Match Report


VeendamVeendam     De Graafschap DoetinchemDe Graafschap Doetinchem
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Arjen WinterA. Winter52
G
1
G
63Leonardo SanchezL. Sanchez
Darius RodgersD. Rodgers61
D
2
D
54Jermaine StoneJ. Stone
Leon Van NistelrooyL. Van Nistelrooy61
D
3
D
54Demetrius De CiccoD. De Cicco
Giuliano BoneraG. Bonera58
D
4
D
52Stephane SchenardiS. Schenardi
Juan-Carlos CortesJ. Cortes57
D
5captain
M
69Pius BrunswijkP. Brunswijk
Jakob WitteJ. Witte71
M
6
M
65Leon NeeskensL. Neeskens
Said RijkaardS. Rijkaard69
M
7
M
63Marco ArcadioM. Arcadio
John DalglishJ. Dalglish53
M
8
M
62Andres SegarraA. Segarra
Leon HoenessL. Hoeness50
M
9
M
50Raymond GraavenR. Graaven
Alec McallisterA. Mcallister70
A
10
A
65Ulrich SchulpU. Schulp
Leon DirkL. Dirk68
A
captain11
A
51Stefan BackesS. Backes
 
Adilson Van Der PennenA. Van Der Pennen63
A
12
G
61Humphrey LobontH. Lobont
Anthony VermeulenA. Vermeulen56
A
13
D
51Jakob NahrstedtJ. Nahrstedt
Bogdan KortlandB. Kortland56
D
14
G
50Michel ViscaalM. Viscaal

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at De Langeleegte where Veendam play host to De Graafschap Doetinchem. A crowd of 8,646 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Veendam are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while De Graafschap Doetinchem appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Robin Van Der Meyde.


0.00
De Graafschap Doetinchem start the match!
4.19
Leon Neeskens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Backes. Stefan Backes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
6.11
Jermaine Stone catches Leon Dirk on the ankles. The referee warns Jermaine Stone to calm down! Leon Dirk stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.35
Said Rijkaard kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister plays a one-two with Leon Dirk and advances towards the goal... Alec Mcallister makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
16.47
Giuliano Bonera advances with the ball. Giuliano Bonera takes it forward alone. Giuliano Bonera whips in a cross ball towards Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister makes a deft header but it flies well off target!
18.48
Marco Arcadio hacks Alec Mcallister from behind! The referee calls over Marco Arcadio and shows him a yellow card! Alec Mcallister gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
21.58
Jakob Witte flicks a high pass forward. Alec Mcallister controls it well on his chest. Alec Mcallister shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
22.47
Giuliano Bonera flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk flicks a high ball forward to Alec Mcallister who takes it down. Alec Mcallister whips in a cross ball towards Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Leonardo Sanchez.
23.41
Corner kick to Veendam. John Dalglish plays it to the far post. Raymond Graaven gets to the ball and clears it up field.
30.33
Darius Rodgers knocks the ball forward to Said Rijkaard. Said Rijkaard sees a break and surges forward. Said Rijkaard shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Leonardo Sanchez manages to gather it.
32.08
Juan-Carlos Cortes makes a probing pass to Jakob Witte. Jakob Witte flicks a high ball forward to Alec Mcallister who takes it down. Alec Mcallister lofts in a cross ball towards John Dalglish. John Dalglish rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
33.21
Jakob Witte makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Leonardo Sanchez. Excellent save.
39.49
Giuliano Bonera flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Witte controls it well on his chest. Jakob Witte knocks the ball to his team mate, John Dalglish. John Dalglish knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.02
Juan-Carlos Cortes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darius Rodgers. Darius Rodgers flicks a high ball forward to Leon Dirk who takes it down. Leon Dirk shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Leonardo Sanchez effortlessly smothers it!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Veendam appear unchanged since the first half. De Graafschap Doetinchem also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Veendam kick off and get the second half underway!
51.40
Stefan Backes catches Leon Van Nistelrooy on the ankles. The referee calls over Stefan Backes and warns him to calm down! Leon Van Nistelrooy hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.44
Said Rijkaard catches Andres Segarra on the ankles. Said Rijkaard is shown the yellow card! Andres Segarra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.33
Leon Dirk takes it forward alone. Leon Dirk shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.24
Jermaine Stone pushes mid-way up the pitch. Jermaine Stone knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Backes. Stefan Backes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.29
Jakob Witte sees space and advances. Jakob Witte knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.37
De Graafschap Doetinchem have made a substitution with Humphrey Lobont replacing Ulrich Schulp .
65.43
Marco Arcadio threads the ball through to Andres Segarra. Andres Segarra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arjen Winter who gathers it comfortably.
71.54
John Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Hoeness. Leon Hoeness flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk plays a scrappy one-two with Alec Mcallister and stumbles forward towards the goal... Leon Dirk muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
73.30
Giuliano Bonera runs forward with the ball. Giuliano Bonera kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister whips in a cross ball towards Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Leonardo Sanchez with no chance!! Goal for Veendam!
78.32
Giuliano Bonera sees Leon Hoeness in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leon Hoeness knocks the ball forward to Said Rijkaard. Said Rijkaard plays a quick one-two with Alec Mcallister and rushes in on goal... Said Rijkaard shoots from just inside the box but it rises well off target!
84.10
Andres Segarra decides to run forward with the ball. Andres Segarra knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leon Van Nistelrooy.
85.32
Darius Rodgers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister advances with the ball. Alec Mcallister rushes past Demetrius De Cicco! Alec Mcallister rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
87.49
Leon Van Nistelrooy flicks the ball to his team mate, Said Rijkaard. Said Rijkaard threads the ball through to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
Stephane Schenardi breaks forward. Stephane Schenardi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leon Neeskens. Leon Neeskens lofts in a cross ball towards Humphrey Lobont. Humphrey Lobont makes a convincing header but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Veendam

De Graafschap Doetinchem
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
0
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.3%
36.7%
Play Area
31.6%
43.9%
24.5%

Scorers
Leon Dirk 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Leon Dirk of Veendam

Match Ratings