Match Report


NAC BredaNAC Breda     NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Mitchell ZuidersmaM. Zuidersma67
G
1
G
57Johan CalesJ. Cales
Maurits FränkelM. Fränkel68
D
2
D
60Frits Van AsF. Van As
Alje MulderA. Mulder66
D
3captain
D
58Mike De GraefM. De Graef
Abubakari PeppinckA. Peppinck65
D
4
D
54Giulliano VarkevisserG. Varkevisser
Rick NeeskensR. Neeskens74
M
5
D
51Fatik Van HintumF. Van Hintum
Bert BoutaharB. Boutahar74
M
6
M
72Hennie MarisH. Maris
Marchanno MolenaarM. Molenaar51
M
7
M
65Remco NijkampR. Nijkamp
Olaf BlinkerO. Blinker48
M
captain8
M
59Karim BerendsenK. Berendsen
Tieme HumanT. Human70
A
9
A
78Gaspar AlmeidaG. Almeida
Luuk JanssenL. Janssen65
A
10
A
62Joost VonkJ. Vonk
Victor Shew A TjonV. Shew A Tjon62
A
11
A
59Boudewijn BotB. Bot
 
Niels SchutN. Schut61
G
12
A
58Anthony FortuneA. Fortune
Nicolas BlancoN. Blanco59
D
13
A
57Rodrigo SoaresR. Soares
Alberto RibeiroA. Ribeiro58
A
14
M
56Niels van der WalN. van der Wal

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Rat Verlegh Stadion where NAC Breda play host to NEC Nijmegen. A crowd of 9,802 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
NAC Breda are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Van Vliet.


0.00
The whistle blows and NEC Nijmegen get the match underway!
3.07
Karim Berendsen plays the ball forward to Boudewijn Bot. Boudewijn Bot advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Boudewijn Bot provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
4.45
Hennie Maris threads the ball through to Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
9.11
Gaspar Almeida hacks Alje Mulder from behind! The referee warns Gaspar Almeida to calm down! Alje Mulder hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.54
Marchanno Molenaar flicks the ball to his team mate, Tieme Human. Tieme Human whips in a cross ball towards Luuk Janssen. With a superhuman jump, Luuk Janssen connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Johan Cales reads it well. Good keeping!
15.36
Alje Mulder sees Marchanno Molenaar in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marchanno Molenaar chips the ball to his team mate, Luuk Janssen. Luuk Janssen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
16.13
Tieme Human barges into Mike De Graef. The referee calls over Tieme Human and warns him to calm down! Mike De Graef stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.35
Hennie Maris advances with the ball. Hennie Maris sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
26.46
Marchanno Molenaar threads the ball through to Luuk Janssen. Luuk Janssen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fatik Van Hintum.
27.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Bert Boutahar plays the ball forward to Tieme Human. Tieme Human shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
33.34
Marchanno Molenaar brings the ball forward. Marchanno Molenaar knocks in a cross ball towards Tieme Human. Tieme Human beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent block by Fatik Van Hintum!
34.01
Marchanno Molenaar flicks a high pass forward. Luuk Janssen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luuk Janssen knocks in a cross ball towards Tieme Human. Fatik Van Hintum barges into Tieme Human. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
34.01
The referee points to the spot..
35.23
Tieme Human takes a cautious run up. It's there!! Johan Cales has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
36.55
Alje Mulder threads a neat ball through to Bert Boutahar. Bert Boutahar flicks a high pass forward. Luuk Janssen controls it well on his chest. Luuk Janssen tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
38.55
Alje Mulder sees Olaf Blinker in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Olaf Blinker decides to run forward with the ball. Olaf Blinker whips in a cross ball towards Victor Shew A Tjon. Victor Shew A Tjon jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Johan Cales with no chance!! Goal for NAC Breda!
42.32
Hennie Maris passes the ball forward to Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Joost Vonk. Joost Vonk makes a deft header. Solid save from Mitchell Zuidersma.
45.00
Marchanno Molenaar knocks the ball forward to Tieme Human. Tieme Human plays a quick one-two with Luuk Janssen and rushes in on goal... Tieme Human muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. NAC Breda appear unchanged since the first half. NEC Nijmegen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
NAC Breda kick off the second half!
47.35
Marchanno Molenaar plays the ball forward to Tieme Human. Tieme Human shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
48.05
Olaf Blinker knocks the ball forward to Luuk Janssen. Luuk Janssen shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
49.58
Karim Berendsen threads a neat ball through to Joost Vonk. Joost Vonk plays a scrappy one-two with Gaspar Almeida and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alje Mulder catches Joost Vonk on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
53.53
Giulliano Varkevisser barges into Victor Shew A Tjon. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Victor Shew A Tjon stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.24
Remco Nijkamp flicks a high ball forward to Joost Vonk who takes it down. Joost Vonk plays a scrappy one-two with Boudewijn Bot and advances towards the goal... Joost Vonk tries a spectacular strike. Mitchell Zuidersma gets down and covers it.
57.28
Hennie Maris makes an attacking run forward. Hennie Maris makes a probing pass to Boudewijn Bot but he's offside!
63.53
Karim Berendsen takes a long throw-in. Remco Nijkamp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joost Vonk. Joost Vonk threads a neat, attacking ball through to Boudewijn Bot. Boudewijn Bot takes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
65.26
Olaf Blinker passes the ball forward to Tieme Human. Tieme Human whips in a cross ball towards Victor Shew A Tjon. Victor Shew A Tjon connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Solid save from Johan Cales.
66.22
Bert Boutahar flicks a high pass forward to Victor Shew A Tjon who brings the ball under control. Victor Shew A Tjon knocks in a cross ball towards Tieme Human. Tieme Human makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
67.23
Abubakari Peppinck makes a probing pass to Olaf Blinker. Olaf Blinker sees space and advances. Olaf Blinker knocks in a cross ball towards Victor Shew A Tjon. Victor Shew A Tjon outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's miles wide!
69.59
Mike De Graef threads a neat ball through to Hennie Maris. Hennie Maris flicks a high pass forward. Joost Vonk collects the pass. Joost Vonk shoots from 25 yards. Joost Vonk scores for NEC Nijmegen!!
75.27
Remco Nijkamp makes a probing pass to Joost Vonk. Joost Vonk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.05
Fatik Van Hintum makes a probing pass to Hennie Maris. Hennie Maris passes the ball forward to Joost Vonk. Joost Vonk flicks the ball to his team mate, Boudewijn Bot. Boudewijn Bot side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
81.09
Alje Mulder makes a simple pass to Olaf Blinker. With great vision, Olaf Blinker plays the ball forward to Luuk Janssen. Luuk Janssen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Giulliano Varkevisser catches Victor Shew A Tjon on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Giulliano Varkevisser!! Victor Shew A Tjon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

NAC Breda

NEC Nijmegen
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
52.8%
47.2%
Play Area
27%
46.1%
27%

Scorers
Tieme Human 35 (p)
Victor Shew A Tjon 39
Joost Vonk 70
Boudewijn Bot 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joost Vonk of NEC Nijmegen

Match Ratings