Match Report


NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen     Roda JC KerkradeRoda JC Kerkrade
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Johan CalesJ. Cales57
G
1
G
56Arnold Van VlietA. Van Vliet
Frits Van AsF. Van As60
D
2
D
65Sieb Van HaarenS. Van Haaren
Mike De GraefM. De Graef58
D
captain3
D
63Edwin MansE. Mans
Giulliano VarkevisserG. Varkevisser54
D
4
D
62Youssef CasY. Cas
Fatik Van HintumF. Van Hintum51
D
5
M
57Egbert Van Der VaartE. Van Der Vaart
Hennie MarisH. Maris72
M
6captain
M
56Cedric WillemsC. Willems
Remco NijkampR. Nijkamp65
M
7
M
56Dennis RobbenD. Robben
Karim BerendsenK. Berendsen59
M
8
M
54Edgar HelderE. Helder
Gaspar AlmeidaG. Almeida78
A
9
A
66Frits SchoutenF. Schouten
Joost VonkJ. Vonk62
A
10
A
60Romano MensahR. Mensah
Boudewijn BotB. Bot59
A
11
A
52Karim Van Den BromK. Van Den Brom
 
Rodrigo SoaresR. Soares58
A
12
D
58Nabil SchoenmakersN. Schoenmakers
Anthony FortuneA. Fortune58
A
13
M
53Frank LindenberghF. Lindenbergh
Raffaele LombardoR. Lombardo56
G
14
M
53Andy ClelandA. Cleland

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to Roda JC Kerkrade. A crowd of 9,271 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
NEC Nijmegen 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 Christian Van Vliet.


0.00
The whistle blows and Roda JC Kerkrade kick off!
2.11
Remco Nijkamp controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Boudewijn Bot. Boudewijn Bot skips past Edwin Mans! Some good footwork from Boudewijn Bot provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Arnold Van Vliet smothers it!
6.36
Frits Van As flicks a high pass forward to Hennie Maris who brings the ball under control. Hennie Maris deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Boudewijn Bot. Boudewijn Bot knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edwin Mans.
8.55
Dennis Robben flicks a high pass forward to Karim Van Den Brom who brings the ball under control. Karim Van Den Brom shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
12.14
Mike De Graef drives a long ball upfield. Boudewijn Bot shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.58
Hennie Maris takes a long throw-in. Karim Berendsen chips the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida runs straight at the defence! Gaspar Almeida tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Arnold Van Vliet manages to gather it comfortably.
15.40
Edwin Mans flicks a high pass forward. Dennis Robben controls it well on his chest. Dennis Robben makes a probing pass to Karim Van Den Brom. Karim Van Den Brom lofts in a cross ball towards Romano Mensah. Romano Mensah rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
16.12
Cedric Willems threads the ball through to Romano Mensah. Romano Mensah knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johan Cales who gathers it comfortably.
18.13
Hennie Maris sees Gaspar Almeida in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gaspar Almeida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sieb Van Haaren.
20.40
Showing composure, Edwin Mans picks a pass forward to Edgar Helder. Edgar Helder flicks a high pass forward. Karim Van Den Brom holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Karim Van Den Brom knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johan Cales who gathers it comfortably.
22.05
NEC Nijmegen are in full control of this game.
24.50
Without breaking stride, Hennie Maris plays the ball forward to Boudewijn Bot. Boudewijn Bot tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.31
Dennis Robben sees a break and surges forward. Dennis Robben knocks in a cross ball towards Frits Schouten. Frits Schouten gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a woeful effort!
28.47
Hennie Maris flicks a high pass forward. Boudewijn Bot controls it well on his chest. Boudewijn Bot whips in a cross ball towards Joost Vonk. Joost Vonk heads the ball goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
34.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Cedric Willems plays the ball forward to Frits Schouten. Frits Schouten tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Johan Cales.
35.18
Dennis Robben takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Mike De Graef reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
38.39
Karim Berendsen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida shoots from long range but Arnold Van Vliet is on top of it.
40.43
Remco Nijkamp makes a simple pass to Boudewijn Bot. Boudewijn Bot whips in a cross ball towards Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
44.55
Hennie Maris flicks a high ball forward to Boudewijn Bot who takes it down. Boudewijn Bot finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. NEC Nijmegen appear unchanged since the first half. Roda JC Kerkrade also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and NEC Nijmegen kick off!
48.47
With great vision, Egbert Van Der Vaart plays the ball forward to Karim Van Den Brom. Karim Van Den Brom tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
60.01
Roda JC Kerkrade have made 3 substitutions with Nabil Schoenmakers replacing Youssef Cas, Frank Lindenbergh replacing Egbert Van Der Vaart and Andy Cleland replacing Karim Van Den Brom .
61.03
Cedric Willems flicks a high pass forward to Andy Cleland who brings the ball under control. Andy Cleland whips in a cross ball towards Frits Schouten. Giulliano Varkevisser comes in with a late challenge on Frits Schouten. Frits Schouten appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
65.58
Nabil Schoenmakers flicks a high pass forward. Cedric Willems controls it well on his chest. Cedric Willems flicks the ball to his team mate, Frits Schouten. Frits Schouten lofts in a cross ball towards Romano Mensah. Frits Van As clumsily knocks into Romano Mensah. Penalty not given!!
69.36
Mike De Graef surges forward with the ball. Mike De Graef controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joost Vonk. Joost Vonk shoots from 25 yards. Joost Vonk scores for NEC Nijmegen!!
72.03
Edwin Mans runs forward with the ball. Edwin Mans makes a probing pass to Romano Mensah. Romano Mensah knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johan Cales who gathers it comfortably.
73.47
Hennie Maris threads a neat ball through to Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida rushes past Nabil Schoenmakers! Gaspar Almeida side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
75.04
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
78.05
Karim Berendsen runs straight at the opposition's defence. Karim Berendsen knocks in a cross ball towards Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gaspar Almeida!
84.27
Edgar Helder decides to run forward with the ball. Edgar Helder finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

NEC Nijmegen

Roda JC Kerkrade
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.3%
44.7%
Play Area
30.3%
42.1%
27.6%

Scorers
Joost Vonk 69
Gaspar Almeida 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gaspar Almeida of NEC Nijmegen

Match Ratings