Match Report


Helmond SportHelmond Sport     NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Arco Van VlietA. Van Vliet71
G
1
G
57Johan CalesJ. Cales
Jimmy MazzoccoJ. Mazzocco62
D
2
D
60Frits Van AsF. Van As
Cedric BomersC. Bomers59
D
3captain
D
58Mike De GraefM. De Graef
Ivo HoflandI. Hofland43
D
4
D
54Giulliano VarkevisserG. Varkevisser
Regilio SchulpenR. Schulpen68
M
5
D
51Fatik Van HintumF. Van Hintum
Martijn SeedorfM. Seedorf64
M
6
M
72Hennie MarisH. Maris
Frits Van ThielF. Van Thiel61
M
captain7
M
65Remco NijkampR. Nijkamp
Maurits HansmaM. Hansma55
M
8
M
59Karim BerendsenK. Berendsen
Bert PiketB. Piket71
A
9
A
78Gaspar AlmeidaG. Almeida
Jody LaverJ. Laver70
A
10
A
62Joost VonkJ. Vonk
Oberdan CrovariO. Crovari70
A
11
A
59Boudewijn BotB. Bot
 
Moussa MonterrubioM. Monterrubio68
A
12
A
59Anthony FortuneA. Fortune
Ole Den TurkO. Den Turk65
A
13
A
58Rodrigo SoaresR. Soares
Isaiah CarrickI. Carrick64
G
14
M
56Niels van der WalN. van der Wal

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stadion De Braak where Helmond Sport play host to NEC Nijmegen. A crowd of 9,322 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Helmond Sport 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 Orlando Splinter.


0.00
Helmond Sport start the match!
4.54
Jimmy Mazzocco makes a simple pass to Martijn Seedorf. Martijn Seedorf chips the ball to his team mate, Jody Laver. Jody Laver shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Johan Cales effortlessly smothers it!
6.32
Mike De Graef makes a probing pass to Hennie Maris. Hennie Maris flicks a high pass forward. Joost Vonk controls it well on his chest. Joost Vonk edges inside the box! Joost Vonk shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.13
Jimmy Mazzocco makes a simple pass to Martijn Seedorf. Martijn Seedorf flicks a high ball forward to Oberdan Crovari who takes it down. Oberdan Crovari plays a quick one-two with Jody Laver and rushes in on goal... Oberdan Crovari rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.26
Regilio Schulpen advances with the ball. Regilio Schulpen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bert Piket but he's offside!
16.00
Frits Van Thiel flicks a high pass forward. Jody Laver holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jody Laver knocks in a cross ball towards Oberdan Crovari. Oberdan Crovari is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
22.44
Maurits Hansma threads a neat ball through to Bert Piket. Bert Piket shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Johan Cales!
26.42
Jimmy Mazzocco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frits Van Thiel. Frits Van Thiel sees space and advances. Frits Van Thiel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jody Laver but he's offside!
27.18
Hennie Maris makes a simple pass to Boudewijn Bot. Boudewijn Bot sees Joost Vonk just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Joost Vonk takes a shot at goal but is denied by Arco Van Vliet. Excellent save.
28.39
Frits Van As chips the ball to his team mate, Remco Nijkamp. Remco Nijkamp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joost Vonk. Joost Vonk knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Boudewijn Bot is offside!
34.49
Martijn Seedorf threads a neat ball through to Jody Laver. Jody Laver knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.02
Ivo Hofland barges into Gaspar Almeida. Ivo Hofland is warned by the referee! Gaspar Almeida carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.50
Remco Nijkamp kicks a strong pass forward to Boudewijn Bot. Boudewijn Bot plays a scrappy one-two with Joost Vonk and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Boudewijn Bot provides some space. He shoots at goal but Arco Van Vliet reads it well. Quality keeping!
44.29
Maurits Hansma takes it forward alone. Maurits Hansma tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Jimmy Mazzocco barges into Boudewijn Bot. Jimmy Mazzocco is given a warning by the referee! Boudewijn Bot stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Helmond Sport appear unchanged since the first half. NEC Nijmegen also appear unchanged since the first half. The Helmond Sport players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
NEC Nijmegen start the second half!
47.51
Remco Nijkamp knocks the ball to his team mate, Joost Vonk. Joost Vonk controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
48.35
Hennie Maris runs straight at the opposition's defence. Hennie Maris rushes past Ivo Hofland! Hennie Maris comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It curls slightly but Arco Van Vliet manages to gather it.
55.37
Maurits Hansma flicks the ball to his team mate, Bert Piket. Bert Piket sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
60.05
Helmond Sport have made a substitution with Isaiah Carrick replacing Oberdan Crovari .
63.08
Jimmy Mazzocco chips the ball to his team mate, Frits Van Thiel. Frits Van Thiel sees Bert Piket in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bert Piket shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Johan Cales!
73.19
Martijn Seedorf surges forward with the ball. Martijn Seedorf plays a scrappy one-two with Jody Laver and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Martijn Seedorf provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
83.40
Jimmy Mazzocco flicks a high pass forward. Martijn Seedorf controls it well on his chest. Martijn Seedorf decides to run forward with the ball. Martijn Seedorf shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
84.14
Martijn Seedorf threads the ball through to Jody Laver. Jody Laver rushes past Fatik Van Hintum! Jody Laver tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
85.26
Martijn Seedorf deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bert Piket. Bert Piket rushes past Frits Van As! Some silky footwork from Bert Piket provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
89.32
With imagination, Remco Nijkamp picks a pass forward to Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida finds some space and shoots from distance but Arco Van Vliet is on top of it.
90.00
Isaiah Carrick catches Fatik Van Hintum on the ankles. The referee calls over Isaiah Carrick and shows him a yellow card! Fatik Van Hintum runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Helmond Sport

NEC Nijmegen
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
25.6%
46.3%
28%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martijn Seedorf of Helmond Sport

Match Ratings
1.Arco Van Vliet (GK)
8
2.Jimmy Mazzocco (DEF)
7
3.Cedric Bomers (DEF)
6
4.Ivo Hofland (DEF)
6
5.Regilio Schulpen (MID)
6
6.Martijn Seedorf (MID)
9
7.Frits Van Thiel (MID)
7
8.Maurits Hansma (MID)
7
9.Bert Piket (ATT)
7
10.Jody Laver (ATT)
7
11.Oberdan Crovari (ATT)
6
 
12.Moussa Monterrubio (ATT)
0
13.Ole Den Turk (ATT)
0
14.Isaiah Carrick (GK)yellow card
5

1.Johan Cales (GK)
8
2.Frits Van As (DEF)
6
3.Mike De Graef (DEF)
6
4.Giulliano Varkevisser (DEF)
6
5.Fatik Van Hintum (DEF)
6
6.Hennie Maris (MID)
7
7.Remco Nijkamp (MID)
8
8.Karim Berendsen (MID)
6
9.Gaspar Almeida (ATT)
6
10.Joost Vonk (ATT)
6
11.Boudewijn Bot (ATT)
6
 
12.Anthony Fortune (ATT)
0
13.Rodrigo Soares (ATT)
0
14.Niels van der Wal (MID)
0