Match Report


Roda JC KerkradeRoda JC Kerkrade     FC Twente 65FC Twente 65
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Manuel DevauxM. Devaux68
G
1
G
70Rodney CondéR. Condé
Diogo FerreiraD. Ferreira80
D
2
D
68Robert De WindtR. De Windt
Bert OvermarsB. Overmars74
D
3
D
63Roger ChivuR. Chivu
Joos HuibertsJ. Huiberts74
D
captain4captain
D
63Jannick CherradJ. Cherrad
Arnauld MouretA. Mouret74
D
5
D
52Scott McCoistS. McCoist
Marcello SafanjonM. Safanjon66
M
6
M
71Dominique StroeveD. Stroeve
Rick de GrootR. de Groot64
M
7
M
68Marc BakboordM. Bakboord
Tony KuytT. Kuyt56
M
8
M
61Robin SmitsR. Smits
Dominique WijkerD. Wijker72
A
9
A
67John GrantJ. Grant
Milan Berck de HaanM. de Haan67
A
10
A
64Nabil GentenaarN. Gentenaar
Eoin Lua-LuaE. Lua-Lua67
A
11
A
61Arno WinklerA. Winkler
 
Stephen MccallS. Mccall63
A
12
G
59Thijs ZijmT. Zijm
Rody Van GobbelR. Van Gobbel58
D
13
M
57Matt ClelandM. Cleland
Nelson SplinterN. Splinter55
M
14
M
57Sander KlompeS. Klompe

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Parkstad Limburg Stadion where Roda JC Kerkrade play host to FC Twente 65. A crowd of 16,375 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Roda JC Kerkrade and FC Twente 65 are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Martin Van Mol.


0.00
The first half starts with FC Twente 65 kicking off!
3.08
Rick de Groot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominique Wijker. Dominique Wijker skips past Scott McCoist! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Dominique Wijker provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
6.54
Robin Smits barges into Marcello Safanjon. The referee brings Robin Smits to one side and gives him a warning! Marcello Safanjon stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.11
Joos Huiberts threads a neat ball through to Tony Kuyt. Tony Kuyt makes a simple pass to Marcello Safanjon. Marcello Safanjon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rodney Condé who gathers it comfortably.
16.06
Marcello Safanjon flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Lua-Lua holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eoin Lua-Lua knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.52
Marcello Safanjon flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Lua-Lua collects the pass. Eoin Lua-Lua shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.12
Rick de Groot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcello Safanjon. Marcello Safanjon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.39
With imagination, Bert Overmars plays the ball forward to Tony Kuyt. Tony Kuyt chips the ball to his team mate, Rick de Groot. Rick de Groot knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roger Chivu.
34.07
Marcello Safanjon flicks a high pass forward. Rick de Groot controls it well on his chest. Rick de Groot knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rodney Condé who gathers it comfortably.
38.28
Joos Huiberts clumsily knocks into Arno Winkler. Joos Huiberts is shown the yellow card! Arno Winkler runs off the knock.
44.38
Arno Winkler threads a neat ball through to Dominique Stroeve. Dominique Stroeve controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Manuel Devaux manages to gather it.
45.00
Arnauld Mouret deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bert Overmars. Bert Overmars flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Lua-Lua controls it well on his chest. Eoin Lua-Lua shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Roda JC Kerkrade appear unchanged since the first half. FC Twente 65 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Roda JC Kerkrade get the second half underway!
47.29
Tony Kuyt kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Lua-Lua. Eoin Lua-Lua knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jannick Cherrad.
51.16
Robin Smits threads a neat ball through to Dominique Stroeve. Dominique Stroeve threads the ball through into the box. Robin Smits rockets a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
53.23
Jannick Cherrad barges into Eoin Lua-Lua. The referee calls over Jannick Cherrad and warns him to calm down! Eoin Lua-Lua hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.40
Dominique Stroeve hits a low pass to John Grant. John Grant shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.51
Nabil Gentenaar barges into Arnauld Mouret. Nabil Gentenaar is shown the yellow card! Arnauld Mouret hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.24
Bert Overmars chips the ball to his team mate, Eoin Lua-Lua. Eoin Lua-Lua shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
60.55
FC Twente 65 have made a substitution with Matt Cleland replacing John Grant .
65.45
Marcello Safanjon kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Kuyt. Tony Kuyt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Robert De Windt.
73.37
Marc Bakboord threads the ball through to Arno Winkler. Arno Winkler knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Dominique Stroeve is offside!
75.45
Robin Smits makes a probing pass to Arno Winkler. Arno Winkler plays a one-two with Marc Bakboord and advances towards the goal... Bert Overmars barges into Arno Winkler. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
77.14
FC Twente 65 have made a substitution with Sander Klompe replacing Nabil Gentenaar .
79.57
Marcello Safanjon sees Dominique Wijker in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominique Wijker shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
89.12
Marc Bakboord advances with the ball. Marc Bakboord shoots from distance. Solid save from Manuel Devaux.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Roda JC Kerkrade

FC Twente 65
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
23.2%
50%
26.8%

Scorers
Dominique Wijker 3
Eoin Lua-Lua 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dominique Wijker of Roda JC Kerkrade

Match Ratings
1.Manuel Devaux (GK)
7
2.Diogo Ferreira (DEF)
6
3.Bert Overmars (DEF)
7
4.Joos Huiberts (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Arnauld Mouret (DEF)
6
6.Marcello Safanjon (MID)
8
7.Rick de Groot (MID)
7
8.Tony Kuyt (MID)
6
9.Dominique Wijker (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Milan Berck de Haan (ATT)
6
11.Eoin Lua-Lua (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Stephen Mccall (ATT)
0
13.Rody Van Gobbel (DEF)
0
14.Nelson Splinter (MID)
0

1.Rodney Condé (GK)
6
2.Robert De Windt (DEF)
6
3.Roger Chivu (DEF)
6
4.Jannick Cherrad (DEF)
6
5.Scott McCoist (DEF)
6
6.Dominique Stroeve (MID)
7
7.Marc Bakboord (MID)
7
8.Robin Smits (MID)
7
9.John Grant (ATT)
6
10.Nabil Gentenaar (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Arno Winkler (ATT)
6
 
12.Thijs Zijm (GK)
0
13.Matt Cleland (MID)
6
14.Sander Klompe (MID)
6