Match Report


NAC BredaNAC Breda     Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem
Cristi AnghelCristi Anghel Rick Mottershead Rick Mottershead
Roberto ValenteR. Valente76
G
1
G
69Maurice WauM. Wau
Eric AppiahE. Appiah78
D
2
D
61Tijani De BoerT. De Boer
Hugo MarquesH. Marques82
D
3captain
D
68Diaw LavecchiaD. Lavecchia
Harvey CookeH. Cooke79
D
4
D
62Gianfranco PantanelliG. Pantanelli
Dagui MionnetD. Mionnet80
M
5
M
60Vasco PostigaV. Postiga
Greg BeckhamG. Beckham81
M
6
M
70Stuart WhiteS. White
Vasco SantosV. Santos88
M
7
M
66Duncan HansenD. Hansen
Jochem ArveladzeJ. Arveladze88
M
8
M
68Morris ScholesM. Scholes
Romero P. VegaR. Vega78
A
9
A
60Lorenzo ScottiL. Scotti
Frederico SantosF. Santos78
A
captain10
A
73Eoin GreeningE. Greening
Tommy PriestleyT. Priestley77
A
11
A
63Richard BeckhamR. Beckham
 
Oleksiy KryvenkoO. Kryvenko79
D
12
D
57Johan PienaarJ. Pienaar
Vasco AndradeV. Andrade75
M
13
M
58Ferry HansmaF. Hansma
Yuri RiverolaY. Riverola79
A
14
A
57Jšrg Van PiquéJ. Piqué

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Rat Verlegh Stadion where NAC Breda play host to Vitesse Arnhem. A crowd of 19,602 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both NAC Breda and Vitesse Arnhem are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gerard Boateng.


