Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at GN Bouw-Stadion where FC Dordrecht play host to Veendam. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
FC Dordrecht are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Veendam appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Robin Hoogendorp.


0.00
Veendam start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.31
Steffen Schrader kicks a strong pass forward to Lampros Xanthopoulos. Lampros Xanthopoulos deftly passes the ball to Giuliano Nunziata, releasing him through on goal. Giuliano Nunziata looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.11
Stefan Dumitru Olteanu makes a probing pass to Giuliano Nunziata. Giuliano Nunziata flicks a high pass forward. Lampros Xanthopoulos controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Lampros Xanthopoulos shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
15.17
With vision, Wesley Bennett plays the ball forward to Stefan Dumitru Olteanu. Stefan Dumitru Olteanu flicks a high pass forward. Giuliano Nunziata holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giuliano Nunziata whips in a cross ball towards Lampros Xanthopoulos. Lampros Xanthopoulos gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Christian Sier didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
16.29
Susumu Saito flicks a high ball forward to Ljubisa Minopoli who takes it down. Ljubisa Minopoli takes it forward alone. Ljubisa Minopoli knocks in a cross ball towards Luís Rico. Luís Rico whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Christian Sier has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
20.54
Luca Lambrughi threads the ball through to Tony Beekink. Tony Beekink shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.16
Lucien Mettomo threads the ball through to Stefan Dumitru Olteanu. Stefan Dumitru Olteanu picks a pass forward to Giuliano Nunziata. Giuliano Nunziata whips in a cross ball towards Luís Rico. Luís Rico is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Christian Sier is on top of it.
28.02
Ljubisa Minopoli threads a neat ball through to Luís Rico. Luís Rico knocks in a cross ball towards Lampros Xanthopoulos. Lampros Xanthopoulos connects with a diving header but Christian Sier reads it well. Fabulous stop!
32.10
Remco Koster knocks the ball forward to Luca Lambrughi. Luca Lambrughi makes a simple pass to Sven Knol. Sven Knol knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lucien Mettomo.
36.54
Seeing a gap ahead, Steffen Flo plays the ball forward to Ljubisa Minopoli. Ljubisa Minopoli makes a simple pass to Luís Rico. Luís Rico knocks in a cross ball towards Giuliano Nunziata. Giuliano Nunziata heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.39
With some swift thinking, Nelson Beukenkamp plays the ball forward to Sven Knol. Sven Knol knocks in a cross ball towards Tony Beekink. Tony Beekink makes a convincing header but it flies well off target!
45.00
Stefan Dumitru Olteanu flicks a high pass forward to Giuliano Nunziata who brings the ball under control. Giuliano Nunziata cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Giuliano Nunziata provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. Giuliano Nunziata scores for FC Dordrecht!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Dordrecht appear unchanged since the first half. Veendam also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Dordrecht kick off!
47.09
Wesley Bennett passes the ball forward to Stefan Dumitru Olteanu. Stefan Dumitru Olteanu passes the ball forward to Luís Rico. Luís Rico finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
48.38
Luca Lambrughi flicks a high pass forward. Sven Knol controls it well on his chest. Sven Knol sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.54
Giorgio Marsala knocks the ball forward to Arno Szepan. Arno Szepan makes a probing pass to Sven Knol. Sven Knol shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
51.59
Stefan Dumitru Olteanu flicks a high ball forward to Lampros Xanthopoulos who takes it down. Lampros Xanthopoulos knocks in a cross ball towards Luís Rico. Luís Rico connects with a diving header. Christian Sier didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
55.08
Susumu Saito threads a neat ball through to Ljubisa Minopoli. Ljubisa Minopoli threads the ball through to Giuliano Nunziata. Giuliano Nunziata plays a quick one-two with Luís Rico and rushes in on goal... Giuliano Nunziata takes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
57.37
Steffen Schrader sees Lampros Xanthopoulos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lampros Xanthopoulos deftly passes the ball to Luís Rico, releasing him through on goal. Some silky footwork from Luís Rico provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Christian Sier effortlessly smothers it!
60.42
Veendam appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
60.42
Lucien Mettomo chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Dumitru Olteanu. Stefan Dumitru Olteanu threads a neat ball through to Luís Rico. Luís Rico rushes past Paul Mason! Some good footwork from Luís Rico provides some space. He shoots at goal. Christian Sier is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
67.46
Sven Knol hacks Steffen Flo from behind! Sven Knol is given a warning by the referee! Steffen Flo runs off the knock.
75.40
Lucien Mettomo hits a low pass to Ljubisa Minopoli. Ljubisa Minopoli sees space and advances. Ljubisa Minopoli shoots from 20 yards. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
81.43
Paul Mason comes in with a late challenge on Giuliano Nunziata. The referee warns Paul Mason to calm down! Giuliano Nunziata runs off the knock.
83.58
Luca Lambrughi hits a low pass to Tony Beekink. Tony Beekink lofts in a cross ball towards Fabian de Vries. Fabian de Vries rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
84.07
Stefan Dumitru Olteanu makes a simple pass to Luís Rico. Luís Rico knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.36
Giorgio Marsala clumsily knocks into Lampros Xanthopoulos. Giorgio Marsala is warned by the referee! Lampros Xanthopoulos stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Luca Lambrughi hacks Steffen Schrader from behind! Luca Lambrughi is warned by the referee! Steffen Schrader runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 5 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 10 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 4
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 71.0144927536232 vs 28.9855072463768
Play Area
Home team third: 24.64%, Midfield: 44.93%, Away team third: 30.43%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luís Rico of FC Dordrecht

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Steffen Flo (DEF)
6
6
6
5. Susumu Saito (DEF)
6
9. Luís Rico (ATT)
9

13. Arjan Verlinden (MID)
0
14. Anton Bartsch (MID)
0

2. Remco Koster (DEF)
6
6
4. Paul Mason (DEF)
5
5. Eric Frijters (MID)
6
6
7. Arno Szepan (MID)
6
9. Tony Beekink (ATT)
7
10. Fabian de Vries (ATT)
6
11. Sven Knol (ATT)
6

12. Davy Alberda (DEF)
0
0
0