Match Report
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to RKC Waalwijk. A crowd of 12,951 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Willem II Tilburg and RKC Waalwijk are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kofi Winter.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Willem II Tilburg and RKC Waalwijk are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kofi Winter.
0.00
The whistle blows and RKC Waalwijk kick off!
2.02
Melchior Koning flicks a high ball forward to Pascal van den Heuvel who takes it down. Pascal van den Heuvel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marchanno Pfennings but he's offside!
6.33
Ulrich de Groot flicks the ball to his team mate, Ole Wijnen. Ole Wijnen threads a neat ball through to Tjalle Van Nistelrooy. Tjalle Van Nistelrooy plays a one-two with Carlos Akerboom and advances towards the goal... Tjalle Van Nistelrooy comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
9.10
Tieme van Vliet makes a beautiful solo run. Tieme van Vliet makes a simple pass to Marchanno Pfennings. Marchanno Pfennings whips in a cross ball towards Pascal van den Heuvel. Pascal van den Heuvel powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
18.09
Joachim Benarrivo sees Marchanno Pfennings in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marchanno Pfennings shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.01
Wilco Van Vliet threads a neat ball through to Bryan Bogarde. Bryan Bogarde makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jimmy Van Wonderen. Jimmy Van Wonderen passes the ball forward to Tjalle Van Nistelrooy. Tjalle Van Nistelrooy makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
33.33
Jimmy Van Wonderen threads the ball through to Carlos Akerboom. Carlos Akerboom plays a scrappy one-two with Bryan Bogarde and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Carlos Akerboom provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
40.27
Jimmy Van Wonderen flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Akerboom controls it well on his chest. Carlos Akerboom controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Tim van Dam!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Willem II Tilburg appear unchanged since the first half. RKC Waalwijk also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Willem II Tilburg kick off!
47.25
Ulrich de Groot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tjalle Van Nistelrooy. Tjalle Van Nistelrooy makes a probing pass to Carlos Akerboom. Carlos Akerboom knocks in a cross ball towards Tjalle Van Nistelrooy. Tjalle Van Nistelrooy is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Tim van Dam is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
51.52
Ulrich de Groot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tjalle Van Nistelrooy. Tjalle Van Nistelrooy knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tieme van Vliet.
54.35
Bryan Bogarde passes the ball forward to Jimmy Van Wonderen. Jimmy Van Wonderen flicks a high ball forward to Tjalle Van Nistelrooy who takes it down. Tjalle Van Nistelrooy shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
65.05
Shota Huistra hacks Kevin Galàsek from behind! Shota Huistra is warned by the referee! Kevin Galàsek gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.21
Jimmy Van Wonderen threads the ball through to Ole Wijnen. Ole Wijnen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
71.57
Ulrich de Groot plays the ball forward to Tjalle Van Nistelrooy. Tjalle Van Nistelrooy flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Akerboom controls it well on his chest. Carlos Akerboom knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yoann Machado.
72.45
Shota Huistra sees space and advances. Shota Huistra plays a scrappy one-two with Tjalle Van Nistelrooy and stumbles forward towards the goal... Shota Huistra takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.54
Shota Huistra makes a probing pass to Jimmy Van Wonderen. Jimmy Van Wonderen threads the ball through to Tjalle Van Nistelrooy but he's offside!
78.04
Wilco Van Vliet hits a low pass to Carlos Akerboom. Carlos Akerboom kicks a strong pass forward to Tjalle Van Nistelrooy. Tjalle Van Nistelrooy knocks the ball forward to Carlos Akerboom but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
85.01
Ole Wijnen knocks the ball forward to Tjalle Van Nistelrooy. Tjalle Van Nistelrooy flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Akerboom controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Yoann Machado comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Akerboom. Carlos Akerboom appeals for a penalty! Given!!
85.01
The referee points to the spot..
86.58
Tjalle Van Nistelrooy takes a short run up. He curls the ball into the bottom right corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.6%
32.4%
Play Area
19.1%
54.4%
26.5%
Scorers
| Tjalle Van Nistelrooy 6, 47, 87 (p) Carlos Akerboom 33 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Tjalle Van Nistelrooy of Willem II Tilburg |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Martin Spengler (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Ivar Ricci (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ulrich de Groot (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Wilco Van Vliet (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Marinus Splinter (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ole Wijnen (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jimmy Van Wonderen (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Shota Huistra (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Bryan Bogarde (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Carlos Akerboom (ATT) | ![]() | 9 |
| 11. | Tjalle Van Nistelrooy (ATT) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 9 |
| 12. | Bogdan Vandenbroeck (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Tomˆs van Vliet (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Mario Van Nieuwstadt (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Tim van Dam (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kevin Galàsek (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dries Jochemsen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Yoann Machado (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Frank Galli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tieme van Vliet (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Joachim Benarrivo (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Melchior Koning (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Sieme Machlas (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Marchanno Pfennings (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Pascal van den Heuvel (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Brenny Cruyff (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Dirk Dos Santos (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nwankwo Salako (DEF) | 0 | |









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