Match Report


NAC BredaNAC Breda     Roda JC KerkradeRoda JC Kerkrade
Grant BennionGrant Bennion Computer Player Computer Player
Hugo BentoH. Bento72
G
captain1
G
67Manuel DevauxM. Devaux
Claus HøghC. Høgh76
D
2
D
78Diogo FerreiraD. Ferreira
Spiros TsoukalasS. Tsoukalas71
D
3
D
74Joos HuibertsJ. Huiberts
Yuri VenemaY. Venema75
D
4captain
D
73Arnauld MouretA. Mouret
Martin ImpeyM. Impey71
D
5
D
73Bert OvermarsB. Overmars
Ensio TaulerusE. Taulerus77
M
6
M
63Rick de GrootR. de Groot
Sven OverathS. Overath74
M
7
M
63Ivar de GraafI. de Graaf
John BlinkerJ. Blinker69
A
8
M
63Henry HespH. Hesp
Fouad BezzaiF. Bezzai72
A
9
A
71Dominique WijkerD. Wijker
Frank MatthijsF. Matthijs78
A
10
A
70Joris KoemanJ. Koeman
Terry ForbesT. Forbes69
A
11
A
67Milan Berck de HaanM. de Haan
 
Yassine AbdellaouiY. Abdellaoui71
D
12
D
72Jannes TrustfullJ. Trustfull
Colin TelferC. Telfer69
M
13
A
66Eoin Lua-LuaE. Lua-Lua
Fabrizio BiagioniF. Biagioni69
A
14
M
62Fernando MenendezF. Menendez

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Rat Verlegh Stadion where NAC Breda play host to Roda JC Kerkrade. 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 Roda JC Kerkrade appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Wouter Van Bommel.


