Match Report


Feyenoord RotterdamFeyenoord Rotterdam     Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem
Shaun RoweShaun Rowe Rick Mottershead Rick Mottershead
Alexander GeorgiadisA. Georgiadis75
G
1
G
69Maurice WauM. Wau
John ClaphamJ. Clapham73
D
2
D
61Tijani De BoerT. De Boer
Rob JansenR. Jansen74
D
3captain
D
68Diaw LavecchiaD. Lavecchia
Leon HeubachL. Heubach73
D
4
D
68Juan RomanJ. Roman
Sylvain SalmonS. Salmon67
D
5
M
58Ferry HansmaF. Hansma
Silvain HoflandS. Hofland77
M
captain6
M
66Duncan HansenD. Hansen
Carl TaylorC. Taylor74
M
7
M
64Ledley ShieldsL. Shields
Bogdan Van GobbelB. Van Gobbel77
M
8
M
68Morris ScholesM. Scholes
Adilson LandzaatA. Landzaat74
A
9
A
64Richard BeckhamR. Beckham
Luca LangL. Lang73
A
10
A
70Joao SemedoJ. Semedo
Claudio MarinC. Marin70
A
11
A
66Anselmo VignaroliA. Vignaroli
 
Kemal EhioguK. Ehiogu65
D
12
D
57Johan PienaarJ. Pienaar
Edmundo AlvarezE. Alvarez71
M
13
A
51Carlos PahlplatzC. Pahlplatz
Juan SanzJ. Sanz73
A
14
A
60Lorenzo ScottiL. Scotti

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at De Kuip where Feyenoord Rotterdam play host to Vitesse Arnhem. A crowd of 15,904 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Feyenoord Rotterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Vitesse Arnhem appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Hugo Veloso.


0.00
Feyenoord Rotterdam kick off!
2.05
Bogdan Van Gobbel comes in with a late challenge on Tijani De Boer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tijani De Boer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.18
Juan Roman advances with the ball. Juan Roman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Clapham.
6.08
John Clapham flicks a high pass forward. Silvain Hofland collects the pass. Silvain Hofland makes a defence splitting pass to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Maurice Wau gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
10.53
John Clapham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvain Hofland. Silvain Hofland makes an attacking run forward. Silvain Hofland makes a probing pass between the defence to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin tries a spectacular strike but it whistles just wide of the post!
15.21
Carl Taylor flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Marin who brings the ball neatly under control. Claudio Marin plays a scrappy one-two with Adilson Landzaat and stumbles forward towards the goal... Claudio Marin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is tipped over by Maurice Wau.
16.48
Carl Taylor takes a quick corner, playing it short to Adilson Landzaat. Adilson Landzaat strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Juan Roman.
18.10
John Clapham flicks a high pass forward. Bogdan Van Gobbel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bogdan Van Gobbel threads the ball through to Luca Lang. Luca Lang plays a scrappy one-two with Adilson Landzaat and advances towards the goal... Luca Lang looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!! He really seems to have settled well at the club.
22.02
Carl Taylor hits a low pass to Luca Lang. Luca Lang makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Taylor but he's offside!
30.05
Seeing a gap ahead, Bogdan Van Gobbel picks a pass forward to Adilson Landzaat. Adilson Landzaat whips in a cross ball towards Bogdan Van Gobbel. Bogdan Van Gobbel directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Maurice Wau with no chance!! Goal for Feyenoord Rotterdam!
33.37
Duncan Hansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Anselmo Vignaroli. Anselmo Vignaroli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leon Heubach.
36.53
With some swift thinking, Luca Lang plays the ball forward to Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Adilson Landzaat through on goal. Adilson Landzaat shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Maurice Wau smothers it!
42.51
Silvain Hofland makes a probing pass to Luca Lang. Luca Lang knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Adilson Landzaat is offside!
44.03
Claudio Marin flicks a high pass forward. Adilson Landzaat controls it well on his chest. Adilson Landzaat whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Maurice Wau manages to gather it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Feyenoord Rotterdam appear unchanged since the first half. Vitesse Arnhem also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Vitesse Arnhem kick off and get the second half underway!
47.00
Adilson Landzaat flicks a high pass forward. Silvain Hofland controls it well on his chest. Silvain Hofland knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.55
Carl Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luca Lang. Luca Lang puts a great ball through but Claudio Marin is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
55.56
Silvain Hofland flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor runs straight at the defence! Carl Taylor rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.09
Feyenoord Rotterdam have made 3 substitutions with Kemal Ehiogu replacing Sylvain Salmon, Edmundo Alvarez replacing Bogdan Van Gobbel and Juan Sanz replacing Luca Lang .
61.17
Juan Roman hacks John Clapham from behind! The referee brings Juan Roman to one side and gives him a warning! John Clapham runs off the knock.
67.29
Rob Jansen threads the ball through to Leon Heubach. Leon Heubach makes a simple pass to Juan Sanz. Juan Sanz shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
69.07
Edmundo Alvarez surges forward with the ball. Edmundo Alvarez shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.47
Morris Scholes flicks a high ball forward to Joao Semedo who takes it down. Joao Semedo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Georgiadis who gathers it comfortably.
79.03
Juan Roman takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Richard Beckham. Richard Beckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Joao Semedo. Joao Semedo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kemal Ehiogu.
81.40
Duncan Hansen chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Beckham. Richard Beckham shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Alexander Georgiadis!
83.18
John Clapham makes a probing pass to Edmundo Alvarez. Edmundo Alvarez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adilson Landzaat but he's offside!
90.00
Claudio Marin surges forward with the ball. Claudio Marin chips the ball to his team mate, Adilson Landzaat. Adilson Landzaat comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Feyenoord Rotterdam

Vitesse Arnhem
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
9
1
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70.6%
29.4%
Play Area
17.6%
50%
32.4%

Scorers
Luca Lang 18
Bogdan Van Gobbel 30
Claudio Marin 47
Carl Taylor 56

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Claudio Marin of Feyenoord Rotterdam

Match Ratings
1.Alexander Georgiadis (GK)
6
2.John Clapham (DEF)
7
3.Rob Jansen (DEF)
6
4.Leon Heubach (DEF)
6
5.Sylvain Salmon (DEF)
6
6.Silvain Hofland (MID)
8
7.Carl Taylor (MID)goal scored
8
8.Bogdan Van Gobbel (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
9.Adilson Landzaat (ATT)
7
10.Luca Lang (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Claudio Marin (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Kemal Ehiogu (DEF)
6
13.Edmundo Alvarez (MID)
6
14.Juan Sanz (ATT)
6

1.Maurice Wau (GK)
7
2.Tijani De Boer (DEF)
6
3.Diaw Lavecchia (DEF)
6
4.Juan Roman (DEF)
6
5.Ferry Hansma (MID)
6
6.Duncan Hansen (MID)
6
7.Ledley Shields (MID)
6
8.Morris Scholes (MID)
6
9.Richard Beckham (ATT)
6
10.Joao Semedo (ATT)
6
11.Anselmo Vignaroli (ATT)
6
 
12.Johan Pienaar (DEF)
0
13.Carlos Pahlplatz (ATT)
0
14.Lorenzo Scotti (ATT)
0