Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem
Alex SamsonAlex Samson Computer Player Computer Player
Ihor MalskyyI. Malskyy83
G
captain1
G
56Ahmed MelchiotA. Melchiot
Andriy LytvynchukA. Lytvynchuk79
D
2
D
67Alex MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn
Romain AnolfoR. Anolfo76
D
3captain
D
67Leon HoutmanL. Houtman
Johnny De BoerJ. De Boer76
D
4
D
64Joos Van Der WoerdtJ. Van Der Woerdt
Simon BridgeS. Bridge88
M
5
D
63Roger ChivuR. Chivu
Guillermo LeonG. Leon86
M
6
M
76Aaron RedknappA. Redknapp
Craig BouldC. Bould81
M
7
M
66Kevin KnopperK. Knopper
Oscar KooimanO. Kooiman77
M
8
M
64Ivo van der MeerI. van der Meer
Craig EtheringtonC. Etherington78
A
9
M
61Jean-Paul GoossenJ. Goossen
Maurice HeubachM. Heubach77
A
10
A
75Ed DavidsE. Davids
Louis TouzaniL. Touzani83
A
11
A
61Piet VercammenP. Vercammen
 
Lomano BellamyL. Bellamy76
D
12
M
60Mario CodognolaM. Codognola
Mark JaliensM. Jaliens76
M
13
M
56Raimond Van Der LeegteR. Van Der Leegte
Alun DichioA. Dichio79
A
14
A
55Rafael RamirezR. Ramirez

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to Vitesse Arnhem. A crowd of 17,809 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Vitesse Arnhem appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Luis-Clemente Peyrlade.


0.00
The first half starts with VVV Venlo kicking off!
3.29
Romain Anolfo flicks a high pass forward. Craig Bould collects the pass. Without breaking stride, Craig Bould plays the ball forward to Simon Bridge. Simon Bridge makes a probing pass to Maurice Heubach but he's offside!
4.41
Joos Van Der Woerdt pushes up the pitch. Joos Van Der Woerdt flicks a high ball forward to Ed Davids who takes it down. Ed Davids lofts in a cross ball towards Piet Vercammen. Piet Vercammen connects with a diving header but it curls horrendously wide!
6.38
Ivo van der Meer surges forward with the ball. Ivo van der Meer threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Ed Davids provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
8.07
Louis Touzani knocks the ball to his team mate, Maurice Heubach. Maurice Heubach plays a one-two with Craig Etherington and rushes in on goal... Joos Van Der Woerdt catches Maurice Heubach on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
10.30
Oscar Kooiman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Etherington. Craig Etherington whips in a cross ball towards Louis Touzani. Louis Touzani powers a header at goal. Ahmed Melchiot manages to gather it.
12.14
Leon Houtman passes the ball forward to Ed Davids. Ed Davids hits a low pass to Jean-Paul Goossen. Jean-Paul Goossen lofts in a cross ball towards Ed Davids. Ed Davids powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
15.52
Aaron Redknapp flicks a high pass forward. Piet Vercammen controls it well on his chest. Piet Vercammen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ihor Malskyy who gathers it comfortably.
24.05
Johnny De Boer threads a neat ball through to Oscar Kooiman. Oscar Kooiman threads a neat ball through to Craig Etherington. Craig Etherington flicks a high pass forward. Maurice Heubach controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Maurice Heubach comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Ahmed Melchiot effortlessly gets down and covers it.
32.12
Andriy Lytvynchuk passes the ball forward to Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Louis Touzani. Louis Touzani knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Etherington. Craig Etherington makes a convincing header. It's miles wide!
33.16
Louis Touzani threads a neat ball through to Craig Bould. Craig Bould whips in a cross ball towards Louis Touzani. Louis Touzani jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Ahmed Melchiot gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
38.53
Roger Chivu threads a neat ball through to Ed Davids. With vision, Ed Davids picks a pass forward to Piet Vercammen. Piet Vercammen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.50
Alex Meiklejohn flicks a high ball forward to Ivo van der Meer who takes it down. Ivo van der Meer flicks a high pass forward. Ed Davids controls it well on his chest. Ed Davids whips in a cross ball towards Ivo van der Meer. With a superhuman jump, Ivo van der Meer connects with the ball and heads it goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
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. Vitesse Arnhem also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Vitesse Arnhem start the second half!
51.08
Johnny De Boer flicks a high pass forward. Andriy Lytvynchuk controls it well on his chest. Andriy Lytvynchuk passes the ball forward to Craig Etherington. Craig Etherington sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
53.48
Oscar Kooiman flicks a high pass forward. Simon Bridge collects the pass. Simon Bridge passes the ball forward to Maurice Heubach. Maurice Heubach shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Maurice Heubach scores for VVV Venlo!!
57.52
Simon Bridge catches Jean-Paul Goossen on the ankles. Simon Bridge is given a warning by the referee! Jean-Paul Goossen stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.58
VVV Venlo have made a substitution with Lomano Bellamy replacing Johnny De Boer .
69.23
Jean-Paul Goossen knocks the ball to his team mate, Piet Vercammen. Piet Vercammen skips past Lomano Bellamy! Piet Vercammen tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
73.35
Andriy Lytvynchuk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maurice Heubach. Maurice Heubach controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
75.47
Louis Touzani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Bridge. Simon Bridge runs straight at the defence! Simon Bridge takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ahmed Melchiot with no chance!! Goal for VVV Venlo!
83.19
Romain Anolfo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Etherington. Craig Etherington flicks a high pass forward. Maurice Heubach collects the pass. Maurice Heubach cuts inside the box! Maurice Heubach looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
85.16
With some swift thinking, Craig Etherington plays the ball forward to Maurice Heubach. Maurice Heubach knocks in a cross ball towards Louis Touzani. Louis Touzani rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Leon Houtman clears it off the line with his head!
87.50
Ivo van der Meer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ivo van der Meer shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

Vitesse Arnhem
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
27.8%
47.2%
25%

Scorers
Maurice Heubach 53
Simon Bridge 75
Piet Vercammen 69

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.Andriy Lytvynchuk (DEF)
6
3.Romain Anolfo (DEF)
6
4.Johnny De Boer (DEF)
6
5.Simon Bridge (MID)goal scored
9
6.Guillermo Leon (MID)
6
7.Craig Bould (MID)
6
8.Oscar Kooiman (MID)
6
9.Craig Etherington (ATT)
6
10.Maurice Heubach (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Louis Touzani (ATT)
8
 
12.Lomano Bellamy (DEF)
6
13.Mark Jaliens (MID)
0
14.Alun Dichio (ATT)
0

1.Ahmed Melchiot (GK)
7
2.Alex Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
3.Leon Houtman (DEF)
6
4.Joos Van Der Woerdt (DEF)
6
5.Roger Chivu (DEF)
6
6.Aaron Redknapp (MID)
6
7.Kevin Knopper (MID)
6
8.Ivo van der Meer (MID)
8
9.Jean-Paul Goossen (MID)
7
10.Ed Davids (ATT)
6
11.Piet Vercammen (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Mario Codognola (MID)
0
13.Raimond Van Der Leegte (MID)
0
14.Rafael Ramirez (ATT)
0