Match Report


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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at De Kuip where Feyenoord Rotterdam play Fulham in this friendly game. A crowd of 20,571 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Feyenoord Rotterdam and Fulham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Fulham kick off!
3.22
Adam Laver flicks a high pass forward. Steve Terry collects the pass. Steve Terry runs straight at the defence! Steve Terry looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.33
Steffen Leonhardsen threads the ball through to Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
8.22
With some swift thinking, Adam Laver plays the ball forward to Julian May. Julian May shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
12.32
Steffen Leonhardsen darts forward. Steffen Leonhardsen flicks a high pass forward. Mark Pearce collects the pass. Mark Pearce advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Mark Pearce provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
15.49
Marc Dittrich makes a simple pass to Marcel Fromm. Marcel Fromm makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Liedholm. Martin Liedholm knocks in a cross ball towards Yassine Bouchiba. Yassine Bouchiba shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Alvaro Burgos is on top of his game. Well saved!
18.34
Marc Dittrich chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Fromm. Marcel Fromm flicks a high ball forward to Yassine Bouchiba who takes it down. Yassine Bouchiba knocks in a cross ball towards Oberdan Pisanu. Oberdan Pisanu shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
34.15
Craig Lawrence barges into Oberdan Pisanu. The referee warns Craig Lawrence to calm down! Oberdan Pisanu stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.30
Emile Beckham comes in with a late challenge on Marcel Fromm. Emile Beckham is warned by the referee! Marcel Fromm runs off the knock.
36.30
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
39.15
Steve Terry hits a low pass to Emile Beckham. Emile Beckham kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Newby but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Feyenoord Rotterdam appear unchanged since the first half. Fulham also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Feyenoord Rotterdam get the second half underway!
47.18
Yassine Bouchiba flicks a high pass forward. Florian Benkouar holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Florian Benkouar controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
51.47
Marcel Fromm flicks a high pass forward. Florian Benkouar holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Florian Benkouar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.06
Emile Beckham makes a simple pass to Julian May. Julian May knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.14
Marcel Fromm makes a simple pass to Oberdan Pisanu. Oberdan Pisanu runs straight at the defence! Oberdan Pisanu tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.33
Feyenoord Rotterdam have made 3 substitutions with Viorel Savu replacing Marc Dittrich, Gabriel Olivares replacing Geoffrey Gentile and Harvey Overbeek-Bloem replacing Oberdan Pisanu .
61.43
With a delightful solo run, Adam Laver stretches the opposition's defence. Adam Laver rushes past Filipe Oliveira! Adam Laver tries a spectacular strike but it rises well off target!
71.05
Martin Liedholm clumsily knocks into Ledley Bridges. The referee calls over Martin Liedholm and shows him a yellow card! Ledley Bridges hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.11
Steve Terry passes the ball forward to Mark Pearce. Mark Pearce lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Laver. Adam Laver powers a header at goal. Adam Laver scores for Fulham!!
83.09
Julian May kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
85.43
Gary Allman makes a simple pass to Florian Benkouar. Florian Benkouar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.8%
52.2%
Play Area
34.8%
44.9%
20.3%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oberdan Pisanu of Feyenoord Rotterdam

Match Ratings
1.Alvaro Burgos (GK)
6
2.Steffen Leonhardsen (DEF)
6
3.Ledley Bridges (DEF)
6
4.Shaun Delaney (DEF)
6
5.Craig Lawrence (DEF)
6
6.Emile Beckham (MID)
6
7.Steve Terry (MID)goal scored
8
8.Adam Laver (MID)goal scored
9
9.Julian May (ATT)
6
10.Mark Pearce (ATT)
7
11.Eoin Newby (ATT)
6
 
12.Carlton Barrett (DEF)
0
13.Stan Bailey (DEF)
0
14.Dion Mason (MID)
0