Match Report


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The sky is dark and overcast here at De Langeleegte where Veendam play host to VVV Venlo. A crowd of 9,355 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Veendam are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while VVV Venlo appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Van Vliet.


0.00
Veendam kick off and get the match underway!
3.54
Duncan Mcinnes sees Dennis Scharrenburg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dennis Scharrenburg knocks the ball forward to Francesco G. Maldini but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
4.32
Yuri Robbemond barges into Kurt Bruins. The referee calls over Yuri Robbemond and warns him to calm down! Kurt Bruins stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.42
Pieter Van De Wey knocks the ball forward to Regi Huizingh. Regi Huizingh shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Sven Helmer effortlessly smothers it!
10.40
Boudewijn Rudge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pieter Van De Wey. Pieter Van De Wey takes it forward alone. Pieter Van De Wey tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
12.27
Duncan Mcinnes knocks the ball forward to Arco Vierklau. Arco Vierklau flicks a high pass forward. Roel Van Der Sleen controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Roel Van Der Sleen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.18
Michel Scharrenburg threads the ball through to Roel Van Der Sleen. Roel Van Der Sleen rushes past Boudewijn Rudge! Roel Van Der Sleen rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.27
Kurt Bruins flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Mcinnes. Duncan Mcinnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Scharrenburg. Dennis Scharrenburg whips in a cross ball towards Roel Van Der Sleen. Roel Van Der Sleen makes a convincing header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.32
Showing composure, Duncan Mcinnes laces a weighted ball forward to Francesco G. Maldini. Francesco G. Maldini knocks in a cross ball towards Dennis Scharrenburg. Dennis Scharrenburg makes a convincing header. Piet Verhoeven comfortably picks it out of the air!
27.43
Yannick Meite makes a probing pass to Yuri Robbemond. Yuri Robbemond shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.13
Duncan Mcinnes hacks Claudio Mora from behind! The referee calls over Duncan Mcinnes and warns him to calm down! Claudio Mora runs off the knock.
38.33
Duncan Mcinnes hacks Claudio Mora from behind! Duncan Mcinnes is given another warning by the referee! Claudio Mora stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.44
Roy Houtman threads a neat ball through to Yannick Meite. Yannick Meite kicks a strong pass forward to Yuri Robbemond. Yuri Robbemond tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
44.23
Boudewijn Rudge barges into Roel Van Der Sleen. The referee warns Boudewijn Rudge to calm down! Roel Van Der Sleen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Veendam appear unchanged since the first half. VVV Venlo also appear unchanged since the first half. The VVV Venlo players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
VVV Venlo kick off and get the second half underway!
47.22
Claudio Mora makes a simple pass to Yuri Robbemond. Yuri Robbemond knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bas Besselink.
48.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Duncan Mcinnes plays the ball forward to Arco Vierklau. Arco Vierklau shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
49.33
Yuri Robbemond clumsily knocks into Dietmar Winkler. Yuri Robbemond is given another warning by the referee! Dietmar Winkler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.29
Pieter Van De Wey knocks the ball to his team mate, Jeremy Piqué. Jeremy Piqué knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.45
Kurt Bruins barges into Yuri Robbemond. The referee calls over Kurt Bruins and shows him a yellow card! Yuri Robbemond stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.49
Roy Houtman comes in with a late challenge on Dennis Scharrenburg. The referee calls over Roy Houtman and shows him a yellow card! Dennis Scharrenburg gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
55.40
Romano Veldman flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Mora. Claudio Mora chips the ball to his team mate, Jeremy Piqué. Jeremy Piqué plays a quick one-two with Yuri Robbemond and rushes in on goal... Jeremy Piqué strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies well off target!
57.09
Roy Houtman flicks the ball to his team mate, Yannick Meite. Yannick Meite advances with the ball. Yannick Meite controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.56
Roy Houtman clumsily knocks into Arco Vierklau. Roy Houtman is given a warning by the referee! Arco Vierklau hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.15
Yannick Meite flicks a high ball forward to Jeremy Piqué who takes it down. Jeremy Piqué shoots from long range but Sven Helmer reads it well. Superb keeping!
71.36
Bjšrn Hersi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pieter Van De Wey. Pieter Van De Wey knocks the ball forward to Yuri Robbemond. Yuri Robbemond finds some space and shoots from distance. Sven Helmer gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
77.08
VVV Venlo have made a substitution with Jaap Arveladze replacing Jeremy Piqué .
79.07
Duncan Mcinnes plays the ball forward to Arco Vierklau. Arco Vierklau threads the ball through to Francesco G. Maldini but he's offside!
85.50
Duncan Mcinnes barges into Yannick Meite. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yannick Meite runs off the knock.
87.31
Without breaking stride, Bjšrn Hersi plays the ball forward to Yannick Meite. Yannick Meite passes the ball forward to Yuri Robbemond. Yuri Robbemond finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Romano Veldman barges into Francesco G. Maldini. The referee calls over Romano Veldman and warns him to calm down! Francesco G. Maldini stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Free kick to Veendam just outside the area...
90.00
Duncan Mcinnes steps up and drives a low ball which goes under the wall. The keeper is in a good position and gathers the ball.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
4
6
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
25.9%
44.4%
29.6%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yannick Meite of VVV Venlo

Match Ratings