Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
Jan Van TegelenJan Van Tegelen Anwar Lawal Anwar Lawal
Pim de JongP. de Jong70
G
1
G
84Joseph-Desire NjankaJ. Njanka
Craig McGroryC. McGrory70
D
captain2
D
71Stefano HammingS. Hamming
Jan RudgeJ. Rudge61
D
3
D
70Hugo BentoH. Bento
Duncan MccallD. Mccall63
D
4
D
72Generoso ChianeseG. Chianese
Ga‘l GovouG. Govou60
D
5
M
75Jan Van Der LeegteJ. Van Der Leegte
Rio BestR. Best67
M
6
M
61Eric de WitE. de Wit
Joseph MillerJ. Miller70
M
7captain
M
73Alistair TaylorA. Taylor
Oscar ImbrianiO. Imbriani70
M
8
M
75Dean HughesD. Hughes
Thijs LeeT. Lee78
A
9
A
69Anselmo PandolfiA. Pandolfi
Jonas RöhnerJ. Röhner71
A
10
A
63Alberto QuaresmaA. Quaresma
Stuart GoughS. Gough72
A
11
A
57Sean GrellaS. Grella
 
Ivar VercammenI. Vercammen58
A
12
D
55Miel Van EijkM. Van Eijk
Robert CrooksR. Crooks71
A
13
M
34Antoine ViscaalA. Viscaal
Hryhoriy ShevchenkoH. Shevchenko67
A
14
A
78Hannes BreyerH. Breyer

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. A crowd of 16,824 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both VVV Venlo and AZ 67 Alkmaar are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tim Jaliens.


0.00
VVV Venlo kick off and get the match underway!
4.36
Eric de Wit kicks a strong pass forward to Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
8.46
Duncan Mccall sees a break and surges forward. Duncan Mccall flicks a high pass forward to Thijs Lee who brings the ball under control. Thijs Lee tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
15.15
Generoso Chianese flicks a high pass forward. Alistair Taylor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alistair Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Quaresma. Alberto Quaresma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.50
Rio Best brings the ball forward. Rio Best knocks in a cross ball towards Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee makes a convincing header but it's drastically wayward!
18.36
Dean Hughes advances with the ball. Dean Hughes whips in a cross ball towards Sean Grella. Sean Grella gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just off target!
20.22
Hugo Bento sees space and advances. Hugo Bento makes a simple pass to Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Quaresma. Alberto Quaresma is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
26.42
Hugo Bento flicks a high ball forward to Alistair Taylor who takes it down. Alistair Taylor flicks a high ball forward to Anselmo Pandolfi who takes it down. Anselmo Pandolfi lofts in a cross ball towards Sean Grella. Sean Grella connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Pim de Jong.
27.35
It's a corner kick. Alistair Taylor loops the ball over to the far post. Jan Van Der Leegte looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Jan Rudge.
28.33
Eric de Wit makes an attacking run forward. Eric de Wit whips in a cross ball towards Sean Grella. With a superhuman jump, Sean Grella connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.51
Rio Best flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Röhner controls it well on his chest. Jonas Röhner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joseph-Desire Njanka who gathers it comfortably.
34.11
With imagination, Jan Van Der Leegte picks a pass forward to Sean Grella. Sean Grella shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
36.13
Generoso Chianese flicks a high ball forward to Eric de Wit who takes it down. Eric de Wit makes a probing pass to Sean Grella. Sean Grella sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
39.39
Jan Van Der Leegte knocks the ball to his team mate, Sean Grella. Sean Grella finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
40.39
Stefano Hamming sees a break and surges forward. Stefano Hamming flicks a high pass forward to Anselmo Pandolfi who brings the ball under control. Anselmo Pandolfi shoots from long range but Pim de Jong is on top of it.
44.40
Jan Van Der Leegte flicks a high pass forward. Sean Grella controls it well on his chest. Sean Grella knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Quaresma. Alberto Quaresma outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VVV Venlo appear unchanged since the first half. AZ 67 Alkmaar also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar kick off and get the second half underway!
47.04
Duncan Mccall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rio Best. Rio Best flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Gough holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Gough lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Röhner. Jonas Röhner gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The shot is on target but blocked by Stefano Hamming. That should have been a goal!
49.57
Jan Van Der Leegte darts forward. Jan Van Der Leegte lofts in a cross ball towards Sean Grella. Sean Grella is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Pim de Jong is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
54.37
Oscar Imbriani flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Gough collects the pass. Stuart Gough lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Röhner. Jonas Röhner beats his man to it with a header. Joseph-Desire Njanka gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
55.48
Rio Best hacks Alistair Taylor from behind! The referee warns Rio Best to calm down! Alistair Taylor stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.48
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
57.25
Craig McGrory threads a neat ball through to Oscar Imbriani. Oscar Imbriani passes the ball forward to Jonas Röhner. Jonas Röhner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hugo Bento.
60.21
VVV Venlo have made 2 substitutions with Ivar Vercammen replacing Jan Rudge and Hryhoriy Shevchenko replacing Jonas Röhner .
63.09
Jan Van Der Leegte passes the ball forward to Alberto Quaresma. Alberto Quaresma controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.52
Oscar Imbriani makes a simple pass to Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough edges inside the box! Stuart Gough comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
69.34
Craig McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joseph Miller. Joseph Miller flicks a high pass forward. Hryhoriy Shevchenko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hryhoriy Shevchenko tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
71.08
With a delightful solo run, Alistair Taylor stretches the opposition's defence. Alistair Taylor lofts in a cross ball towards Sean Grella. Sean Grella connects with a diving header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
75.27
Craig McGrory makes a beautiful solo run. Craig McGrory threads a neat ball through to Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stuart Gough!
77.27
AZ 67 Alkmaar have made a substitution with Miel Van Eijk replacing Generoso Chianese .
78.23
Ivar Vercammen flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Imbriani collects the pass. Oscar Imbriani threads a neat ball through to Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough lofts in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Shevchenko. Hryhoriy Shevchenko makes a looping header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.28
Jan Van Der Leegte laces a through ball forward to Anselmo Pandolfi. Anselmo Pandolfi whips in a cross ball towards Sean Grella. With a superhuman jump, Sean Grella connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's there!! Pim de Jong has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
84.10
Joseph Miller flicks a high pass forward. Thijs Lee controls it well on his chest. Thijs Lee knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joseph-Desire Njanka who gathers it comfortably.
87.53
Stefano Hamming comes in with a late challenge on Hryhoriy Shevchenko. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hryhoriy Shevchenko runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

AZ 67 Alkmaar
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
2
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.3%
54.7%
Play Area
34.9%
39.5%
25.6%

Scorers
Stuart Gough 67, 75
Alberto Quaresma 44
Sean Grella 50, 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sean Grella of AZ 67 Alkmaar

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

1.Joseph-Desire Njanka (GK)
7
2.Stefano Hamming (DEF)yellow card
7
3.Hugo Bento (DEF)
6
4.Generoso Chianese (DEF)
6
5.Jan Van Der Leegte (MID)
7
6.Eric de Wit (MID)
7
7.Alistair Taylor (MID)
6
8.Dean Hughes (MID)
6
9.Anselmo Pandolfi (ATT)
7
10.Alberto Quaresma (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Sean Grella (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Miel Van Eijk (DEF)
6
13.Antoine Viscaal (MID)
0
14.Hannes Breyer (ATT)
0