Match Report


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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Mandemakers Stadion where RKC Waalwijk play host to Almere City FC. A crowd of 12,843 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both RKC Waalwijk and Almere City FC are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Reis.


0.00
RKC Waalwijk start the match!
2.38
Regillio Zijm flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Tychon holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thomas Tychon shoots from long range. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Almere City FC are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
4.40
Nwankwo Salako volleys a long ball forward. Pascal van den Heuvel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paulo Barbosa.
8.33
Martin Scheffler threads a neat ball through to Denny Keller. Denny Keller deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Tychon. Thomas Tychon lofts in a cross ball towards Denny Keller. Denny Keller is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
9.41
Paulo Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Regillio Zijm. Regillio Zijm chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Tychon. Thomas Tychon knocks in a cross ball towards Regillio Zijm. Regillio Zijm is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
15.37
Theo Van Putten flicks a high pass forward. Aniello Maini collects the pass. Aniello Maini lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Tychon. Thomas Tychon makes a looping header on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.21
Mustapha Van Den Brom darts forward. Mustapha Van Den Brom shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
20.17
Martin Scheffler flicks a high pass forward to Aniello Maini who brings the ball under control. Aniello Maini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tim van Dam who gathers it comfortably.
24.24
Denny Keller knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Tychon. Thomas Tychon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.10
Pascal van den Heuvel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marchanno Pfennings. Marchanno Pfennings shoots from long range but is denied by Joris Bouma. Excellent save.
27.18
Nwankwo Salako flicks a high pass forward. Tieme van Vliet collects the pass. Tieme van Vliet makes a simple pass to Marchanno Pfennings. Marchanno Pfennings knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal van den Heuvel. Pascal van den Heuvel fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
28.28
Martin Scheffler hits a low pass to Mustapha Van Den Brom. Mustapha Van Den Brom flicks a high pass forward. Denny Keller controls it well on his chest. Denny Keller shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.03
Dries Jochemsen makes a probing pass to Sieme Machlas. Sieme Machlas sees Marchanno Pfennings in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marchanno Pfennings knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joris Bouma who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RKC Waalwijk appear unchanged since the first half. Almere City FC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Almere City FC start the second half!
51.14
Paulo Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Theo Van Putten holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Theo Van Putten makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Tychon. Thomas Tychon shoots from long range but somehow Tim van Dam manages to keep it out.
55.39
Sieme Machlas flicks a high pass forward to Marchanno Pfennings who brings the ball under control. Marchanno Pfennings knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal van den Heuvel. Pascal van den Heuvel knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.08
Regillio Zijm sees Thomas Tychon in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Tychon tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
60.27
Melchior Koning flicks a high pass forward to Pascal van den Heuvel who brings the ball under control. Pascal van den Heuvel knocks in a cross ball towards Joachim Benarrivo. Joachim Benarrivo connects with a diving header but it rises well off target!
63.59
Mustapha Van Den Brom threads a neat ball through to Aniello Maini. Aniello Maini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tim van Dam who gathers it comfortably.
65.45
Joachim Benarrivo flicks the ball to his team mate, Pascal van den Heuvel. Pascal van den Heuvel shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.32
Showing composure, Theo Van Putten laces a weighted ball forward to Aniello Maini. Aniello Maini rushes past Kevin Galàsek! Aniello Maini shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
73.02
Joachim Benarrivo clumsily knocks into Theo Van Putten. Joachim Benarrivo is warned by the referee! Theo Van Putten hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.06
Joachim Benarrivo barges into Denny Keller. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Denny Keller stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.35
Tieme van Vliet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Melchior Koning. Melchior Koning controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sieme Machlas. Sieme Machlas shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
84.20
Paulo Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Mustapha Van Den Brom controls it well on his chest. Mustapha Van Den Brom threads a neat ball through to Aniello Maini. Aniello Maini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dries Jochemsen.
85.19
Melchior Koning threads the ball through to Marchanno Pfennings. Marchanno Pfennings shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Nwankwo Salako launches a long ball forward. Pascal van den Heuvel sees Melchior Koning just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Melchior Koning cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
5
8
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
31.9%
44%
24.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pascal van den Heuvel of RKC Waalwijk

Match Ratings