Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Univé Stadion where BVO Emmen play host to SC Heerenveen. A crowd of 8,105 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both BVO Emmen and SC Heerenveen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ivo Lamey.


0.00
The whistle blows and SC Heerenveen kick off!
2.54
Brian Hall changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Brian Hall runs straight at the defence! Brian Hall side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
3.46
Michel de Groot kicks a strong pass forward to Dries Van Der Hoeven. Dries Van Der Hoeven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jean-Philippe Blanc.
8.25
Orlando Pothuizen threads a neat ball through to Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco whips in a cross ball towards Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi connects with a diving header but it's a lousy effort!
9.21
Alfred Lawrence pushes up the pitch. Alfred Lawrence threads a neat ball through to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Wout Schaap comfortably smothers it!
10.37
Orlando Pothuizen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.56
Ron Van Den Bergh receives the ball from a throw-in from Michel de Groot. Ron Van Den Bergh threads a neat ball through to Dries Van Der Hoeven. Dries Van Der Hoeven shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
14.29
Alfred Lawrence kicks a strong pass forward to Orlando Van Basten. Orlando Van Basten makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi shoots from 20 yards. Romero P. Pichichi scores for SC Heerenveen!!
20.49
Dirk Lanckohr catches Ben Lua-Lua on the ankles. Dirk Lanckohr is shown the yellow card! Ben Lua-Lua runs off the knock.
24.18
Alfred Lawrence makes a probing pass to Ben Lua-Lua. Ben Lua-Lua kicks a strong pass forward to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg lofts in a cross ball towards Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Wout Schaap gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
27.49
Michel de Groot laces a through ball forward to Harald Hendriks. Harald Hendriks shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.45
Alfred Lawrence pushes mid-way up the pitch. Alfred Lawrence makes a simple pass to Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
30.05
Orlando Pothuizen chips the ball to his team mate, Giuliano Di Francesco. Giuliano Di Francesco tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
38.16
Kamal Mauricio catches Helder Monteiro on the ankles. The referee calls over Kamal Mauricio and warns him to calm down! Helder Monteiro runs off the knock.
39.59
Orlando Pothuizen threads the ball through to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
42.39
Alfred Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Helder Monteiro collects the pass. Helder Monteiro knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Pichichi. Romero P. Pichichi shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. BVO Emmen have changed their lineup with Armin Lange replacing Daan Lee. SC Heerenveen appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
BVO Emmen kick off and get the second half underway!
47.11
Orlando Pothuizen hacks Michel de Groot from behind! Orlando Pothuizen is warned by the referee! Michel de Groot hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.35
Michel de Groot plays the ball forward to Armin Lange. Armin Lange shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
49.26
Orlando Pothuizen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
53.23
Ron Van Den Bergh clumsily knocks into Orlando Pothuizen. The referee calls over Ron Van Den Bergh and warns him to calm down! Orlando Pothuizen carries on, but is struggling a bit.
54.41
Michel de Groot takes it forward alone. Michel de Groot whips in a cross ball towards Harald Hendriks. Harald Hendriks whips the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
57.32
Ben Lua-Lua flicks a high pass forward to Romero P. Pichichi who brings the ball under control. Romero P. Pichichi shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
59.29
Ronald Tobiassen hits a low pass to Orlando Van Basten. Orlando Van Basten threads the ball through to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
60.15
BVO Emmen have made 2 substitutions with Craig Liddell replacing Kamal Mauricio and Ignacio Van Der Meyde replacing Dirk Lanckohr .
66.46
With some swift thinking, Michel de Groot plays the ball forward to Armin Lange. Armin Lange makes a probing pass between the defence to Dries Van Der Hoeven. Dries Van Der Hoeven looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. What a cracker!! Pieter Van Nistelrooy had no chance!! Goal for BVO Emmen!
69.27
Ben Lua-Lua flicks a high ball forward to Giuliano Di Francesco who takes it down. Giuliano Di Francesco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
71.47
Ben Lua-Lua flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Pichichi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romero P. Pichichi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for SC Heerenveen!
75.11
Orlando Van Basten flicks a high pass forward. Giuliano Di Francesco holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giuliano Di Francesco runs straight at the defence! Giuliano Di Francesco muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.08
Ron Van Den Bergh chips the ball to his team mate, Harald Hendriks. Harald Hendriks finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Pieter Van Nistelrooy manages to keep it out.
81.25
Michel de Groot sees Armin Lange in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Armin Lange finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
87.14
Ronald Tobiassen decides to run forward with the ball. Ronald Tobiassen makes a probing pass to Paul van den Berg. Paul van den Berg shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Brian Hall knocks the ball to his team mate, Armin Lange. Armin Lange shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
6
9
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.5%
58.5%
Play Area
26.8%
45.1%
28%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Romero P. Pichichi of SC Heerenveen