Match Report


SBV ExcelsiorSBV Excelsior     SC HeerenveenSC Heerenveen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alfredo LodiA. Lodi62
G
1captain
G
59Thomas VeurinkT. Veurink
Martin RodriguezM. Rodriguez66
D
2
D
70Jon ForbesJ. Forbes
Tony LodewijksT. Lodewijks63
D
3
D
66John MatteoJ. Matteo
Luis CamposL. Campos60
D
4
D
63Darl MarbusD. Marbus
Pablo ZamoraP. Zamora56
D
5
M
66Stefano KnolS. Knol
Jose RodriquezJ. Rodriquez76
M
6
M
65Marvin HasselbainkM. Hasselbaink
Roberto NevesR. Neves71
M
7
M
61Seth GreenS. Green
Egbert Van PuttenE. Van Putten61
A
8
M
61Tom SchaapT. Schaap
Jean-Paul MentinkJ. Mentink60
A
9
A
64Marinus NieuwenburgM. Nieuwenburg
Pius BroerseP. Broerse59
A
10
A
58Louis Van Der VaartL. Van Der Vaart
Daniel VerhoevenD. Verhoeven58
A
captain11
A
54Kai RichterK. Richter
 
Christophe Chow-YuenC. Chow-Yuen64
M
12
D
60Raymond Van WanrooyR. Van Wanrooy
Bert CruyffB. Cruyff63
M
13
G
54Jo SchulpJ. Schulp
Albrecht LinkeA. Linke60
G
14
G
53Marchanno SonkayaM. Sonkaya

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Woudestein where SBV Excelsior play host to SC Heerenveen. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SBV Excelsior are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while SC Heerenveen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Bogdan Heerkens.


