Match Report


BVO EmmenBVO Emmen     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
Jamie DowningJamie Downing Computer Player Computer Player
Heikki HyypiaH. Hyypia75
G
captain1
G
74Matthias BierhoffM. Bierhoff
Chris DelaneyC. Delaney73
D
2
D
69Paul CaldwellP. Caldwell
Nikolas ThielemannN. Thielemann75
D
3captain
D
67Antonio ZubizarretaA. Zubizarreta
Sjaak HespS. Hesp79
D
4
D
67Hugo ArreolaH. Arreola
Mohammed WapenaarM. Wapenaar77
M
5
M
75Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill
Scott BridgesS. Bridges79
M
6
M
71Rodney LindenberghR. Lindenbergh
Joost WijngaardenJ. Wijngaarden74
M
7
M
71Ramon GrotR. Grot
Les WrightL. Wright77
M
8
M
70Philipp KöpkeP. Köpke
Danny MendezD. Mendez79
A
9
A
76Bjorn-Tore JohnsenB. Johnsen
John DickovJ. Dickov78
A
10
A
76Christian NeudeckerC. Neudecker
Darius FentonD. Fenton79
A
11
A
71Helder MoreiraH. Moreira
 
Mauricio BlancoM. Blanco79
A
12
A
71Jonathan SerrantJ. Serrant
Rui DouglasR. Douglas77
A
13
M
69Sebastian ThielemannS. Thielemann
Jaime SemedoJ. Semedo41
G
14
A
69Robert RivalR. Rival

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Univé Stadion where BVO Emmen play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. A crowd of 20,909 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both BVO Emmen and AZ 67 Alkmaar are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Andre Van Der Gaag.


0.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar start the match!
3.49
Ramon Grot plays the ball forward to Helder Moreira. Helder Moreira advances inside the box! Helder Moreira rockets a shot on goal but Heikki Hyypia is on top of it.
10.01
Chris Delaney breaks forward. Chris Delaney flicks a high pass forward. John Dickov holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Darius Fenton. Darius Fenton flicks the ball with his head. Superb reactions from Matthias Bierhoff. What a save!
12.52
Antonio Zubizarreta sees Ramon Grot in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ramon Grot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bjorn-Tore Johnsen. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nikolas Thielemann.
16.51
Nikolas Thielemann runs forward with the ball. Nikolas Thielemann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Mendez. Danny Mendez lofts in a cross ball towards Darius Fenton. Darius Fenton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for BVO Emmen!
21.08
Ramon Grot passes the ball forward to Helder Moreira. Helder Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Bjorn-Tore Johnsen. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is miles over!
22.53
Paul Caldwell catches Les Wright on the ankles. The referee calls over Paul Caldwell and warns him to calm down! Les Wright runs off the knock.
24.32
Scott Bridges makes a simple pass to Darius Fenton. Darius Fenton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
28.55
Paul Caldwell sees Helder Moreira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Helder Moreira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Heikki Hyypia. Excellent save.
30.37
Joost Wijngaarden flicks a high pass forward. Darius Fenton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darius Fenton tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
34.49
Scott Bridges advances with the ball. Scott Bridges kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Mendez. Danny Mendez shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
36.44
Sjaak Hesp flicks a high pass forward. Darius Fenton collects the pass. Darius Fenton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Dickov. John Dickov controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
38.43
Rodney Lindenbergh flicks a high pass forward. Christian Neudecker holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Christian Neudecker hits a low pass to Bjorn-Tore Johnsen. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty! That brings them back into the game!
44.30
Bjorn-Tore Johnsen hits a low pass to Christian Neudecker. Christian Neudecker rushes past Nikolas Thielemann! Nikolas Thielemann barges into Christian Neudecker. Christian Neudecker appeals for a penalty! Given!!
44.30
The referee points to the spot..
45.00
Christian Neudecker slowly runs up. It's there!! Heikki Hyypia has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. BVO Emmen appear unchanged since the first half. AZ 67 Alkmaar also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and BVO Emmen get the second half underway!
47.45
Chris Delaney comes in with a late challenge on Philipp Köpke. Chris Delaney is shown the yellow card! Philipp Köpke gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
54.08
Mohammed Wapenaar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Mendez. Danny Mendez knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Darius Fenton is offside!
55.35
Helder Moreira flicks a high pass forward to Rodney Lindenbergh who brings the ball under control. Rodney Lindenbergh rushes past Sjaak Hesp! Rodney Lindenbergh cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent block by Sjaak Hesp!
59.36
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
63.52
Chris Delaney flicks the ball to his team mate, Joost Wijngaarden. Joost Wijngaarden sees John Dickov in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Dickov knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Arreola.
65.08
Chris Delaney kicks a strong pass forward to John Dickov. John Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Bridges. Scott Bridges finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.14
Antonio Zubizarreta catches Danny Mendez on the ankles. Antonio Zubizarreta is given a warning by the referee! Danny Mendez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.52
Nikolas Thielemann knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Delaney. Chris Delaney flicks a high ball forward to John Dickov who takes it down. John Dickov skips past Rodney Lindenbergh! John Dickov looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
79.08
Seeing a gap ahead, Chris Delaney plays the ball forward to Nikolas Thielemann. Nikolas Thielemann chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Mendez. Danny Mendez shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.22
Hugo Arreola pushes mid-way up the pitch. Hugo Arreola sees space and advances. Hugo Arreola shoots from long range but it flies wide!
84.01
Scott Bridges takes a quick throw-in. Joost Wijngaarden sees Mohammed Wapenaar in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mohammed Wapenaar tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.59
Antonio Zubizarreta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bjorn-Tore Johnsen. Bjorn-Tore Johnsen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Bridges.
89.52
With some swift thinking, Scott Bridges plays the ball forward to Joost Wijngaarden. Joost Wijngaarden tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

BVO Emmen

AZ 67 Alkmaar
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.7%
43.3%
Play Area
30%
42.2%
27.8%

Scorers
Darius Fenton 17
John Dickov 72
Bjorn-Tore Johnsen 38
Christian Neudecker 45 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Dickov of BVO Emmen

Match Ratings