Match Report
| VVV Venlo | VVV Venlo |  |  | Willem II Tilburg | Willem II Tilburg | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reinier Lodewijks | R. Lodewijks |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 | | Sieme Janssen | S. Janssen | |||||||||
| Pascal Bergdolmo | P. Bergdolmo | | 81 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 82 |  | Paul Welter | P. Welter | |||||||||
| Hugo Gomez | H. Gomez |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Tim van den Berg | T. van den Berg | |||||||||
| Chris Jongsma | C. Jongsma | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Marino Vierklau | M. Vierklau | |||||||||
| Erwin Overmars | E. Overmars | | 60 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 |  | Gennaro Frezzolini | G. Frezzolini | |||||||||
| Bogdan Mans | B. Mans | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Roy Kooistra | R. Kooistra | |||||||||
| Gabriel Ruiz | G. Ruiz | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Mustapha Roy | M. Roy | |||||||||
| Nikos Chivu | N. Chivu | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Youssef Zoetebier | Y. Zoetebier | |||||||||
| Sergio Testini | S. Testini | | 82 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 | | Roger Sikora | R. Sikora | |||||||||
| Diego Schoenmakers | D. Schoenmakers | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Stephane Magoni | S. Magoni | |||||||||
| Julien Zebre | J. Zebre |  | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Franco Sergi | F. Sergi | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to Willem II Tilburg. A crowd of 18,450 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Willem II Tilburg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Willem II Tilburg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0VVV Venlo start the match!
2.25
0-0Roy Kooistra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
4.02
Chris Jongsma threads the ball through to Nikos Chivu. Nikos Chivu knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Testini. Sergio Testini goes all the way! Sergio Testini tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.49
0-1Mustapha Roy chips the ball to his team mate, Roger Sikora. Roger Sikora shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.45
Youssef Zoetebier flicks the ball to his team mate, Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi knocks in a cross ball towards Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.05
Roy Kooistra knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni shoots from 25 yards. Reinier Lodewijks is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.03
Nikos Chivu passes the ball forward to Sergio Testini. Sergio Testini whips in a cross ball towards Diego Schoenmakers. Diego Schoenmakers heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.36
0-3Chris Jongsma passes the ball forward to Bogdan Mans. Bogdan Mans chips the ball to his team mate, Julien Zebre. Julien Zebre plays a perfect one-two with Diego Schoenmakers and rushes in on goal... Julien Zebre makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Sieme Janssen.
32.10
0-3Pascal Bergdolmo boots it upfield. Diego Schoenmakers knocks the ball forward to Julien Zebre but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
33.16
Mustapha Roy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni goes all the way! Stephane Magoni shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.37
Nikos Chivu makes a probing pass to Sergio Testini. Sergio Testini knocks in a cross ball towards Julien Zebre. Julien Zebre flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
40.15
0-4Willem II Tilburg are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate VVV Venlo's defence.
45.00
Roy Kooistra flicks the ball to his team mate, Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Willem II Tilburg kick off the second half!
49.42
Gabriel Ruiz knocks the ball to his team mate, Diego Schoenmakers. Diego Schoenmakers knocks in a cross ball towards Julien Zebre. Julien Zebre flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.35
Chris Jongsma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bogdan Mans. Bogdan Mans chips the ball to his team mate, Julien Zebre. Julien Zebre shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
53.06
Nikos Chivu flicks the ball to his team mate, Diego Schoenmakers. Diego Schoenmakers goes all the way! Diego Schoenmakers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.39
Gabriel Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Diego Schoenmakers. Diego Schoenmakers passes the ball forward but Sergio Testini is offside!
59.24
Marino Vierklau sees a break and surges forward. Marino Vierklau chips the ball to his team mate, Stephane Magoni. Stephane Magoni sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
63.28
Roy Kooistra makes a simple pass to Roger Sikora. Roger Sikora sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Reinier Lodewijks easily smothers it!
65.46
0-4Roy Kooistra flicks the ball to his team mate, Roger Sikora. Roger Sikora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.29
Gabriel Ruiz kicks a strong pass forward to Sergio Testini. Sergio Testini shoots from outside the area but somehow Sieme Janssen manages to keep it out.
69.24
Nikos Chivu makes a probing pass to Diego Schoenmakers. Diego Schoenmakers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Testini but he's offside!
71.35
Erwin Overmars threads the ball through to Gabriel Ruiz. Gabriel Ruiz makes a simple pass to Julien Zebre. Julien Zebre lofts in a cross ball towards Diego Schoenmakers. Diego Schoenmakers directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Sieme Janssen manages to keep it out.
72.36
Mustapha Roy chips the ball to his team mate, Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.13
Gennaro Frezzolini knocks the ball forward to Franco Sergi. Franco Sergi shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.10
Bogdan Mans makes a probing pass to Diego Schoenmakers. Diego Schoenmakers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sieme Janssen who gathers it comfortably.
78.24
0-4Franco Sergi catches Hugo Gomez on the ankles. Franco Sergi is shown the yellow card! Hugo Gomez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.08
Gabriel Ruiz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Testini. Sergio Testini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.39
Nikos Chivu decides to run forward with the ball. Nikos Chivu shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
85.57
0-4Roy Kooistra clumsily knocks into Nikos Chivu. Roy Kooistra is warned by the referee! Nikos Chivu runs off the knock.
87.55
Marino Vierklau hits it upfield. Roger Sikora controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Reinier Lodewijks is on top of it.
89.40
Erwin Overmars chips the ball to his team mate, Nikos Chivu. Nikos Chivu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Schoenmakers. Diego Schoenmakers shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.3%
36.7%
Play Area
32.2%
42.2%
25.6%
Scorers
| Roger Sikora 6 Stephane Magoni 14, 18, 33 |