Match Report
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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to Roda JC Kerkrade. A crowd of 8,901 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Roda JC Kerkrade appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jochem Ten Hag.
The pitch is in good condition.
VVV Venlo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Roda JC Kerkrade appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jochem Ten Hag.
0.00
0-0Roda JC Kerkrade start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.13
0-0Cedric Willems sees space and advances. Cedric Willems knocks in a cross ball towards Karim Van Den Brom. Karim Van Den Brom connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Pedro Nunez reads it well. Fabulous save!
6.14
Egbert Van Der Vaart deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Karim Van Den Brom. Karim Van Den Brom lofts in a cross ball towards Frits Schouten. Frits Schouten connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Pedro Nunez gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
8.08
0-0Dennis Robben threads a neat ball through to Frits Schouten. Frits Schouten lofts in a cross ball towards Marino Peppinck. Harald Vonk clumsily knocks into Marino Peppinck. Marino Peppinck appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
9.37
0-0Edwin Mans breaks forward. Edwin Mans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marino Peppinck. Marino Peppinck shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
10.46
Theo Mensah makes a simple pass to Jeremy Piqué. Jeremy Piqué shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
12.49
0-1Edwin Mans flicks a high pass forward. Egbert Van Der Vaart controls it well on his chest. Egbert Van Der Vaart decides to run forward with the ball. Egbert Van Der Vaart whips in a cross ball towards Marino Peppinck. Marino Peppinck connects with a diving header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
15.40
Arthur Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Piqué collects the pass. Jeremy Piqué finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.36
Pieter Van De Wey passes the ball forward to Regi Huizingh. Regi Huizingh knocks in a cross ball towards Yuri Robbemond. Yuri Robbemond powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
20.07
Arthur Beckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Robbemond. Yuri Robbemond lofts in a cross ball towards Jeremy Piqué. Jeremy Piqué is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
21.55
Romano Veldman flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Beckham who brings the ball under control. Arthur Beckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Jeremy Piqué. Jeremy Piqué shoots from 20 yards but somehow Arnold Van Vliet manages to keep it out.
26.46
Arthur Beckham sees Regi Huizingh in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Regi Huizingh finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
27.39
Arthur Beckham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuri Robbemond. Yuri Robbemond shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
28.22
1-1Edwin Mans plays the ball forward to Cedric Willems. Cedric Willems decides to run forward with the ball. Cedric Willems hits a low pass to Frits Schouten. Bjšrn Hersi clumsily knocks into Frits Schouten. Penalty not given!!
30.10
1-1Boudewijn Rudge makes a beautiful solo run. Boudewijn Rudge chips the ball to his team mate, Jeremy Piqué. Jeremy Piqué knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edwin Mans.
38.13
Pieter Van De Wey passes the ball forward to Yuri Robbemond. Yuri Robbemond knocks in a cross ball towards Regi Huizingh. Regi Huizingh is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Arnold Van Vliet didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
39.27
Harald Vonk hits a low pass to Pieter Van De Wey. Pieter Van De Wey flicks a high pass forward. Regi Huizingh holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Regi Huizingh controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
40.05
Boudewijn Rudge pushes up the pitch. Boudewijn Rudge darts forward. Boudewijn Rudge shoots from long range but is denied by Arnold Van Vliet. Excellent save.
44.53
Youssef Cas flicks a high pass forward. Egbert Van Der Vaart controls it well on his chest. Egbert Van Der Vaart sees space and advances. Egbert Van Der Vaart finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
45.00
1-1Arthur Beckham barges into Dennis Robben. The referee warns Arthur Beckham to calm down! Dennis Robben runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. VVV Venlo appear unchanged since the first half. Roda JC Kerkrade also appear unchanged since the first half. The VVV Venlo players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
VVV Venlo start the second half!
47.17
1-1Romano Veldman clumsily knocks into Karim Van Den Brom. Romano Veldman is shown the yellow card! Karim Van Den Brom runs off the knock.
51.18
Pieter Van De Wey hits a low pass to Jeremy Piqué. Jeremy Piqué controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Arnold Van Vliet effortlessly gets down and covers it.
53.07
Romano Veldman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Theo Mensah. Theo Mensah flicks a high ball forward to Yuri Robbemond who takes it down. Yuri Robbemond tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
54.48
Harald Vonk hacks Frits Schouten from behind! The referee calls over Harald Vonk and shows him a yellow card! Frits Schouten hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.10
Dennis Robben takes a short throw-in bringing Edgar Helder into play. Edgar Helder threads a neat ball through to Karim Van Den Brom. Karim Van Den Brom lofts in a cross ball towards Frits Schouten. Frits Schouten powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.14
1-2VVV Venlo have made a substitution with Winston Molenaar replacing Romano Veldman .Roda JC Kerkrade have made 3 substitutions with Nabil Schoenmakers replacing Youssef Cas, Frank Lindenbergh replacing Egbert Van Der Vaart and Andy Cleland replacing Marino Peppinck .
63.02
Dennis Robben knocks the ball forward to Frits Schouten. Frits Schouten finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
66.41
Dennis Robben threads the ball through to Karim Van Den Brom. Karim Van Den Brom sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
72.47
1-2Arthur Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Yuri Robbemond holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yuri Robbemond makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeremy Piqué but he's offside!
73.44
Theo Mensah threads a neat ball through to Jeremy Piqué. Jeremy Piqué shoots from distance but it is miles over!
75.34
1-2Andy Cleland comes in with a late challenge on Harald Vonk. The referee warns Andy Cleland to calm down! Harald Vonk gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.06
VVV Venlo have made a substitution with Joao Nunes replacing Jeremy Piqué .
78.10
Theo Mensah hacks Frank Lindenbergh from behind! The referee calls over Theo Mensah and shows him a yellow card! Frank Lindenbergh carries on, but is struggling a bit.
79.41
Arthur Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Yuri Robbemond collects the pass. Yuri Robbemond shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Arnold Van Vliet effortlessly smothers it!
84.28
Bjšrn Hersi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arthur Beckham. With imagination, Arthur Beckham picks a pass forward to Yuri Robbemond. Yuri Robbemond shoots from distance. Yuri Robbemond scores for VVV Venlo!!
90.00
Edwin Mans flicks a high ball forward to Cedric Willems who takes it down. Cedric Willems flicks a high pass forward. Andy Cleland holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Karim Van Den Brom. Karim Van Den Brom gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Pedro Nunez manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
25.3%
44.6%
30.1%
Scorers
| Yuri Robbemond 16, 84 | Marino Peppinck 12 Frits Schouten 55 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Yuri Robbemond of VVV Venlo |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pedro Nunez (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Romano Veldman (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Bjšrn Hersi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Boudewijn Rudge (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Harald Vonk (DEF) | | 5 |
| 6. | Pieter Van De Wey (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Arthur Beckham (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Theo Mensah (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Regi Huizingh (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Yuri Robbemond (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Jeremy Piqué (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Winston Molenaar (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Eric Schönenborn (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Joao Nunes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Arnold Van Vliet (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Sieb Van Haaren (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Edwin Mans (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Youssef Cas (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Egbert Van Der Vaart (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Cedric Willems (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Dennis Robben (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Edgar Helder (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Frits Schouten (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Karim Van Den Brom (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Marino Peppinck (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Nabil Schoenmakers (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Frank Lindenbergh (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Andy Cleland (MID) | 6 | |