Match Report


ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag     Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem
Richard KetlandRichard Ketland Computer Player Computer Player
Robert WiekensR. Wiekens66
G
1
G
70Ramon IniaR. Inia
Cesar MonteiroC. Monteiro68
D
captain2
D
76Billy BerendsenB. Berendsen
Roberto VarelaR. Varela65
D
3
D
69Marco De VisserM. De Visser
Shota SchulpS. Schulp67
D
4
D
65Robert HeesakkersR. Heesakkers
Filippo AdaniF. Adani66
M
5
D
65Ed GullitE. Gullit
Ahmed Van HaarenA. Van Haaren58
M
6
M
82Wout HermansW. Hermans
Denny BabangidaD. Babangida60
M
7captain
M
66Mirko ArticoM. Artico
Pim WiekensP. Wiekens55
M
8
A
70Jan-Willem Van DierenJ. Van Dieren
Frederico BlancoF. Blanco70
A
9
A
68Joris BrouwersJ. Brouwers
Robin Van Der GunR. Van Der Gun64
A
10
A
64Stefan EngelaarS. Engelaar
Ole CruyffO. Cruyff54
A
11
A
62Bram WiekensB. Wiekens
 
Youl KelbanY. Kelban60
M
12
D
62Mario Van GobbelM. Van Gobbel
Armin SchumacherA. Schumacher45
M
13
M
58Benedetto FalsiniB. Falsini
Elena GarciaE. Garcia63
D
14
G
58Abubakari de HaanA. de Haan

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Den Haag Stadion where ADO Den Haag play host to Vitesse Arnhem. A crowd of 19,068 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
ADO Den Haag are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Vitesse Arnhem appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Eric Van Hintum.


