Match Report


Heracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo     Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Frank van VlietF. van Vliet71
G
1
G
73Sieme JanssenS. Janssen
Robert HoogendorpR. Hoogendorp68
D
2
D
82Paul WelterP. Welter
Niels HendriksN. Hendriks63
D
3
D
69Tim van den BergT. van den Berg
Sieb MoelikerS. Moeliker62
D
4
D
67Marino VierklauM. Vierklau
Jacques MalmJ. Malm60
D
5
M
67Gennaro FrezzoliniG. Frezzolini
Raymond RedanR. Redan61
M
6
M
65Pius HasselbainkP. Hasselbaink
Menno LobontM. Lobont60
M
7
M
59Roy KooistraR. Kooistra
Bart AverdijkB. Averdijk58
M
8
M
50Mustapha RoyM. Roy
Marcos MolownyM. Molowny65
A
9
A
76Roger SikoraR. Sikora
Dave BergkampD. Bergkamp62
A
10
A
76Stephane MagoniS. Magoni
Patrick HouwingP. Houwing59
A
11
A
58Franco SergiF. Sergi

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Polman Stadion where Heracles Almelo play host to Willem II Tilburg. A crowd of 17,309 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Heracles Almelo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Willem II Tilburg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and Willem II Tilburg get the match underway!
2.29
Paul Welter kicks a strong pass forward to Roy Kooistra. Roy Kooistra chips the ball to his team mate, Roger Sikora. Roger Sikora knocks in a cross ball towards Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
3.04
Raymond Redan makes a beautiful solo run. Raymond Redan shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.09
Pius Hasselbaink makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.17
Bart Averdijk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dave Bergkamp. Dave Bergkamp shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.28
Roy Kooistra makes a probing pass to Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni plays a perfect one-two with Franco Sergi and rushes in on goal... Stephane Magoni makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Frank van Vliet easily smothers it.
16.24
Marino Vierklau threads the ball through to Roy Kooistra. Roy Kooistra threads the ball through to Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi lofts in a cross ball towards Roger Sikora. Roger Sikora directs the ball goalwards with his head. Frank van Vliet easily picks it out of the air!
18.36
Jacques Malm makes a probing pass to Bart Averdijk. Bart Averdijk flicks the ball to his team mate, Dave Bergkamp. Dave Bergkamp threads the ball through to Marcos Molowny but he's offside!
21.43
Pius Hasselbaink chips the ball to his team mate, Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
24.39
Sieb Moeliker comes in with a late challenge on Franco Sergi. Sieb Moeliker is given a warning by the referee! Franco Sergi stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.48
Paul Welter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pius Hasselbaink. Pius Hasselbaink deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frank van Vliet who gathers it comfortably.
30.59
Niels Hendriks makes a simple pass to Menno Lobont. Menno Lobont kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Bergkamp. Dave Bergkamp shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
33.53
Marino Vierklau makes a simple pass to Mustapha Roy. Mustapha Roy makes a probing pass to Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi shoots from long range but it flies wide!
38.23
Paul Welter chips the ball to his team mate, Pius Hasselbaink. Pius Hasselbaink controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roger Sikora. Roger Sikora whips in a cross ball towards Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Frank van Vliet manages to keep it out.
42.27
Sieb Moeliker advances with the ball. Sieb Moeliker sees space and advances. Sieb Moeliker shoots from outside the area but somehow Sieme Janssen manages to keep it out.
44.46
Raymond Redan knocks the ball forward to Dave Bergkamp. Dave Bergkamp threads the ball through to Marcos Molowny but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
Heracles Almelo kick off!
47.43
Menno Lobont catches Pius Hasselbaink on the ankles. Menno Lobont is warned by the referee! Pius Hasselbaink hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.26
Menno Lobont threads the ball through to Marcos Molowny. Marcos Molowny knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marino Vierklau.
49.58
Niels Hendriks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Menno Lobont. Menno Lobont makes a beautiful solo run. Menno Lobont plays a perfect one-two with Patrick Houwing and rushes in on goal... Menno Lobont takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.27
Mustapha Roy advances with the ball. Mustapha Roy tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.17
Mustapha Roy passes the ball forward to Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.46
Marino Vierklau comes in with a late challenge on Patrick Houwing. Marino Vierklau is given a warning by the referee! Patrick Houwing stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.15
Sieb Moeliker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Raymond Redan. Raymond Redan flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Houwing. Patrick Houwing goes all the way! Patrick Houwing makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
65.53
Heracles Almelo are easily keeping Willem II Tilburg at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
67.39
Roy Kooistra makes a simple pass to Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.44
Raymond Redan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Molowny. Marcos Molowny shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.55
Paul Welter makes a probing pass to Roy Kooistra. Roy Kooistra passes the ball forward to Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.34
Pius Hasselbaink knocks the ball forward to Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.05
Tim van den Berg makes a probing pass to Pius Hasselbaink. Pius Hasselbaink passes the ball forward to Roger Sikora. Roger Sikora shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
79.29
Raymond Redan chips the ball to his team mate, Dave Bergkamp. Dave Bergkamp shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.31
Jacques Malm kicks a strong pass forward to Bart Averdijk. Bart Averdijk knocks the ball to his team mate, Dave Bergkamp. Dave Bergkamp goes all the way! Dave Bergkamp cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.32
Willem II Tilburg are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
87.14
Marino Vierklau makes a probing pass to Pius Hasselbaink. Pius Hasselbaink chips the ball to his team mate, Roger Sikora. Roger Sikora sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
89.44
Tim van den Berg chips the ball to his team mate, Pius Hasselbaink. Pius Hasselbaink advances with the ball. Pius Hasselbaink controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Pius Hasselbaink of Willem II Tilburg
Match Statistics
 

Heracles Almelo

Willem II Tilburg
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
8
10
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.9%
56.1%
Play Area
29.6%
41.8%
28.6%