Match Report


SBV EindhovenSBV Eindhoven     RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jerome HoutmanJ. Houtman59
G
1
G
71Winston VersteegW. Versteeg
Cedric VersteegC. Versteeg67
D
2
D
64Mark RoordaM. Roorda
Harris MendesH. Mendes66
D
3
D
64David KluivertD. Kluivert
Marino LupatelliM. Lupatelli52
D
4
D
61Enzo GiampaoloE. Giampaolo
Dirk Van De OuwelandD. Van De Ouweland50
D
5captain
D
48Harald Van Der GouwH. Van Der Gouw
Jesper FränkelJ. Fränkel70
M
6
M
62Ricardo SegarraR. Segarra
Antonino BrianoA. Briano65
M
7
M
61Ahmed VremanA. Vreman
Ian MeijerI. Meijer60
M
8
M
60Aron Van DierenA. Van Dieren
Thomas RinaldiniT. Rinaldini60
M
9
M
59Stefano DoomernikS. Doomernik
Alfredo CruzA. Cruz71
A
captain10
A
56Fernando ReyF. Rey
Nicolas IglesiasN. Iglesias61
A
11
A
55Eric SeifertE. Seifert
 
Vincenzo BierhoffV. Bierhoff59
A
12
M
55Donny AverdijkD. Averdijk
Gerard PetersG. Peters57
M
13
G
54Colin StrachanC. Strachan
Wilfred van den BergW. van den Berg57
A
14
A
53Alfredo SanzA. Sanz

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Jan Louwers Stadion where SBV Eindhoven play host to RKC Waalwijk. A crowd of 12,984 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both SBV Eindhoven and RKC Waalwijk are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Romano Davids.


0.00
The whistle blows and RKC Waalwijk get the match underway!
2.15
Harris Mendes threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Iglesias. Nicolas Iglesias deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz plays a scrappy one-two with Nicolas Iglesias and advances towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Alfredo Cruz provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
4.21
Harris Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonino Briano. Antonino Briano chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Meijer. Ian Meijer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Winston Versteeg who gathers it comfortably.
15.48
Thomas Rinaldini threads the ball through to Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
16.07
With a delightful solo run, Stefano Doomernik stretches the opposition's defence. Stefano Doomernik shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.46
Dirk Van De Ouweland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jesper Fränkel. Jesper Fränkel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.40
Cedric Versteeg threads a neat ball through to Thomas Rinaldini. Thomas Rinaldini threads the ball through to Antonino Briano. Antonino Briano lofts in a cross ball towards Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it curls horrendously wide!
32.27
Dirk Van De Ouweland flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.18
With some swift thinking, Jesper Fränkel plays the ball forward to Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.41
SBV Eindhoven are in full control of this game.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SBV Eindhoven appear unchanged since the first half. RKC Waalwijk also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
SBV Eindhoven kick off!
47.57
With imagination, Cedric Versteeg picks a pass forward to Ian Meijer. Ian Meijer knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
54.08
Marino Lupatelli flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Rinaldini collects the pass. Thomas Rinaldini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Iglesias. Nicolas Iglesias knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harald Van Der Gouw.
57.56
Thomas Rinaldini plays the ball forward to Ian Meijer. Ian Meijer flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Cruz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfredo Cruz shoots from outside the area. Winston Versteeg gets down and covers it.
65.39
Antonino Briano laces a weighted ball forward to Nicolas Iglesias. Nicolas Iglesias sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
67.37
Ian Meijer flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
75.07
Ahmed Vreman changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ahmed Vreman cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Ahmed Vreman provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
78.41
Jesper Fränkel changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jesper Fränkel lofts in a cross ball towards Antonino Briano. Antonino Briano directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.48
Thomas Rinaldini knocks the ball to his team mate, Ian Meijer. Ian Meijer chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz plays a scrappy one-two with Nicolas Iglesias and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alfredo Cruz shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Winston Versteeg.
83.03
Marino Lupatelli comes in with a late challenge on Aron Van Dieren. The referee warns Marino Lupatelli to calm down! Aron Van Dieren hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.46
Harris Mendes hits a low pass to Antonino Briano. Antonino Briano changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Antonino Briano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.04
David Kluivert darts forward. David Kluivert runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from David Kluivert provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Jerome Houtman.
88.54
Aron Van Dieren takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Jerome Houtman scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
90.00
Aron Van Dieren controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Segarra. Ricardo Segarra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

SBV Eindhoven

RKC Waalwijk
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
71.6%
28.4%
Play Area
25.7%
44.6%
29.7%

Scorers
Antonino Briano 78
Ahmed Vreman 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonino Briano of SBV Eindhoven

Match Ratings