Match Report


Feyenoord RotterdamFeyenoord Rotterdam     VVV VenloVVV Venlo
Garry HellasGarry Hellas Computer Player Computer Player
Patrick SmertinP. Smertin77
G
1
G
70Ciro GuerraC. Guerra
Leon MicheliL. Micheli77
D
2
D
62Ferry NelisseF. Nelisse
Steven ZimmermanS. Zimmerman77
D
3
D
60Michael SmitM. Smit
Arco Van Der HeijdenA. Van Der Heijden64
D
4
D
56Mitchell Van Der VegtM. Van Der Vegt
Roel PrommayonR. Prommayon71
M
5
D
56Fred HeesakkersF. Heesakkers
Mustapha WijnenM. Wijnen69
M
6
M
72Erwin SchoutenE. Schouten
Egbert ClaesE. Claes65
M
7
M
69Cedric DijkhuizenC. Dijkhuizen
Anthony BoschA. Bosch58
M
8
M
64Marc Van NistelrooyM. Van Nistelrooy
Yurtcan AbdullahY. Abdullah80
A
9
M
58Louis SchultzL. Schultz
Danny PreudD. Preud72
A
10
A
74Carlos PostigaC. Postiga
Jeffrey Van MolJ. Van Mol68
A
11
A
69Gavin SounessG. Souness

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at De Kuip where Feyenoord Rotterdam play host to VVV Venlo. A crowd of 19,004 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Feyenoord Rotterdam are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while VVV Venlo appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Feyenoord Rotterdam kick off and get the first half underway!
2.50
Cedric Dijkhuizen threads the ball through to Gavin Souness. Gavin Souness knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.22
Cedric Dijkhuizen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Souness. Gavin Souness knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Patrick Smertin.
9.23
Louis Schultz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Souness. Gavin Souness knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Patrick Smertin who gathers it comfortably.
10.47
Jeffrey Van Mol hacks Mitchell Van Der Vegt from behind! Jeffrey Van Mol is warned by the referee! Mitchell Van Der Vegt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.55
Steven Zimmerman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Bosch. Anthony Bosch makes a beautiful solo run. Anthony Bosch plays a perfect one-two with Danny Preud and rushes in on goal... Anthony Bosch shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
21.05
Marc Van Nistelrooy hacks Leon Micheli from behind! Marc Van Nistelrooy is given a warning by the referee! Leon Micheli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.52
Arco Van Der Heijden makes a probing pass to Egbert Claes. Egbert Claes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Preud. Danny Preud knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.01
Egbert Claes knocks the ball forward to Jeffrey Van Mol. Jeffrey Van Mol goes all the way! Jeffrey Van Mol cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Ciro Guerra is on top of it.
27.44
Egbert Claes makes a probing pass to Jeffrey Van Mol. Jeffrey Van Mol makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yurtcan Abdullah but he's offside!
30.46
Egbert Claes barges into Mitchell Van Der Vegt. Egbert Claes is warned by the referee! Mitchell Van Der Vegt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.29
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
40.48
Gavin Souness clumsily knocks into Arco Van Der Heijden. The referee calls over Gavin Souness and warns him to calm down! Arco Van Der Heijden hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.22
Leon Micheli knocks the ball to his team mate, Egbert Claes. Egbert Claes advances with the ball. Egbert Claes knocks in a cross ball towards Yurtcan Abdullah. Yurtcan Abdullah powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Ciro Guerra!
45.00
Michael Smit knocks the ball forward to Cedric Dijkhuizen. Cedric Dijkhuizen takes it forward alone. Cedric Dijkhuizen lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and VVV Venlo kick off!
54.09
Egbert Claes barges into Michael Smit. Egbert Claes is given another warning by the referee! Michael Smit hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.11
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
57.25
Steven Zimmerman knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Bosch. Anthony Bosch brings the ball forward. Anthony Bosch controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Ciro Guerra is on top of it.
61.14
Marc Van Nistelrooy takes it forward alone. Marc Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Micheli.
65.44
Marc Van Nistelrooy passes the ball forward to Gavin Souness. Gavin Souness knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steven Zimmerman.
66.55
Marc Van Nistelrooy knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Souness. Gavin Souness knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Patrick Smertin who gathers it comfortably.
83.20
Mustapha Wijnen makes a probing pass to Jeffrey Van Mol. Jeffrey Van Mol plays a perfect one-two with Yurtcan Abdullah and rushes in on goal... Jeffrey Van Mol tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Ciro Guerra manages to gather it comfortably.
84.07
Mustapha Wijnen kicks a strong pass forward to Jeffrey Van Mol. Jeffrey Van Mol makes a simple pass to Yurtcan Abdullah. Yurtcan Abdullah makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
89.43
Leon Micheli makes a probing pass to Roel Prommayon. Roel Prommayon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jeffrey Van Mol. Jeffrey Van Mol goes all the way! Jeffrey Van Mol makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Jeffrey Van Mol of Feyenoord Rotterdam
Match Statistics
 

Feyenoord Rotterdam

VVV Venlo
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
27.3%
47%
25.8%

Scorers
Yurtcan Abdullah 84