Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     Heracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo
Alex SamsonAlex Samson Computer Player Computer Player
Ihor MalskyyI. Malskyy83
G
captain1
G
74Ronnie van DamR. van Dam
Lomano BellamyL. Bellamy76
D
2
D
73Henry BesselinkH. Besselink
Romain AnolfoR. Anolfo76
D
3
D
68Bogdan BotB. Bot
Johnny De BoerJ. De Boer76
D
4
D
62Jan WillJ. Will
Oleg MurphyO. Murphy84
M
5
D
55Kai SchnellingerK. Schnellinger
Simon BridgeS. Bridge88
M
6
M
69Bogdan DenneboomB. Denneboom
Guillermo LeonG. Leon86
M
7
M
69Patrick KuytP. Kuyt
Craig BouldC. Bould81
M
8
M
68Dave RodgersD. Rodgers
Craig EtheringtonC. Etherington78
A
9
M
64Jeroen DrentJ. Drent
Maurice HeubachM. Heubach76
A
10
A
71Thomas OpschoorT. Opschoor
Louis TouzaniL. Touzani83
A
11captain
A
67Giovanni De PoliG. De Poli
 
Andriy LytvynchukA. Lytvynchuk79
D
12
A
65Nicolas KrügerN. Krüger
Mark JaliensM. Jaliens76
M
13
M
62Mauricio AriasM. Arias
Alun DichioA. Dichio79
A
14
M
61Ivo HoekstraI. Hoekstra

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to Heracles Almelo. A crowd of 18,771 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heracles Almelo appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Luis-Clemente Peyrlade.


