Match Report


NAC BredaNAC Breda     PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle
Grant BennionGrant Bennion Lennart Straarup Lennart Straarup
Hugo BentoH. Bento72
G
captain1
G
80Jose Javier JimenezJ. Jimenez
Sergio SoaresS. Soares71
D
2
D
72Lee MappL. Mapp
Claus HøghC. Høgh76
D
3
D
75Zoltan NondaZ. Nonda
Yuri VenemaY. Venema75
D
4
D
73Martin DelgadoM. Delgado
Martin ImpeyM. Impey71
D
5
M
77Houssin AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui
Ensio TaulerusE. Taulerus77
M
6captain
M
79Jason GrantJ. Grant
Sven OverathS. Overath74
M
7
M
77Marcel SchreuderM. Schreuder
John BlinkerJ. Blinker69
A
8
M
78Gianmatteo GinestraG. Ginestra
Fouad BezzaiF. Bezzai72
A
9
A
77Joseph IpouaJ. Ipoua
Fabrizio BiagioniF. Biagioni69
A
10
A
76Victor BrandoV. Brando
Frank MatthijsF. Matthijs78
A
11
A
76Anton PolyanskyA. Polyansky
 
Spiros TsoukalasS. Tsoukalas71
D
12
A
72Linus WendelL. Wendel
Viktor IllugasonV. Illugason69
M
13
G
48Darl BrunswijkD. Brunswijk
Terry ForbesT. Forbes70
A
14
D
49Arno PoschnerA. Poschner

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Rat Verlegh Stadion where NAC Breda play host to PEC Zwolle. 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 4-2-3-1 formation while PEC Zwolle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andre Van Der Gaag.


0.00
NAC Breda start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.47
Sven Overath barges into Marcel Schreuder. Sven Overath is shown the yellow card! Marcel Schreuder hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.07
Yuri Venema flicks a high pass forward. John Blinker controls it well on his chest. John Blinker advances inside the box! John Blinker rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Zoltan Nonda.
18.22
Zoltan Nonda passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Martin Delgado. Martin Delgado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anton Polyansky. Anton Polyansky lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Schreuder. Marcel Schreuder beats his man to it with a header but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
20.38
Yuri Venema controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ensio Taulerus. Ensio Taulerus kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Matthijs. Frank Matthijs finds some space and shoots from distance. Jose Javier Jimenez gets down and covers it.
27.58
Yuri Venema picks a pass forward to Sven Overath. Sven Overath flicks a high ball forward to John Blinker who takes it down. John Blinker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.32
Sven Overath comes in with a late challenge on Lee Mapp. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Sven Overath!! Lee Mapp hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.17
Frank Matthijs makes a probing pass to John Blinker. John Blinker threads a neat, attacking ball through to Fabrizio Biagioni. Fabrizio Biagioni tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.10
Gianmatteo Ginestra kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Grant. Jason Grant lofts in a cross ball towards Joseph Ipoua. Joseph Ipoua knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
39.33
Lee Mapp takes it forward alone. Lee Mapp kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Brando. Victor Brando lofts in a cross ball towards Houssin Abdellaoui. Houssin Abdellaoui is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
40.35
Jason Grant catches Martin Impey on the ankles. Jason Grant is given a warning by the referee! Martin Impey stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.21
Houssin Abdellaoui changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Houssin Abdellaoui plays a one-two with Victor Brando and rushes in on goal... Houssin Abdellaoui cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. NAC Breda appear unchanged since the first half. PEC Zwolle appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. The PEC Zwolle players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
PEC Zwolle start the second half!
47.49
Marcel Schreuder plays the ball forward to Joseph Ipoua. Joseph Ipoua knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sergio Soares.
60.33
NAC Breda have made 2 substitutions with Viktor Illugason replacing Fouad Bezzai and Terry Forbes replacing Fabrizio Biagioni .
69.20
Frank Matthijs passes the ball forward to Viktor Illugason. Viktor Illugason kicks a strong pass forward to Ensio Taulerus but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.51
Gianmatteo Ginestra advances with the ball. Gianmatteo Ginestra sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
73.28
Gianmatteo Ginestra flicks the ball to his team mate, Anton Polyansky. Anton Polyansky lofts in a cross ball towards Houssin Abdellaoui. Houssin Abdellaoui rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just wide!
75.17
Claus Høgh flicks the ball to his team mate, Ensio Taulerus. Ensio Taulerus runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ensio Taulerus plays a one-two with Terry Forbes and rushes in on goal... Ensio Taulerus muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
77.37
NAC Breda have made a substitution with Spiros Tsoukalas replacing Claus Høgh .
78.46
Frank Matthijs takes it forward alone. Frank Matthijs takes it forward alone. Frank Matthijs rushes past Martin Delgado! Some silky footwork from Frank Matthijs provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
84.39
Lee Mapp passes the ball forward to Marcel Schreuder. Marcel Schreuder makes a probing pass to Joseph Ipoua. Joseph Ipoua knocks in a cross ball towards Anton Polyansky. Anton Polyansky rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
85.20
Jason Grant sees Victor Brando in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Victor Brando knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.00
Marcel Schreuder kicks a strong pass forward to Anton Polyansky. Anton Polyansky sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Jason Grant kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Brando. Victor Brando makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joseph Ipoua but he's offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

NAC Breda

PEC Zwolle
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
34.3%
40%
25.7%

Scorers
Fabrizio Biagioni 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hugo Bento of NAC Breda

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

1.Jose Javier Jimenez (GK)
6
2.Lee Mapp (DEF)
6
3.Zoltan Nonda (DEF)
6
4.Martin Delgado (DEF)
6
5.Houssin Abdellaoui (MID)
6
6.Jason Grant (MID)
6
7.Marcel Schreuder (MID)
6
8.Gianmatteo Ginestra (MID)
6
9.Joseph Ipoua (ATT)
6
10.Victor Brando (ATT)
6
11.Anton Polyansky (ATT)
6
 
12.Linus Wendel (ATT)
0
13.Darl Brunswijk (GK)
0
14.Arno Poschner (DEF)
0