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Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Home Park where Plymouth Argyle play Heracles Almelo in this friendly game. A crowd of 14,387 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Plymouth Argyle and Heracles Almelo are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Plymouth Argyle start the match!
10.12
Joe Opdam flicks a high pass forward. Henk Mathijssen collects the pass. Henk Mathijssen knocks in a cross ball towards Youssef van Gastel. Youssef van Gastel knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
14.44
Without breaking stride, Eugenio Herrero plays the ball forward to Tommy Neville. Tommy Neville deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Henk Mathijssen but the linesman indicates offside!
20.52
Felipe Díaz hacks Joe Opdam from behind! Felipe Díaz is warned by the referee! Joe Opdam runs off the knock.
27.05
Mast H. Okpara takes a quick throw-in. Felipe Díaz threads the ball through to Joaquín Pacheco. Joaquín Pacheco tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.35
Boudewijn Van Ankeren flicks a high ball forward to Joe Opdam who gracefully takes it down. Joe Opdam brings the ball forward. Joe Opdam sees Youssef van Gastel just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Youssef van Gastel takes a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Yves-A. Dufresnes!
32.16
Jaime Sullivan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felipe Díaz. Felipe Díaz threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Jimenez. Eugenio Jimenez plays a scrappy one-two with Jermaine Bresciano and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Eugenio Jimenez provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.22
Mast H. Okpara chips the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Bresciano. Jermaine Bresciano skips past Gianni Olivares! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jermaine Bresciano provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. Wonderful reactions from Carl Monk keeps it out!
42.47
Meziane Bencherif flicks a high pass forward. P. Gilberto Fanesi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. P. Gilberto Fanesi advances with the ball. P. Gilberto Fanesi finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Plymouth Argyle appear unchanged since the first half. Heracles Almelo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Heracles Almelo get the second half underway!
47.30
Vladimir Gallo sees a break and surges forward. Vladimir Gallo lofts in a cross ball towards Joaquín Pacheco. Joaquín Pacheco gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Carl Monk manages to keep it out.
49.10
Boudewijn Van Ankeren makes a probing pass to Eugenio Herrero. Eugenio Herrero makes a probing pass to Henk Mathijssen. Henk Mathijssen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.04
Eugenio Herrero kicks a strong pass forward to Youssef van Gastel. Youssef van Gastel lofts in a cross ball towards Henk Mathijssen. Henk Mathijssen makes a deft header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
54.51
Gianni Olivares catches Eugenio Jimenez on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eugenio Jimenez runs off the knock.
55.16
Mast H. Okpara knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Bresciano. Jermaine Bresciano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joaquín Pacheco but he's offside!
59.29
P. Gilberto Fanesi brings the ball forward. P. Gilberto Fanesi controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Eugenio Jimenez through on goal. Eugenio Jimenez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Carl Monk with no chance!! Goal for Plymouth Argyle!
63.42
Felipe Díaz flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Bresciano controls it well on his chest. Jermaine Bresciano sees Joaquín Pacheco just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Joaquín Pacheco looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent block by Gianni Olivares!
66.21
Gianni Olivares threads a neat ball through to Arjan Heubach. Arjan Heubach advances with the ball. Arjan Heubach knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gustavo Santos.
72.08
Felipe Díaz sees Eugenio Jimenez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eugenio Jimenez shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
78.19
Bruno Tavares flicks a high ball forward to Tommy Neville who takes it down. Tommy Neville knocks in a cross ball towards Henk Mathijssen. Henk Mathijssen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
79.23
Eugenio Herrero flicks a high pass forward. Henk Mathijssen collects the pass. Henk Mathijssen tries a spectacular long range effort. Yves-A. Dufresnes gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
85.42
Arjan Heubach clumsily knocks into Mast H. Okpara. The referee brings Arjan Heubach to one side and gives him a warning! Mast H. Okpara hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 53.968253968254 vs 46.031746031746
Play Area
Home team third: 23.81%, Midfield: 44.44%, Away team third: 31.75%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eugenio Jimenez of Plymouth Argyle

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
6
6. Felipe Díaz (MID)
7
6
6
9
6

12. Gary James (DEF)
0
13. Bakary Bah (MID)
0
14. Ian Galli (ATT)
0

1. Carl Monk (GK)
6
5
5. Arjan Heubach (MID)
6
6
7. Joe Opdam (MID)
6
8. Bruno Tavares (MID)
6
9. Tommy Neville (ATT)
6
10. Henk Mathijssen (ATT)
6

13. Jimmy Kerkhof (DEF)
0
14. Barry Redeker (ATT)
0