Match Report


VeendamVeendam     ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Arjen WinterA. Winter52
G
1captain
G
65Oscar HidalgoO. Hidalgo
Darius RodgersD. Rodgers62
D
2
D
71Rodney KellerR. Keller
Leon Van NistelrooyL. Van Nistelrooy61
D
3
D
69Guillermo PardoG. Pardo
Giuliano BoneraG. Bonera58
D
4
D
65Jannes HouttuinJ. Houttuin
Juan-Carlos CortesJ. Cortes57
D
captain5
M
63Mirko GaravelliM. Garavelli
Jakob WitteJ. Witte71
M
6
M
61Giampiero MarazzinaG. Marazzina
Said RijkaardS. Rijkaard69
M
7
M
55Sven Van De OuwelandS. Van De Ouweland
John DalglishJ. Dalglish53
M
8
M
54Youssef ViscaalY. Viscaal
Leon HoenessL. Hoeness50
M
9
A
70Alejandro IzquierdoA. Izquierdo
Alec McallisterA. Mcallister70
A
10
A
65Marinus de GrootM. de Groot
Leon DirkL. Dirk68
A
11
A
64Jeffrey WapenaarJ. Wapenaar
 
Adilson Van Der PennenA. Van Der Pennen63
A
12
G
62Steve PolakS. Polak
Anthony VermeulenA. Vermeulen56
A
13
A
61Simon RöslerS. Rösler
Bogdan KortlandB. Kortland56
D
14
D
59Jordi FrijtersJ. Frijters

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at De Langeleegte where Veendam play host to ADO Den Haag. A crowd of 9,239 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Veendam are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while ADO Den Haag appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Boudewijn De Cler.


0.00
The whistle blows and ADO Den Haag get the match underway!
4.16
John Dalglish flicks a high ball forward to Leon Dirk who takes it down. Leon Dirk tries a spectacular long range effort but Oscar Hidalgo is on top of it.
6.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Jannes Houttuin plays the ball forward to Giampiero Marazzina. With some swift thinking, Giampiero Marazzina plays the ball forward to Mirko Garavelli. Mirko Garavelli whips in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Wapenaar. Jeffrey Wapenaar is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just wide!
8.50
Rodney Keller flicks a high ball forward to Giampiero Marazzina who takes it down. Giampiero Marazzina deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marinus de Groot. Marinus de Groot edges inside the box! Marinus de Groot cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
15.45
John Dalglish makes a simple pass to Jakob Witte. Jakob Witte knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oscar Hidalgo who gathers it comfortably.
16.38
Mirko Garavelli threads the ball through to Marinus de Groot. Marinus de Groot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.33
Said Rijkaard sees space and advances. Said Rijkaard makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Alec Mcallister. Some silky footwork from Alec Mcallister provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
21.32
Darius Rodgers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Said Rijkaard. Said Rijkaard flicks a high ball forward to Leon Dirk who takes it down. Leon Dirk knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jannes Houttuin.
26.54
Jannes Houttuin brings the ball forward. Jannes Houttuin knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Izquierdo. Alejandro Izquierdo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
27.12
Sven Van De Ouweland makes a simple pass to Giampiero Marazzina. Giampiero Marazzina tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.11
Youssef Viscaal flicks a high pass forward. Marinus de Groot holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marinus de Groot knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darius Rodgers.
32.28
Sven Van De Ouweland flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Izquierdo. Alejandro Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Wapenaar. Jeffrey Wapenaar connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
33.05
Mirko Garavelli kicks a strong pass forward to Marinus de Groot. Marinus de Groot kicks a strong pass forward to Jeffrey Wapenaar but the referee indicates it's offside!
34.31
Youssef Viscaal comes in with a late challenge on Said Rijkaard. Youssef Viscaal is shown the yellow card! Said Rijkaard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.16
Youssef Viscaal flicks a high ball forward to Giampiero Marazzina who takes it down. Giampiero Marazzina plays the ball forward to Alejandro Izquierdo. Alejandro Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darius Rodgers.
42.46
Leon Van Nistelrooy flicks a high pass forward. Leon Dirk controls it well on his chest. Leon Dirk threads the ball through to Said Rijkaard. Said Rijkaard finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
44.13
Said Rijkaard runs straight at the opposition's defence. Said Rijkaard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oscar Hidalgo who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Veendam appear unchanged since the first half. ADO Den Haag also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Veendam kick off the second half!
51.49
Alec Mcallister clumsily knocks into Guillermo Pardo. Alec Mcallister is shown the yellow card! Guillermo Pardo stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.12
Leon Hoeness threads the ball through to Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk knocks in a cross ball towards Said Rijkaard. Said Rijkaard makes a deft header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
59.53
Giampiero Marazzina brings the ball forward. Giampiero Marazzina whips in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Wapenaar. With a superhuman jump, Jeffrey Wapenaar connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
60.35
Said Rijkaard runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Said Rijkaard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
61.59
Leon Van Nistelrooy threads a neat ball through to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oscar Hidalgo who gathers it comfortably.
63.00
Alec Mcallister kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guillermo Pardo.
69.56
Sven Van De Ouweland barges into Leon Van Nistelrooy. The referee calls over Sven Van De Ouweland and shows him a yellow card! Leon Van Nistelrooy runs off the knock.
71.51
Giampiero Marazzina barges into Leon Dirk. The referee calls over Giampiero Marazzina and shows him a yellow card! Leon Dirk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.27
Giampiero Marazzina takes a quick throw-in. Mirko Garavelli kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Izquierdo. Alejandro Izquierdo whips in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Wapenaar. Jeffrey Wapenaar connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Solid save from Arjen Winter.
78.13
Leon Van Nistelrooy flicks a high pass forward. John Dalglish holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Dalglish flicks a high pass forward to Leon Dirk who brings the ball under control. Leon Dirk shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
79.52
John Dalglish flicks a high ball forward to Said Rijkaard who takes it down. Said Rijkaard plays a one-two with Alec Mcallister and rushes in on goal... Said Rijkaard looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
81.42
With great vision, Youssef Viscaal plays the ball forward to Marinus de Groot. Marinus de Groot knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arjen Winter who gathers it comfortably.
89.39
Jakob Witte flicks a high pass forward. Alec Mcallister collects the pass. Alec Mcallister knocks the ball forward to Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk whips in a cross ball towards Jakob Witte. Jakob Witte jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Oscar Hidalgo gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Veendam

ADO Den Haag
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
29.8%
42.9%
27.4%

Scorers
Said Rijkaard 53
Marinus de Groot 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Said Rijkaard of Veendam

Match Ratings