0.00
The whistle blows and VVV Venlo kick off!
3.55
Bogdan Denneboom plays the ball forward to Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni De Poli. With a superhuman jump, Giovanni De Poli connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Solid save from Ihor Malskyy.
4.14
Craig Etherington sees Louis Touzani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Louis Touzani sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
8.29
Maurice Heubach flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.41
Johnny De Boer makes a simple pass to Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon knocks the ball forward to Craig Etherington. Craig Etherington knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Bould. Craig Bould rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Ronnie van Dam manages to keep it out.
12.07
Thomas Opschoor makes a probing pass to Giovanni De Poli. Giovanni De Poli makes a great pass forward. Thomas Opschoor runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
15.06
Guillermo Leon makes a probing pass to Craig Etherington. Craig Etherington sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Ronnie van Dam.
21.38
Dave Rodgers flicks a high pass forward. Giovanni De Poli collects the pass. Giovanni De Poli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.22
Seeing a gap ahead, Romain Anolfo plays the ball forward to Craig Bould. Craig Bould flicks a high pass forward to Craig Etherington who brings the ball under control. Craig Etherington shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
27.18
Craig Bould threads a neat ball through to Craig Etherington. Craig Etherington finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
32.47
Kai Schnellinger comes in with a late challenge on Maurice Heubach. Kai Schnellinger is warned by the referee! Maurice Heubach carries on, but is struggling a bit.
33.47
Romain Anolfo hits a low pass to Simon Bridge. Simon Bridge knocks the ball forward to Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
36.15
Craig Etherington clumsily knocks into Jan Will. The referee calls over Craig Etherington and shows him a yellow card! Jan Will stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.54
Maurice Heubach plays the ball forward to Louis Touzani. Louis Touzani flicks a high pass forward. Craig Etherington controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Craig Etherington looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
39.37
Guillermo Leon threads the ball through to Simon Bridge. Simon Bridge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.52
Johnny De Boer passes the ball forward to Craig Bould. Craig Bould makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Etherington. Craig Etherington shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Ronnie van Dam comfortably smothers it!
45.00
Oleg Murphy comes in with a late challenge on Dave Rodgers. The referee warns Oleg Murphy to calm down! Dave Rodgers runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. VVV Venlo appear unchanged since the first half. Heracles Almelo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Heracles Almelo kicking off!
47.24
Romain Anolfo threads a neat ball through to Johnny De Boer. Johnny De Boer makes an attacking run forward. Johnny De Boer shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
49.49
Patrick Kuyt barges into Romain Anolfo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Romain Anolfo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.46
Guillermo Leon kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Etherington. Craig Etherington shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
57.06
Guillermo Leon makes a probing pass to Craig Bould. Craig Bould whips in a cross ball towards Maurice Heubach. Maurice Heubach knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
59.12
Jan Will sees Patrick Kuyt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Patrick Kuyt knocks the ball to his team mate, Giovanni De Poli. Giovanni De Poli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.47
VVV Venlo have made a substitution with Andriy Lytvynchuk replacing Johnny De Boer .
61.56
Simon Bridge flicks a high ball forward to Craig Etherington who takes it down. Craig Etherington knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ronnie van Dam who gathers it comfortably.
63.41
Craig Etherington threads a neat ball through to Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Henry Besselink.
65.29
With imagination, Andriy Lytvynchuk plays the ball forward to Simon Bridge. Simon Bridge knocks the ball to his team mate, Maurice Heubach. Maurice Heubach plays a scrappy one-two with Louis Touzani and stumbles forward towards the goal... Maurice Heubach rockets a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
69.54
Simon Bridge flicks a high ball forward to Craig Bould who takes it down. Craig Bould shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
71.26
Craig Bould flicks a high pass forward to Louis Touzani who brings the ball under control. Louis Touzani threads the ball through to Guillermo Leon but he's offside!
73.51
Andriy Lytvynchuk knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Etherington. Craig Etherington flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Leon controls it well on his chest. Guillermo Leon knocks in a cross ball towards Maurice Heubach. Maurice Heubach outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.38
Lomano Bellamy flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Leon comfortably collects the pass. Guillermo Leon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maurice Heubach. Maurice Heubach skips past Henry Besselink! Maurice Heubach side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Ronnie van Dam reads it well. Good save!
77.51
Craig Etherington catches Jan Will on the ankles. Craig Etherington is warned by the referee! Jan Will grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.38
Lomano Bellamy receives the ball from a throw-in from Andriy Lytvynchuk. Lomano Bellamy passes the ball forward to Andriy Lytvynchuk. Andriy Lytvynchuk runs straight at the opposition's defence. Andriy Lytvynchuk whips in a cross ball towards Maurice Heubach. Maurice Heubach knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
89.14
Guillermo Leon threads a neat ball through to Craig Bould. Craig Bould plays the ball forward to Louis Touzani who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Louis Touzani provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Ronnie van Dam. Excellent save.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

Heracles Almelo
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
10
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
82.2%
17.8%
Play Area
20.5%
43.8%
35.6%

Scorers
Maurice Heubach 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Maurice Heubach of VVV Venlo

Match Ratings
1.Ihor Malskyy (GK)
6
2.Lomano Bellamy (DEF)
6
3.Romain Anolfo (DEF)
7
4.Johnny De Boer (DEF)
6
5.Oleg Murphy (MID)
5
6.Simon Bridge (MID)
6
7.Guillermo Leon (MID)
7
8.Craig Bould (MID)
7
9.Craig Etherington (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Maurice Heubach (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Louis Touzani (ATT)
7
 
12.Andriy Lytvynchuk (DEF)
7
13.Mark Jaliens (MID)
0
14.Alun Dichio (ATT)
0

1.Ronnie van Dam (GK)
8
2.Henry Besselink (DEF)
6
3.Bogdan Bot (DEF)
6
4.Jan Will (DEF)
6
5.Kai Schnellinger (DEF)
5
6.Bogdan Denneboom (MID)
6
7.Patrick Kuyt (MID)yellow card
5
8.Dave Rodgers (MID)
6
9.Jeroen Drent (MID)
6
10.Thomas Opschoor (ATT)
6
11.Giovanni De Poli (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicolas Krüger (ATT)
0
13.Mauricio Arias (MID)
0
14.Ivo Hoekstra (MID)
0