Match Report


NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen     FC DordrechtFC Dordrecht
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Robert ClaesR. Claes56
G
1captain
G
66Shota RigaS. Riga
Edgar Van Der LaanE. Van Der Laan67
D
2
D
66Tim RedanT. Redan
Shota Van GobbelS. Van Gobbel64
D
3
D
65Niels BoutaharN. Boutahar
Alexander ProctorA. Proctor62
D
captain4
D
60Roel HillR. Hill
Ronan BahR. Bah52
D
5
D
54Steven CruzS. Cruz
David ManfrediniD. Manfredini75
M
6
M
69Erwin Van Der WoerdtE. Van Der Woerdt
Frank HoséF. Hosé54
M
7
M
69Rui DouglasR. Douglas
Menno BoschM. Bosch48
M
8
M
50Rodney IniaR. Inia
Ulrich FabrieU. Fabrie48
M
9
A
69Salvatore GattusoS. Gattuso
Garry InglisG. Inglis63
A
10
A
68Tiziano Cala CampanaT. Cala Campana
Garry GoughG. Gough58
A
11
A
65Rob HendriksR. Hendriks
 
Sol HughesS. Hughes57
A
12
A
60Eric Van Den BerghE. Van Den Bergh
Fernando GutierrezF. Gutierrez52
A
13
A
57Barry Van Der GaagB. Van Der Gaag
Andy RicciA. Ricci52
A
14
G
55Rui LopesR. Lopes

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to FC Dordrecht. A crowd of 10,694 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
NEC Nijmegen are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Dordrecht appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jannes de Wit.


0.00
The first half starts with NEC Nijmegen kicking off!
3.43
Rui Douglas laces a through ball forward to Tiziano Cala Campana. Tiziano Cala Campana finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
4.21
Niels Boutahar plays the ball forward to Rodney Inia. Rodney Inia brings the ball forward. Rodney Inia knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Robert Claes who gathers it comfortably.
12.32
Frank Hosé hits a low pass to Garry Gough. Garry Gough puts a great ball through. Garry Inglis runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
14.30
David Manfredini receives the ball from a throw-in from Frank Hosé. David Manfredini threads the ball through to Garry Gough. Garry Gough shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
15.04
Frank Hosé threads the ball through to Menno Bosch. Menno Bosch knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Gough. Garry Gough directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
16.22
Rodney Inia threads a neat ball through to Tiziano Cala Campana. Tiziano Cala Campana knocks the ball forward, putting Rodney Inia through on goal. Rodney Inia rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.48
Alexander Proctor kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Inglis. Garry Inglis hits a low pass to Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Shota Riga who gathers it comfortably.
27.13
Rodney Inia passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Salvatore Gattuso. Salvatore Gattuso lofts in a cross ball towards Rob Hendriks. Rob Hendriks finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
28.43
Ronan Bah knocks the ball forward to Garry Inglis. Garry Inglis threads the ball through to Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tim Redan.
30.21
Frank Hosé barges into Rodney Inia. The referee calls over Frank Hosé and shows him a yellow card! Rodney Inia runs off the knock.
33.20
Rui Douglas changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Rui Douglas plays a one-two with Salvatore Gattuso and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Rui Douglas provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
34.50
Erwin Van Der Woerdt flicks a high pass forward to Rui Douglas who brings the ball under control. Rui Douglas sees Rob Hendriks in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rob Hendriks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.17
Menno Bosch kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Inglis. Garry Inglis shoots from distance. Shota Riga gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
40.11
Niels Boutahar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas threads a neat ball through to Tiziano Cala Campana. Tiziano Cala Campana lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
42.33
Rui Douglas threads a neat ball through to Rob Hendriks. Rob Hendriks makes a probing pass between the defence to Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Robert Claes had no chance!! Goal for FC Dordrecht!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. NEC Nijmegen appear unchanged since the first half. FC Dordrecht also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Dordrecht kicking off!
47.00
Tim Redan passes the ball forward to Steven Cruz. Steven Cruz makes an attacking run forward. Steven Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edgar Van Der Laan.
51.51
Shota Van Gobbel flicks the ball to his team mate, Menno Bosch. Menno Bosch makes a probing pass to Garry Inglis. Garry Inglis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.56
Erwin Van Der Woerdt comes in with a late challenge on Menno Bosch. Erwin Van Der Woerdt is shown the yellow card! Menno Bosch hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.03
Niels Boutahar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodney Inia. Rodney Inia knocks the ball forward to Rob Hendriks. Rob Hendriks advances inside the box! Rob Hendriks comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Robert Claes manages to keep it out.
59.40
Alexander Proctor hits a low pass to Edgar Van Der Laan. Edgar Van Der Laan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Inglis. Garry Inglis finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Shota Riga as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
60.44
Corner kick to NEC Nijmegen. Menno Bosch chips it to the near post. Rui Douglas reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
60.44
FC Dordrecht have made a substitution with Rui Lopes replacing Tiziano Cala Campana .
67.13
NEC Nijmegen are keeping most of the possession.
69.47
Erwin Van Der Woerdt flicks the ball to his team mate, Rob Hendriks. Rob Hendriks shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.07
Frank Hosé sees Menno Bosch in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Menno Bosch brings the ball forward. Menno Bosch whips in a cross ball towards Ulrich Fabrie. Ulrich Fabrie powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
73.34
Erwin Van Der Woerdt threads the ball through to Salvatore Gattuso. Salvatore Gattuso shoots from long range but Robert Claes is on top of it.
77.53
FC Dordrecht have made 2 substitutions with Eric Van Den Bergh replacing Tim Redan and Barry Van Der Gaag replacing Erwin Van Der Woerdt .
78.59
Barry Van Der Gaag runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Barry Van Der Gaag knocks in a cross ball towards Salvatore Gattuso. With a superhuman jump, Salvatore Gattuso connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
85.42
Seeing Rodney Inia's attacking run, Rui Douglas quickly throws the ball into his path. Rodney Inia threads the ball through to Barry Van Der Gaag. Barry Van Der Gaag sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.52
Menno Bosch threads a neat ball through to Garry Inglis. Garry Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Niels Boutahar.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

NEC Nijmegen

FC Dordrecht
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
31%
46.4%
22.6%

Scorers
Rui Douglas 42
Salvatore Gattuso 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rui Douglas of FC Dordrecht

Match Ratings
1.Robert Claes (GK)
6
2.Edgar Van Der Laan (DEF)
6
3.Shota Van Gobbel (DEF)
7
4.Alexander Proctor (DEF)
6
5.Ronan Bah (DEF)
6
6.David Manfredini (MID)
6
7.Frank Hosé (MID)yellow card
6
8.Menno Bosch (MID)
7
9.Ulrich Fabrie (MID)
6
10.Garry Inglis (ATT)
7
11.Garry Gough (ATT)
6
 
12.Sol Hughes (ATT)
0
13.Fernando Gutierrez (ATT)
0
14.Andy Ricci (ATT)
0

1.Shota Riga (GK)
7
2.Tim Redan (DEF)
6
3.Niels Boutahar (DEF)
6
4.Roel Hill (DEF)
6
5.Steven Cruz (DEF)
6
6.Erwin Van Der Woerdt (MID)yellow card
6
7.Rui Douglas (MID)goal scored
9
8.Rodney Inia (MID)
7
9.Salvatore Gattuso (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Tiziano Cala Campana (ATT)
6
11.Rob Hendriks (ATT)
7
 
12.Eric Van Den Bergh (ATT)
6
13.Barry Van Der Gaag (ATT)
7
14.Rui Lopes (GK)
6