Match Report


Heracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo     Helmond SportHelmond Sport
Computer Player Computer Player Frazer Smith Frazer Smith
Ronnie van DamR. van Dam74
G
1
G
74Gabriel SuárezG. Suárez
Henry BesselinkH. Besselink73
D
2
D
81Valgeir HlödverssonV. Hlödversson
Bogdan BotB. Bot68
D
3captain
D
82Reinder DitewigR. Ditewig
Jan WillJ. Will62
D
4
D
75Efrain CardenasE. Cardenas
Kai SchnellingerK. Schnellinger55
D
5
M
88Brian ClemenceB. Clemence
Bogdan DenneboomB. Denneboom69
M
captain6
M
89Ruben TimmerR. Timmer
Patrick KuytP. Kuyt69
M
7
M
73Saïd FerhaouiS. Ferhaoui
Dave RodgersD. Rodgers68
M
8
M
81Trond Egil KippeT. Kippe
Jeroen DrentJ. Drent64
M
9
A
91Jurgen GroenendijkJ. Groenendijk
Thomas OpschoorT. Opschoor71
A
10
A
81Melchior OosterhofM. Oosterhof
Giovanni De PoliG. De Poli67
A
11
A
77Ahmed AmraniA. Amrani
 
Nicolas KrügerN. Krüger65
A
12
D
73Egbert Van HalstE. Van Halst
Mauricio AriasM. Arias62
M
13
M
79Warren CharltonW. Charlton
Ivo HoekstraI. Hoekstra61
M
14
A
75Kew BoussattaK. Boussatta

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Polman Stadion where Heracles Almelo play host to Helmond Sport. A crowd of 20,171 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Heracles Almelo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Helmond Sport appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Wouter Van Bommel.


0.00
Helmond Sport kick off!
3.27
Bogdan Bot barges into Jurgen Groenendijk. The referee calls over Bogdan Bot and shows him a yellow card! Jurgen Groenendijk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.50
Thomas Opschoor runs straight at the opposition's defence. Thomas Opschoor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriel Suárez who gathers it comfortably.
16.34
Bogdan Bot threads a neat ball through to Henry Besselink. Henry Besselink flicks a high pass forward. Giovanni De Poli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giovanni De Poli knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
24.29
Trond Egil Kippe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ahmed Amrani. Ahmed Amrani rushes past Bogdan Bot! Ahmed Amrani shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
32.08
Saïd Ferhaoui passes the ball forward to Melchior Oosterhof. Melchior Oosterhof lofts in a cross ball towards Ahmed Amrani. Ahmed Amrani finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
34.16
Jeroen Drent deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dave Rodgers. Dave Rodgers lofts in a cross ball towards Jeroen Drent. Jeroen Drent is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Gabriel Suárez comfortably picks it out of the air!
44.12
Valgeir Hlödversson flicks a high pass forward. Trond Egil Kippe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Trond Egil Kippe threads a neat ball through to Melchior Oosterhof. Melchior Oosterhof threads a neat, attacking ball through to Ahmed Amrani. Ahmed Amrani cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Ronnie van Dam is on top of it.
45.00
Dave Rodgers takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Jeroen Drent. Jeroen Drent hits a low pass to Bogdan Denneboom. Bogdan Denneboom knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Saïd Ferhaoui.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heracles Almelo appear unchanged since the first half. Helmond Sport also appear unchanged since the first half. The Helmond Sport players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Heracles Almelo kicking off!
47.45
Efrain Cardenas breaks forward. Efrain Cardenas laces a through ball forward to Jurgen Groenendijk. Jurgen Groenendijk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.14
Saïd Ferhaoui barges into Thomas Opschoor. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Thomas Opschoor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.36
Reinder Ditewig catches Patrick Kuyt on the ankles. Reinder Ditewig is given a warning by the referee! Patrick Kuyt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.06
Valgeir Hlödversson flicks a high ball forward to Trond Egil Kippe who takes it down. Trond Egil Kippe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Melchior Oosterhof. Melchior Oosterhof lofts in a cross ball towards Jurgen Groenendijk. Jurgen Groenendijk makes a convincing header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
54.43
Reinder Ditewig flicks the ball to his team mate, Saïd Ferhaoui. Saïd Ferhaoui threads a neat ball through to Jurgen Groenendijk. Jurgen Groenendijk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.41
Efrain Cardenas makes a probing pass to Ruben Timmer. Ruben Timmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Saïd Ferhaoui. Saïd Ferhaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ronnie van Dam who gathers it comfortably.
59.39
Saïd Ferhaoui flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Timmer. Ruben Timmer knocks in a cross ball towards Ahmed Amrani. Ahmed Amrani connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.39
Helmond Sport have made a substitution with Kew Boussatta replacing Ahmed Amrani .
73.28
Seeing a gap ahead, Kai Schnellinger plays the ball forward to Patrick Kuyt. Patrick Kuyt brings the ball forward. Patrick Kuyt knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Dave Rodgers is offside!
77.18
Helmond Sport have made 2 substitutions with Egbert Van Halst replacing Efrain Cardenas and Warren Charlton replacing Saïd Ferhaoui .
83.05
Ruben Timmer clumsily knocks into Patrick Kuyt. The referee brings Ruben Timmer to one side and gives him a warning! Patrick Kuyt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.01
Warren Charlton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Melchior Oosterhof. Melchior Oosterhof knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kai Schnellinger.
87.40
Patrick Kuyt threads a neat ball through to Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor threads the ball through into the box. Giovanni De Poli makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Jan Will runs forward with the ball. Jan Will brings the ball forward. Jan Will makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Opschoor but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heracles Almelo

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

Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
27.8%
45.8%
26.4%

Scorers
Thomas Opschoor 16
Ahmed Amrani 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thomas Opschoor of Heracles Almelo

Match Ratings