0.00
SBV Excelsior kick off and get the match underway!
2.19
Seth Green makes a simple pass to Louis Van Der Vaart. Louis Van Der Vaart knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.26
Jean-Paul Mentink clumsily knocks into John Matteo. Jean-Paul Mentink is shown the yellow card! John Matteo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
8.06
Jon Forbes flicks a high pass forward. Seth Green holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seth Green sees Kai Richter in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kai Richter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.49
Tom Schaap picks a pass forward to Marinus Nieuwenburg. Marinus Nieuwenburg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.33
Jose Rodriquez makes a simple pass to Pius Broerse. Pius Broerse lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Thomas Veurink easily punches it away to safety.
15.46
Seth Green deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefano Knol. Stefano Knol knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.32
Darl Marbus darts forward. Darl Marbus hits a low pass to Kai Richter. Kai Richter lofts in a cross ball towards Louis Van Der Vaart. Louis Van Der Vaart connects with a diving header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Louis Van Der Vaart!
20.55
Martin Rodriguez threads the ball through to Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves sees a break and surges forward. Roberto Neves runs straight at the defence! Roberto Neves comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.46
John Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Marinus Nieuwenburg collects the pass. Marinus Nieuwenburg knocks in a cross ball towards Stefano Knol. Stefano Knol makes a convincing header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.54
Stefano Knol flicks a high pass forward. Kai Richter controls it well on his chest. Kai Richter plays a quick one-two with Marvin Hasselbaink and rushes in on goal... Kai Richter makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Alfredo Lodi smothers it!
30.29
Jon Forbes receives the ball from a throw-in from John Matteo. Jon Forbes flicks a high pass forward to John Matteo who brings the ball under control. John Matteo decides to run forward with the ball. John Matteo lofts in a cross ball towards Marinus Nieuwenburg. Marinus Nieuwenburg makes a deft header but it rises well off target!
32.54
Seth Green makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kai Richter. Kai Richter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfredo Lodi who gathers it comfortably.
34.09
Luis Campos comes in with a late challenge on Marvin Hasselbaink. The referee warns Luis Campos to calm down! Marvin Hasselbaink runs off the knock.
39.39
From the throw-in, Jon Forbes picks out John Matteo. John Matteo sees Seth Green in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seth Green sees Stefano Knol in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stefano Knol knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pablo Zamora.
40.36
Roberto Neves passes the ball forward to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Thomas Veurink who gathers it comfortably.
44.30
Seth Green flicks a high pass forward. Marinus Nieuwenburg controls it well on his chest. Marinus Nieuwenburg knocks in a cross ball towards Louis Van Der Vaart. Louis Van Der Vaart jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SBV Excelsior appear unchanged since the first half. SC Heerenveen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
SC Heerenveen kick off!
51.07
Roberto Neves knocks the ball to his team mate, Pius Broerse. Pius Broerse knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Paul Mentink. Jean-Paul Mentink cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Thomas Veurink manages to keep it out.
53.47
Roberto Neves makes a simple pass to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
54.52
Jose Rodriquez flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Verhoeven collects the pass. Daniel Verhoeven knocks in a cross ball towards Pius Broerse. Pius Broerse is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
57.17
Roberto Neves sees space and advances. Roberto Neves knocks in a cross ball towards Pius Broerse. Pius Broerse beats his man to it with a header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.47
Kai Richter barges into Luis Campos. The referee brings Kai Richter to one side and gives him a warning! Luis Campos stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.34
Louis Van Der Vaart catches Tony Lodewijks on the ankles. The referee brings Louis Van Der Vaart to one side and gives him a warning! Tony Lodewijks runs off the knock.
67.54
Roberto Neves passes the ball forward to Jean-Paul Mentink. Jean-Paul Mentink whips in a cross ball towards Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
71.41
With imagination, Marvin Hasselbaink laces a through ball forward to Louis Van Der Vaart. Louis Van Der Vaart whips in a cross ball towards Kai Richter. Kai Richter connects with a diving header but it is miles over!
78.17
Jon Forbes makes a simple pass to Marvin Hasselbaink. Marvin Hasselbaink controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Louis Van Der Vaart. Louis Van Der Vaart shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
81.08
Roberto Neves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Verhoeven. Daniel Verhoeven lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Paul Mentink. Jean-Paul Mentink is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's a lousy effort!
83.43
Darl Marbus makes a simple pass to Stefano Knol. Stefano Knol hits a low pass to Marinus Nieuwenburg. Marinus Nieuwenburg tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
84.13
Marvin Hasselbaink advances with the ball. Marvin Hasselbaink controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Alfredo Lodi gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

SBV Excelsior

SC Heerenveen
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.4%
60.6%
Play Area
32.4%
43.7%
23.9%

Scorers
Roberto Neves 21
Pius Broerse 55
Jose Rodriquez 68
Louis Van Der Vaart 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roberto Neves of SBV Excelsior

Match Ratings
1.Alfredo Lodi (GK)
7
2.Martin Rodriguez (DEF)
6
3.Tony Lodewijks (DEF)
6
4.Luis Campos (DEF)
5
5.Pablo Zamora (DEF)
6
6.Jose Rodriquez (MID)goal scored
8
7.Roberto Neves (MID)goal scored
9
8.Egbert Van Putten (ATT)
6
9.Jean-Paul Mentink (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Pius Broerse (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Daniel Verhoeven (ATT)
6
 
12.Christophe Chow-Yuen (MID)
0
13.Bert Cruyff (MID)
0
14.Albrecht Linke (GK)
0

1.Thomas Veurink (GK)
7
2.Jon Forbes (DEF)
6
3.John Matteo (DEF)
6
4.Darl Marbus (DEF)
6
5.Stefano Knol (MID)
6
6.Marvin Hasselbaink (MID)
6
7.Seth Green (MID)
7
8.Tom Schaap (MID)
6
9.Marinus Nieuwenburg (ATT)
6
10.Louis Van Der Vaart (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Kai Richter (ATT)
6
 
12.Raymond Van Wanrooy (DEF)
0
13.Jo Schulp (GK)
0
14.Marchanno Sonkaya (GK)
0