Match Report


SC HeerenveenSC Heerenveen     VVV VenloVVV Venlo
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Thomas VeurinkT. Veurink59
G
captain1
G
55Moreno BanchelliM. Banchelli
Jon ForbesJ. Forbes70
D
2
D
69Garry AbidallahG. Abidallah
John MatteoJ. Matteo66
D
3
D
60Mario VeldmanM. Veldman
Darl MarbusD. Marbus63
D
4
D
56Jeroen SchulpenJ. Schulpen
Stefano KnolS. Knol66
M
5
M
72Djamel RaguelD. Raguel
Marvin HasselbainkM. Hasselbaink65
M
6captain
M
62Jeremy KreekJ. Kreek
Seth GreenS. Green61
M
7
M
60Abel TavaresA. Tavares
Tom SchaapT. Schaap61
M
8
M
58Jamal De VisserJ. De Visser
Marinus NieuwenburgM. Nieuwenburg64
A
9
A
71Pieter De ClerP. De Cler
Louis Van Der VaartL. Van Der Vaart58
A
10
A
67Jordy MoensJ. Moens
Kai RichterK. Richter54
A
11
A
66Armin SpenglerA. Spengler
 
Raymond Van WanrooyR. Van Wanrooy60
D
12
A
55Romano HoséR. Hosé
Jo SchulpJ. Schulp54
G
13
D
55Yuri GoossenY. Goossen
Marchanno SonkayaM. Sonkaya53
G
14
D
52Marco HulshoffM. Hulshoff

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Abe Lenstra Stadion where SC Heerenveen play host to VVV Venlo. A crowd of 9,449 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both SC Heerenveen and VVV Venlo are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Boudewijn De Cler.


0.00
VVV Venlo kick off the first half!
2.40
Marvin Hasselbaink controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Seth Green. Seth Green shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
3.10
Abel Tavares sees a break and surges forward. Abel Tavares whips in a cross ball towards Pieter De Cler. Pieter De Cler heads the ball goalwards but it's a woeful effort!
4.45
John Matteo barges into Abel Tavares. The referee calls over John Matteo and shows him a yellow card! Abel Tavares runs off the knock.
6.45
Seth Green makes a simple pass to Tom Schaap. Tom Schaap flicks a high pass forward. Kai Richter collects the pass. Kai Richter tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
8.25
Jon Forbes makes a simple pass to Darl Marbus. Darl Marbus flicks a high ball forward to Louis Van Der Vaart who takes it down. Louis Van Der Vaart knocks in a cross ball towards Kai Richter. Kai Richter outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Moreno Banchelli with no chance!! Goal for SC Heerenveen!
16.58
Mario Veldman sees Abel Tavares in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Abel Tavares flicks the ball to his team mate, Pieter De Cler. Pieter De Cler knocks in a cross ball towards Jamal De Visser. With a superhuman jump, Jamal De Visser connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.23
Jon Forbes hacks Jamal De Visser from behind! Jon Forbes is warned by the referee! Jamal De Visser hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.19
With imagination, Tom Schaap laces a weighted ball forward to Seth Green. Seth Green shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
32.46
Darl Marbus drives a long ball upfield. Louis Van Der Vaart shoots from 20 yards but somehow Moreno Banchelli manages to keep it out.
33.16
Jeremy Kreek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jamal De Visser. Jamal De Visser sees Pieter De Cler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pieter De Cler shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
34.16
Garry Abidallah hits a low pass to Pieter De Cler. Pieter De Cler flicks a high pass forward. Jordy Moens holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jordy Moens shoots from long range but somehow Thomas Veurink manages to keep it out.
36.28
Stefano Knol brings the ball forward. Stefano Knol whips in a cross ball towards Marinus Nieuwenburg. Marinus Nieuwenburg finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Moreno Banchelli manages to gather it comfortably.
38.06
VVV Venlo are dictating the run of play here today.
39.24
Abel Tavares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pieter De Cler. Pieter De Cler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Thomas Veurink with no chance!! Goal for VVV Venlo!
42.33
Jeremy Kreek hacks Marvin Hasselbaink from behind! Jeremy Kreek is shown the yellow card! Marvin Hasselbaink stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.59
Garry Abidallah kicks a strong pass forward to Jamal De Visser. Jamal De Visser chips the ball to his team mate, Armin Spengler. Armin Spengler knocks in a cross ball towards Jamal De Visser. Jamal De Visser directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Jordy Moens changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jordy Moens knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darl Marbus.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Heerenveen appear unchanged since the first half. VVV Venlo have changed their lineup with Romano Hosé replacing Garry Abidallah.

