wout Hermans. Wout Hermans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joris Brouwers. Joris Brouwers edges inside the box! Joris Brouwers rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Roberto Knopper comfortably smothers it!
18.05
Guilherme Sousa hits a low pass to Silvio Moreira. Silvio Moreira knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
20.49
Jesper De Graef makes an attacking run forward. Jesper De Graef tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
26.28
Guilherme Sousa knocks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Moreira. Silvio Moreira finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
27.27
Helmond Sport are in full control of this game.
28.37
Wout Hermans passes the ball forward to Stefan Engelaar. Stefan Engelaar rushes past Jean-Michel Coly! Stefan Engelaar comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
30.01
Gary Gemmill comes in with a late challenge on Marco De Visser. Gary Gemmill is shown the yellow card! Marco De Visser stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.45
Vitesse Arnhem have made a substitution with Benedetto Falsini replacing Marco De Visser .
33.51
Jesper De Graef chips the ball to his team mate, Silvio Moreira. Silvio Moreira shoots from 20 yards. Superb reactions from Ramon Inia. What a save!
34.56
Billy Berendsen threads a neat ball through to Wout Hermans. Wout Hermans flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Engelaar who takes it down. Stefan Engelaar plays a one-two with Bram Wiekens and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Stefan Engelaar provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
36.01
Guilherme Sousa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abubakari Dos Santos. Abubakari Dos Santos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.37
With vision, Guilherme Sousa plays the ball forward to Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill makes a probing pass to Daniel Wijker but he's offside!
40.52
William De Palma clumsily knocks into Bram Wiekens. William De Palma is warned by the referee! Bram Wiekens hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.07
Jean-Michel Coly clumsily knocks into Joris Brouwers. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joris Brouwers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Helmond Sport appear unchanged since the first half. Vitesse Arnhem have changed their lineup with Mario Van Gobbel replacing Billy Berendsen and Abubakari de Haan replacing Bram Wiekens.

45.00
The whistle blows and Helmond Sport get the second half underway!
60.17
Helmond Sport have made 2 substitutions with Joost Van Der Pennen replacing Brutil Verhoeven and Tjalle Redeker replacing Abubakari Dos Santos .
65.35
Mirko Artico decides to run forward with the ball. Mirko Artico rushes past Jean-Michel Coly! Some silky footwork from Mirko Artico provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Vitesse Arnhem!
71.28
Wout Hermans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abubakari de Haan. Abubakari de Haan finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
72.48
William De Palma threads the ball through to Guilherme Sousa. Guilherme Sousa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill lofts in a cross ball towards Tjalle Redeker. Tjalle Redeker beats his man to it with a header but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
73.11
Guilherme Sousa flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Wijker collects the pass. Daniel Wijker knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Moreira. Silvio Moreira directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ramon Inia with no chance!! Goal for Helmond Sport!
85.09
Jean-Michel Coly barges into Joris Brouwers. The referee brings Jean-Michel Coly to one side and gives him a warning! Joris Brouwers grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.11
Daniel Wijker comes in with a late challenge on Mario Van Gobbel. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mario Van Gobbel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Helmond Sport

Vitesse Arnhem
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
27.9%
41.2%
30.9%

Scorers
Jesper De Graef 20
Silvio Moreira 73
Mirko Artico 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jesper De Graef of Helmond Sport

Match Ratings