Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     VeendamVeendam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Moreno BanchelliM. Banchelli55
G
1captain
G
52Arjen WinterA. Winter
Garry AbidallahG. Abidallah69
D
2
D
62Darius RodgersD. Rodgers
Mario VeldmanM. Veldman61
D
3
D
61Leon Van NistelrooyL. Van Nistelrooy
Jeroen SchulpenJ. Schulpen56
D
4
D
58Giuliano BoneraG. Bonera
Djamel RaguelD. Raguel72
M
5
D
57Juan-Carlos CortesJ. Cortes
Jeremy KreekJ. Kreek62
M
captain6
M
71Jakob WitteJ. Witte
Abel TavaresA. Tavares60
M
7
M
69Said RijkaardS. Rijkaard
Glynn CooperG. Cooper48
M
8
M
53John DalglishJ. Dalglish
Pieter De ClerP. De Cler71
A
9
M
50Leon HoenessL. Hoeness
Jordy MoensJ. Moens67
A
10
A
70Alec McallisterA. Mcallister
Armin SpenglerA. Spengler66
A
11
A
68Leon DirkL. Dirk
 
Romano HoséR. Hosé55
A
12
A
63Adilson Van Der PennenA. Van Der Pennen
Yuri GoossenY. Goossen55
D
13
A
56Anthony VermeulenA. Vermeulen
Marco HulshoffM. Hulshoff52
D
14
D
56Bogdan KortlandB. Kortland

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to Veendam. A crowd of 9,370 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Veendam appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Cor de Boer.


0.00
Veendam get the match underway!
4.25
Giuliano Bonera comes in with a late challenge on Armin Spengler. Giuliano Bonera is given a warning by the referee! Armin Spengler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.15
Leon Van Nistelrooy pushes up the pitch. Leon Van Nistelrooy makes a simple pass to Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk shoots from outside the area but is denied by Moreno Banchelli. Excellent save.
8.39
With some swift thinking, Jeremy Kreek plays the ball forward to Jordy Moens. Jordy Moens knocks in a cross ball towards Armin Spengler. Armin Spengler gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Arjen Winter is on top of it.
9.44
Jeremy Kreek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pieter De Cler. Pieter De Cler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arjen Winter who gathers it comfortably.
14.28
Said Rijkaard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
26.38
Leon Van Nistelrooy plays the ball forward to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Moreno Banchelli manages to gather it comfortably.
30.40
Said Rijkaard flicks a high pass forward. Alec Mcallister holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Mcallister sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
33.40
Garry Abidallah darts forward. Garry Abidallah lofts in a cross ball towards Djamel Raguel. Djamel Raguel makes a looping header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.56
Darius Rodgers sees Leon Dirk in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leon Dirk lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.54
Said Rijkaard threads a neat ball through to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Moreno Banchelli. Excellent save.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
VVV Venlo kick off and get the second half underway!
47.22
Mario Veldman threads the ball through to Glynn Cooper. Glynn Cooper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jordy Moens. Jordy Moens knocks in a cross ball towards Abel Tavares. Abel Tavares finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.24
John Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Jakob Witte. Jakob Witte hits a low pass to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk makes a looping header on goal but Moreno Banchelli reads it well. Fabulous stop!
49.37
Jeroen Schulpen clumsily knocks into Said Rijkaard. Jeroen Schulpen is warned by the referee! Said Rijkaard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.09
Jakob Witte flicks a high pass forward. John Dalglish collects the pass. John Dalglish lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Moreno Banchelli with no chance!! Goal for Veendam!
57.50
Giuliano Bonera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jakob Witte. Jakob Witte hits a low pass to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.57
VVV Venlo have made 2 substitutions with Yuri Goossen replacing Jeremy Kreek and Marco Hulshoff replacing Armin Spengler .
63.37
Said Rijkaard decides to run forward with the ball. Said Rijkaard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.12
Said Rijkaard makes a beautiful solo run. Said Rijkaard lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Dirk. Leon Dirk rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
69.49
Mario Veldman flicks a high pass forward to Yuri Goossen who brings the ball under control. With wonderful imagination, Yuri Goossen picks a pass forward to Jordy Moens. Jordy Moens knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arjen Winter who gathers it comfortably.
73.57
Leon Hoeness chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
79.19
Glynn Cooper hits a low pass to Jordy Moens. Jordy Moens knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juan-Carlos Cortes.
81.23
Mario Veldman flicks a high pass forward to Jordy Moens who brings the ball under control. Jordy Moens knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

Veendam
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.7%
56.3%
Play Area
25.4%
47.9%
26.8%

Scorers
Alec Mcallister 39
Leon Dirk 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Leon Dirk of Veendam

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

1.Arjen Winter (GK)
6
2.Darius Rodgers (DEF)
6
3.Leon Van Nistelrooy (DEF)
7
4.Giuliano Bonera (DEF)
6
5.Juan-Carlos Cortes (DEF)
6
6.Jakob Witte (MID)
6
7.Said Rijkaard (MID)
7
8.John Dalglish (MID)
7
9.Leon Hoeness (MID)
6
10.Alec Mcallister (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Leon Dirk (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Adilson Van Der Pennen (ATT)
0
13.Anthony Vermeulen (ATT)
0
14.Bogdan Kortland (DEF)
0