45.00
The whistle blows and SC Heerenveen get the second half underway!
48.22
Marvin Hasselbaink picks a pass forward to Marinus Nieuwenburg. Marinus Nieuwenburg whips in a cross ball towards Kai Richter. With a superhuman jump, Kai Richter connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Moreno Banchelli easily punches it away to safety.
53.27
Armin Spengler makes a beautiful solo run. Armin Spengler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Thomas Veurink who gathers it comfortably.
55.41
Abel Tavares comes in with a late challenge on Marvin Hasselbaink. The referee calls over Abel Tavares and warns him to calm down! Marvin Hasselbaink grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.36
Marvin Hasselbaink threads a neat ball through to Louis Van Der Vaart. Louis Van Der Vaart plays a one-two with Marinus Nieuwenburg and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Louis Van Der Vaart provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Romano Hosé.
59.31
Abel Tavares kicks a strong pass forward to Jordy Moens. Jordy Moens knocks in a cross ball towards Armin Spengler. Armin Spengler is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Thomas Veurink is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
61.31
VVV Venlo have made 2 substitutions with Yuri Goossen replacing Jeremy Kreek and Marco Hulshoff replacing Armin Spengler .
65.53
Tom Schaap deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kai Richter. Kai Richter lofts in a cross ball towards Marvin Hasselbaink. Marvin Hasselbaink makes a deft header. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
66.44
John Matteo flicks a high ball forward to Seth Green who takes it down. Seth Green plays the ball forward to Marvin Hasselbaink. Marvin Hasselbaink whips in a cross ball towards Louis Van Der Vaart. Louis Van Der Vaart is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Moreno Banchelli comfortably punches it away to safety.
67.21
Romano Hosé kicks a strong pass forward to Pieter De Cler. Pieter De Cler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Thomas Veurink easily gets down and covers it.
71.13
Abel Tavares receives the ball from a throw-in from Jamal De Visser. Abel Tavares hits a low pass to Jordy Moens. Jordy Moens shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.59
Darl Marbus sees Seth Green in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seth Green flicks a high pass forward. Kai Richter collects the pass. Kai Richter lofts in a cross ball towards Louis Van Der Vaart. Louis Van Der Vaart flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent block by Mario Veldman!
73.19
Darl Marbus flicks a high ball forward to Marvin Hasselbaink who takes it down. Marvin Hasselbaink surges forward with the ball. Marvin Hasselbaink knocks the ball forward to Louis Van Der Vaart but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
75.07
Tom Schaap knocks the ball forward to Seth Green. Seth Green knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Moreno Banchelli who gathers it comfortably.
77.39
John Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Seth Green comfortably collects the pass. Seth Green kicks a strong pass forward to Louis Van Der Vaart. Louis Van Der Vaart knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abel Tavares.
87.44
Romano Hosé controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuri Goossen. Yuri Goossen flicks a high pass forward. Jordy Moens holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jordy Moens hits a low pass to Abel Tavares. Abel Tavares shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
Jeroen Schulpen knocks the ball forward to Abel Tavares. Abel Tavares lofts in a cross ball towards Pieter De Cler. Pieter De Cler connects with a diving header but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

SC Heerenveen

VVV Venlo
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
8
6
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
32.2%
42.2%
25.6%

Scorers
Kai Richter 8
Jamal De Visser 17
Pieter De Cler 39
Armin Spengler 59
Abel Tavares 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Abel Tavares of VVV Venlo

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

1.Moreno Banchelli (GK)
7
2.Garry Abidallah (DEF)
6
3.Mario Veldman (DEF)
6
4.Jeroen Schulpen (DEF)
6
5.Djamel Raguel (MID)
6
6.Jeremy Kreek (MID)yellow card
5
7.Abel Tavares (MID)goal scored
9
8.Jamal De Visser (MID)goal scored
8
9.Pieter De Cler (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Jordy Moens (ATT)
8
11.Armin Spengler (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Romano Hosé (ATT)
6
13.Yuri Goossen (DEF)
6
14.Marco Hulshoff (DEF)
6