Match Report


VeendamVeendam     FC Den BoschFC Den Bosch
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nick KooimanN. Kooiman53
G
1
G
74Joost NelisseJ. Nelisse
Jan Vennegoor WinterJ. Winter66
D
2
D
69Johnny Van RijswijkJ. Van Rijswijk
Arco VeurinkA. Veurink57
D
3captain
D
63Giorgio BaioccoG. Baiocco
Niels LatuheruN. Latuheru56
D
4
D
63Bogdan NeeskensB. Neeskens
Julian VidalJ. Vidal56
D
5
M
69Roy de WitR. de Wit
Peter LindenberghP. Lindenbergh67
M
6
M
64Ed De HaanE. De Haan
Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison60
M
7
M
61Ivo De JongI. De Jong
Kofi LanckohrK. Lanckohr64
A
8
M
59Milan Berck KuytM. Kuyt
Richard De RomijnR. De Romijn56
A
captain9
A
69Tony MersonT. Merson
Jeremy ZwaanswijkJ. Zwaanswijk55
A
10
A
67Ramon KoningR. Koning
Barry Van Der LeegteB. Van Der Leegte49
A
11
A
62Jack KoemanJ. Koeman
 
Sergio TychonS. Tychon58
M
12
G
66Gionatha CircelloG. Circello
Tom AlberdaT. Alberda53
G
13
G
61Sjaak RudgeS. Rudge
Frits de BoerF. de Boer52
D
14
D
57Jochem BakkerJ. Bakker

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at De Langeleegte where Veendam play host to FC Den Bosch. A crowd of 8,436 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Veendam are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while FC Den Bosch appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jimmy Bouma.


0.00
FC Den Bosch start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.24
Bogdan Neeskens flicks a high ball forward to Ed De Haan who gracefully takes it down. Ed De Haan flicks a high pass forward. Ramon Koning controls it well on his chest. Ramon Koning makes a great pass forward. Jack Koeman runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
10.11
Ed De Haan hits a low pass to Jack Koeman. Jack Koeman knocks the ball to his team mate, Ramon Koning. Ramon Koning cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
14.06
Peter Lindenbergh flicks a high pass forward. Barry Van Der Leegte holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Barry Van Der Leegte knocks in a cross ball towards Richard De Romijn. Richard De Romijn flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Joost Nelisse.
15.37
It's a corner kick. Stuart Morrison kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Some superb footwork from Jeremy Zwaanswijk provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
20.12
Ed De Haan makes a probing pass to Jack Koeman. Jack Koeman hits a low pass to Tony Merson. Arco Veurink catches Tony Merson on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
21.48
Stuart Morrison laces a through ball forward to Jeremy Zwaanswijk. Jeremy Zwaanswijk plays a scrappy one-two with Barry Van Der Leegte and stumbles forward towards the goal... Bogdan Neeskens comes in with a late challenge on Jeremy Zwaanswijk. Jeremy Zwaanswijk appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
22.38
Veendam are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
24.39
Niels Latuheru makes a simple pass to Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison passes the ball forward to Jeremy Zwaanswijk. Jeremy Zwaanswijk knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Richard De Romijn is offside!
26.04
Stuart Morrison chips the ball to his team mate, Barry Van Der Leegte. Barry Van Der Leegte knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johnny Van Rijswijk.
30.57
Stuart Morrison sees Barry Van Der Leegte in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Barry Van Der Leegte lofts in a cross ball towards Jeremy Zwaanswijk. Jeremy Zwaanswijk flicks the ball with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
33.56
Giorgio Baiocco plays the ball forward to Ed De Haan. Ed De Haan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ed De Haan knocks the ball to his team mate, Jack Koeman. Jack Koeman takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.01
Johnny Van Rijswijk sees Ivo De Jong in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivo De Jong flicks a high pass forward. Tony Merson collects the pass. Tony Merson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
44.40
Milan Berck Kuyt flicks a high pass forward to Tony Merson who brings the ball under control. Tony Merson shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Veendam appear unchanged since the first half. FC Den Bosch also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Veendam start the second half!
47.23
Ed De Haan hits a low pass to Tony Merson. Tony Merson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Nick Kooiman comfortably smothers it!
49.36
Ivo De Jong threads a neat ball through to Ramon Koning. Ramon Koning flicks the ball to his team mate, Jack Koeman. Jack Koeman side-steps and rifles a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
53.48
Julian Vidal kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Lindenbergh. Peter Lindenbergh flicks the ball to his team mate, Kofi Lanckohr. Kofi Lanckohr controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.36
FC Den Bosch have made 2 substitutions with Gionatha Circello replacing Giorgio Baiocco and Jochem Bakker replacing Jack Koeman and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
63.27
Ivo De Jong catches Stuart Morrison on the ankles. Ivo De Jong is given a warning by the referee! Stuart Morrison runs off the knock.
65.41
Arco Veurink threads the ball through to Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison makes a probing pass to Richard De Romijn. Richard De Romijn shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
72.42
Julian Vidal comes in with a late challenge on Roy de Wit. Julian Vidal is shown the yellow card! Roy de Wit hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.32
FC Den Bosch have made a substitution with Sjaak Rudge replacing Ramon Koning .
78.41
Ed De Haan plays the ball forward to Sjaak Rudge. Sjaak Rudge lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Merson. Tony Merson beats his man to it with a header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Tony Merson!
81.47
Arco Veurink sees Stuart Morrison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Morrison flicks a high pass forward to Kofi Lanckohr who brings the ball under control. Kofi Lanckohr controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
84.03
Peter Lindenbergh flicks a high pass forward. Barry Van Der Leegte controls it well on his chest. Barry Van Der Leegte knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joost Nelisse who gathers it comfortably.
87.50
Peter Lindenbergh barges into Roy de Wit. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Roy de Wit hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Roy de Wit chips the ball to his team mate, Sjaak Rudge. Sjaak Rudge advances inside the box! Sjaak Rudge takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Veendam

FC Den Bosch
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.8%
64.2%
Play Area
34.6%
43.2%
22.2%

Scorers
Tony Merson 44, 78
Jack Koeman 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tony Merson of FC Den Bosch

Match Ratings
1.Nick Kooiman (GK)
6
2.Jan Vennegoor Winter (DEF)
6
3.Arco Veurink (DEF)
6
4.Niels Latuheru (DEF)
6
5.Julian Vidal (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Peter Lindenbergh (MID)yellow card
6
7.Stuart Morrison (MID)
7
8.Kofi Lanckohr (ATT)
6
9.Richard De Romijn (ATT)
6
10.Jeremy Zwaanswijk (ATT)
6
11.Barry Van Der Leegte (ATT)
6
 
12.Sergio Tychon (MID)
0
13.Tom Alberda (GK)
0
14.Frits de Boer (DEF)
0

1.Joost Nelisse (GK)
6
2.Johnny Van Rijswijk (DEF)
6
3.Giorgio Baiocco (DEF)
6
4.Bogdan Neeskens (DEF)
7
5.Roy de Wit (MID)
6
6.Ed De Haan (MID)
7
7.Ivo De Jong (MID)
7
8.Milan Berck Kuyt (MID)
7
9.Tony Merson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Ramon Koning (ATT)
7
11.Jack Koeman (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Gionatha Circello (GK)
6
13.Sjaak Rudge (GK)
7
14.Jochem Bakker (DEF)
6