Match Report


NAC BredaNAC Breda     VVV VenloVVV Venlo
Computer Player Computer Player Jan Van Tegelen Jan Van Tegelen
Nicola C. MainiN. Maini64
G
1
G
70Pim de JongP. de Jong
John BerendsenJ. Berendsen84
D
2captain
D
70Craig McGroryC. McGrory
Joao AlmeidaJ. Almeida68
D
3
D
61Jan RudgeJ. Rudge
Sebastiao AlvesS. Alves57
D
4
D
63Duncan MccallD. Mccall
Edgar VerberneE. Verberne64
M
captain5
M
67Rio BestR. Best
ƒtienne Faberƒ. Faber62
M
6
M
77Jakob BehrensJ. Behrens
Jermaine SalmonJ. Salmon62
M
7
M
70Joseph MillerJ. Miller
Daan CornelisseD. Cornelisse57
M
8
M
70Oscar ImbrianiO. Imbriani
Gianmatteo RipaG. Ripa68
A
9
A
78Thijs LeeT. Lee
Reinier Van SteenveldtR. Van Steenveldt64
A
10
A
71Jonas RöhnerJ. Röhner
Jan ScholzJ. Scholz61
A
11
A
72Stuart GoughS. Gough
 
Florian Del GrossoF. Del Grosso62
G
12
A
58Ivar VercammenI. Vercammen
Jochem ClaesJ. Claes58
A
13
A
71Robert CrooksR. Crooks
Jaap NelisseJ. Nelisse56
M
14
A
67Hryhoriy ShevchenkoH. Shevchenko

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Rat Verlegh Stadion where NAC Breda play host to VVV Venlo. A crowd of 14,793 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both NAC Breda and VVV Venlo are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marcel Korsten.


0.00
The first half starts with NAC Breda kicking off!
2.38
John Berendsen threads a neat ball through to ƒtienne Faber. ƒtienne Faber makes a simple pass to Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt rushes past Duncan Mccall! Reinier Van Steenveldt muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Pim de Jong with no chance!! Goal for NAC Breda!
6.48
Jakob Behrens flicks a high pass forward. Thijs Lee controls it well on his chest. Thijs Lee knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.10
Jan Rudge makes a simple pass to Jakob Behrens. Jakob Behrens darts forward. Jakob Behrens knocks the ball forward to Stuart Gough but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.36
John Berendsen sees ƒtienne Faber in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. ƒtienne Faber flicks a high pass forward. Jan Scholz controls it well on his chest. Jan Scholz edges inside the box! Jan Scholz takes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
18.30
Duncan Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Behrens. Jakob Behrens sees a break and surges forward. Jakob Behrens whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough directs the ball goalwards with his head. Nicola C. Maini manages to gather it effortlessly.
21.58
Craig McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Imbriani. Oscar Imbriani flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Gough holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Gough tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
24.59
Jakob Behrens makes a simple pass to Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough rushes past John Berendsen! Stuart Gough shoots from just inside the box but slams it into the crowd!
26.12
ƒtienne Faber kicks a strong pass forward to Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
27.27
With vision, ƒtienne Faber plays the ball forward to Jan Scholz. Jan Scholz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.16
With a delightful solo run, Oscar Imbriani stretches the opposition's defence. Oscar Imbriani lofts in a cross ball towards Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee connects with a diving header but it slams into the crowd!
32.29
Daan Cornelisse deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Scholz. Jan Scholz tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
36.23
Craig McGrory makes a simple pass to Joseph Miller. Joseph Miller makes a simple pass to Jonas Röhner. Jonas Röhner lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough heads the ball goalwards but Nicola C. Maini is on top of it.
39.54
ƒtienne Faber plays the ball forward to Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Mccall.
40.48
Duncan Mccall passes the ball forward to Jakob Behrens. With a delightful solo run, Jakob Behrens stretches the opposition's defence. Jakob Behrens lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.20
John Berendsen threads a neat ball through to Daan Cornelisse. Daan Cornelisse deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Pim de Jong effortlessly smothers it!
45.00
Duncan Mccall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rio Best. Rio Best kicks a strong pass forward to Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Röhner. Jonas Röhner shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Jonas Röhner scores for VVV Venlo!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. NAC Breda appear unchanged since the first half. VVV Venlo also appear unchanged since the first half. The NAC Breda players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
VVV Venlo kick off!
49.20
Oscar Imbriani threads a neat ball through to Jonas Röhner. Jonas Röhner knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Nicola C. Maini is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
53.54
Joao Almeida makes a strong solo run forward. Joao Almeida makes a simple pass to Gianmatteo Ripa. Gianmatteo Ripa lofts in a cross ball towards Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
60.06
VVV Venlo have made 2 substitutions with Ivar Vercammen replacing Jan Rudge and Hryhoriy Shevchenko replacing Jonas Röhner .
61.09
Edgar Verberne threads the ball through to Gianmatteo Ripa. Gianmatteo Ripa whips in a cross ball towards Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt powers a header at goal. Pim de Jong didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
63.17
Edgar Verberne passes the ball forward to Gianmatteo Ripa. Gianmatteo Ripa shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
71.09
Gianmatteo Ripa barges into Duncan Mccall. The referee calls over Gianmatteo Ripa and shows him a yellow card! Duncan Mccall hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.58
Edgar Verberne flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Scholz. Jan Scholz lofts in a cross ball towards Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but Ivar Vercammen blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
75.55
Rio Best passes the ball forward to Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee lofts in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Shevchenko. Hryhoriy Shevchenko connects with a diving header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for VVV Venlo!
78.18
Ivar Vercammen passes the ball forward to Joseph Miller. Joseph Miller sees a break and surges forward. Joseph Miller knocks the ball forward to Hryhoriy Shevchenko but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
79.58
John Berendsen clumsily knocks into Joseph Miller. John Berendsen is given a warning by the referee! Joseph Miller stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.58
Free kick to VVV Venlo just outside the area...
81.57
Joseph Miller takes a slow run up but it's too wide. Goal kick.
83.17
Rio Best advances with the ball. Rio Best finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
84.24
Jakob Behrens sees Hryhoriy Shevchenko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hryhoriy Shevchenko lofts in a cross ball towards Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee makes a deft header but somehow Nicola C. Maini manages to keep it out.
89.47
Ivar Vercammen hacks Jan Scholz from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jan Scholz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

NAC Breda

VVV Venlo
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.1%
61.9%
Play Area
28.6%
41.7%
29.8%

Scorers
Reinier Van Steenveldt 2
Stuart Gough 40, 49
Jonas Röhner 45
Hryhoriy Shevchenko 76

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Gough of VVV Venlo

Match Ratings
1.Nicola C. Maini (GK)
6
2.John Berendsen (DEF)
6
3.Joao Almeida (DEF)
6
4.Sebastiao Alves (DEF)
6
5.Edgar Verberne (MID)
6
6.ƒtienne Faber (MID)
7
7.Jermaine Salmon (MID)
6
8.Daan Cornelisse (MID)
6
9.Gianmatteo Ripa (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Reinier Van Steenveldt (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Jan Scholz (ATT)
6
 
12.Florian Del Grosso (GK)
0
13.Jochem Claes (ATT)
0
14.Jaap Nelisse (MID)
0

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