Match Report


ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag     VVV VenloVVV Venlo
Richard KetlandRichard Ketland Jan Van Tegelen Jan Van Tegelen
Robert WiekensR. Wiekens67
G
1
G
70Pim de JongP. de Jong
Jose AlvarezJ. Alvarez67
D
2captain
D
70Craig McGroryC. McGrory
Pierre SonzogniP. Sonzogni69
D
captain3
D
63Duncan MccallD. Mccall
Shota SchulpS. Schulp67
D
4
D
61Jan RudgeJ. Rudge
Adam MortensenA. Mortensen64
M
5
D
60Ga‘l GovouG. Govou
Eric BirkwaldE. Birkwald66
M
6
M
77Jakob BehrensJ. Behrens
Diaw MartinelliD. Martinelli69
M
7
M
70Joseph MillerJ. Miller
Denny BabangidaD. Babangida62
M
8
M
70Oscar ImbrianiO. Imbriani
Frederico BlancoF. Blanco71
A
9
M
67Rio BestR. Best
Robin Van Der GunR. Van Der Gun64
A
10
A
78Thijs LeeT. Lee
Frank ElzingaF. Elzinga72
A
11
A
72Stuart GoughS. Gough
 
Ole CruyffO. Cruyff54
A
12
A
71Jonas RöhnerJ. Röhner
Bogdan LodewijksB. Lodewijks54
A
13
A
71Robert CrooksR. Crooks
Pim WiekensP. Wiekens55
M
14
A
67Hryhoriy ShevchenkoH. Shevchenko

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Den Haag Stadion where ADO Den Haag play host to VVV Venlo. A crowd of 17,813 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
ADO Den Haag are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while VVV Venlo appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Bergdolmo.


0.00
VVV Venlo kick off the first half!
6.50
Craig McGrory knocks the ball forward to Joseph Miller. Joseph Miller advances with the ball. Joseph Miller lofts in a cross ball towards Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
10.06
Diaw Martinelli decides to run forward with the ball. Diaw Martinelli lofts in a cross ball towards Frank Elzinga. Frank Elzinga is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Pim de Jong manages to gather it effortlessly.
14.21
Joseph Miller flicks a high pass forward. Thijs Lee controls it well on his chest. Thijs Lee plays a quick one-two with Stuart Gough and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Thijs Lee provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
18.20
Joseph Miller flicks a high pass forward to Thijs Lee who brings the ball under control. Thijs Lee sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.36
Joseph Miller threads a neat ball through to Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.35
Ga‘l Govou comes in with a late challenge on Robin Van Der Gun. The referee calls over Ga‘l Govou and shows him a yellow card! Robin Van Der Gun stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.41
Rio Best knocks the ball forward to Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
28.00
Pierre Sonzogni sees Denny Babangida in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Denny Babangida runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Denny Babangida knocks in a cross ball towards Robin Van Der Gun. Robin Van Der Gun flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
38.28
Duncan Mccall surges forward with the ball. Duncan Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Robert Wiekens who gathers it comfortably.
40.28
Denny Babangida flicks a high pass forward to Frank Elzinga who brings the ball under control. Frank Elzinga knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig McGrory.
42.21
Denny Babangida threads the ball through to Frederico Blanco. Frederico Blanco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. ADO Den Haag appear unchanged since the first half. VVV Venlo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
ADO Den Haag kick off the second half!
48.48
Joseph Miller chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
53.10
Jose Alvarez sees Eric Birkwald in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With great vision, Eric Birkwald plays the ball forward to Robin Van Der Gun. Robin Van Der Gun knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Mccall.
54.54
Adam Mortensen flicks a high ball forward to Frederico Blanco who takes it down. Frederico Blanco shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
60.55
VVV Venlo have made 2 substitutions with Jonas Röhner replacing Duncan Mccall and Hryhoriy Shevchenko replacing Thijs Lee .
61.60
Denny Babangida threads a neat ball through to Frank Elzinga. Frank Elzinga shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
75.08
Eric Birkwald knocks the ball forward to Frank Elzinga. Frank Elzinga lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Blanco. Frederico Blanco flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.08
ADO Den Haag have made 2 substitutions with Ole Cruyff replacing Frederico Blanco and Bogdan Lodewijks replacing Frank Elzinga .
79.20
Denny Babangida barges into Jakob Behrens. The referee brings Denny Babangida to one side and gives him a warning! Jakob Behrens carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.36
Eric Birkwald kicks a strong pass forward to Bogdan Lodewijks. Bogdan Lodewijks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.54
With a delightful solo run, Eric Birkwald stretches the opposition's defence. Eric Birkwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bogdan Lodewijks but the linesman indicates offside!
84.45
Shota Schulp makes a probing pass to Adam Mortensen. Adam Mortensen threads a neat ball through to Ole Cruyff. Ole Cruyff shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

ADO Den Haag

VVV Venlo
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
26%
50.7%
23.3%

Scorers
Robin Van Der Gun 28
Frederico Blanco 42, 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frederico Blanco of ADO Den Haag

Match Ratings
1.Robert Wiekens (GK)
6
2.Jose Alvarez (DEF)
6
3.Pierre Sonzogni (DEF)
6
4.Shota Schulp (DEF)
6
5.Adam Mortensen (MID)
6
6.Eric Birkwald (MID)
7
7.Diaw Martinelli (MID)
6
8.Denny Babangida (MID)
8
9.Frederico Blanco (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Robin Van Der Gun (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Frank Elzinga (ATT)
7
 
12.Ole Cruyff (ATT)
6
13.Bogdan Lodewijks (ATT)
6
14.Pim Wiekens (MID)
0

1.Pim de Jong (GK)
6
2.Craig McGrory (DEF)
7
3.Duncan Mccall (DEF)
6
4.Jan Rudge (DEF)
6
5.Ga‘l Govou (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Jakob Behrens (MID)
6
7.Joseph Miller (MID)
7
8.Oscar Imbriani (MID)
6
9.Rio Best (MID)
6
10.Thijs Lee (ATT)
6
11.Stuart Gough (ATT)
6
 
12.Jonas Röhner (ATT)
6
13.Robert Crooks (ATT)
0
14.Hryhoriy Shevchenko (ATT)
6