0.00
The whistle blows and Vitesse Arnhem get the match underway!
2.21
Morris Scholes knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hansen. Duncan Hansen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vasco Postiga. Vasco Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Hansen. Duncan Hansen rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
8.23
Romero P. Vega hacks Gianfranco Pantanelli from behind! Romero P. Vega is given a warning by the referee! Gianfranco Pantanelli grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.52
Eric Appiah picks a pass forward to Greg Beckham. Greg Beckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Vega. Romero P. Vega makes a looping header on goal but it is tipped over by Maurice Wau.
12.18
It's a corner kick. Vasco Santos loops the ball over to the far post. Maurice Wau gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
15.48
Duncan Hansen makes a beautiful solo run. Duncan Hansen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Greening but the linesman indicates offside!
20.31
Dagui Mionnet darts forward. Dagui Mionnet lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Priestley. Tommy Priestley finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Maurice Wau picks it out of the air!
21.03
Eric Appiah threads a neat ball through to Romero P. Vega. Romero P. Vega passes the ball forward to Dagui Mionnet. Dagui Mionnet whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Priestley. Gianfranco Pantanelli catches Tommy Priestley on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
24.22
Hugo Marques controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Priestley. Tommy Priestley hits a low pass to Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Maurice Wau. Excellent save.
28.40
Harvey Cooke darts forward. Harvey Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Greg Beckham collects the pass. Greg Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Vega. Romero P. Vega flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Maurice Wau!
32.03
Stuart White knocks the ball forward to Lorenzo Scotti. Lorenzo Scotti shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
33.33
Diaw Lavecchia comes in with a late challenge on Frederico Santos. Diaw Lavecchia is given a warning by the referee! Frederico Santos carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.58
Eric Appiah plays the ball forward to Vasco Santos. Vasco Santos flicks a high pass forward to Romero P. Vega who brings the ball under control. Romero P. Vega lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
Hugo Marques makes a probing pass to Tommy Priestley. Tommy Priestley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. NAC Breda appear unchanged since the first half. Vitesse Arnhem also appear unchanged since the first half. The NAC Breda players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
NAC Breda start the second half!
47.53
Hugo Marques barges into Eoin Greening. Hugo Marques is shown the yellow card! Eoin Greening stretches but gets up unharmed.
47.53
Free kick to Vitesse Arnhem just outside the area...
49.13
Eoin Greening slowly runs up and drives a low ball which goes under the wall. The keeper is in a good position and gathers the ball.
51.20
Hugo Marques makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jochem Arveladze. Jochem Arveladze chips the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Vega. Romero P. Vega hits a low pass to Frederico Santos. Some good footwork from Frederico Santos provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
57.45
Gianfranco Pantanelli takes it forward alone. Gianfranco Pantanelli kicks a strong pass forward to Lorenzo Scotti. Lorenzo Scotti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.35
Stuart White makes a probing pass to Richard Beckham. Richard Beckham whips in a cross ball towards Eoin Greening. Eoin Greening flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
60.49
NAC Breda have made a substitution with Yuri Riverola replacing Romero P. Vega .
61.50
Hugo Marques flicks a high pass forward. Greg Beckham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Greg Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Priestley controls it well on his chest. Tommy Priestley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.48
Dagui Mionnet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuri Riverola. Yuri Riverola whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Priestley. Tommy Priestley makes a looping header on goal. Maurice Wau manages to gather it.
65.39
Greg Beckham threads a neat ball through to Jochem Arveladze. Jochem Arveladze knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Priestley. Tommy Priestley connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Maurice Wau!
66.26
Vasco Santos makes a probing pass to Greg Beckham. Greg Beckham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jochem Arveladze. Jochem Arveladze whips in a cross ball towards Yuri Riverola. Yuri Riverola powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
67.26
Jochem Arveladze flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Riverola. Yuri Riverola shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
72.52
Gianfranco Pantanelli hits a low pass to Diaw Lavecchia. Diaw Lavecchia threads the ball through to Stuart White. Stuart White knocks in a cross ball towards Eoin Greening. Eoin Greening heads the ball goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
73.39
Lorenzo Scotti hacks Greg Beckham from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Greg Beckham runs off the knock.
75.35
Greg Beckham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yuri Riverola. Yuri Riverola whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos connects with a diving header. It's there!! Maurice Wau has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
78.49
Stuart White makes a beautiful solo run. Stuart White skips past Eric Appiah! Stuart White cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
85.51
Dagui Mionnet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yuri Riverola. Yuri Riverola whips in a cross ball towards Greg Beckham. Greg Beckham gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
89.28
Gianfranco Pantanelli advances with the ball. With some swift thinking, Gianfranco Pantanelli plays the ball forward to Duncan Hansen. Duncan Hansen whips in a cross ball towards Richard Beckham. Richard Beckham powers a header at goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

NAC Breda

Vitesse Arnhem
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
10
3
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.8%
42.2%
Play Area
25.3%
42.2%
32.5%

Scorers
Frederico Santos 40, 75
Greg Beckham 86
Duncan Hansen 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frederico Santos of NAC Breda

Match Ratings
1.Roberto Valente (GK)
6
2.Eric Appiah (DEF)
6
3.Hugo Marques (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Harvey Cooke (DEF)
6
5.Dagui Mionnet (MID)
7
6.Greg Beckham (MID)goal scored
9
7.Vasco Santos (MID)
6
8.Jochem Arveladze (MID)
6
9.Romero P. Vega (ATT)
7
10.Frederico Santos (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Tommy Priestley (ATT)
6
 
12.Oleksiy Kryvenko (DEF)
0
13.Vasco Andrade (MID)
0
14.Yuri Riverola (ATT)
7

1.Maurice Wau (GK)
8
2.Tijani De Boer (DEF)
6
3.Diaw Lavecchia (DEF)
6
4.Gianfranco Pantanelli (DEF)
7
5.Vasco Postiga (MID)
6
6.Stuart White (MID)
7
7.Duncan Hansen (MID)goal scored
8
8.Morris Scholes (MID)
6
9.Lorenzo Scotti (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Eoin Greening (ATT)
6
11.Richard Beckham (ATT)
6
 
12.Johan Pienaar (DEF)
0
13.Ferry Hansma (MID)
0
14.Jšrg Van Piqué (ATT)
0