Match Report


Heracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo     Helmond SportHelmond Sport
Computer Player Computer Player Garry Lloyd Garry Lloyd
Tony LanckohrT. Lanckohr60
G
1
G
68Olaf MensahO. Mensah
Mustapha LambersM. Lambers71
D
2
D
70Alexandre SoaresA. Soares
Stefan DitewigS. Ditewig62
D
3
D
64Arno PetersA. Peters
Youssef Van BommelY. Van Bommel62
D
4
D
67Ottavio SaudatiO. Saudati
Harris De RomijnH. De Romijn62
D
5
D
77Emanuele SacchettiE. Sacchetti
Roberto RoyR. Roy66
M
6
M
68Ighli BiliottiI. Biliotti
Billy RitchieB. Ritchie63
M
7captain
M
72Sophiane De PalmasS. De Palmas
Samuel VarelaS. Varela61
M
captain8
M
68Isaiah CoppingI. Copping
Helder VieiraH. Vieira58
M
9
A
69Rafael BeelenkampR. Beelenkamp
Bas ZuidamB. Zuidam71
A
10
A
71Rainer MüllerR. Müller
Stephen ElliottS. Elliott62
A
11
A
71Jamal KortlandJ. Kortland
 
Frederic DouchezF. Douchez59
A
12
D
58Paul RudgeP. Rudge
Stuart MeiklejohnS. Meiklejohn58
M
13
M
70Marcel De RomijnM. De Romijn
Giuseppe CampagnaG. Campagna55
G
14
A
65Guillermo MendezG. Mendez

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Polman Stadion where Heracles Almelo play host to Helmond Sport. A crowd of 20,795 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Heracles Almelo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Helmond Sport appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Arno Wevers.


0.00
The whistle blows and Heracles Almelo get the match underway!
8.47
Sophiane De Palmas advances with the ball. Sophiane De Palmas knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Youssef Van Bommel.
9.39
Arno Peters flicks a high pass forward. Isaiah Copping holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Isaiah Copping knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tony Lanckohr who gathers it comfortably.
14.28
Sophiane De Palmas makes an attacking run forward. Sophiane De Palmas knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Youssef Van Bommel.
16.08
Billy Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Bas Zuidam controls it well on his chest. Bas Zuidam knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Olaf Mensah who gathers it comfortably.
18.07
Billy Ritchie kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Elliott. Stephen Elliott finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
20.25
Roberto Roy threads the ball through to Bas Zuidam. Bas Zuidam knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.38
Arno Peters kicks a strong pass forward to Ighli Biliotti. Ighli Biliotti plays the ball forward to Isaiah Copping. Isaiah Copping shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
32.05
Ighli Biliotti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Beelenkamp. Rafael Beelenkamp controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Rainer Müller through on goal. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Rainer Müller provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it rises well off target!
33.30
Arno Peters darts forward. Arno Peters plays the ball forward to Rafael Beelenkamp. Rafael Beelenkamp passes the ball forward but Rainer Müller is offside!
34.47
Isaiah Copping flicks a high ball forward to Rainer Müller who takes it down. Rainer Müller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.15
Isaiah Copping knocks the ball forward to Jamal Kortland. Jamal Kortland whips in a cross ball towards Rainer Müller. Rainer Müller knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Rainer Müller scores for Helmond Sport!!
44.07
Rainer Müller darts forward. Rainer Müller whips in a cross ball towards Jamal Kortland. Jamal Kortland makes a convincing header. Tony Lanckohr easily punches it away to safety.
45.00
Rainer Müller sees space and advances. Rainer Müller plays a one-two with Isaiah Copping and advances towards the goal... Rainer Müller shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heracles Almelo appear unchanged since the first half. Helmond Sport also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Helmond Sport kick off!
47.25
Sophiane De Palmas knocks the ball forward to Isaiah Copping. Isaiah Copping plays a scrappy one-two with Jamal Kortland and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Isaiah Copping provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Stefan Ditewig.
54.16
Billy Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Elliott. Stephen Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ottavio Saudati.
55.13
Sophiane De Palmas threads a neat ball through to Jamal Kortland. Jamal Kortland whips in a cross ball towards Ighli Biliotti. Ighli Biliotti outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it rises well off target!
57.01
Jamal Kortland hacks Billy Ritchie from behind! Jamal Kortland is given a warning by the referee! Billy Ritchie runs off the knock.
67.11
Sophiane De Palmas flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Biliotti controls it well on his chest. Ighli Biliotti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.11
Sophiane De Palmas sees space and advances. Sophiane De Palmas skips past Stefan Ditewig! Sophiane De Palmas cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Tony Lanckohr manages to gather it effortlessly.
77.05
Helmond Sport have made 2 substitutions with Paul Rudge replacing Emanuele Sacchetti and Guillermo Mendez replacing Rainer Müller .
78.14
Samuel Varela flicks a high pass forward to Helder Vieira who brings the ball under control. Helder Vieira makes a probing pass to Bas Zuidam. Bas Zuidam runs straight at the defence! Bas Zuidam shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
79.08
Helmond Sport are dictating the run of play here today.
89.52
Ighli Biliotti flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Beelenkamp controls it well on his chest. Rafael Beelenkamp lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Mendez. Guillermo Mendez whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Heracles Almelo

Helmond Sport
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
6
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
36.7%
49.4%
13.9%

Scorers
Rainer Müller 36
Guillermo Mendez 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rainer Müller of Helmond Sport

Match Ratings