Match Report
| NEC Nijmegen | NEC Nijmegen |  |  | NAC Breda | NAC Breda | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Meyer | A. Meyer |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Ted-Kelton Chabbert | T. Chabbert | |||||||||
| Silvain Jansen | S. Jansen |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Patrick Maes | P. Maes | |||||||||
| Adilson Faber | A. Faber | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Joris De Haan | J. De Haan | |||||||||
| Artur Pinheiro | A. Pinheiro |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Fabian Gentile | F. Gentile | |||||||||
| Adam Coppinger | A. Coppinger |  | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Tim Moens | T. Moens | |||||||||
| Jeroen De Boer | J. De Boer | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Thomas Arts | T. Arts | |||||||||
| Enrico Favalli | E. Favalli |  | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Kaci Aubanel | K. Aubanel | |||||||||
| Peter Riga | P. Riga | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Ellery Ooijer | E. Ooijer | |||||||||
| Reinder Broerse | R. Broerse | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 | | Sander Van As | S. Van As | |||||||||
| Remco Jongen | R. Jongen | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Arjan Zuidam | A. Zuidam | |||||||||
| Anthony Kuyt | A. Kuyt | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Fabiano Aldegani | F. Aldegani | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to NAC Breda. A crowd of 18,420 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both NEC Nijmegen and NAC Breda are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both NEC Nijmegen and NAC Breda are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with NEC Nijmegen kicking off!
2.07
0-0Enrico Favalli chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
3.10
0-0Artur Pinheiro passes the ball forward to Enrico Favalli. Enrico Favalli knocks the ball forward to Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse shoots from 25 yards but somehow Ted-Kelton Chabbert manages to keep it out.
6.18
0-0Enrico Favalli flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fabian Gentile.
8.07
Kaci Aubanel sees space and advances. Kaci Aubanel knocks in a cross ball towards Arjan Zuidam. Arjan Zuidam flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.21
Adam Coppinger chips the ball to his team mate, Jeroen De Boer. Jeroen De Boer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.28
Fabian Gentile deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Arts. Thomas Arts flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabiano Aldegani. Fabiano Aldegani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.31
Jeroen De Boer advances with the ball. Jeroen De Boer shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.52
Peter Riga kicks a strong pass forward to Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.09
1-0Adilson Faber sees a break and surges forward. Adilson Faber passes the ball forward to Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt plays a perfect one-two with Reinder Broerse and rushes in on goal... Anthony Kuyt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Ted-Kelton Chabbert had no chance!! Goal for NEC Nijmegen!
22.16
Enrico Favalli kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.11
Enrico Favalli chips the ball to his team mate, Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.16
Patrick Maes kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Arts. Thomas Arts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabiano Aldegani. Fabiano Aldegani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.55
Jeroen De Boer threads the ball through to Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Patrick Maes.
36.24
Artur Pinheiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jeroen De Boer. Jeroen De Boer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen finds some space and shoots from distance but Ted-Kelton Chabbert is on top of it.
44.54
1-0Fabiano Aldegani comes in with a late challenge on Adilson Faber. Fabiano Aldegani is warned by the referee! Adilson Faber grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
NAC Breda kick off and get the second half underway!
47.42
1-0Ellery Ooijer makes a probing pass to Sander Van As. Sander Van As makes a probing pass to Fabiano Aldegani but he's offside!
49.30
Adam Coppinger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jeroen De Boer. Jeroen De Boer flicks the ball to his team mate, Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.49
Joris De Haan knocks the ball to his team mate, Ellery Ooijer. Ellery Ooijer makes a simple pass to Arjan Zuidam. Arjan Zuidam knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Meyer who gathers it comfortably.
59.10
Kaci Aubanel takes it forward alone. Kaci Aubanel plays a perfect one-two with Fabiano Aldegani and rushes in on goal... Kaci Aubanel rockets a shot on goal but somehow Alexander Meyer manages to keep it out.
65.35
Ellery Ooijer knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabiano Aldegani. Fabiano Aldegani shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.16
Peter Riga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse lofts in a cross ball towards Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.51
Fabian Gentile passes the ball forward to Ellery Ooijer. Ellery Ooijer takes it forward alone. Ellery Ooijer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adilson Faber.
79.52
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
84.43
Joris De Haan catches Remco Jongen on the ankles. Joris De Haan is shown the yellow card! Remco Jongen carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.10
Peter Riga chips the ball to his team mate, Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
89.45
Fabian Gentile knocks the ball forward to Ellery Ooijer. Ellery Ooijer threads the ball through to Fabiano Aldegani. Fabiano Aldegani knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adilson Faber.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
22.5%
46.1%
31.5%
Scorers
| Anthony Kuyt 18 |