Match Report


NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen     CambuurCambuur
Computer Player Computer Player Jelle De haan Jelle De haan
Billy HigginbothamB. Higginbotham56
G
1
G
68Rui FonsecaR. Fonseca
Edgar Van Der LaanE. Van Der Laan65
D
2
D
57Eric ZimmermannE. Zimmermann
Shota Van GobbelS. Van Gobbel63
D
3
D
64Kurt FortesK. Fortes
Alexander ProctorA. Proctor61
D
4
D
64Miguel GarridoM. Garrido
Aaron VierklauA. Vierklau58
D
captain5
D
72Petri Van VlietP. Van Vliet
David ManfrediniD. Manfredini74
M
6
M
64Silvain MansS. Mans
Frank HoséF. Hosé54
M
7
M
72Jose MonteroJ. Montero
Luuk SchulpenL. Schulpen54
M
8captain
M
70Alfredo FernandezA. Fernandez
Harald TimmerH. Timmer51
M
9
M
59Sol JoachimS. Joachim
Garry GoughG. Gough56
A
10
A
65Ferdi WillemsF. Willems
Andy RicciA. Ricci52
A
11
A
61Guillermo Van Der MeydeG. Van Der Meyde
 
Gerard MansG. Mans54
G
12
M
60Karim OvermarsK. Overmars
Bram MaximianoB. Maximiano53
D
13
A
63Joris Van LoenhoutJ. Van Loenhout
Steve JacksonS. Jackson50
G
14
G
51Dennis ShieldsD. Shields

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to Cambuur. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both NEC Nijmegen and Cambuur are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Barry Allchurch.


0.00
The whistle blows and Cambuur get the match underway!
2.45
Petri Van Vliet flicks a high pass forward. Jose Montero collects the pass. With vision, Jose Montero laces a through ball forward to Alfredo Fernandez. Alfredo Fernandez plays a scrappy one-two with Ferdi Willems and advances towards the goal... Alexander Proctor comes in with a late challenge on Alfredo Fernandez. Penalty not given!!
12.41
Frank Hosé flicks a high pass forward. Garry Gough collects the pass. Garry Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Ricci. With a superhuman jump, Andy Ricci connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
15.10
David Manfredini flicks a high ball forward to Garry Gough who takes it down. Garry Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.38
Petri Van Vliet clumsily knocks into Frank Hosé. Petri Van Vliet is shown the yellow card! Frank Hosé runs off the knock.
27.21
Guillermo Van Der Meyde flicks a high pass forward. Ferdi Willems holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ferdi Willems knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Proctor.
30.02
Ferdi Willems comes in with a late challenge on Shota Van Gobbel. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Shota Van Gobbel carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.55
Frank Hosé sees Andy Ricci in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andy Ricci plays a scrappy one-two with Garry Gough and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Andy Ricci provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Rui Fonseca!
40.10
Sol Joachim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Montero. Jose Montero shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
42.12
Alexander Proctor chips the ball to his team mate, David Manfredini. David Manfredini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Ricci. Andy Ricci knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Fonseca who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Miguel Garrido threads a neat ball through to Guillermo Van Der Meyde. Guillermo Van Der Meyde sees Ferdi Willems in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ferdi Willems finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from Billy Higginbotham as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
45.00
Jose Montero takes a quick corner, playing it short to Miguel Garrido. Miguel Garrido shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! That brings them level!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. NEC Nijmegen appear unchanged since the first half. Cambuur also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and NEC Nijmegen kick off!
66.48
David Manfredini runs deep into the other half of the pitch. David Manfredini shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.21
Miguel Garrido receives the ball from a throw-in from Jose Montero. Miguel Garrido flicks the ball to his team mate, Sol Joachim. Sol Joachim plays a scrappy one-two with Guillermo Van Der Meyde and stumbles forward towards the goal... Sol Joachim cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Aaron Vierklau steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
72.52
Luuk Schulpen threads a neat ball through to Harald Timmer. Harald Timmer threads a neat ball through to Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Ricci. Andy Ricci heads the ball goalwards but it flies just wide!
79.38
Aaron Vierklau passes the ball forward to David Manfredini. David Manfredini passes the ball forward to Andy Ricci. Andy Ricci threads a neat ball through to Garry Gough. Garry Gough shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.24
Alfredo Fernandez threads a neat ball through to Guillermo Van Der Meyde. Guillermo Van Der Meyde finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
84.25
Kurt Fortes surges forward with the ball. Kurt Fortes flicks a high pass forward. Ferdi Willems collects the pass. Ferdi Willems shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

NEC Nijmegen

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

Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
26.1%
52.2%
21.7%

Scorers
Andy Ricci 12
Garry Gough 79
Miguel Garrido 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andy Ricci of NEC Nijmegen

Match Ratings