Match Report


SC HeerenveenSC Heerenveen     NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Clarence CalesC. Cales52
G
1
G
56Billy HigginbothamB. Higginbotham
Hennie VremanH. Vreman76
D
2
D
65Edgar Van Der LaanE. Van Der Laan
Younes MolinierY. Molinier61
D
3
D
61Alexander ProctorA. Proctor
Jean-Louis RascleJ. Rascle61
D
4captain
D
58Aaron VierklauA. Vierklau
Bruno MartinsB. Martins69
M
5
D
53Bram MaximianoB. Maximiano
Frits Of HesselinkF. Of Hesselink61
M
6
M
74David ManfrediniD. Manfredini
Andy NieuwenburgA. Nieuwenburg60
M
7
M
55Luuk SchulpenL. Schulpen
Arnauld VisieuxA. Visieux50
M
8
M
54Frank HoséF. Hosé
Anthony KortlandA. Kortland76
A
9
M
51Harald TimmerH. Timmer
Frederico PastorF. Pastor74
A
10
A
57Garry GoughG. Gough
Arno RohrschneiderA. Rohrschneider63
A
captain11
A
52Andy RicciA. Ricci
 
David JongsmaD. Jongsma62
A
12
G
54Gerard MansG. Mans
John GemmellJ. Gemmell60
A
13
G
50Steve JacksonS. Jackson
Danny Van BeukeringD. Van Beukering58
A
14
D
48Paolo KoevermansP. Koevermans

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Abe Lenstra Stadion where SC Heerenveen play host to NEC Nijmegen. A crowd of 12,951 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SC Heerenveen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Tieme De Windt.


0.00
NEC Nijmegen kick off and get the match underway!
9.40
Frits Of Hesselink sees a break and surges forward. Frits Of Hesselink plays a quick one-two with Frederico Pastor and rushes in on goal... Frits Of Hesselink shoots from just inside the box but slams it into the crowd!
10.39
Jean-Louis Rascle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Nieuwenburg. Andy Nieuwenburg chips the ball to his team mate, Arno Rohrschneider. Arno Rohrschneider shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.38
Frank Hosé sees a break and surges forward. Frank Hosé passes the ball forward to Andy Ricci. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Andy Ricci provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
18.50
Luuk Schulpen makes a probing pass to Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.05
Younes Molinier chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Pastor. Frederico Pastor threads a neat ball through to Arno Rohrschneider. Arno Rohrschneider sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
21.21
Andy Nieuwenburg makes a probing pass to Frederico Pastor. Frederico Pastor shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
22.39
Bruno Martins makes a probing pass to Arnauld Visieux. Arnauld Visieux flicks a high pass forward to Frederico Pastor who brings the ball under control. Frederico Pastor shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
30.19
Younes Molinier makes a probing pass to Andy Nieuwenburg. Andy Nieuwenburg flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Martins. Bruno Martins threads the ball through into the box. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Frederico Pastor provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Billy Higginbotham.
31.25
Arnauld Visieux takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Billy Higginbotham drops low and scoops up the ball.
33.05
Bram Maximiano knocks the ball forward to David Manfredini. David Manfredini flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Ricci. Andy Ricci knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean-Louis Rascle.
36.44
Edgar Van Der Laan threads a neat ball through to Frank Hosé. Frank Hosé threads a neat ball through to Andy Ricci. Andy Ricci edges inside the box! Andy Ricci shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
38.17
With some swift thinking, Luuk Schulpen plays the ball forward to Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hennie Vreman.
39.45
Frits Of Hesselink threads a neat ball through to Anthony Kortland. Anthony Kortland plays a scrappy one-two with Arnauld Visieux and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Anthony Kortland provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Billy Higginbotham had no chance!! Goal for SC Heerenveen!
42.28
Harald Timmer passes the ball forward to Andy Ricci. Andy Ricci tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
SC Heerenveen kick off and get the second half underway!
47.10
With some swift thinking, Frederico Pastor plays the ball forward to Arno Rohrschneider. Arno Rohrschneider shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
49.49
Harald Timmer flicks a high pass forward to Andy Ricci who brings the ball under control. Andy Ricci sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
54.49
Younes Molinier hits it upfield. Andy Nieuwenburg lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Pastor. Frederico Pastor is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
61.04
Bruno Martins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Kortland. Anthony Kortland whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Pastor. Frederico Pastor outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.41
Hennie Vreman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Nieuwenburg. Andy Nieuwenburg knocks the ball to his team mate, Arno Rohrschneider. Arno Rohrschneider puts a great ball through. Frederico Pastor runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
66.16
Frits Of Hesselink knocks the ball to his team mate, Arno Rohrschneider. Arno Rohrschneider knocks the ball forward to Anthony Kortland but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
71.37
Younes Molinier kicks a strong pass forward to Hennie Vreman. Hennie Vreman flicks a high pass forward to Frederico Pastor who brings the ball under control. Frederico Pastor shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
78.11
Luuk Schulpen makes an attacking run forward. Luuk Schulpen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
79.36
Frits Of Hesselink makes a simple pass to Anthony Kortland. Anthony Kortland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Higginbotham who gathers it comfortably.
83.51
Luuk Schulpen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Garry Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Ricci. Andy Ricci knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hennie Vreman.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SC Heerenveen

NEC Nijmegen
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
28.4%
43.2%
28.4%

Scorers
Anthony Kortland 39
Frederico Pastor 61
Andy Ricci 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anthony Kortland of SC Heerenveen

Match Ratings