Match Report
| VVV Venlo | VVV Venlo |  |  | BVO Emmen | BVO Emmen | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan Van Tegelen | Jan Van Tegelen | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pim de Jong | P. de Jong |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 | | Ger Koning | G. Koning | |||||||||
| Craig McGrory | C. McGrory |  | 70 | D |  |  | 2 |  | | D | 64 | | Reinier Jacobs | R. Jacobs | |||||||
| Jan Rudge | J. Rudge | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Christian Scheffler | C. Scheffler | |||||||||
| Duncan Mccall | D. Mccall | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Jordi Hill | J. Hill | |||||||||
| Ga‘l Govou | G. Govou |  | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Jannes Van Veen | J. Van Veen | |||||||||
| Rio Best | R. Best |  | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Joe de Vries | J. de Vries | |||||||||
| Jakob Behrens | J. Behrens | | 77 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Marchanno Pasanen | M. Pasanen | |||||||||
| Michael de Groot | M. de Groot | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Ron Ditewig | R. Ditewig | |||||||||
| Oscar Imbriani | O. Imbriani |  | 70 | M | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Humphrey Cruz | H. Cruz | |||||||||
| Thijs Lee | T. Lee | | 78 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Jan Bräutigam | J. Bräutigam | |||||||||
| Stuart Gough | S. Gough | | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Attilio Imbriani | A. Imbriani | |||||||||
| Hryhoriy Shevchenko | H. Shevchenko |  | 67 | A | | 12 | | G | 69 | | John McCoist | J. McCoist | |||||||||
| Dennis Den Turk | D. Den Turk | | 55 | A | | 13 | | G | 66 | | George Zuidersma | G. Zuidersma | |||||||||
| Robert Crooks | R. Crooks | | 71 | A | | 14 | | M | 59 | | Tony Brown | T. Brown | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to BVO Emmen. A crowd of 15,136 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while BVO Emmen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tim Jaliens.
The pitch is in good condition.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while BVO Emmen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tim Jaliens.
0.00
0-0BVO Emmen start the match!
2.24
0-0Jannes Van Veen runs forward with the ball. Jannes Van Veen darts forward. Jannes Van Veen plays a one-two with Attilio Imbriani and advances towards the goal... Jannes Van Veen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Pim de Jong gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
3.25
Jakob Behrens threads a neat ball through to Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
4.03
Michael de Groot chips the ball to his team mate, Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Ger Koning. What a save!
8.51
0-0Jakob Behrens hits a low pass to Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough knocks the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
10.10
0-0Michael de Groot knocks the ball to his team mate, Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.10
0-0Michael de Groot hacks Marchanno Pasanen from behind! The referee calls over Michael de Groot and warns him to calm down! Marchanno Pasanen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.24
Jakob Behrens sees a break and surges forward. Jakob Behrens shoots from long range. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. VVV Venlo are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
21.11
With imagination, Oscar Imbriani laces a through ball forward to Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
22.20
1-0Duncan Mccall plays the ball forward to Jakob Behrens. Jakob Behrens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.38
1-0Craig McGrory comes in with a late challenge on Jan Bräutigam. Craig McGrory is shown the yellow card! Jan Bräutigam runs off the knock.
27.39
Humphrey Cruz catches Duncan Mccall on the ankles. The referee calls over Humphrey Cruz and shows him a yellow card! Duncan Mccall gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.15
Marchanno Pasanen threads the ball through to Jan Bräutigam. Jan Bräutigam plays a scrappy one-two with Attilio Imbriani and advances towards the goal... Jan Bräutigam tries a spectacular strike. Pim de Jong gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
33.23
Jannes Van Veen catches Thijs Lee on the ankles. The referee calls over Jannes Van Veen and shows him a yellow card! Thijs Lee grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.27
Ron Ditewig knocks the ball forward to Jan Bräutigam. Jan Bräutigam shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
39.58
Michael de Groot flicks a high pass forward. Thijs Lee collects the pass. Thijs Lee shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
42.44
Jakob Behrens threads a neat ball through to Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jordi Hill.
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Marchanno Pasanen picks a pass forward to Jan Bräutigam. Jan Bräutigam plays a one-two with Attilio Imbriani and advances towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Jan Bräutigam provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. VVV Venlo appear unchanged since the first half. BVO Emmen have changed their lineup with Tony Brown replacing Marchanno Pasanen.
45.00
VVV Venlo kick off!
47.06
Tony Brown clumsily knocks into Jakob Behrens. Tony Brown is shown the yellow card! Jakob Behrens stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.03
Jordi Hill clumsily knocks into Thijs Lee. The referee calls over Jordi Hill and shows him a yellow card! Thijs Lee stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.18
1-0VVV Venlo have made 2 substitutions with Hryhoriy Shevchenko replacing Jan Rudge and Robert Crooks replacing Thijs Lee .
63.26
1-0Jordi Hill threads a neat ball through to Tony Brown. Tony Brown kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Bräutigam. Jan Bräutigam knocks the ball forward to Attilio Imbriani but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
72.46
Ron Ditewig makes an attacking run forward. Ron Ditewig makes a probing pass between the defence to Attilio Imbriani. Attilio Imbriani rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
73.57
Rio Best threads a neat ball through to Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
77.43
Ron Ditewig flicks a high pass forward. Attilio Imbriani controls it well on his chest. Attilio Imbriani makes a simple pass, allowing Jan Bräutigam to run into the box. Jan Bräutigam cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
78.22
Ron Ditewig flicks a high pass forward to Attilio Imbriani who brings the ball under control. Attilio Imbriani lofts in a cross ball towards Humphrey Cruz. Humphrey Cruz finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
79.41
Hryhoriy Shevchenko threads a neat ball through to Oscar Imbriani. Oscar Imbriani makes a probing pass to Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.55
Michael de Groot passes the ball forward to Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
84.33
Ron Ditewig runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ron Ditewig plays the ball forward to Humphrey Cruz who has made a great run into the box. Humphrey Cruz strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
87.02
Jakob Behrens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Crooks. Robert Crooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.08
Craig McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Behrens controls it well on his chest. Jakob Behrens advances with the ball. Jakob Behrens shoots from 25 yards. Ger Koning gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54%
46%
Play Area
26.4%
42.5%
31%
Scorers
| Stuart Gough 22 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jakob Behrens of VVV Venlo |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pim de Jong (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Craig McGrory (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Jan Rudge (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Duncan Mccall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ga‘l Govou (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rio Best (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jakob Behrens (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Michael de Groot (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Oscar Imbriani (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Thijs Lee (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Stuart Gough (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 12. | Hryhoriy Shevchenko (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Dennis Den Turk (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Robert Crooks (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Ger Koning (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Reinier Jacobs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Christian Scheffler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jordi Hill (DEF) | | 5 |
| 5. | Jannes Van Veen (DEF) | | 7 |
| 6. | Joe de Vries (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Marchanno Pasanen (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ron Ditewig (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Humphrey Cruz (ATT) | | 5 |
| 10. | Jan Bräutigam (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Attilio Imbriani (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | John McCoist (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | George Zuidersma (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Tony Brown (MID) | | 5 |