Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem
Alex SamsonAlex Samson Rob Baker Rob Baker
Rene Van WonderenR. Van Wonderen64
G
1
G
68Ronnie BoltonR. Bolton
Peter DirkP. Dirk63
D
2
D
62Daan Van Der DoelenD. Van Der Doelen
Johnny RicciJ. Ricci65
D
3
D
55Luis RamirezL. Ramirez
Jaap PolakJ. Polak60
D
4
D
62Roberto MarinR. Marin
Mitchell LatuheruM. Latuheru67
D
5
D
57Rainer ReimersR. Reimers
Clarence DenneboomC. Denneboom46
M
6
M
60Carlos SolerC. Soler
Jannes BeelenkampJ. Beelenkamp55
M
7
M
68Luke PhilipsL. Philips
Dami‘n SteijnD. Steijn61
M
captain8
M
74Jean-Paul BroersJ. Broers
Thijs AbidallahT. Abidallah59
A
9
M
64David Van Der SchaafD. Van Der Schaaf
Humphrey MentinkH. Mentink75
A
10captain
A
60Nabil LindenberghN. Lindenbergh
Humphrey RedanH. Redan52
A
11
A
52Fernando VicenteF. Vicente
 
Theo DijkstraT. Dijkstra69
D
12
A
81Stefan ManettiS. Manetti
Rodney WisgerhofR. Wisgerhof68
D
13
M
75Cosmin KosterC. Koster
Ulrich BesselinkU. Besselink56
A
14
M
56Lee LloydL. Lloyd

Royal
today's match is sponsored by Royal
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to Vitesse Arnhem. A crowd of 19,675 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Vitesse Arnhem appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Daan Zuidam.


0.00
VVV Venlo kick off and get the first half underway!
2.42
Dami‘n Steijn darts forward. Dami‘n Steijn lofts in a cross ball towards Thijs Abidallah. Thijs Abidallah knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.49
Jean-Paul Broers darts forward. Jean-Paul Broers knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Vicente. Fernando Vicente is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it rises well off target!
15.00
Roberto Marin flicks a high pass forward. Luis Ramirez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Ramirez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fernando Vicente. Fernando Vicente 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!
18.26
Roberto Marin kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Soler. Carlos Soler flicks the ball to his team mate, Nabil Lindenbergh. Nabil Lindenbergh knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mitchell Latuheru.
26.00
Clarence Denneboom changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Clarence Denneboom shoots from long range but Ronnie Bolton is on top of it.
28.32
Johnny Ricci makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jaap Polak. Jaap Polak sees Humphrey Redan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Humphrey Redan plays a one-two with Humphrey Mentink and advances towards the goal... Humphrey Redan cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Ronnie Bolton smothers it!
34.12
Johnny Ricci flicks a high pass forward to Clarence Denneboom who brings the ball under control. Clarence Denneboom flicks a high ball forward to Humphrey Redan who takes it down. Humphrey Redan finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
36.25
Humphrey Mentink threads a neat ball through to Humphrey Redan. Humphrey Redan knocks in a cross ball towards Clarence Denneboom. Clarence Denneboom finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.49
Johnny Ricci threads the ball through to Dami‘n Steijn. Dami‘n Steijn makes an attacking run forward. Dami‘n Steijn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Jannes Beelenkamp flicks a high pass forward. Humphrey Mentink holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Humphrey Mentink hits a low pass to Humphrey Redan. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Humphrey Redan provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it misses the target by a large margin!
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. Vitesse Arnhem appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. VVV Venlo switch their midfield play to Push Forward. The VVV Venlo players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Vitesse Arnhem start the second half!
49.02
Fernando Vicente sees Nabil Lindenbergh in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nabil Lindenbergh knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.58
David Van Der Schaaf passes the ball forward to Jean-Paul Broers. Jean-Paul Broers knocks in a cross ball towards David Van Der Schaaf. David Van Der Schaaf connects with a diving header his aim is horrendously poor!
53.05
Jaap Polak flicks a high pass forward to Jannes Beelenkamp who brings the ball under control. Jannes Beelenkamp controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Ronnie Bolton gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
55.33
Daan Van Der Doelen sees a break and surges forward. Daan Van Der Doelen flicks a high pass forward. Nabil Lindenbergh controls it well on his chest. Nabil Lindenbergh makes a probing pass to Fernando Vicente but he's offside!
57.28
Carlos Soler hits a low pass to David Van Der Schaaf. David Van Der Schaaf threads a neat ball through to Nabil Lindenbergh. Jaap Polak hacks Nabil Lindenbergh from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
59.25
Jannes Beelenkamp flicks a high ball forward to Humphrey Mentink who takes it down. Humphrey Mentink makes a probing pass to Clarence Denneboom but he's offside!
60.57
Rainer Reimers catches Dami‘n Steijn on the ankles. The referee brings Rainer Reimers to one side and gives him a warning! Dami‘n Steijn grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
63.36
Johnny Ricci plays the ball forward to Thijs Abidallah. Thijs Abidallah shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
65.58
Jaap Polak threads a neat ball through to Jannes Beelenkamp. With imagination, Jannes Beelenkamp plays the ball forward to Thijs Abidallah. Thijs Abidallah shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Ronnie Bolton.
72.01
Carlos Soler passes the ball forward to Luke Philips. Luke Philips tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Rene Van Wonderen smothers it!
75.07
Carlos Soler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nabil Lindenbergh. Nabil Lindenbergh knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.18
Vitesse Arnhem have made a substitution with Stefan Manetti replacing David Van Der Schaaf .
78.25
Johnny Ricci darts forward. With great vision, Johnny Ricci plays the ball forward to Humphrey Redan. Humphrey Redan shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.48
Luis Ramirez decides to run forward with the ball. Luis Ramirez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Manetti. Stefan Manetti lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Vicente. Fernando Vicente is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
87.11
Mitchell Latuheru darts forward. Mitchell Latuheru plays a scrappy one-two with Humphrey Mentink and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Mitchell Latuheru provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

Vitesse Arnhem
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
24.7%
45.7%
29.6%

Scorers
Mitchell Latuheru 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mitchell Latuheru of VVV Venlo

Match Ratings