Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to FC Oss. A crowd of 18,617 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Oss appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Oss appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0FC Oss kick off!
2.56
0-0Roland Kortland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen. Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
4.34
0-0Marc Van Nistelrooy flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Michel Buskermolen!
6.16
0-0Erwin Schouten makes a simple pass to Gavin Souness. Gavin Souness knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.05
Michael Smit passes the ball forward to Cedric Dijkhuizen. Cedric Dijkhuizen makes a simple pass to Gavin Souness. Gavin Souness knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.31
Laurent Odet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen. Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.19
Cedric Dijkhuizen flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Felipe Guardiola.
15.47
Laurent Odet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Varkevisser. Peter Varkevisser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.14
1-0Mitchell Van Der Vegt makes a simple pass to Cedric Dijkhuizen. Cedric Dijkhuizen passes the ball forward to Gavin Souness. Gavin Souness whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.43
Mitchell Van Der Vegt flicks the ball to his team mate, Erwin Schouten. Erwin Schouten sees space and advances. Erwin Schouten shoots from long range but somehow Michel Buskermolen manages to keep it out.
38.35
Michael Smit chips the ball to his team mate, Cedric Dijkhuizen. Cedric Dijkhuizen surges forward with the ball. Cedric Dijkhuizen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yuri Arricca.
44.53
Cedric Dijkhuizen flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
VVV Venlo kick off and get the second half underway!
47.15
Sieme Karelse threads the ball through to Peter Varkevisser. Peter Varkevisser controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
48.44
Felipe Guardiola makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roland Kortland. Roland Kortland knocks the ball forward to Peter Varkevisser. Peter Varkevisser whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen. Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Ciro Guerra easily picks it out of the air!
55.58
1-0Sieme Karelse catches Cedric Dijkhuizen on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cedric Dijkhuizen runs off the knock.
59.14
Yuri Arricca chips the ball to his team mate, Roland Kortland. Roland Kortland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen. Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.43
Harald Moeliker makes a probing pass to Ivan Blanco. Ivan Blanco knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen. Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Ciro Guerra easily picks it out of the air!
67.18
Sieme Karelse kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen. Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen whips in a cross ball towards Peter Varkevisser. Peter Varkevisser heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.04
Fred Heesakkers passes the ball forward to Cedric Dijkhuizen. Cedric Dijkhuizen threads the ball through to Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga shoots from distance but it is miles over!
72.41
Harald Moeliker flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Varkevisser. Peter Varkevisser threads the ball through to Ivan Blanco. Ivan Blanco rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ivan Blanco!
75.47
1-1Felipe Guardiola makes a simple pass to Roland Kortland. Roland Kortland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivan Blanco. Ivan Blanco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Varkevisser but he's offside!
77.26
Cedric Dijkhuizen flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Souness. Gavin Souness shoots from 25 yards but Michel Buskermolen is on top of it.
81.37
Roland Kortland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen. Kevin Nieuwenhuijzen whips in a cross ball towards Peter Varkevisser. Peter Varkevisser powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
84.40
Harald Moeliker knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Varkevisser. Peter Varkevisser plays a perfect one-two with Ivan Blanco and rushes in on goal... Peter Varkevisser takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Ciro Guerra!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
32.1%
45.7%
22.2%
Scorers