0.00
Roda JC Kerkrade kick off!
2.23
Arnauld Mouret hacks Frank Matthijs from behind! The referee calls over Arnauld Mouret and shows him a yellow card! Frank Matthijs carries on, but is struggling a bit.
3.41
Rick de Groot flicks the ball to his team mate, Milan Berck de Haan. Milan Berck de Haan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.25
Sven Overath hits a low pass to Ensio Taulerus. Ensio Taulerus shoots from 20 yards. Manuel Devaux gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
8.36
Arnauld Mouret flicks a high pass forward to Henry Hesp who brings the ball under control. Henry Hesp flicks a high ball forward to Ivar de Graaf who takes it down. Ivar de Graaf knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sven Overath.
12.12
Henry Hesp comes in with a late challenge on Sven Overath. Henry Hesp is shown the yellow card! Sven Overath stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.21
Ensio Taulerus receives the ball from a throw-in from Fouad Bezzai. Ensio Taulerus flicks the ball to his team mate, Fouad Bezzai. Fouad Bezzai plays a quick one-two with Frank Matthijs and rushes in on goal... Fouad Bezzai muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Manuel Devaux. Excellent save.
16.49
Spiros Tsoukalas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sven Overath. Sven Overath makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Terry Forbes. Terry Forbes knocks in a cross ball towards Fouad Bezzai. Fouad Bezzai outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's miles wide!
20.08
Rick de Groot threads a neat ball through to Henry Hesp. Henry Hesp lofts in a cross ball towards Dominique Wijker. Dominique Wijker finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Hugo Bento picks it out of the air!
26.08
Milan Berck de Haan flicks a high pass forward. Joris Koeman comfortably collects the pass. Joris Koeman whips in a cross ball towards Dominique Wijker. Dominique Wijker heads the ball goalwards. Solid save from Hugo Bento.
27.01
Ensio Taulerus flicks a high ball forward to Sven Overath who takes it down. Sven Overath knocks in a cross ball towards Terry Forbes. Terry Forbes makes a looping header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Manuel Devaux with no chance!! Goal for NAC Breda!
34.49
Ivar de Graaf controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joris Koeman. Joris Koeman knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hugo Bento who gathers it comfortably.
36.32
Henry Hesp makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivar de Graaf. Ivar de Graaf finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
38.56
Joos Huiberts darts forward. Joos Huiberts threads a neat ball through to Henry Hesp. Henry Hesp knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hugo Bento who gathers it comfortably.
42.31
With a delightful solo run, Henry Hesp stretches the opposition's defence. Henry Hesp knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claus Høgh.
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. Roda JC Kerkrade also appear unchanged since the first half. The Roda JC Kerkrade players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with NAC Breda kicking off!
47.56
Claus Høgh gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Terry Forbes shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
48.31
Sven Overath flicks a high pass forward. Yuri Venema holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yuri Venema deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Blinker. John Blinker makes a defence splitting pass to Fouad Bezzai. Fouad Bezzai cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Manuel Devaux!
53.17
Sven Overath comes in with a late challenge on Arnauld Mouret. The referee calls over Sven Overath and shows him a yellow card! Arnauld Mouret runs off the knock.
55.11
Arnauld Mouret flicks a high ball forward to Milan Berck de Haan who takes it down. Milan Berck de Haan runs straight at the defence! Milan Berck de Haan muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Hugo Bento gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
57.09
Henry Hesp flicks a high pass forward to Dominique Wijker who brings the ball under control. Dominique Wijker shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
59.09
Sven Overath sees space and advances. Sven Overath runs straight at the defence! Sven Overath takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
60.43
NAC Breda have made 2 substitutions with Yassine Abdellaoui replacing Spiros Tsoukalas and Colin Telfer replacing John Blinker .
61.52
Yuri Venema hacks Joris Koeman from behind! The referee calls over Yuri Venema and shows him a yellow card! Joris Koeman stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.45
Henry Hesp makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivar de Graaf. Ivar de Graaf knocks in a cross ball towards Milan Berck de Haan. Milan Berck de Haan connects with a diving header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
69.50
Yuri Venema makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Overath. Sven Overath flicks a high ball forward to Fouad Bezzai who takes it down. Fouad Bezzai cuts inside the box! Fouad Bezzai comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.26
Claus Høgh flicks a high pass forward. Yuri Venema holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yuri Venema threads the ball through to Sven Overath. Sven Overath passes the ball forward to Terry Forbes. Terry Forbes shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.34
Rick de Groot makes an attacking run forward. Rick de Groot knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yuri Venema.
73.20
Sven Overath flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Telfer. Colin Telfer shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
75.36
Sven Overath makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ensio Taulerus. Ensio Taulerus threads a neat ball through to Frank Matthijs. Frank Matthijs shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.48
Roda JC Kerkrade have made a substitution with Jannes Trustfull replacing Dominique Wijker and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
79.29
Claus Høgh clumsily knocks into Henry Hesp. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Henry Hesp hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.47
Ensio Taulerus darts forward. Ensio Taulerus shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Manuel Devaux!
83.30
Henry Hesp makes a simple pass to Ivar de Graaf. Ivar de Graaf knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yassine Abdellaoui.
84.35
Yassine Abdellaoui laces a weighted ball forward to Ensio Taulerus. Ensio Taulerus hits a low pass to Sven Overath. Sven Overath plays a quick one-two with Terry Forbes and rushes in on goal... Sven Overath takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
89.26
Yuri Venema plays the ball forward to Sven Overath. Sven Overath flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Telfer. Colin Telfer whips in a cross ball towards Frank Matthijs. Frank Matthijs powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

NAC Breda

Roda JC Kerkrade
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.1%
46.9%
Play Area
32.1%
44.4%
23.5%

Scorers
Terry Forbes 27
Sven Overath 84
Frank Matthijs 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sven Overath of NAC Breda

Match Ratings
1.Hugo Bento (GK)
7
2.Claus Høgh (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Spiros Tsoukalas (DEF)
6
4.Yuri Venema (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Martin Impey (DEF)
6
6.Ensio Taulerus (MID)
7
7.Sven Overath (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
8.John Blinker (ATT)
6
9.Fouad Bezzai (ATT)
6
10.Frank Matthijs (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Terry Forbes (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Yassine Abdellaoui (DEF)
6
13.Colin Telfer (MID)
6
14.Fabrizio Biagioni (ATT)
0

1.Manuel Devaux (GK)
7
2.Diogo Ferreira (DEF)
6
3.Joos Huiberts (DEF)
6
4.Arnauld Mouret (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Bert Overmars (DEF)
6
6.Rick de Groot (MID)
6
7.Ivar de Graaf (MID)
6
8.Henry Hesp (MID)yellow card
6
9.Dominique Wijker (ATT)
6
10.Joris Koeman (ATT)
6
11.Milan Berck de Haan (ATT)
6
 
12.Jannes Trustfull (DEF)
6
13.Eoin Lua-Lua (ATT)
0
14.Fernando Menendez (MID)
0