Match Report


Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg     RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk
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Ovidiu RaducioiuO. Raducioiu74
G
1
G
71Alfredo OrtegaA. Ortega
Mustapha LeroyM. Leroy68
D
2
D
75Enrique MarcelinoE. Marcelino
Andre AntunesA. Antunes74
D
captain3captain
D
73Scott BurleyS. Burley
Alejandro ApolloniA. Apolloni66
D
4
D
64Nenad BoudarèneN. Boudarène
Eric PolheimE. Polheim76
M
5
M
73Paolo HurstP. Hurst
Arjan ten BrinkA. ten Brink79
M
6
M
65Bert Van Den BerghB. Van Den Bergh
Ivan MonteroI. Montero71
M
7
M
64Jan MansJ. Mans
Mitchel HumanM. Human69
M
8
M
58Dave LameyD. Lamey
Leslie NovielloL. Noviello69
A
9
A
68Stan WalshS. Walsh
Graham MannG. Mann69
A
10
A
66Marcel GentileM. Gentile
Aron ScharrenburgA. Scharrenburg80
A
11
A
54Alex MckinlayA. Mckinlay
 
Ricardo AntunesR. Antunes54
G
12
G
70George ScholesG. Scholes
Matthias GeisM. Geis67
D
13
G
65Aboubacar BenonA. Benon
Jorge CastroJ. Castro72
A
14
D
63Domenico LacombeD. Lacombe

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to RKC Waalwijk. A crowd of 18,284 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Willem II Tilburg and RKC Waalwijk are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Anselmo Pancaro.


0.00
The first half starts with RKC Waalwijk kicking off!
8.16
Andre Antunes flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Montero who brings the ball under control. Ivan Montero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg lofts in a cross ball towards Leslie Noviello. Leslie Noviello connects with a diving header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
15.54
Seeing a gap ahead, Ivan Montero picks a pass forward to Graham Mann. Graham Mann lofts in a cross ball towards Leslie Noviello. Leslie Noviello is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Alfredo Ortega. Excellent save.
16.25
Jan Mans threads a neat ball through to Stan Walsh. Stan Walsh controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.16
Alejandro Apolloni flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Montero controls it well on his chest. Ivan Montero changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ivan Montero knocks in a cross ball towards Leslie Noviello. Leslie Noviello makes a convincing header but it slams into the crowd!
27.15
Mustapha Leroy hits a low pass to Ivan Montero. Ivan Montero surges forward with the ball. Ivan Montero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Alfredo Ortega gets down and covers it.
30.07
Bert Van Den Bergh makes a probing pass to Alex Mckinlay. Alex Mckinlay finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Ovidiu Raducioiu manages to keep it out.
32.31
Mitchel Human flicks a high pass forward. Aron Scharrenburg controls it well on his chest. Aron Scharrenburg knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Mann. Graham Mann heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.35
Nenad Boudarène threads the ball through to Bert Van Den Bergh. Bert Van Den Bergh kicks a strong pass forward to Marcel Gentile. Marcel Gentile shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.55
Eric Polheim flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Mann. Graham Mann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.16
Willem II Tilburg are in full control of this game.
42.34
Bert Van Den Bergh sees a break and surges forward. Bert Van Den Bergh shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
44.01
Alejandro Apolloni kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Montero. Ivan Montero passes the ball forward to Graham Mann. Graham Mann lofts in a cross ball towards Leslie Noviello. Leslie Noviello rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Alfredo Ortega is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Willem II Tilburg appear unchanged since the first half. RKC Waalwijk also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Willem II Tilburg get the second half underway!
48.34
Alejandro Apolloni sees Ivan Montero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivan Montero threads a neat ball through to Graham Mann. Graham Mann finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.45
Mustapha Leroy makes a probing pass to Arjan ten Brink. Arjan ten Brink threads a neat ball through to Leslie Noviello. Leslie Noviello lofts in a cross ball towards Aron Scharrenburg. Aron Scharrenburg is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
54.33
Enrique Marcelino comes in with a late challenge on Mitchel Human. The referee calls over Enrique Marcelino and warns him to calm down! Mitchel Human runs off the knock.
60.39
Willem II Tilburg have made a substitution with Jorge Castro replacing Graham Mann .RKC Waalwijk have made 3 substitutions with George Scholes replacing Nenad Boudarène, Aboubacar Benon replacing Paolo Hurst and Domenico Lacombe replacing Alex Mckinlay .
65.38
Eric Polheim knocks the ball to his team mate, Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Leslie Noviello. Leslie Noviello gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it whistles just wide of the post!
69.54
Jan Mans decides to run forward with the ball. Jan Mans knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ovidiu Raducioiu who gathers it comfortably.
77.23
Willem II Tilburg have made a substitution with Matthias Geis replacing Eric Polheim and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
83.34
Ivan Montero makes a probing pass to Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro plays the ball forward to Aron Scharrenburg who has made a great run into the box. Aron Scharrenburg looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Alfredo Ortega easily gets down and covers it.
84.40
Mitchel Human flicks a high pass forward to Aron Scharrenburg who brings the ball under control. Aron Scharrenburg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
85.25
Alejandro Apolloni runs forward with the ball. Alejandro Apolloni takes it forward alone. Alejandro Apolloni controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Leslie Noviello through on goal. Leslie Noviello makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Superb reactions from Alfredo Ortega. What a save!
87.56
Jan Mans hacks Arjan ten Brink from behind! The referee calls over Jan Mans and warns him to calm down! Arjan ten Brink hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Scott Burley threads a neat ball through to Aboubacar Benon. Aboubacar Benon knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Gentile. Marcel Gentile controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Willem II Tilburg

RKC Waalwijk
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.5%
32.5%
Play Area
29.9%
42.9%
27.3%

Scorers
Leslie Noviello 8, 44
Graham Mann 35

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Leslie Noviello of Willem II Tilburg

Match Ratings
1.Ovidiu Raducioiu (GK)
6
2.Mustapha Leroy (DEF)
6
3.Andre Antunes (DEF)
6
4.Alejandro Apolloni (DEF)
7
5.Eric Polheim (MID)
6
6.Arjan ten Brink (MID)
6
7.Ivan Montero (MID)
8
8.Mitchel Human (MID)
6
9.Leslie Noviello (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Graham Mann (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Aron Scharrenburg (ATT)
7
 
12.Ricardo Antunes (GK)
0
13.Matthias Geis (DEF)
6
14.Jorge Castro (ATT)
6

1.Alfredo Ortega (GK)
7
2.Enrique Marcelino (DEF)
5
3.Scott Burley (DEF)
6
4.Nenad Boudarène (DEF)
6
5.Paolo Hurst (MID)
6
6.Bert Van Den Bergh (MID)
6
7.Jan Mans (MID)
6
8.Dave Lamey (MID)
6
9.Stan Walsh (ATT)
6
10.Marcel Gentile (ATT)
6
11.Alex Mckinlay (ATT)
6
 
12.George Scholes (GK)
6
13.Aboubacar Benon (GK)
6
14.Domenico Lacombe (DEF)
6