Match Report
| VVV Venlo | VVV Venlo |  |  | FC Volendam | FC Volendam | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Dale Sadler | Dale Sadler | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tim Willems | T. Willems |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 83 |  | Bradley Jones | B. Jones | |||||||||
| Micka‘l Gillet | M. Gillet |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 28 |  | Peter Jeffers | P. Jeffers | |||||||||
| Dries Ten Hag | D. Ten Hag | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 28 | | Orlando Arts | O. Arts | |||||||||
| Jochem Opschoor | J. Opschoor | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 22 | | Daan Zoetebier | D. Zoetebier | |||||||||
| Aziz Pedron | A. Pedron | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Danny Seedorf | D. Seedorf | |||||||||
| Steve Robben | S. Robben | | 74 | M | | 6 | | D | 30 |  | Ivan Jurcic | I. Jurcic | |||||||||
| Remco Melchiot | R. Melchiot | | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 21 |  | Samuel Olembé | S. Olembé | |||||||||
| Lucien Rambo | L. Rambo | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 79 |  | Yannis Xenakis | Y. Xenakis | |||||||||
| Neil Niven | N. Niven |  | 65 | A | | 9 | | G | 25 |  | Mario Otero | M. Otero | |||||||||
| Pedro Rego | P. Rego |  | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 31 | | Kieron Sheringham | K. Sheringham | |||||||||
| Tieme Robbemond | T. Robbemond | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 |  | León Guzmán | L. Guzmán | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to FC Volendam. A crowd of 19,055 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Volendam appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Volendam appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with FC Volendam kicking off!
3.51
0-0Steve Robben makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Niven. Neil Niven whips in a cross ball towards Tieme Robbemond. Tieme Robbemond heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.25
0-0Steve Robben makes a probing pass to Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Bradley Jones.
8.02
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
9.34
Yannis Xenakis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kieron Sheringham. Kieron Sheringham shoots from 25 yards but Tim Willems is on top of it.
14.48
Jochem Opschoor chips the ball to his team mate, Lucien Rambo. Lucien Rambo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Niven. Neil Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Tieme Robbemond. Tieme Robbemond rockets a shot on goal. Bradley Jones easily smothers it.
22.54
Remco Melchiot knocks the ball forward to Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego plays a perfect one-two with Neil Niven and rushes in on goal... Pedro Rego takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
24.51
0-0Dries Ten Hag makes a probing pass to Lucien Rambo. Lucien Rambo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tieme Robbemond. Tieme Robbemond kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Rego but the referee indicates it's offside!
27.37
Steve Robben takes it forward alone. Steve Robben shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.30
0-0Mario Otero comes in with a late challenge on Steve Robben. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steve Robben carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.02
Steve Robben kicks a strong pass forward to Tieme Robbemond. Tieme Robbemond goes all the way! Tieme Robbemond rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
33.15
Lucien Rambo sees a break and surges forward. Lucien Rambo goes all the way! Lucien Rambo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Bradley Jones manages to keep it out.
34.31
Yannis Xenakis advances with the ball. Yannis Xenakis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
38.32
Micka‘l Gillet threads the ball through to Steve Robben. Steve Robben makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Niven. Neil Niven shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.38
1-0Steve Robben advances with the ball. Steve Robben plays a perfect one-two with Pedro Rego and rushes in on goal... Steve Robben shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
42.05
León Guzmán catches Aziz Pedron on the ankles. León Guzmán is warned by the referee! Aziz Pedron gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
VVV Venlo kick off and get the second half underway!
47.27
1-0Danny Seedorf threads the ball through to Yannis Xenakis. Yannis Xenakis knocks the ball to his team mate, León Guzmán. León Guzmán knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.15
Remco Melchiot brings the ball forward. Remco Melchiot kicks a strong pass forward to Tieme Robbemond. Tieme Robbemond shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
53.09
León Guzmán hacks Jochem Opschoor from behind! León Guzmán is given another warning by the referee! Jochem Opschoor grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.13
Steve Robben makes a probing pass to Tieme Robbemond. Tieme Robbemond knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Jurcic.
57.58
Peter Jeffers hacks Neil Niven from behind! Peter Jeffers is warned by the referee! Neil Niven carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.30
1-0Yannis Xenakis barges into Remco Melchiot. Yannis Xenakis is given a warning by the referee! Remco Melchiot runs off the knock.
71.38
1-0Aziz Pedron catches Kieron Sheringham on the ankles. Aziz Pedron is shown the yellow card! Kieron Sheringham stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.57
Samuel Olembé knocks the ball forward to Kieron Sheringham. Kieron Sheringham shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
83.29
Steve Robben chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Niven. Neil Niven knocks in a cross ball towards Tieme Robbemond. Tieme Robbemond connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.50
Steve Robben makes a simple pass to Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Tieme Robbemond. Tieme Robbemond is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Bradley Jones manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.9%
35.1%
Play Area
18.9%
48.6%
32.4%
Scorers