Match Report


HFC HaarlemHFC Haarlem     Heracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ferdi van der LindenF. van der Linden66
G
1
G
75Ronnie NelisseR. Nelisse
Tijani LanckohrT. Lanckohr75
D
2
D
62Ole NelisseO. Nelisse
Marinus GoossenM. Goossen61
D
3
D
61Ferry VerlindenF. Verlinden
Eric Van NieuwstadtE. Van Nieuwstadt52
D
4
D
60Nuno BarrosN. Barros
Nigel HuckerbyN. Huckerby47
D
5
M
69Jordy TalanJ. Talan
Ronald Van Den BergR. Van Den Berg70
M
6
M
68Alejandro HerreroA. Herrero
Sander HupkesS. Hupkes61
M
7
M
59Rene SmitR. Smit
Maurits EbbingeM. Ebbinge60
M
captain8
M
50Ahmed HamersA. Hamers
Bruno ValsesiaB. Valsesia57
M
9
A
70Sieb BesselinkS. Besselink
Wilco ViscaalW. Viscaal68
A
10captain
A
66Samuele RavanelliS. Ravanelli
Stanislas LlacerS. Llacer63
A
11
A
65Kevin MckinlayK. Mckinlay
 
Florian ZimmermannF. Zimmermann61
G
12
D
59Danny WhelanD. Whelan
Francisco AriasF. Arias57
A
13
G
59Davy RicciD. Ricci
Clarence JansenC. Jansen56
M
14
G
58Rene SeedorfR. Seedorf

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Haarlem Stadion where HFC Haarlem play host to Heracles Almelo. A crowd of 8,804 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
HFC Haarlem are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Heracles Almelo appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tomˆs Olfers.


0.00
The whistle blows and HFC Haarlem kick off!
6.43
Maurits Ebbinge deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wilco Viscaal. Wilco Viscaal whips in a cross ball towards Stanislas Llacer. Stanislas Llacer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent block by Ferry Verlinden!
15.58
Alejandro Herrero chips the ball to his team mate, Samuele Ravanelli. Samuele Ravanelli puts a great ball through but Sieb Besselink is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
16.45
Alejandro Herrero hits a low pass to Sieb Besselink. Sieb Besselink shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
22.13
Alejandro Herrero flicks a high pass forward. Sieb Besselink collects the pass. Sieb Besselink shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.03
Eric Van Nieuwstadt makes a simple pass to Ronald Van Den Berg. With a delightful solo run, Ronald Van Den Berg stretches the opposition's defence. Ronald Van Den Berg shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
26.47
Wilco Viscaal comes in with a late challenge on Nuno Barros. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nuno Barros hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.46
Ronald Van Den Berg flicks the ball to his team mate, Wilco Viscaal. Wilco Viscaal tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
33.15
Rene Smit comes in with a late challenge on Sander Hupkes. Rene Smit is given a warning by the referee! Sander Hupkes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.15
Jordy Talan threads the ball through to Samuele Ravanelli. Samuele Ravanelli shoots from long range. It's there!! Ferdi van der Linden has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.18
With imagination, Sander Hupkes plays the ball forward to Wilco Viscaal. Wilco Viscaal finds some space and shoots from distance. Ronnie Nelisse gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
39.36
Tijani Lanckohr surges forward with the ball. Without breaking stride, Tijani Lanckohr plays the ball forward to Stanislas Llacer. Stanislas Llacer knocks in a cross ball towards Wilco Viscaal. Wilco Viscaal gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.50
Jordy Talan darts forward. Jordy Talan plays a scrappy one-two with Sieb Besselink and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jordy Talan looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. HFC Haarlem have changed their lineup with Francisco Arias replacing Wilco Viscaal and Clarence Jansen replacing Stanislas Llacer. Heracles Almelo appear unchanged since the first half. The Heracles Almelo players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Heracles Almelo kick off!
47.34
Clarence Jansen comes in with a late challenge on Ferry Verlinden. The referee brings Clarence Jansen to one side and gives him a warning! Ferry Verlinden hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.20
Without breaking stride, Marinus Goossen plays the ball forward to Sander Hupkes. Sander Hupkes flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Arias who takes it down. Francisco Arias knocks in a cross ball towards Clarence Jansen. Clarence Jansen directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
53.34
Sander Hupkes makes a beautiful solo run. Sander Hupkes lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Arias. Francisco Arias makes a convincing header but it's drastically wayward!
55.18
Alejandro Herrero flicks a high pass forward. Sieb Besselink controls it well on his chest. Sieb Besselink shoots from outside the area. Wonderful reactions from Ferdi van der Linden keeps it out!
63.45
Alejandro Herrero comes in with a late challenge on Bruno Valsesia. The referee calls over Alejandro Herrero and shows him a yellow card! Bruno Valsesia runs off the knock.
66.00
Alejandro Herrero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuele Ravanelli. Samuele Ravanelli sees Kevin Mckinlay just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Mckinlay makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
67.34
Ferry Verlinden clumsily knocks into Sander Hupkes. Ferry Verlinden is warned by the referee! Sander Hupkes stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.12
Sander Hupkes makes an attacking run forward. Sander Hupkes tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
75.36
Ronald Van Den Berg changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ronald Van Den Berg sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
77.27
Alejandro Herrero kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay 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!
79.06
Marinus Goossen knocks the ball forward to Maurits Ebbinge. Maurits Ebbinge threads the ball through to Clarence Jansen. Clarence Jansen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Ronnie Nelisse manages to gather it.
84.53
Sander Hupkes makes a simple pass to Clarence Jansen. Clarence Jansen shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Ole Nelisse drives a long ball upfield. Sieb Besselink whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

HFC Haarlem

Heracles Almelo
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.9%
37.1%
Play Area
29%
46.8%
24.2%

Scorers
Wilco Viscaal 39
Clarence Jansen 48
Sieb Besselink 16
Samuele Ravanelli 34
Jordy Talan 43

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jordy Talan of Heracles Almelo

Match Ratings