Match Report
| Veendam | Veendam |  |  | NEC Nijmegen | NEC Nijmegen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuri Lambers | Y. Lambers |  | 80 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Alexander Meyer | A. Meyer | |||||||||
| Flavio Scarchilli | F. Scarchilli |  | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Silvain Jansen | S. Jansen | |||||||||
| Chris Mokoena | C. Mokoena | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Adilson Faber | A. Faber | |||||||||
| Sol Dean | S. Dean |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 |  | Artur Pinheiro | A. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Rene Ketting | R. Ketting | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 62 | | Adam Coppinger | A. Coppinger | |||||||||
| Michael de Jong | M. de Jong | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 | | Jeroen De Boer | J. De Boer | |||||||||
| Tjalle Bosman | T. Bosman | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | Enrico Favalli | E. Favalli | |||||||||
| Frits Hoekstra | F. Hoekstra | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Peter Riga | P. Riga | |||||||||
| Tieme Elzinga | T. Elzinga | | 49 | M | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Reinder Broerse | R. Broerse | |||||||||
| Andre Van Nistelrooy | A. Van Nistelrooy | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Remco Jongen | R. Jongen | |||||||||
| Dave Sedouki | D. Sedouki | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Anthony Kuyt | A. Kuyt | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at De Langeleegte where Veendam play host to NEC Nijmegen. A crowd of 19,393 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Veendam are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Veendam are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0NEC Nijmegen kick off the first half!
2.12
0-0Chris Mokoena brings the ball forward. Chris Mokoena takes it forward alone. Chris Mokoena shoots from long range but it flies wide!
3.43
Jeroen De Boer chips the ball to his team mate, Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Kuyt. Anthony Kuyt powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.16
0-0NEC Nijmegen are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Veendam's defence.
15.47
0-0Frits Hoekstra advances with the ball. Frits Hoekstra knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adilson Faber.
16.27
0-0Adam Coppinger threads the ball through to Enrico Favalli. Enrico Favalli knocks the ball to his team mate, Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Yuri Lambers easily smothers it!
20.12
0-0Andre Van Nistelrooy barges into Adam Coppinger. The referee calls over Andre Van Nistelrooy and shows him a yellow card! Adam Coppinger hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.46
Sol Dean controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frits Hoekstra. Frits Hoekstra knocks the ball forward to Andre Van Nistelrooy. Andre Van Nistelrooy finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.17
Sol Dean chips the ball to his team mate, Michael de Jong. Michael de Jong makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andre Van Nistelrooy. Andre Van Nistelrooy knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adilson Faber.
28.52
Michael de Jong takes it forward alone. Michael de Jong knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Sedouki. Dave Sedouki flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
36.43
Peter Riga flicks the ball to his team mate, Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.00
Flavio Scarchilli makes a simple pass to Tjalle Bosman. Tjalle Bosman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andre Van Nistelrooy. Andre Van Nistelrooy knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adam Coppinger.
45.00
Peter Riga takes it forward alone. Peter Riga shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Yuri Lambers.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Veendam kick off and get the second half underway!
54.36
Frits Hoekstra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andre Van Nistelrooy. Andre Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Meyer who gathers it comfortably.
55.50
Sol Dean clumsily knocks into Remco Jongen. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Remco Jongen runs off the knock.
60.48
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
61.14
Frits Hoekstra kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Sedouki. Dave Sedouki tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.12
0-1Enrico Favalli knocks the ball to his team mate, Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse goes all the way! Reinder Broerse makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Yuri Lambers has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
73.53
Chris Mokoena knocks the ball forward to Michael de Jong. Michael de Jong makes a simple pass to Dave Sedouki. Dave Sedouki lofts in a cross ball towards Andre Van Nistelrooy. Andre Van Nistelrooy is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Alexander Meyer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
78.24
Frits Hoekstra makes a probing pass to Andre Van Nistelrooy. Andre Van Nistelrooy tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.20
Jeroen De Boer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Reinder Broerse. Reinder Broerse knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yuri Lambers who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.4%
41.6%
Play Area
26%
50.6%
23.4%
Scorers