Match Report


HFC HaarlemHFC Haarlem     RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ferdi van der LindenF. van der Linden66
G
1
G
58Don McGroryD. McGrory
Tijani LanckohrT. Lanckohr75
D
2
D
70Dave Van GobbelD. Van Gobbel
Eric Van NieuwstadtE. Van Nieuwstadt51
D
3
D
63Pius Van HelmondP. Van Helmond
Egbert DreefE. Dreef47
D
4
D
63Dominic JohnstoneD. Johnstone
Alje GeerinckxA. Geerinckx47
D
captain5captain
D
61Morris SmithM. Smith
Ronald Van Den BergR. Van Den Berg70
M
6
M
67Rafael PromesR. Promes
Sander HupkesS. Hupkes60
M
7
M
60Tony ZafarinT. Zafarin
Maurits EbbingeM. Ebbinge59
M
8
M
57Dries SchultzD. Schultz
Bruno ValsesiaB. Valsesia57
M
9
A
66Bert OoijerB. Ooijer
Stanislas LlacerS. Llacer63
A
10
A
63Cliff Van Den BromC. Van Den Brom
Francisco AriasF. Arias57
A
11
A
56Dietmar BierhoffD. Bierhoff
 
Florian ZimmermannF. Zimmermann61
G
12
D
60Wilfred NieuwenburgW. Nieuwenburg
Kevin MasonK. Mason56
A
13
D
59Henry De BoerH. De Boer
Clarence JansenC. Jansen55
M
14
G
57Davy Van EdeD. Van Ede

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Haarlem Stadion where HFC Haarlem play host to RKC Waalwijk. A crowd of 9,739 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
HFC Haarlem are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while RKC Waalwijk appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Joris Jongen.


0.00
RKC Waalwijk start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.01
Sander Hupkes flicks a high ball forward to Stanislas Llacer who takes it down. Stanislas Llacer shoots from outside the area. Don McGrory comfortably gets down and covers it.
4.28
With intelligent imagination, Tony Zafarin plays the ball forward to Bert Ooijer. Bert Ooijer makes a defence splitting pass to Dietmar Bierhoff. Dietmar Bierhoff muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball strikes Alje Geerinckx's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
5.00
Corner kick to RKC Waalwijk. Dries Schultz plays it short to Bert Ooijer. Bert Ooijer strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball strikes Tijani Lanckohr's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
6.04
Dries Schultz takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Rafael Promes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies wide!
16.04
Francisco Arias hacks Dave Van Gobbel from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dave Van Gobbel carries on, but is struggling a bit.
18.03
Dries Schultz flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Bierhoff collects the pass. Dietmar Bierhoff finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
20.58
Pius Van Helmond launches a long ball forward into the other half. Bert Ooijer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ferdi van der Linden who gathers it comfortably.
22.36
Seeing Rafael Promes's run, Dries Schultz quickly throws the ball into his path. Rafael Promes knocks the ball to his team mate, Bert Ooijer. Bert Ooijer lofts in a cross ball towards Dietmar Bierhoff. Dietmar Bierhoff makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
24.47
Morris Smith volleys a long ball forward. Dietmar Bierhoff whips in a cross ball towards Bert Ooijer. Bert Ooijer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
36.41
With great vision, Maurits Ebbinge plays the ball forward to Francisco Arias. Francisco Arias shoots from outside the area but Don McGrory is on top of it.
39.33
Dietmar Bierhoff comes in with a late challenge on Alje Geerinckx. Dietmar Bierhoff is given a warning by the referee! Alje Geerinckx hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Alje Geerinckx makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronald Van Den Berg. Ronald Van Den Berg flicks a high pass forward to Francisco Arias who brings the ball under control. Francisco Arias sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. HFC Haarlem appear unchanged since the first half. RKC Waalwijk also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
HFC Haarlem start the second half!
61.57
Dominic Johnstone barges into Stanislas Llacer. The referee calls over Dominic Johnstone and shows him a yellow card! Stanislas Llacer runs off the knock.
73.24
Maurits Ebbinge threads the ball through to Stanislas Llacer. Stanislas Llacer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.02
Eric Van Nieuwstadt catches Dries Schultz on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dries Schultz carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.20
Dries Schultz darts forward. Dries Schultz knocks in a cross ball towards Cliff Van Den Brom. Cliff Van Den Brom is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.32
Dries Schultz flicks a high ball forward to Dietmar Bierhoff who takes it down. Dietmar Bierhoff shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
89.50
Dries Schultz flicks a high pass forward to Bert Ooijer who brings the ball under control. Bert Ooijer shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

HFC Haarlem

RKC Waalwijk
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
32.4%
44.6%
23%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dries Schultz of RKC Waalwijk

Match Ratings