Match Report
| Helmond Sport | Helmond Sport |  |  | VVV Venlo | VVV Venlo | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arjan Geerinckx | A. Geerinckx |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 | | Reinier Lodewijks | R. Lodewijks | |||||||||
| Willem Brouwers | W. Brouwers | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 81 | | Pascal Bergdolmo | P. Bergdolmo | |||||||||
| Alex Baiocco | A. Baiocco |  | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | Hugo Gomez | H. Gomez | |||||||||
| Roberto Leon | R. Leon | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Chris Jongsma | C. Jongsma | |||||||||
| Maurizio Grassadonia | M. Grassadonia | | 58 | D | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Erwin Overmars | E. Overmars | |||||||||
| Thomas Abidallah | T. Abidallah | | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Bogdan Mans | B. Mans | |||||||||
| Ger Van Mol | G. Van Mol | | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Gabriel Ruiz | G. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Jordi De Gier | J. De Gier | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Nikos Chivu | N. Chivu | |||||||||
| Jesper Pienaar | J. Pienaar | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 81 | | Sergio Testini | S. Testini | |||||||||
| Roger Kreek | R. Kreek | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Diego Schoenmakers | D. Schoenmakers | |||||||||
| Antoine Nelisse | A. Nelisse | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 |  | Julien Zebre | J. Zebre | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stadion De Braak where Helmond Sport play host to VVV Venlo. A crowd of 18,802 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Helmond Sport and VVV Venlo are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Helmond Sport and VVV Venlo are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and VVV Venlo kick off!
2.36
0-0Pascal Bergdolmo kicks a strong pass forward to Nikos Chivu. Nikos Chivu sees space and advances. Nikos Chivu knocks in a cross ball towards Diego Schoenmakers. Diego Schoenmakers heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.53
1-0Roberto Leon passes the ball forward to Thomas Abidallah. Thomas Abidallah chips the ball to his team mate, Roger Kreek. Roger Kreek whips in a cross ball towards Antoine Nelisse. Antoine Nelisse powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Antoine Nelisse!
15.01
Thomas Abidallah sees space and advances. Thomas Abidallah knocks in a cross ball towards Antoine Nelisse. Antoine Nelisse flicks the ball with his head. Reinier Lodewijks is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.38
2-0Gabriel Ruiz makes a simple pass to Sergio Testini. Sergio Testini knocks the ball forward to Diego Schoenmakers but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.12
Nikos Chivu flicks the ball to his team mate, Julien Zebre. Julien Zebre sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
34.00
Maurizio Grassadonia threads the ball through to Thomas Abidallah. Thomas Abidallah kicks a strong pass forward to Jesper Pienaar. Jesper Pienaar knocks the ball forward to Roger Kreek but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
38.27
Alex Baiocco knocks the ball to his team mate, Ger Van Mol. Ger Van Mol controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jesper Pienaar. Jesper Pienaar shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.15
Roberto Leon knocks the ball to his team mate, Ger Van Mol. Ger Van Mol makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jesper Pienaar. Jesper Pienaar goes all the way! Jesper Pienaar shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Reinier Lodewijks had no chance!! Goal for Helmond Sport!
42.51
Alex Baiocco decides to run forward with the ball. Alex Baiocco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jesper Pienaar. Jesper Pienaar goes all the way! Jesper Pienaar rockets a shot on goal. Reinier Lodewijks is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Helmond Sport kick off!
47.57
Bogdan Mans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sergio Testini. Sergio Testini flicks the ball to his team mate, Julien Zebre. Julien Zebre rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.10
Hugo Gomez chips the ball to his team mate, Bogdan Mans. Bogdan Mans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sergio Testini. Sergio Testini whips in a cross ball towards Julien Zebre. Julien Zebre is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Arjan Geerinckx is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
54.41
Alex Baiocco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jordi De Gier. Jordi De Gier makes a probing pass to Roger Kreek. Roger Kreek kicks a strong pass forward to Antoine Nelisse but the referee indicates it's offside!
55.39
4-2The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
57.02
4-2Roberto Leon threads the ball through to Ger Van Mol. Ger Van Mol makes a simple pass to Jesper Pienaar. Jesper Pienaar shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Reinier Lodewijks manages to gather it comfortably.
59.23
Thomas Abidallah deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antoine Nelisse. Antoine Nelisse deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jesper Pienaar. Jesper Pienaar shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Reinier Lodewijks is on top of it.
60.01
Gabriel Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Julien Zebre. Julien Zebre shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Arjan Geerinckx manages to gather it comfortably.
61.01
Ger Van Mol kicks a strong pass forward to Roger Kreek. Roger Kreek shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.20
Jordi De Gier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roger Kreek. Roger Kreek lofts in a cross ball towards Antoine Nelisse. Antoine Nelisse flicks the ball with his head but Reinier Lodewijks is on top of it.
69.21
4-2Ger Van Mol flicks the ball to his team mate, Roger Kreek. Roger Kreek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.18
Thomas Abidallah flicks the ball to his team mate, Jesper Pienaar. Jesper Pienaar lofts in a cross ball towards Roger Kreek. Roger Kreek is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
77.59
Nikos Chivu sees space and advances. Nikos Chivu whips in a cross ball towards Diego Schoenmakers. Diego Schoenmakers connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.21
Bogdan Mans takes it forward alone. Bogdan Mans plays a perfect one-two with Diego Schoenmakers and rushes in on goal... Bogdan Mans cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.32
Nikos Chivu chips the ball to his team mate, Diego Schoenmakers. Diego Schoenmakers shoots from 25 yards but somehow Arjan Geerinckx manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
4
3
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.8%
34.2%
Play Area
27.4%
45.2%
27.4%
Scorers
| Antoine Nelisse 4, 15 Jesper Pienaar 39, 43 | Julien Zebre 48, 51 Bogdan Mans 81 |