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It's a sunny day here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to RKC Waalwijk. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Willem II Tilburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while RKC Waalwijk appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Henk Winter.


0.00
Willem II Tilburg get the match underway!
15.47
Wilfred Jansen catches Anthony Boschker on the ankles. Wilfred Jansen is shown the yellow card! Anthony Boschker stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.11
Nigel White barges into Gary White. Nigel White is shown the yellow card! Gary White hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.36
Ralph Henry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mitchel Nok. Mitchel Nok whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Van Der Hoeven. Carlos Van Der Hoeven heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
26.17
Roberto Gonzalez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jero El Khanchaf. Jero El Khanchaf flicks a high pass forward. Nigel White holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nigel White shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
28.33
Gijs Marbus flicks a high pass forward. Alje ten Brink holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alje ten Brink shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
30.11
Alje ten Brink changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alje ten Brink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.26
Jan-Willem Elshot clumsily knocks into Wilfred Jansen. The referee calls over Jan-Willem Elshot and shows him a yellow card! Wilfred Jansen runs off the knock.
36.53
Raymond Van Vliet clumsily knocks into Mitchel Nok. The referee warns Raymond Van Vliet to calm down! Mitchel Nok carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.32
Roberto Gonzalez pushes mid-way up the pitch. Roberto Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. Nigel White holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nigel White knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.03
Jan-Willem Elshot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Raymond Kool. Raymond Kool knocks in a cross ball towards Jan-Willem Elshot. Jan-Willem Elshot knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Robin De Windt decides to run forward with the ball. Robin De Windt whips in a cross ball towards Raymond Kool. Raymond Kool connects with a diving header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Willem II Tilburg appear unchanged since the first half. RKC Waalwijk also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
RKC Waalwijk kick off the second half!
47.06
Gary White threads a neat ball through to Mitchel Nok. Mitchel Nok sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
48.12
Jero El Khanchaf flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Boschker. Anthony Boschker makes an attacking run forward. Anthony Boschker controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
49.03
Gary White flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Van Der Hoeven who brings the ball under control. Carlos Van Der Hoeven whips in a cross ball towards Mitchel Nok. Mitchel Nok connects with a diving header but it flies wide!
51.54
Jero El Khanchaf makes a simple pass to Anthony Boschker. Anthony Boschker makes a probing pass to Nigel White. Nigel White makes a simple pass, allowing Anthony Boschker to run into the box. Anthony Boschker shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.11
Seeing a gap ahead, Ralph Henry plays the ball forward to Rene Vercammen. Rene Vercammen knocks the ball forward to Mitchel Nok. Mitchel Nok whips in a cross ball towards Davy Grim. Davy Grim beats his man to it with a header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.35
Orlando Lobont deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan-Willem Elshot. Jan-Willem Elshot plays a one-two with Raymond Kool and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Jan-Willem Elshot provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Fatik Hermans comfortably gets down and covers it.
61.02
Seeing a gap ahead, Roberto Gonzalez laces a weighted ball forward to Orlando Lobont. Orlando Lobont chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel White. Nigel White shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Fatik Hermans smothers it!
65.26
Rene Vercammen threads the ball through to Gary White. Gary White lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Van Der Hoeven. Carlos Van Der Hoeven flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
69.42
Gary White controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mitchel Nok. Mitchel Nok knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jero El Khanchaf.
73.40
Raymond Van Vliet hits a low pass to Purrel Jansen. Purrel Jansen makes a simple pass to Orlando Lobont. Orlando Lobont whips in a cross ball towards Nigel White. Nigel White gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball takes a deflection leaving Fatik Hermans with no chance!! Goal for Willem II Tilburg!
83.50
Anthony Boschker makes a simple pass to Nigel White. Nigel White sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Fatik Hermans is on top of it.
84.48
Roberto Gonzalez makes an attacking run forward. Roberto Gonzalez deftly passes the ball to Anthony Boschker, releasing him through on goal. Some silky footwork from Anthony Boschker provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Willem II Tilburg!
87.53
Jero El Khanchaf flicks a high ball forward to Purrel Jansen who takes it down. Purrel Jansen decides to run forward with the ball. Purrel Jansen shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
90.00
Ralph Henry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary White. Gary White lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Van Der Hoeven. Carlos Van Der Hoeven beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.6%
35.4%
Play Area
31.7%
42.7%
25.6%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anthony Boschker of Willem II Tilburg

Match Ratings
1.Fatik Hermans (GK)
7
2.Gijs Marbus (DEF)
6
3.Ralph Henry (DEF)
6
4.Anselmo Bennardo (DEF)
6
5.Wilfred Jansen (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Rene Vercammen (MID)
6
7.Gary White (MID)
7
8.Alje ten Brink (MID)
6
9.Davy Grim (ATT)
6
10.Carlos Van Der Hoeven (ATT)
6
11.Mitchel Nok (ATT)
6
 
12.Menno Elshot (GK)
0
13.Sven Van As (MID)
0
14.Joos Broerse (MID)
0