Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     CambuurCambuur
Alex SamsonAlex Samson Jelle De haan Jelle De haan
Ihor MalskyyI. Malskyy87
G
1captain
G
68Rui FonsecaR. Fonseca
Nico MeidtN. Meidt77
D
2
D
67Mario BogardeM. Bogarde
Hugo FonsecaH. Fonseca77
D
3
D
67Kurt FortesK. Fortes
Romain AnolfoR. Anolfo79
D
4
D
64Marvin Van NistelrooyM. Van Nistelrooy
Andy DavidsonA. Davidson85
M
5
D
67Miguel GarridoM. Garrido
Simon BridgeS. Bridge90
M
captain6
M
71Silvain MansS. Mans
Dion MasonD. Mason90
M
7
M
76Alfredo FernandezA. Fernandez
Markus RaffM. Raff84
M
8
M
70Arnold KuytA. Kuyt
Carlo SeiterC. Seiter77
A
9
A
66Joris Van LoenhoutJ. Van Loenhout
Demetrio CarusoD. Caruso78
A
10
A
64Adilson SchulpA. Schulp
Louis TouzaniL. Touzani87
A
11
A
69Richard ZijmR. Zijm
 
Andriy LytvynchukA. Lytvynchuk80
D
12
M
69Jean Evrard Ya KonanJ. Ya Konan
Ezio GuanaE. Guana88
M
13
D
61Bart GullitB. Gullit
Maurice HeubachM. Heubach79
A
14
G
67Roberto ZafarinR. Zafarin

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to Cambuur. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cambuur appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Pius de Bruin.


0.00
Cambuur kick off and get the match underway!
9.05
Alfredo Fernandez darts forward. Alfredo Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Adilson Schulp controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Adilson Schulp looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just wide!
12.38
Dion Mason threads the ball through to Louis Touzani. Louis Touzani whips in a cross ball towards Simon Bridge. Simon Bridge heads the ball goalwards but it flies well off target!
14.23
Hugo Fonseca hits a low pass to Andy Davidson. Andy Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlo Seiter. Carlo Seiter tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
18.01
Marvin Van Nistelrooy pushes mid-way up the pitch. Marvin Van Nistelrooy threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Fernandez. Alfredo Fernandez plays a one-two with Richard Zijm and advances towards the goal... Alfredo Fernandez strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
26.52
Joris Van Loenhout darts forward. Joris Van Loenhout controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Ihor Malskyy.
28.53
Silvain Mans takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Alfredo Fernandez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.40
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
33.12
Andy Davidson flicks a high ball forward to Demetrio Caruso who takes it down. Demetrio Caruso lofts in a cross ball towards Louis Touzani. Louis Touzani directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Rui Fonseca had no chance!! Goal for VVV Venlo!
36.29
Alfredo Fernandez comes in with a late challenge on Simon Bridge. The referee brings Alfredo Fernandez to one side and gives him a warning! Simon Bridge stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.41
Dion Mason sees Louis Touzani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Louis Touzani plays a quick one-two with Demetrio Caruso and rushes in on goal... Louis Touzani shoots from just inside the box. Solid save from Rui Fonseca.
42.01
Kurt Fortes catches Louis Touzani on the ankles. Kurt Fortes is shown the yellow card! Louis Touzani gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VVV Venlo appear unchanged since the first half. Cambuur also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cambuur players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with VVV Venlo kicking off!
48.12
Kurt Fortes makes a simple pass to Arnold Kuyt. Arnold Kuyt makes a probing pass to Joris Van Loenhout. Joris Van Loenhout knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.50
Andy Davidson passes the ball forward to Louis Touzani. Louis Touzani runs straight at the defence! Louis Touzani shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.38
Dion Mason flicks a high pass forward. Carlo Seiter controls it well on his chest. Carlo Seiter sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.58
Seeing a gap ahead, Kurt Fortes plays the ball forward to Silvain Mans. Silvain Mans brings the ball forward. Silvain Mans edges inside the box! Silvain Mans takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
69.03
Alfredo Fernandez threads a neat ball through to Joris Van Loenhout. Joris Van Loenhout knocks in a cross ball towards Arnold Kuyt. Arnold Kuyt knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Ihor Malskyy effortlessly picks it out of the air!
71.12
Simon Bridge comes in with a late challenge on Adilson Schulp. The referee warns Simon Bridge to calm down! Adilson Schulp runs off the knock.
72.57
Nico Meidt hits a low pass to Romain Anolfo. Romain Anolfo sees Andy Davidson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andy Davidson knocks in a cross ball towards Louis Touzani. Louis Touzani knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
77.17
VVV Venlo have made 3 substitutions with Andriy Lytvynchuk replacing Hugo Fonseca, Ezio Guana replacing Markus Raff and Maurice Heubach replacing Demetrio Caruso .
78.22
Dion Mason sees Andy Davidson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andy Davidson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlo Seiter but he's offside!
85.12
Ezio Guana makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Louis Touzani. Louis Touzani makes a great pass forward. Andy Davidson sprints clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside! That was very close!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

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

Possession
54%
46%
Play Area
19%
46%
34.9%

Scorers
Louis Touzani 33, 53, 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Louis Touzani of VVV Venlo

Match Ratings
1.Ihor Malskyy (GK)
7
2.Nico Meidt (DEF)
6
3.Hugo Fonseca (DEF)
6
4.Romain Anolfo (DEF)
6
5.Andy Davidson (MID)
7
6.Simon Bridge (MID)
6
7.Dion Mason (MID)
6
8.Markus Raff (MID)
6
9.Carlo Seiter (ATT)
6
10.Demetrio Caruso (ATT)
6
11.Louis Touzani (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Andriy Lytvynchuk (DEF)
6
13.Ezio Guana (MID)
6
14.Maurice Heubach (ATT)
6

1.Rui Fonseca (GK)
6
2.Mario Bogarde (DEF)
6
3.Kurt Fortes (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Marvin Van Nistelrooy (DEF)
6
5.Miguel Garrido (DEF)
6
6.Silvain Mans (MID)
6
7.Alfredo Fernandez (MID)
6
8.Arnold Kuyt (MID)
6
9.Joris Van Loenhout (ATT)
6
10.Adilson Schulp (ATT)
6
11.Richard Zijm (ATT)
6
 
12.Jean Evrard Ya Konan (MID)
0
13.Bart Gullit (DEF)
0
14.Roberto Zafarin (GK)
0