Match Report


RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk     VeendamVeendam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Don McGroryD. McGrory58
G
1captain
G
53Nick KooimanN. Kooiman
Dave Van GobbelD. Van Gobbel70
D
2
D
66Jan Vennegoor WinterJ. Winter
Dominic JohnstoneD. Johnstone64
D
3
D
57Arco VeurinkA. Veurink
Morris SmithM. Smith61
D
4
D
56Niels LatuheruN. Latuheru
Wilfred NieuwenburgW. Nieuwenburg60
D
captain5
D
56Julian VidalJ. Vidal
Rafael PromesR. Promes67
M
6
M
69Kofi RobbenK. Robben
Ger Van LoenhoutG. Van Loenhout62
M
7
M
59Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison
Tony ZafarinT. Zafarin60
M
8
A
64Kofi LanckohrK. Lanckohr
Bert OoijerB. Ooijer66
A
9
A
56Richard De RomijnR. De Romijn
Cliff Van Den BromC. Van Den Brom63
A
10
A
55Jeremy ZwaanswijkJ. Zwaanswijk
Dietmar BierhoffD. Bierhoff57
A
11
A
49Barry Van Der LeegteB. Van Der Leegte
 
Martijn WiekensM. Wiekens58
D
12
M
58Sergio TychonS. Tychon
Davy Van EdeD. Van Ede57
G
13
G
53Tom AlberdaT. Alberda
Dries SchultzD. Schultz57
M
14
D
52Frits de BoerF. de Boer

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Mandemakers Stadion where RKC Waalwijk play host to Veendam. A crowd of 9,121 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
RKC Waalwijk are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Veendam appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Joris Jongen.


0.00
RKC Waalwijk start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.37
Rafael Promes threads a neat ball through to Dietmar Bierhoff. Dietmar Bierhoff shoots from outside the area. Good keeping from Nick Kooiman as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
4.57
Tony Zafarin takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Bert Ooijer. Bert Ooijer chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Kofi Robben reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
6.27
With some swift thinking, Stuart Morrison plays the ball forward to Kofi Lanckohr. Kofi Lanckohr flicks a high pass forward. Richard De Romijn controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Richard De Romijn provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Don McGrory gets down and covers it.
10.45
Morris Smith threads a neat ball through to Ger Van Loenhout. Ger Van Loenhout kicks a strong pass forward to Cliff Van Den Brom. Cliff Van Den Brom knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.43
Wilfred Nieuwenburg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ger Van Loenhout. Ger Van Loenhout controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cliff Van Den Brom. Cliff Van Den Brom knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jan Vennegoor Winter.
16.38
Tony Zafarin makes a simple pass to Dietmar Bierhoff. Dietmar Bierhoff plays a quick one-two with Cliff Van Den Brom and rushes in on goal... Dietmar Bierhoff shoots from just inside the box but it flies just off target!
18.29
Rafael Promes flicks the ball to his team mate, Bert Ooijer. Bert Ooijer shoots from outside the area. Nick Kooiman gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
20.24
Rafael Promes flicks a high pass forward to Cliff Van Den Brom who brings the ball under control. Cliff Van Den Brom shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
21.24
Tony Zafarin chips the ball to his team mate, Bert Ooijer. Bert Ooijer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arco Veurink.
24.23
Stuart Morrison passes the ball forward to Richard De Romijn. Richard De Romijn knocks the ball forward, putting Kofi Lanckohr through on goal. Kofi Lanckohr cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Morris Smith is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
36.25
Morris Smith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ger Van Loenhout. Ger Van Loenhout deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Bierhoff. Dietmar Bierhoff rushes past Arco Veurink! Dietmar Bierhoff shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.47
Dominic Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Tony Zafarin controls it well on his chest. Tony Zafarin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bert Ooijer. Bert Ooijer shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
40.28
Julian Vidal barges into Dietmar Bierhoff. Julian Vidal is given a warning by the referee! Dietmar Bierhoff hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RKC Waalwijk appear unchanged since the first half. Veendam also appear unchanged since the first half. The Veendam players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Veendam kicking off!
47.01
Rafael Promes flicks a high pass forward. Cliff Van Den Brom collects the pass. Cliff Van Den Brom knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Dietmar Bierhoff is offside!
49.00
Stuart Morrison flicks the ball to his team mate, Barry Van Der Leegte. Barry Van Der Leegte shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.45
Jan Vennegoor Winter flicks a high pass forward. Kofi Robben collects the pass. Kofi Robben plays the ball forward to Jeremy Zwaanswijk. Jeremy Zwaanswijk knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard De Romijn. Richard De Romijn rockets a shot on goal. Good keeping from Don McGrory as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
54.50
Stuart Morrison takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Tony Zafarin gets to the ball and clears it up field.
61.52
With some swift thinking, Niels Latuheru plays the ball forward to Kofi Robben. Kofi Robben knocks the ball to his team mate, Kofi Lanckohr. Kofi Lanckohr plays a scrappy one-two with Barry Van Der Leegte and advances towards the goal... Kofi Lanckohr strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
63.33
Arco Veurink knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison darts forward. Stuart Morrison plays a quick one-two with Kofi Lanckohr and rushes in on goal... Stuart Morrison shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
66.51
Kofi Robben takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison passes the ball forward to Barry Van Der Leegte. Barry Van Der Leegte knocks in a cross ball towards Kofi Lanckohr. Kofi Lanckohr finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
69.18
Tony Zafarin catches Stuart Morrison on the ankles. The referee warns Tony Zafarin to calm down! Stuart Morrison stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.52
Dominic Johnstone makes a simple pass to Tony Zafarin. Tony Zafarin threads a neat ball through to Bert Ooijer. Bert Ooijer shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
75.39
Morris Smith threads the ball through to Ger Van Loenhout. Ger Van Loenhout makes an attacking run forward. Ger Van Loenhout shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.46
Wilfred Nieuwenburg kicks a strong pass forward to Ger Van Loenhout. Ger Van Loenhout runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ger Van Loenhout makes a great pass forward. Bert Ooijer runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Dominic Johnstone flicks the ball to his team mate, Tony Zafarin. Tony Zafarin makes a probing pass to Cliff Van Den Brom. Cliff Van Den Brom shoots from 20 yards but Nick Kooiman is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RKC Waalwijk

Veendam
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.8%
41.2%
Play Area
25%
46.2%
28.7%

Scorers
Dietmar Bierhoff 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dietmar Bierhoff of RKC Waalwijk

Match Ratings