Match Report
| NEC Nijmegen | NEC Nijmegen |  |  | Willem II Tilburg | Willem II Tilburg | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Meyer | A. Meyer |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Sieme Janssen | S. Janssen | |||||||||
| Silvain Jansen | S. Jansen | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 82 | | Paul Welter | P. Welter | |||||||||
| Adilson Faber | A. Faber | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Tim van den Berg | T. van den Berg | |||||||||
| Artur Pinheiro | A. Pinheiro |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Marino Vierklau | M. Vierklau | |||||||||
| Adam Coppinger | A. Coppinger |  | 62 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 |  | Gennaro Frezzolini | G. Frezzolini | |||||||||
| Jeroen De Boer | J. De Boer | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Pius Hasselbaink | P. Hasselbaink | |||||||||
| Enrico Favalli | E. Favalli | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Roy Kooistra | R. Kooistra | |||||||||
| Peter Riga | P. Riga | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Mustapha Roy | M. Roy | |||||||||
| Reinder Broerse | R. Broerse | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 | | Roger Sikora | R. Sikora | |||||||||
| Remco Jongen | R. Jongen | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Stephane Magoni | S. Magoni | |||||||||
| Anthony Kuyt | A. Kuyt | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Franco Sergi | F. Sergi | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to Willem II Tilburg. A crowd of 17,780 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
NEC Nijmegen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Willem II Tilburg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
NEC Nijmegen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Willem II Tilburg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0NEC Nijmegen kick off and get the match underway!
3.55
0-0Enrico Favalli makes a simple pass to Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
4.57
Roy Kooistra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
6.24
0-0Roy Kooistra flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Meyer who gathers it comfortably.
8.52
Peter Riga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
9.51
Pius Hasselbaink flicks the ball to his team mate, Roger Sikora. Roger Sikora finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.22
Gennaro Frezzolini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.06
Enrico Favalli brings the ball forward. Enrico Favalli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.28
0-1Mustapha Roy makes a probing pass to Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi whips in a cross ball towards Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.56
0-1Mustapha Roy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roger Sikora. Roger Sikora shoots from 25 yards but somehow Alexander Meyer manages to keep it out.
22.33
Pius Hasselbaink controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Franco Sergi!
26.14
0-2Peter Riga hacks Gennaro Frezzolini from behind! Peter Riga is warned by the referee! Gennaro Frezzolini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.45
Tim van den Berg makes a simple pass to Roy Kooistra. Roy Kooistra deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.25
Peter Riga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Sieme Janssen easily smothers it!
32.32
Tim van den Berg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roy Kooistra. Roy Kooistra makes a simple pass to Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.01
Tim van den Berg makes a simple pass to Roy Kooistra. Roy Kooistra deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roger Sikora. Roger Sikora plays a perfect one-two with Franco Sergi and rushes in on goal... Roger Sikora cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.43
Jeroen De Boer makes a simple pass to Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt lofts in a cross ball towards Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
38.58
Enrico Favalli threads the ball through to Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Adam Coppinger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Enrico Favalli. Enrico Favalli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sieme Janssen who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Willem II Tilburg kick off!
48.59
0-2The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
55.57
Enrico Favalli knocks the ball to his team mate, Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.40
Roy Kooistra surges forward with the ball. Roy Kooistra tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.56
Peter Riga kicks a strong pass forward to Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.57
Pius Hasselbaink chips the ball to his team mate, Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi shoots from 20 yards. What a cracker!! Alexander Meyer had no chance!! Goal for Willem II Tilburg!
75.37
Adilson Faber makes a simple pass to Jeroen De Boer. Jeroen De Boer advances with the ball. Jeroen De Boer shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Sieme Janssen easily smothers it!
77.50
Marino Vierklau makes a probing pass to Roy Kooistra. Roy Kooistra deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roger Sikora. Roger Sikora lofts in a cross ball towards Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.55
Roy Kooistra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni whips in a cross ball towards Roger Sikora. Roger Sikora powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.14
Jeroen De Boer chips the ball to his team mate, Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
Artur Pinheiro threads the ball through to Peter Riga. Peter Riga takes it forward alone. Peter Riga whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt flicks the ball with his head. Sieme Janssen easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
8
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.5%
58.5%
Play Area
26.8%
45.1%
28%
Scorers
| Stephane Magoni 16, 77 Franco Sergi 22, 72 Roger Sikora 82 |