Match Report


HFC HaarlemHFC Haarlem     SBV ExcelsiorSBV Excelsior
Computer Player Computer Player Abel Rain Abel Rain
Aimo BrighiA. Brighi62
G
1
G
67Fadel CharrierasF. Charrieras
Christian VisserC. Visser66
D
2
D
71Eoin PlowrightE. Plowright
Nigel OwenN. Owen64
D
3
D
67Bas LeeB. Lee
Gary MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn59
D
4
D
49Ruud TuhuteruR. Tuhuteru
Generoso PancaroG. Pancaro53
D
5
D
72Paul ThirlwellP. Thirlwell
Shota MokoenaS. Mokoena78
M
captain6
M
73Dragan CvitanovicD. Cvitanovic
Nabil van DijkN. van Dijk68
M
7
M
72Matthew MikeM. Mike
Kurt BosveltK. Bosvelt66
M
8
A
72Lautaro PérezL. Pérez
Victor BotV. Bot65
M
9
A
69Ledley GoodwinL. Goodwin
Alexandre VianaA. Viana66
A
10captain
A
75Leon ClarkeL. Clarke
Jacques CasanovaJ. Casanova64
A
11
A
70Jorge FerreiraJ. Ferreira
 
Sean DilisoS. Diliso64
M
12
G
56Diego De VisserD. De Visser
Ivar BoschI. Bosch61
A
13
M
69Samuel SoaresS. Soares
Jordi DibiJ. Dibi58
G
14
A
70Philipp EberleP. Eberle

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Haarlem Stadion where HFC Haarlem play host to SBV Excelsior. A crowd of 16,950 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
HFC Haarlem are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while SBV Excelsior appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Bogdan Dijkstra.


0.00
HFC Haarlem kick off the first half!
3.35
Shota Mokoena flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Viana. Alexandre Viana shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
15.52
Matthew Mike threads a neat ball through to Lautaro Pérez. Lautaro Pérez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Meiklejohn.
16.02
Dragan Cvitanovic makes a simple pass to Matthew Mike. Matthew Mike flicks a high pass forward to Lautaro Pérez who brings the ball under control. Lautaro Pérez lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Ferreira. Jorge Ferreira makes a deft header but it's a woeful effort!
26.34
Dragan Cvitanovic chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Mike. Matthew Mike makes a simple pass to Dragan Cvitanovic. Dragan Cvitanovic shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
27.14
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
28.50
Kurt Bosvelt chips the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Viana. Alexandre Viana shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
32.44
Matthew Mike changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Matthew Mike knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Ferreira. Jorge Ferreira fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.37
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
39.18
Nabil van Dijk takes it forward alone. Nabil van Dijk knocks in a cross ball towards Alexandre Viana. Alexandre Viana connects with a diving header but it flies well off target!
44.06
Matthew Mike flicks the ball to his team mate, Lautaro Pérez. Lautaro Pérez whips in a cross ball towards Jorge Ferreira. With a superhuman jump, Jorge Ferreira connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for SBV Excelsior!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. HFC Haarlem appear unchanged since the first half. SBV Excelsior have changed their lineup with Samuel Soares replacing Dragan Cvitanovic. The SBV Excelsior players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
SBV Excelsior kick off!
48.41
Nigel Owen plays the ball forward to Shota Mokoena. Shota Mokoena threads a neat ball through to Alexandre Viana. Alexandre Viana whips in a cross ball towards Jacques Casanova. Jacques Casanova outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for HFC Haarlem!
51.43
Shota Mokoena sees a break and surges forward. Shota Mokoena edges inside the box! Samuel Soares comes in with a late challenge on Shota Mokoena. Shota Mokoena appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
53.42
Eoin Plowright decides to run forward with the ball. Eoin Plowright kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Clarke. Leon Clarke whips in a cross ball towards Ledley Goodwin. Ledley Goodwin knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
61.03
Nabil van Dijk flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Viana. Alexandre Viana knocks in a cross ball towards Victor Bot. Victor Bot makes a deft header but it's a lousy effort!
71.43
Victor Bot threads a neat ball through to Kurt Bosvelt. Kurt Bosvelt whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Viana. Alexandre Viana heads the ball goalwards. The keeper, Fadel Charrieras, sees it late!! Goal for HFC Haarlem!
75.37
Kurt Bosvelt clumsily knocks into Jorge Ferreira. Kurt Bosvelt is warned by the referee! Jorge Ferreira stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.10
SBV Excelsior have made a substitution with Philipp Eberle replacing Leon Clarke .
78.17
Kurt Bosvelt kicks a strong pass forward to Alexandre Viana. Alexandre Viana whips in a cross ball towards Jacques Casanova. Jacques Casanova flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
81.35
Nabil van Dijk passes the ball forward to Jacques Casanova. Jacques Casanova sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.51
Kurt Bosvelt hacks Matthew Mike from behind! The referee calls over Kurt Bosvelt again and warns him to calm down! Matthew Mike runs off the knock.
85.32
Matthew Mike comes in with a late challenge on Shota Mokoena. The referee calls over Matthew Mike and shows him a yellow card! Shota Mokoena carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.12
Paul Thirlwell darts forward. With a delightful solo run, Paul Thirlwell stretches the opposition's defence. Paul Thirlwell lofts in a cross ball towards Philipp Eberle. Philipp Eberle makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Philipp Eberle!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

HFC Haarlem

SBV Excelsior
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.3%
52.7%
Play Area
21.8%
45.5%
32.7%

Scorers
Alexandre Viana 28, 71
Jacques Casanova 48
Jorge Ferreira 44
Philipp Eberle 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alexandre Viana of HFC Haarlem

Match Ratings
1.Aimo Brighi (GK)
6
2.Christian Visser (DEF)
6
3.Nigel Owen (DEF)
6
4.Gary Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
5.Generoso Pancaro (DEF)
6
6.Shota Mokoena (MID)
7
7.Nabil van Dijk (MID)
6
8.Kurt Bosvelt (MID)
7
9.Victor Bot (MID)
6
10.Alexandre Viana (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Jacques Casanova (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Sean Diliso (MID)
0
13.Ivar Bosch (ATT)
0
14.Jordi Dibi (GK)
0

1.Fadel Charrieras (GK)
6
2.Eoin Plowright (DEF)
6
3.Bas Lee (DEF)
6
4.Ruud Tuhuteru (DEF)
6
5.Paul Thirlwell (DEF)
7
6.Dragan Cvitanovic (MID)
6
7.Matthew Mike (MID)yellow card
7
8.Lautaro Pérez (ATT)
6
9.Ledley Goodwin (ATT)
6
10.Leon Clarke (ATT)
6
11.Jorge Ferreira (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Diego De Visser (GK)
0
13.Samuel Soares (MID)
6
14.Philipp Eberle (ATT)goal scored
7