Match Report
| NEC Nijmegen | NEC Nijmegen |  |  | Heracles Almelo | Heracles Almelo | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Meyer | A. Meyer |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Frank van Vliet | F. van Vliet | |||||||||
| Silvain Jansen | S. Jansen | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Robert Hoogendorp | R. Hoogendorp | |||||||||
| Adilson Faber | A. Faber | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Niels Hendriks | N. Hendriks | |||||||||
| Artur Pinheiro | A. Pinheiro |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Sieb Moeliker | S. Moeliker | |||||||||
| Adam Coppinger | A. Coppinger |  | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 60 |  | Jacques Malm | J. Malm | |||||||||
| Jeroen De Boer | J. De Boer | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Raymond Redan | R. Redan | |||||||||
| Enrico Favalli | E. Favalli |  | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Menno Lobont | M. Lobont | |||||||||
| Peter Riga | P. Riga | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Bart Averdijk | B. Averdijk | |||||||||
| Reinder Broerse | R. Broerse | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 |  | Marcos Molowny | M. Molowny | |||||||||
| Remco Jongen | R. Jongen | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Dave Bergkamp | D. Bergkamp | |||||||||
| Anthony Kuyt | A. Kuyt | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Patrick Houwing | P. Houwing | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to Heracles Almelo. A crowd of 18,074 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both NEC Nijmegen and Heracles Almelo are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both NEC Nijmegen and Heracles Almelo are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Heracles Almelo get the match underway!
3.02
0-0Peter Riga clumsily knocks into Raymond Redan. Peter Riga is given a warning by the referee! Raymond Redan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
10.48
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
12.29
0-0Enrico Favalli kicks a strong pass forward to Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
14.33
Sieb Moeliker kicks a strong pass forward to Raymond Redan. Raymond Redan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Houwing. Patrick Houwing knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Molowny. Marcos Molowny makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.05
Niels Hendriks makes a simple pass to Raymond Redan. Raymond Redan threads the ball through to Patrick Houwing. Patrick Houwing finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
20.57
0-0Menno Lobont decides to run forward with the ball. Menno Lobont makes a probing pass to Marcos Molowny but he's offside!
21.05
0-0Adam Coppinger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jeroen De Boer. Jeroen De Boer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen goes all the way! Remco Jongen shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Frank van Vliet.
26.57
Artur Pinheiro sees space and advances. Artur Pinheiro surges forward with the ball. Artur Pinheiro tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.51
Artur Pinheiro makes a beautiful solo run. Artur Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Frank van Vliet is on top of it.
28.45
0-0Raymond Redan flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Molowny. Marcos Molowny knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adam Coppinger.
32.23
Enrico Favalli makes a beautiful solo run. Enrico Favalli lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Frank van Vliet!
33.53
Artur Pinheiro takes it forward alone. Artur Pinheiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.08
1-0Silvain Jansen threads the ball through to Enrico Favalli. Enrico Favalli chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt knocks in a cross ball towards Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.47
Peter Riga makes a probing pass to Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frank van Vliet who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
NEC Nijmegen start the second half!
51.38
Jeroen De Boer chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frank van Vliet who gathers it comfortably.
54.03
Adam Coppinger brings the ball forward. Adam Coppinger kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.31
Enrico Favalli threads the ball through to Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt lofts in a cross ball towards Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen flicks the ball with his head but Frank van Vliet is on top of it.
61.08
2-0Menno Lobont comes in with a late challenge on Enrico Favalli. Menno Lobont is warned by the referee! Enrico Favalli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.39
Raymond Redan makes a probing pass to Dave Bergkamp. Dave Bergkamp whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Molowny. Marcos Molowny directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Alexander Meyer manages to keep it out.
66.28
Jeroen De Boer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
67.10
Adam Coppinger advances with the ball. Adam Coppinger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
73.26
Peter Riga surges forward with the ball. Peter Riga controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.25
Adilson Faber passes the ball forward to Jeroen De Boer. Jeroen De Boer makes a probing pass to Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt knocks in a cross ball towards Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
81.58
Jeroen De Boer sees space and advances. Jeroen De Boer shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
85.14
Raymond Redan makes a simple pass to Marcos Molowny. Marcos Molowny knocks the ball forward to Dave Bergkamp but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
87.20
Peter Riga threads the ball through to Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt powers a header at goal. Frank van Vliet is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
9
1
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
68.8%
31.2%
Play Area
26.2%
47.5%
26.2%
Scorers
| Remco Jongen 34, 77 Anthony Kuyt 54, 87 |