Match Report
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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Yanmar Stadion where Almere City FC play host to SBV Eindhoven. A crowd of 12,107 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Almere City FC and SBV Eindhoven are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Humphrey Brouwer.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Almere City FC and SBV Eindhoven are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Humphrey Brouwer.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and SBV Eindhoven kick off!
3.56
0-0Carlos Rodriguez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerard Peters. Seeing a gap ahead, Gerard Peters plays the ball forward to Mitchel Hasselbaink. Mitchel Hasselbaink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.33
0-1Tijani Zwaanswijk knocks the ball forward to Ian Meijer. Ian Meijer makes a probing pass to Mitchel Hasselbaink. Mitchel Hasselbaink whips in a cross ball towards Milan Berck Kool. Milan Berck Kool makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Milan Berck Kool!
20.51
0-1Guy Quiévreux barges into Milan Berck Kool. Guy Quiévreux is warned by the referee! Milan Berck Kool hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.54
Roel Witschge clumsily knocks into Gerard Peters. The referee calls over Roel Witschge and warns him to calm down! Gerard Peters stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.24
0-1Ellery De Graef barges into Ian Meijer. The referee calls over Ellery De Graef and shows him a yellow card! Ian Meijer stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.52
0-1Ian Meijer threads a neat ball through to Milan Berck Kool. Milan Berck Kool lofts in a cross ball towards Mitchel Hasselbaink. Mitchel Hasselbaink jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
28.47
Regilio van Vliet takes it forward alone. Regilio van Vliet knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Barmby who gathers it comfortably.
30.58
Thomas Rinaldini flicks a high pass forward. Milan Berck Kool collects the pass. Milan Berck Kool skips past Bakary Hanke! Milan Berck Kool cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.07
0-2Thomas Rinaldini catches Roel Witschge in the face with his elbow. The referee motions to Thomas Rinaldini to come over. It's a red card!! Roel Witschge shakes off the knock.
34.14
Ellery De Graef controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roel Witschge. Roel Witschge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Almere City FC appear unchanged since the first half. SBV Eindhoven also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Almere City FC start the second half!
51.27
With imagination, Tijani Zwaanswijk plays the ball forward to Milan Berck Kool. Milan Berck Kool knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Clarence ten Brink who gathers it comfortably.
63.17
Milan Berck Kool threads a neat ball through to Carlos Rodriguez. Carlos Rodriguez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
66.23
Tijani Zwaanswijk catches Guy Quiévreux on the ankles. Tijani Zwaanswijk is shown the yellow card! Guy Quiévreux hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.24
0-2Neil Young flicks a high pass forward to Remco Bobson who brings the ball under control. Remco Bobson kicks a strong pass forward to Regilio van Vliet. Regilio van Vliet lofts in a cross ball towards Davy van Veen. Davy van Veen rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Scott Barmby comfortably picks it out of the air!
71.50
Gerard Peters threads a neat ball through to Milan Berck Kool. Milan Berck Kool knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Markus Meidt.
72.25
0-2Neil Young passes the ball forward to Roel Witschge. Roel Witschge knocks the ball forward to Neil Young but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
84.41
David Augstein flicks a high pass forward. Ian Meijer collects the pass. Ian Meijer flicks a high ball forward to Mitchel Hasselbaink who takes it down. Mitchel Hasselbaink tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
47.7%
52.3%
Play Area
23.3%
53.5%
23.3%
Scorers
| Milan Berck Kool 16, 31 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Milan Berck Kool of SBV Eindhoven |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Clarence ten Brink (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Guy Quiévreux (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jordi Prommayon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Bakary Hanke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Markus Meidt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Remco Bobson (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Davy van Veen (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ellery De Graef (MID) |  | 6 |
| 9. | Neil Young (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Roel Witschge (ATT) | 5 | |
| 11. | Regilio van Vliet (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Pegguy Maqua (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Erwin Bakboord (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Christopher Meerdink (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Scott Barmby (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Cedric Versteeg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Augstein (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Carlos Rodriguez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gerard Pienaar (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Thomas Rinaldini (MID) |  | 3 |
| 7. | Ian Meijer (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Gerard Peters (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Tijani Zwaanswijk (MID) | | 6 |
| 10. | Milan Berck Kool (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Mitchel Hasselbaink (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nicolas Iglesias (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alfred Meijndershagen (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Delano de Wit (ATT) | 0 | |