Match Report


VeendamVeendam     FC Twente 65FC Twente 65
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Arnold KromkampA. Kromkamp58
G
1
G
63Leon LittbarskiL. Littbarski
Miguel BarbosaM. Barbosa65
D
2
D
67Bas van GastelB. van Gastel
Rene SchilderR. Schilder64
D
3
D
64Nils HöferN. Höfer
Kurt BruinsK. Bruins57
D
4
D
61Cesar VarelaC. Varela
Bas BesselinkB. Besselink53
D
5
M
67Tony WilnisT. Wilnis
Davy AkerboomD. Akerboom68
M
6captain
M
60Roel BotR. Bot
Michel ScharrenburgM. Scharrenburg66
M
captain7
M
50Valerio SesiaV. Sesia
Dennis ScharrenburgD. Scharrenburg73
A
8
M
47Christophe DucheminC. Duchemin
Francesco G. MaldiniF. Maldini70
A
9
A
77Guglielmo CrucianiG. Cruciani
Arco VierklauA. Vierklau55
A
10
A
69Neil BremnerN. Bremner
Brutil MeijndershagenB. Meijndershagen51
A
11
A
68Rui FariaR. Faria
 
Duncan McinnesD. Mcinnes62
M
12
A
64Geoffrey De WindtG. De Windt
Bogdan van den BergB. van den Berg59
M
13
G
61Wilfred LeiwakabessyW. Leiwakabessy
Rui MendesR. Mendes57
M
14
D
57Abubakari De WindtA. De Windt

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at De Langeleegte where Veendam play host to FC Twente 65. A crowd of 8,809 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Veendam are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while FC Twente 65 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Martijn Huistra.


0.00
Veendam kick off!
3.53
Christophe Duchemin advances with the ball. Christophe Duchemin whips in a cross ball towards Rui Faria. Rui Faria heads the ball goalwards. Superb reactions from Arnold Kromkamp. What a save!
4.36
Nils Höfer catches Dennis Scharrenburg on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dennis Scharrenburg hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.33
Christophe Duchemin flicks the ball to his team mate, Guglielmo Cruciani. Guglielmo Cruciani shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
9.33
Bas van Gastel flicks a high pass forward to Valerio Sesia who brings the ball under control. Valerio Sesia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner whips in a cross ball towards Guglielmo Cruciani. Guglielmo Cruciani finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
10.15
Roel Bot knocks the ball forward to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Faria. Rui Faria makes a looping header on goal but it's a lousy effort!
15.08
Davy Akerboom makes a probing pass to Francesco G. Maldini. Francesco G. Maldini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.31
Tony Wilnis threads a neat ball through to Rui Faria. Rui Faria tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.47
Bas van Gastel takes it forward alone. Bas van Gastel flicks the ball to his team mate, Guglielmo Cruciani. Guglielmo Cruciani lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner makes a looping header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.52
Rui Faria catches Rene Schilder on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rene Schilder gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
32.53
Michel Scharrenburg sees Brutil Meijndershagen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Brutil Meijndershagen shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
33.00
Michel Scharrenburg catches Roel Bot on the ankles. Michel Scharrenburg is shown the yellow card! Roel Bot hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.35
Rene Schilder hacks Neil Bremner from behind! The referee warns Rene Schilder to calm down! Neil Bremner runs off the knock.
36.04
Roel Bot hits a low pass to Rui Faria. Rui Faria shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
39.27
Seeing a gap ahead, Valerio Sesia plays the ball forward to Rui Faria. Rui Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.51
Valerio Sesia takes a long throw-in. Roel Bot sees Guglielmo Cruciani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guglielmo Cruciani skips past Miguel Barbosa! Guglielmo Cruciani muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Veendam appear unchanged since the first half. FC Twente 65 also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Twente 65 players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Twente 65 kicking off!
47.13
Davy Akerboom passes the ball forward to Dennis Scharrenburg. Dennis Scharrenburg knocks in a cross ball towards Brutil Meijndershagen. Brutil Meijndershagen heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.20
Roel Bot flicks a high ball forward to Neil Bremner who takes it down. Neil Bremner lofts in a cross ball towards Guglielmo Cruciani. Guglielmo Cruciani flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
59.07
Rene Schilder flicks a high ball forward to Michel Scharrenburg who gracefully takes it down. Michel Scharrenburg makes a probing pass to Arco Vierklau. Arco Vierklau lofts in a cross ball towards Francesco G. Maldini. Francesco G. Maldini heads the ball goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
60.22
FC Twente 65 have made 3 substitutions with Geoffrey De Windt replacing Christophe Duchemin, Wilfred Leiwakabessy replacing Roel Bot and Abubakari De Windt replacing Neil Bremner .
61.28
Wilfred Leiwakabessy clumsily knocks into Davy Akerboom. Wilfred Leiwakabessy is given a warning by the referee! Davy Akerboom stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.36
Miguel Barbosa chips the ball to his team mate, Michel Scharrenburg. Michel Scharrenburg threads a neat ball through to Francesco G. Maldini. Francesco G. Maldini rushes past Cesar Varela! Francesco G. Maldini looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Leon Littbarski with no chance!! Goal for Veendam!
71.48
Davy Akerboom flicks a high pass forward. Dennis Scharrenburg controls it well on his chest. Dennis Scharrenburg threads the ball through to Brutil Meijndershagen but he's offside!
72.05
Bas van Gastel flicks a high ball forward to Valerio Sesia who takes it down. Valerio Sesia surges forward with the ball. Valerio Sesia advances inside the box! Valerio Sesia cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.13
Bas van Gastel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wilfred Leiwakabessy. Wilfred Leiwakabessy knocks the ball to his team mate, Rui Faria. Rui Faria whips in a cross ball towards Abubakari De Windt. Abubakari De Windt makes a convincing header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
81.34
Kurt Bruins surges forward with the ball. Kurt Bruins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brutil Meijndershagen. Brutil Meijndershagen plays a scrappy one-two with Dennis Scharrenburg and stumbles forward towards the goal... Brutil Meijndershagen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Leon Littbarski!
87.37
Rene Schilder sees a break and surges forward. Rene Schilder flicks a high ball forward to Francesco G. Maldini who takes it down. Francesco G. Maldini controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Dennis Scharrenburg through on goal. Some good footwork from Dennis Scharrenburg provides some space. He shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
89.21
Tony Wilnis runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tony Wilnis whips in a cross ball towards Abubakari De Windt. Abubakari De Windt is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Arnold Kromkamp. Excellent save.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Veendam

FC Twente 65
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.1%
53.9%
Play Area
30.3%
47.2%
22.5%

Scorers
Francesco G. Maldini 63
Neil Bremner 22
Guglielmo Cruciani 43

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guglielmo Cruciani of FC Twente 65

Match Ratings