0.00
ADO Den Haag kick off the first half!
8.49
Wout Hermans hits a low pass to Bram Wiekens. Bram Wiekens shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
15.39
With some swift thinking, Ahmed Van Haaren plays the ball forward to Robin Van Der Gun. Robin Van Der Gun lofts in a cross ball towards Ole Cruyff. Ole Cruyff gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.45
Filippo Adani knocks the ball to his team mate, Robin Van Der Gun. Robin Van Der Gun knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Blanco. Frederico Blanco finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Ramon Inia. What a great pair of hands!
21.23
Seeing a gap ahead, Ahmed Van Haaren plays the ball forward to Ole Cruyff. Ole Cruyff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.42
Denny Babangida takes a short throw-in bringing Pim Wiekens into play. Pim Wiekens knocks the ball forward to Ole Cruyff. Ole Cruyff whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Blanco. Frederico Blanco rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Ramon Inia. Excellent save.
26.06
Roberto Varela catches Joris Brouwers on the ankles. Roberto Varela is shown the yellow card! Joris Brouwers stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.00
Cesar Monteiro barges into Stefan Engelaar. Cesar Monteiro is warned by the referee! Stefan Engelaar hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.16
Vitesse Arnhem have made a substitution with Benedetto Falsini replacing Marco De Visser .
33.24
Wout Hermans makes a probing pass to Bram Wiekens. Bram Wiekens knocks in a cross ball towards Joris Brouwers. Joris Brouwers knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Robert Wiekens gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
34.01
Mirko Artico makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan-Willem Van Dieren. Jan-Willem Van Dieren plays a one-two with Bram Wiekens and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Jan-Willem Van Dieren provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.08
Denny Babangida takes a quick throw-in, which Pim Wiekens takes on the chest. Pim Wiekens flicks a high pass forward. Robin Van Der Gun collects the pass. Robin Van Der Gun whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Blanco. Frederico Blanco whips the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Ramon Inia. What a great pair of hands!
40.39
Ahmed Van Haaren makes a probing pass to Frederico Blanco. Frederico Blanco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ed Gullit.
42.36
Ahmed Van Haaren flicks a high pass forward. Robin Van Der Gun collects the pass. Robin Van Der Gun knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Berendsen.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. ADO Den Haag 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 Vitesse Arnhem get the second half underway!
48.53
Cesar Monteiro threads the ball through to Ahmed Van Haaren. Ahmed Van Haaren plays the ball forward to Ole Cruyff. Ole Cruyff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mario Van Gobbel.
54.54
Cesar Monteiro catches Stefan Engelaar on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stefan Engelaar stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.07
Mirko Artico flicks a high pass forward. Jan-Willem Van Dieren controls it well on his chest. Jan-Willem Van Dieren shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
57.14
Wout Hermans makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Engelaar. Stefan Engelaar plays a one-two with Joris Brouwers and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Stefan Engelaar provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from Robert Wiekens. What a great pair of hands!
61.13
Ahmed Van Haaren flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Blanco controls it well on his chest. Frederico Blanco shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.31
Cesar Monteiro decides to run forward with the ball. Cesar Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Robin Van Der Gun. Robin Van Der Gun shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
67.23
Ahmed Van Haaren deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robin Van Der Gun. Robin Van Der Gun shoots from long range but Ramon Inia is on top of it.
69.47
Ahmed Van Haaren knocks the ball forward to Robin Van Der Gun. Robin Van Der Gun knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.18
Ahmed Van Haaren flicks a high ball forward to Ole Cruyff who takes it down. Ole Cruyff knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ed Gullit.
73.01
Jan-Willem Van Dieren comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Varela. The referee brings Jan-Willem Van Dieren to one side and gives him a warning! Roberto Varela stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.41
Robert Heesakkers threads a neat ball through to Wout Hermans. Showing composure, Wout Hermans plays the ball forward to Stefan Engelaar. Stefan Engelaar finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.38
Mirko Artico passes the ball forward to Abubakari de Haan. Abubakari de Haan tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
78.33
Robert Heesakkers hoofs the ball up the pitch. Abubakari de Haan rushes past Roberto Varela! Abubakari de Haan muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.24
Shota Schulp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Filippo Adani. Filippo Adani knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Blanco. Frederico Blanco tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
84.04
Benedetto Falsini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mirko Artico. Mirko Artico threads the ball through to Abubakari de Haan. Abubakari de Haan advances inside the box! Abubakari de Haan shoots from just inside the box. Robert Wiekens gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
85.05
Wout Hermans threads the ball through to Stefan Engelaar. Stefan Engelaar skips past Roberto Varela! Stefan Engelaar side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
87.32
Shota Schulp barges into Abubakari de Haan. The referee brings Shota Schulp to one side and gives him a warning! Abubakari de Haan stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.45
Denny Babangida knocks the ball to his team mate, Robin Van Der Gun. Robin Van Der Gun knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Robert Heesakkers.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

ADO Den Haag

Vitesse Arnhem
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
29.4%
43.5%
27.1%

Scorers
Ole Cruyff 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ramon Inia of Vitesse Arnhem

Match Ratings
1.Robert Wiekens (GK)
8
2.Cesar Monteiro (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Roberto Varela (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Shota Schulp (DEF)
6
5.Filippo Adani (MID)
6
6.Ahmed Van Haaren (MID)
8
7.Denny Babangida (MID)
6
8.Pim Wiekens (MID)
6
9.Frederico Blanco (ATT)
7
10.Robin Van Der Gun (ATT)
8
11.Ole Cruyff (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Youl Kelban (MID)
0
13.Armin Schumacher (MID)
0
14.Elena Garcia (DEF)
0

1.Ramon Inia (GK)
8
2.Billy Berendsen (DEF)
6
3.Marco De Visser (DEF)
6
4.Robert Heesakkers (DEF)
6
5.Ed Gullit (DEF)
6
6.Wout Hermans (MID)
7
7.Mirko Artico (MID)
8
8.Jan-Willem Van Dieren (ATT)
6
9.Joris Brouwers (ATT)
6
10.Stefan Engelaar (ATT)
6
11.Bram Wiekens (ATT)
6
 
12.Mario Van Gobbel (DEF)
6
13.Benedetto Falsini (MID)
6
14.Abubakari de Haan (GK)
7