Match Report


RBC RoosendaalRBC Roosendaal     SC HeerenveenSC Heerenveen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Kamal NeveuK. Neveu63
G
1
G
68Pieter Van NistelrooyP. Van Nistelrooy
Guillermo GerritsenG. Gerritsen68
D
2
D
69Jean-Philippe BlancJ. Blanc
Kees NokK. Nok65
D
3
D
66Alfred LawrenceA. Lawrence
Raymond BisselingR. Bisseling63
D
4
D
66Ronald TobiassenR. Tobiassen
Dominique LatuheruD. Latuheru62
D
5
M
70Ben Lua-LuaB. Lua-Lua
Robin MansR. Mans65
M
6
M
67Orlando Van BastenO. Van Basten
Peter HackworthP. Hackworth59
M
7
M
62Orlando PothuizenO. Pothuizen
Ivar KarelseI. Karelse58
A
captain8
M
56Helder MonteiroH. Monteiro
Sander LindenberghS. Lindenbergh57
A
9captain
A
72Paul van den BergP. van den Berg
Rene HilgerinkR. Hilgerink45
A
10
A
64Romero P. PichichiR. Pichichi
Dave MarisD. Maris43
A
11
A
57Giuliano Di FrancescoG. Di Francesco
 
Arnold BuskermolenA. Buskermolen63
G
12
D
64Abdoullaye TouréA. Touré
Pedro OliveiraP. Oliveira58
D
13
G
63Ulrich GrimU. Grim
Gianluigi SgrignaG. Sgrigna55
D
14
G
63Marcel BrugginkM. Bruggink

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at MariFlex Stadion where RBC Roosendaal play host to SC Heerenveen. A crowd of 9,215 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
RBC Roosendaal are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while SC Heerenveen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jeremy Pienaar.


0.00
SC Heerenveen kick off and get the first half underway!
2.05
Robin Mans flicks the ball to his team mate, Dave Maris. Dave Maris skips past Ronald Tobiassen! Some silky footwork from Dave Maris provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.04
Peter Hackworth flicks the ball to his team mate, Sander Lindenbergh. Sander Lindenbergh controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Dave Maris through on goal. Dave Maris takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.23
Ben Lua-Lua knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg whips in a cross ball towards Giuliano Di Francesco. Dominique Latuheru barges into Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
8.49
Without breaking stride, Kees Nok plays the ball forward to Robin Mans. Robin Mans makes a probing pass to Dave Maris. Dave Maris skips past Jean-Philippe Blanc! Dave Maris muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
9.53
Orlando Van Basten passes the ball forward to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
12.14
Peter Hackworth threads a neat ball through to Rene Hilgerink. Rene Hilgerink cuts inside the box! Rene Hilgerink rockets a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
14.23
With great vision, Orlando Van Basten plays the ball forward to Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi knocks in a cross ball towards Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg powers a header at goal but it's well over the bar!
16.12
Robin Mans darts forward. Robin Mans makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sander Lindenbergh but he's offside!
20.42
Orlando Van Basten kicks a strong pass forward to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
22.09
Orlando Pothuizen makes a simple pass to Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
24.34
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
27.43
Ben Lua-Lua receives the ball from a throw-in from Orlando Van Basten. Ben Lua-Lua flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg plays a quick one-two with Romero P. Pichichi and rushes in on goal... Paul van den Berg looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
34.31
Ronald Tobiassen threads a neat ball through to Orlando Van Basten. Orlando Van Basten threads a neat ball through to Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco shoots from long range but it flies wide!
36.42
Peter Hackworth comes in with a late challenge on Orlando Pothuizen. Peter Hackworth is shown the yellow card! Orlando Pothuizen stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.08
Dominique Latuheru comes in with a late challenge on Romero P. Pichichi. The referee warns Dominique Latuheru to calm down! Romero P. Pichichi stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.48
Ronald Tobiassen knocks the ball forward to Ben Lua-Lua. With vision, Ben Lua-Lua plays the ball forward to Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
42.00
Peter Hackworth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dave Maris. Dave Maris knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ronald Tobiassen.
44.29
Jean-Philippe Blanc deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Lua-Lua. Ben Lua-Lua decides to run forward with the ball. Ben Lua-Lua finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
45.00
Orlando Van Basten makes a probing pass to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RBC Roosendaal appear unchanged since the first half. SC Heerenveen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
RBC Roosendaal kick off!
48.26
Ronald Tobiassen makes a simple pass to Orlando Van Basten. Orlando Van Basten makes a simple pass to Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi makes a pass forward but Giuliano Di Francesco is yards offside!
51.10
Orlando Van Basten threads a neat ball through to Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Kamal Neveu manages to gather it effortlessly.
54.24
Jean-Philippe Blanc deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Orlando Pothuizen. Orlando Pothuizen brings the ball forward. Orlando Pothuizen lofts in a cross ball towards Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.22
Ronald Tobiassen passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Orlando Pothuizen. Orlando Pothuizen passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg whips in a cross ball towards Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Kamal Neveu with no chance!! Goal for SC Heerenveen!
59.49
Ben Lua-Lua threads the ball through to Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.15
Orlando Van Basten makes a simple pass to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from long range but is denied by Kamal Neveu. Excellent save.
63.27
Peter Hackworth threads the ball through to Sander Lindenbergh. Sander Lindenbergh rushes past Alfred Lawrence! Sander Lindenbergh strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
66.53
Ben Lua-Lua sees a break and surges forward. Ben Lua-Lua knocks in a cross ball towards Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg beats his man to it with a header. Kamal Neveu is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
69.55
Alfred Lawrence knocks the ball to his team mate, Ben Lua-Lua. Ben Lua-Lua kicks a strong pass forward to Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco plays a quick one-two with Paul van den Berg and rushes in on goal... Giuliano Di Francesco tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
72.02
Ronald Tobiassen passes the ball forward to Orlando Van Basten. Orlando Van Basten makes a simple pass to Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi shoots from distance but it is miles over!
73.41
Dominique Latuheru passes the ball forward to Robin Mans. Robin Mans threads the ball through to Sander Lindenbergh. Sander Lindenbergh shoots from long range. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.05
With great vision, Alfred Lawrence plays the ball forward to Ben Lua-Lua. Ben Lua-Lua flicks a high pass forward. Giuliano Di Francesco collects the pass. Giuliano Di Francesco finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
79.03
Peter Hackworth makes a probing pass to Rene Hilgerink. Rene Hilgerink cuts inside the box! Rene Hilgerink comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball cannons off Alfred Lawrence, going wide.
80.57
Corner kick to RBC Roosendaal. Robin Mans chips it to the near post. Pieter Van Nistelrooy scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
83.01
Kees Nok hits a low pass to Robin Mans. Robin Mans sees space and advances. Robin Mans passes the ball forward to Rene Hilgerink. Some silky footwork from Rene Hilgerink provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Peter Hackworth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rene Hilgerink. Rene Hilgerink edges inside the box! Rene Hilgerink muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Solid save from Pieter Van Nistelrooy.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

RBC Roosendaal

SC Heerenveen
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
5
13
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
30.8%
69.2%
Play Area
27.9%
43.3%
28.8%

Scorers
Dave Maris 3
Sander Lindenbergh 73
Romero P. Pichichi 55
Paul van den Berg 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul van den Berg of SC Heerenveen

Match Ratings