Match Report


Heracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo     Roda JC KerkradeRoda JC Kerkrade
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ronnie van DamR. van Dam74
G
1
G
67Manuel DevauxM. Devaux
Henry BesselinkH. Besselink73
D
captain2
D
78Diogo FerreiraD. Ferreira
Bogdan BotB. Bot68
D
3
D
73Bert OvermarsB. Overmars
Jan WillJ. Will62
D
4captain
D
72Jannes TrustfullJ. Trustfull
Kai SchnellingerK. Schnellinger55
D
5
D
58Rody Van GobbelR. Van Gobbel
Bogdan DenneboomB. Denneboom69
M
6
M
63Fernando MenendezF. Menendez
Patrick KuytP. Kuyt69
M
7
M
63Rick de GrootR. de Groot
Dave RodgersD. Rodgers68
M
8
M
63Ivar de GraafI. de Graaf
Jeroen DrentJ. Drent65
M
9
A
71Dominique WijkerD. Wijker
Thomas OpschoorT. Opschoor71
A
10
A
70Joris KoemanJ. Koeman
Giovanni De PoliG. De Poli67
A
11
A
67Milan Berck de HaanM. de Haan
 
Gianmatteo GiampaoloG. Giampaolo68
G
12
A
66Eoin Lua-LuaE. Lua-Lua
Nicolas KrügerN. Krüger65
A
13
M
63Henry HespH. Hesp
Mauricio AriasM. Arias62
M
14
A
59Bernardo PeruzziB. Peruzzi

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Polman Stadion where Heracles Almelo play host to Roda JC Kerkrade. A crowd of 17,080 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Heracles Almelo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Roda JC Kerkrade appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Luis-Clemente Peyrlade.


0.00
Roda JC Kerkrade kick off!
8.16
Rick de Groot darts forward. Rick de Groot shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
12.50
Henry Besselink gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Giovanni De Poli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.18
Dave Rodgers flicks a high pass forward. Bogdan Denneboom collects the pass. Bogdan Denneboom controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Thomas Opschoor through on goal. Some silky footwork from Thomas Opschoor provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
27.31
Ivar de Graaf flicks the ball to his team mate, Rick de Groot. With great vision, Rick de Groot plays the ball forward to Dominique Wijker who has made a great run into the box. Dominique Wijker takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.14
Jannes Trustfull makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivar de Graaf. Ivar de Graaf chips the ball to his team mate, Rick de Groot. Rick de Groot knocks the ball to his team mate, Milan Berck de Haan. Milan Berck de Haan cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
40.26
Henry Besselink threads the ball through to Bogdan Denneboom. Seeing a gap ahead, Bogdan Denneboom plays the ball forward to Giovanni De Poli. Giovanni De Poli shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
44.12
Bogdan Denneboom takes the throw-in. Bogdan Bot decides to run forward with the ball. Bogdan Bot chips the ball to his team mate, Patrick Kuyt. Patrick Kuyt hits a low pass to Giovanni De Poli. Giovanni De Poli shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
Fernando Menendez sees Dominique Wijker in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominique Wijker plays a scrappy one-two with Milan Berck de Haan and stumbles forward towards the goal... Dominique Wijker shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Ronnie van Dam!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heracles Almelo appear unchanged since the first half. Roda JC Kerkrade also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Heracles Almelo kick off the second half!
47.16
Patrick Kuyt barges into Ivar de Graaf. Patrick Kuyt is given a warning by the referee! Ivar de Graaf runs off the knock.
59.19
Bogdan Denneboom flicks a high pass forward to Giovanni De Poli who brings the ball under control. Giovanni De Poli whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.15
Rick de Groot knocks the ball to his team mate, Milan Berck de Haan. Milan Berck de Haan tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.14
Thomas Opschoor makes an attacking run forward. Thomas Opschoor makes a pass forward but Giovanni De Poli makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
69.12
Bogdan Bot catches Dominique Wijker on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dominique Wijker stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.50
Dave Rodgers knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor edges inside the box! Some world-class footwork from Thomas Opschoor provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Manuel Devaux with no chance!! Goal for Heracles Almelo!
77.42
Roda JC Kerkrade have made a substitution with Eoin Lua-Lua replacing Dominique Wijker and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
78.51
Milan Berck de Haan makes an attacking run forward. Milan Berck de Haan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
79.53
Ivar de Graaf chips the ball to his team mate, Rick de Groot. Rick de Groot lofts in a cross ball towards Milan Berck de Haan. Milan Berck de Haan is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
83.54
Giovanni De Poli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heracles Almelo

Roda JC Kerkrade
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.7%
41.3%
Play Area
25.3%
48%
26.7%

Scorers
Thomas Opschoor 59, 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thomas Opschoor of Heracles Almelo

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

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