Match Report


NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen     SBV EindhovenSBV Eindhoven
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Billy HigginbothamB. Higginbotham56
G
1
G
59Jerome HoutmanJ. Houtman
Edgar Van Der LaanE. Van Der Laan65
D
2
D
67Cedric VersteegC. Versteeg
Alexander ProctorA. Proctor61
D
3
D
66Harris MendesH. Mendes
Aaron VierklauA. Vierklau58
D
4
D
52Marino LupatelliM. Lupatelli
Bram MaximianoB. Maximiano53
D
captain5
D
50Dirk Van De OuwelandD. Van De Ouweland
David ManfrediniD. Manfredini74
M
6
M
70Jesper FränkelJ. Fränkel
Frank HoséF. Hosé54
M
7
M
65Antonino BrianoA. Briano
Luuk SchulpenL. Schulpen54
M
8captain
M
60Ian MeijerI. Meijer
Harald TimmerH. Timmer51
M
9
M
60Thomas RinaldiniT. Rinaldini
Garry GoughG. Gough57
A
10
A
71Alfredo CruzA. Cruz
Andy RicciA. Ricci52
A
11
A
61Nicolas IglesiasN. Iglesias
 
Gerard MansG. Mans54
G
12
A
59Vincenzo BierhoffV. Bierhoff
Steve JacksonS. Jackson50
G
13
M
57Gerard PetersG. Peters
Paolo KoevermansP. Koevermans48
D
14
A
57Wilfred van den BergW. van den Berg

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to SBV Eindhoven. A crowd of 13,578 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both NEC Nijmegen and SBV Eindhoven are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Barry Allchurch.


0.00
SBV Eindhoven kick off and get the first half underway!
2.21
Thomas Rinaldini flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Iglesias. Nicolas Iglesias edges inside the box! Nicolas Iglesias side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
9.56
Ian Meijer chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Iglesias. Nicolas Iglesias knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edgar Van Der Laan.
14.44
Luuk Schulpen threads the ball through to Harald Timmer. Harald Timmer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
15.56
David Manfredini changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David Manfredini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Jerome Houtman.
17.46
David Manfredini takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Jesper Fränkel reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
20.08
Frank Hosé sees Andy Ricci in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andy Ricci knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cedric Versteeg.
24.43
Edgar Van Der Laan makes a probing pass to Luuk Schulpen. Luuk Schulpen kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Hosé. Frank Hosé shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.55
Alexander Proctor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Gough. Garry Gough controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frank Hosé. Frank Hosé knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Gough. Garry Gough gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.05
Frank Hosé passes the ball forward to Garry Gough. Garry Gough shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
32.06
Luuk Schulpen runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Luuk Schulpen whips in a cross ball towards Garry Gough. Garry Gough is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
34.18
Alexander Proctor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Gough. Garry Gough plays a scrappy one-two with Andy Ricci and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Garry Gough provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
38.46
Luuk Schulpen hits a low pass to Frank Hosé. Frank Hosé threads a neat ball through to Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Harris Mendes.
39.24
Antonino Briano makes a probing pass to Nicolas Iglesias. Nicolas Iglesias knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aaron Vierklau.
44.30
David Manfredini kicks a strong pass forward to Alexander Proctor. Alexander Proctor flicks a high pass forward. Garry Gough collects the pass. Garry Gough shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
Dirk Van De Ouweland flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Rinaldini who brings the ball under control. Thomas Rinaldini hits a low pass to Nicolas Iglesias. Nicolas Iglesias whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
NEC Nijmegen kick off the second half!
48.29
David Manfredini hacks Dirk Van De Ouweland from behind! David Manfredini is warned by the referee! Dirk Van De Ouweland stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.18
Ian Meijer knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Iglesias. Nicolas Iglesias finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
55.52
Edgar Van Der Laan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luuk Schulpen. Luuk Schulpen takes it forward alone. Luuk Schulpen finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.06
Bram Maximiano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frank Hosé. Frank Hosé knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.38
Ian Meijer makes a probing pass to Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Higginbotham who gathers it comfortably.
65.53
Alfredo Cruz threads the ball through to Nicolas Iglesias. Nicolas Iglesias knocks the ball forward to Ian Meijer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
67.50
Jesper Fränkel threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.16
Frank Hosé hits a low pass to Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marino Lupatelli.
77.35
Aaron Vierklau flicks a high pass forward to Luuk Schulpen who brings the ball under control. Luuk Schulpen threads a neat ball through to Garry Gough. Garry Gough shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.26
Seeing a gap ahead, Thomas Rinaldini plays the ball forward to Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Iglesias. Nicolas Iglesias is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
79.00
Harris Mendes plays the ball forward to Ian Meijer. Ian Meijer makes a simple pass to Jesper Fränkel. Jesper Fränkel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Higginbotham who gathers it comfortably.
84.25
Marino Lupatelli flicks a high pass forward. Harris Mendes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Harris Mendes threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
85.04
Garry Gough barges into Harris Mendes. The referee warns Garry Gough to calm down! Harris Mendes runs off the knock.
89.23
Ian Meijer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Iglesias. Nicolas Iglesias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

NEC Nijmegen

SBV Eindhoven
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
9
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.3%
46.7%
Play Area
29.3%
44.6%
26.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luuk Schulpen of NEC Nijmegen

Match Ratings