Match Report


SBV ExcelsiorSBV Excelsior     Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem
Abel RainAbel Rain Rob Baker Rob Baker
Rui NunesR. Nunes62
G
1
G
68Ronnie BoltonR. Bolton
Ljubisa SalvatoriL. Salvatori71
D
2
D
62Daan Van Der DoelenD. Van Der Doelen
Kew LanckohrK. Lanckohr59
D
3
D
55Luis RamirezL. Ramirez
Maurice GalàsekM. Galàsek64
D
4
D
62Roberto MarinR. Marin
Oscar JörgensenO. Jörgensen60
D
5
M
68Luke PhilipsL. Philips
Jeremy RaméJ. Ramé54
M
captain6captain
M
75Cosmin KosterC. Koster
Jan Vennegoor PeppinckJ. Peppinck59
M
7
M
74Jean-Paul BroersJ. Broers
Melchior MachlasM. Machlas74
M
8
M
64David Van Der SchaafD. Van Der Schaaf
Jordy Van HaarenJ. Van Haaren57
M
9
A
59Jeroen KansJ. Kans
Mike CairoM. Cairo62
A
10
A
81Stefan ManettiS. Manetti
Marcel BesselinkM. Besselink62
A
11
A
60Nabil LindenberghN. Lindenbergh
 
Abel RamosA. Ramos54
G
12
D
57Rainer ReimersR. Reimers
Wout De BoerW. De Boer60
G
13
M
60Carlos SolerC. Soler
Michel MoulijnM. Moulijn52
A
14
A
52Fernando VicenteF. Vicente

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Woudestein where SBV Excelsior play host to Vitesse Arnhem. A crowd of 18,651 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SBV Excelsior are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Vitesse Arnhem appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gerard Bertjens.


0.00
The whistle blows and SBV Excelsior get the match underway!
3.43
Cosmin Koster threads the ball through to Jean-Paul Broers. Jean-Paul Broers whips in a cross ball towards Nabil Lindenbergh. Nabil Lindenbergh makes a deft header. Rui Nunes manages to gather it comfortably.
4.00
With vision, Ljubisa Salvatori plays the ball forward to Jordy Van Haaren. Jordy Van Haaren makes a simple pass to Marcel Besselink. Marcel Besselink knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ronnie Bolton who gathers it comfortably.
9.14
Jean-Paul Broers sees Nabil Lindenbergh in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nabil Lindenbergh controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
10.13
Jordy Van Haaren knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Besselink. Marcel Besselink sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Ronnie Bolton.
11.41
Melchior Machlas takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Jordy Van Haaren looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
12.27
Jean-Paul Broers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jeroen Kans. Jeroen Kans shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
18.33
Cosmin Koster hits a low pass to David Van Der Schaaf. David Van Der Schaaf sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Rui Nunes manages to keep it out.
24.19
Seeing a gap ahead, Cosmin Koster plays the ball forward to Luke Philips. Luke Philips cuts inside the box! Luke Philips strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
26.54
Daan Van Der Doelen flicks a high pass forward. Cosmin Koster collects the pass. Cosmin Koster makes an attacking run forward. Cosmin Koster knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Nunes who gathers it comfortably.
33.36
Marcel Besselink catches Roberto Marin on the ankles. The referee calls over Marcel Besselink and shows him a yellow card! Roberto Marin stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.02
Daan Van Der Doelen flicks a high pass forward. Cosmin Koster holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Without breaking stride, Cosmin Koster plays the ball forward to Stefan Manetti. Stefan Manetti whips in a cross ball towards Cosmin Koster. Cosmin Koster flicks the ball with his head but it's a lousy effort!
36.49
Jan Vennegoor Peppinck threads the ball through to Mike Cairo. Mike Cairo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ronnie Bolton who gathers it comfortably.
38.24
Luis Ramirez flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Paul Broers. Jean-Paul Broers hits a low pass to Jeroen Kans. Jeroen Kans knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.19
David Van Der Schaaf catches Jeremy Ramé on the ankles. The referee calls over David Van Der Schaaf and shows him a yellow card! Jeremy Ramé hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.20
Melchior Machlas kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Cairo. Mike Cairo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.46
Cosmin Koster flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Manetti. Stefan Manetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SBV Excelsior appear unchanged since the first half. Vitesse Arnhem also appear unchanged since the first half. The SBV Excelsior players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Vitesse Arnhem kick off!
49.25
Marcel Besselink comes in with a very late challenge on Roberto Marin. The referee motions to Marcel Besselink to come over. It's a red card!! Roberto Marin runs off the knock.
51.24
Jean-Paul Broers catches Mike Cairo on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mike Cairo runs off the knock.
53.58
Daan Van Der Doelen knocks the ball forward to Jean-Paul Broers. Jean-Paul Broers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nabil Lindenbergh. Nabil Lindenbergh knocks in a cross ball towards Jeroen Kans. Jeroen Kans gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's well over the bar!
54.19
Ljubisa Salvatori comes in with a late challenge on David Van Der Schaaf. Ljubisa Salvatori is warned by the referee! David Van Der Schaaf stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.16
Luke Philips advances with the ball. Luke Philips flicks a high ball forward to Jeroen Kans who takes it down. Jeroen Kans knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Nunes who gathers it comfortably.
59.46
Jean-Paul Broers threads the ball through to Stefan Manetti. Stefan Manetti flicks a high pass forward. Jeroen Kans controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Jeroen Kans side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
66.28
Jeremy Ramé runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jeremy Ramé whips in a cross ball towards Mike Cairo. Mike Cairo beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Ronnie Bolton!
67.38
Nabil Lindenbergh chips the ball to his team mate, Cosmin Koster. Cosmin Koster makes a pass forward but Jeroen Kans is yards offside!
71.02
Jan Vennegoor Peppinck knocks the ball to his team mate, Mike Cairo. Mike Cairo tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.07
Seeing Ljubisa Salvatori's attacking run, Kew Lanckohr quickly throws the ball into his path. Ljubisa Salvatori threads a neat ball through to Melchior Machlas. Melchior Machlas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mike Cairo. Mike Cairo whips in a cross ball towards Jeremy Ramé. Jeremy Ramé outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but is denied by Ronnie Bolton. Excellent save.
77.53
Vitesse Arnhem have made a substitution with Rainer Reimers replacing Roberto Marin .
78.61
David Van Der Schaaf makes a beautiful solo run. David Van Der Schaaf knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.08
Luke Philips threads a neat ball through to Jeroen Kans. Jeroen Kans shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.21
Cosmin Koster passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Stefan Manetti. Stefan Manetti passes the ball forward but Nabil Lindenbergh is offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

SBV Excelsior

Vitesse Arnhem
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
33.3%
66.7%
Play Area
31.2%
43%
25.8%

Scorers
Jeroen Kans 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cosmin Koster of Vitesse Arnhem

Match Ratings