Match Report


SBV ExcelsiorSBV Excelsior     VeendamVeendam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alfredo LodiA. Lodi62
G
1captain
G
52Arjen WinterA. Winter
Martin RodriguezM. Rodriguez66
D
2
D
62Darius RodgersD. Rodgers
Tony LodewijksT. Lodewijks63
D
3
D
61Leon Van NistelrooyL. Van Nistelrooy
Luis CamposL. Campos60
D
4
D
58Giuliano BoneraG. Bonera
Pablo ZamoraP. Zamora56
D
5
D
57Juan-Carlos CortesJ. Cortes
Jose RodriquezJ. Rodriquez76
M
6
M
71Jakob WitteJ. Witte
Roberto NevesR. Neves71
M
7
M
69Said RijkaardS. Rijkaard
Egbert Van PuttenE. Van Putten61
A
8
M
53John DalglishJ. Dalglish
Jean-Paul MentinkJ. Mentink60
A
9
M
50Leon HoenessL. Hoeness
Pius BroerseP. Broerse59
A
10
A
70Alec McallisterA. Mcallister
Daniel VerhoevenD. Verhoeven58
A
captain11
A
68Leon DirkL. Dirk
 
Christophe Chow-YuenC. Chow-Yuen64
M
12
A
63Adilson Van Der PennenA. Van Der Pennen
Bert CruyffB. Cruyff63
M
13
A
56Anthony VermeulenA. Vermeulen
Albrecht LinkeA. Linke60
G
14
D
56Bogdan KortlandB. Kortland

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Woudestein where SBV Excelsior play host to Veendam. A crowd of 8,971 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SBV Excelsior are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Veendam appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Bas Hosé.


0.00
SBV Excelsior kick off!
4.24
Jose Rodriquez threads a neat ball through to Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Paul Mentink. Jean-Paul Mentink gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is tipped over by Arjen Winter.
5.13
Jose Rodriquez takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Leon Hoeness reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
6.47
Roberto Neves knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez shoots from distance. Arjen Winter gets down and covers it.
9.14
John Dalglish makes a probing pass to Jakob Witte. Jakob Witte rushes past Tony Lodewijks! Jakob Witte shows great control and tries a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
10.29
Said Rijkaard kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk lofts in a cross ball towards John Dalglish. John Dalglish makes a convincing header. Alfredo Lodi didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
12.44
Darius Rodgers threads a neat ball through to Said Rijkaard. Said Rijkaard hits a low pass to Jakob Witte. Jakob Witte controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Alec Mcallister through on goal. Some good footwork from Alec Mcallister provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Veendam!
15.35
Roberto Neves knocks the ball forward to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez whips in a cross ball towards Pius Broerse. Pius Broerse makes a looping header on goal but slams it into the crowd!
21.21
Luis Campos threads the ball through to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves lofts in a cross ball towards Pius Broerse. Pius Broerse heads the ball goalwards. Arjen Winter didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
26.28
Luis Campos threads a neat ball through to Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves decides to run forward with the ball. Roberto Neves tries a spectacular long range effort. Arjen Winter gets down and covers it.
32.09
Tony Lodewijks sees Jose Rodriquez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Rodriquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arjen Winter who gathers it comfortably.
33.32
Tony Lodewijks threads the ball through to Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves makes a probing pass to Egbert Van Putten. Egbert Van Putten knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Van Nistelrooy.
34.40
Darius Rodgers clumsily knocks into Jean-Paul Mentink. The referee warns Darius Rodgers to calm down! Jean-Paul Mentink runs off the knock.
42.55
SBV Excelsior are keeping most of the possession.
45.00
Pius Broerse barges into Leon Van Nistelrooy. Pius Broerse is shown the yellow card! Leon Van Nistelrooy hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Veendam kick off and get the second half underway!
48.21
Martin Rodriguez pushes up the pitch. Martin Rodriguez passes the ball forward to Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Paul Mentink. Jean-Paul Mentink jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Arjen Winter reads it well. Quality keeping!
53.02
Jakob Witte makes a simple pass to Said Rijkaard. Said Rijkaard whips in a cross ball towards Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk connects with a diving header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.32
Pius Broerse clumsily knocks into Darius Rodgers. The referee brings Pius Broerse to one side and gives him a warning! Darius Rodgers stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.07
Jose Rodriquez hacks Leon Hoeness from behind! Jose Rodriquez is warned by the referee! Leon Hoeness gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
79.43
Luis Campos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Egbert Van Putten. Egbert Van Putten knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arjen Winter who gathers it comfortably.
83.18
Martin Rodriguez flicks a high pass forward to Roberto Neves who brings the ball under control. Roberto Neves takes it forward alone. Roberto Neves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

SBV Excelsior

Veendam
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
26.3%
43.4%
30.3%

Scorers
Alec Mcallister 12

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

Match Ratings