Match Report


NAC BredaNAC Breda     Helmond SportHelmond Sport
Grant BennionGrant Bennion Frazer Smith Frazer Smith
Hugo BentoH. Bento72
G
captain1
G
74Gabriel SuárezG. Suárez
Sergio SoaresS. Soares71
D
2
D
81Valgeir HlödverssonV. Hlödversson
Claus HøghC. Høgh76
D
3captain
D
82Reinder DitewigR. Ditewig
Yuri VenemaY. Venema75
D
4
D
77Sebastien MuhlsteinS. Muhlstein
Martin ImpeyM. Impey71
D
5
M
89Brian ClemenceB. Clemence
Sven OverathS. Overath74
M
6
M
89Ruben TimmerR. Timmer
Ensio TaulerusE. Taulerus77
M
7
M
79Warren CharltonW. Charlton
Fouad BezzaiF. Bezzai72
A
8
M
81Trond Egil KippeT. Kippe
Frank MatthijsF. Matthijs78
A
9
A
91Jurgen GroenendijkJ. Groenendijk
Terry ForbesT. Forbes69
A
10
A
81Melchior OosterhofM. Oosterhof
Fabrizio BiagioniF. Biagioni69
A
11
A
75Kew BoussattaK. Boussatta
 
Spiros TsoukalasS. Tsoukalas70
D
12
D
75Efrain CardenasE. Cardenas
Viktor IllugasonV. Illugason69
M
13
M
73Saïd FerhaouiS. Ferhaoui
John BlinkerJ. Blinker69
A
14
A
77Ahmed AmraniA. Amrani

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Rat Verlegh Stadion where NAC Breda play host to Helmond Sport. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
NAC Breda are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Helmond Sport appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Martin Van Mol.


0.00
The whistle blows and Helmond Sport get the match underway!
3.38
Yuri Venema catches Ruben Timmer on the ankles. Yuri Venema is shown the yellow card! Ruben Timmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.11
Claus Høgh chips the ball to his team mate, Frank Matthijs. Frank Matthijs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabrizio Biagioni. Fabrizio Biagioni whips in a cross ball towards Fouad Bezzai. Fouad Bezzai jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Gabriel Suárez.
5.47
Ensio Taulerus takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Frank Matthijs comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out his aim is horrendously poor!
6.48
Warren Charlton makes a simple pass to Trond Egil Kippe. Trond Egil Kippe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Clemence but the linesman indicates offside!
8.20
Brian Clemence flicks the ball to his team mate, Warren Charlton. Warren Charlton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yuri Venema.
9.40
Claus Høgh flicks a high pass forward. Ensio Taulerus holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ensio Taulerus threads the ball through to Frank Matthijs. Frank Matthijs cuts inside the box! Frank Matthijs rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Gabriel Suárez!
14.03
Sergio Soares flicks a high pass forward. Yuri Venema collects the pass. Yuri Venema hits a low pass to Frank Matthijs. Frank Matthijs tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
20.27
Ensio Taulerus comes in with a late challenge on Melchior Oosterhof. The referee calls over Ensio Taulerus and shows him a yellow card! Melchior Oosterhof stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.38
Terry Forbes comes in with a late challenge on Warren Charlton. The referee calls over Terry Forbes and warns him to calm down! Warren Charlton stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.51
Ensio Taulerus knocks the ball to his team mate, Frank Matthijs. Frank Matthijs knocks in a cross ball towards Fabrizio Biagioni. Fabrizio Biagioni makes a looping header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gabriel Suárez with no chance!! Goal for NAC Breda!
32.08
Ruben Timmer threads a neat ball through to Warren Charlton. Warren Charlton shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
33.25
Brian Clemence flicks a high pass forward. Kew Boussatta controls it well on his chest. Kew Boussatta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.07
Reinder Ditewig hits a low pass to Jurgen Groenendijk. Jurgen Groenendijk flicks a high pass forward to Melchior Oosterhof who brings the ball under control. Melchior Oosterhof deftly passes the ball to Jurgen Groenendijk, releasing him through on goal. Jurgen Groenendijk shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Hugo Bento reads it well. Quality keeping!
40.31
Sven Overath flicks a high pass forward. Fabrizio Biagioni collects the pass. Fabrizio Biagioni knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Matthijs. Frank Matthijs beats his man to it with a header. Gabriel Suárez easily punches it away to safety.
45.00
Warren Charlton flicks a high pass forward. Kew Boussatta collects the pass. Kew Boussatta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. NAC Breda 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
NAC Breda kick off and get the second half underway!
51.31
Ensio Taulerus sees a break and surges forward. Ensio Taulerus tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Gabriel Suárez.
54.30
Ruben Timmer hits a low pass to Jurgen Groenendijk. Jurgen Groenendijk shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Hugo Bento!
60.35
NAC Breda have made a substitution with John Blinker replacing Fouad Bezzai and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Helmond Sport have made a substitution with Ahmed Amrani replacing Kew Boussatta .
63.04
Reinder Ditewig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jurgen Groenendijk. Jurgen Groenendijk makes a probing pass to Ruben Timmer but he's offside!
65.03
Ensio Taulerus passes the ball forward to Frank Matthijs. Frank Matthijs knocks in a cross ball towards Terry Forbes. Terry Forbes makes a deft header. Gabriel Suárez manages to gather it effortlessly.
66.04
Brian Clemence catches Martin Impey on the ankles. Brian Clemence is warned by the referee! Martin Impey stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.24
Melchior Oosterhof threads a neat ball through to Jurgen Groenendijk. Jurgen Groenendijk threads the ball through to Melchior Oosterhof but he's offside!
72.12
Warren Charlton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Melchior Oosterhof. Melchior Oosterhof shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
73.35
John Blinker sees Sven Overath in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sven Overath makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabrizio Biagioni. Fabrizio Biagioni knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Frank Matthijs is offside!
77.00
NAC Breda have made a substitution with Viktor Illugason replacing Sven Overath .Helmond Sport have made 2 substitutions with Efrain Cardenas replacing Sebastien Muhlstein and Saïd Ferhaoui replacing Warren Charlton .
83.36
Jurgen Groenendijk knocks the ball to his team mate, Melchior Oosterhof. Melchior Oosterhof plays a scrappy one-two with Ruben Timmer and advances towards the goal... Melchior Oosterhof rockets a shot on goal but Hugo Bento reads it well. Fabulous save!
84.14
With great vision, Trond Egil Kippe picks a pass forward to Jurgen Groenendijk. Jurgen Groenendijk lofts in a cross ball towards Melchior Oosterhof. Melchior Oosterhof flicks the ball with his head but Hugo Bento is on top of it.
87.17
Ensio Taulerus threads the ball through to Terry Forbes. Terry Forbes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frank Matthijs. With some swift thinking, Frank Matthijs plays the ball forward to Fabrizio Biagioni who has made a great run into the box. Fabrizio Biagioni takes a shot at goal. Gabriel Suárez gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

NAC Breda

Helmond Sport
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.2%
60.8%
Play Area
33.8%
44.6%
21.6%

Scorers
Fabrizio Biagioni 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fabrizio Biagioni of NAC Breda

Match Ratings