Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Rat Verlegh Stadion where NAC Breda play Raith Rovers in this Champions League game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both NAC Breda and Raith Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Raith Rovers kick off the first half!
9.18
Stephan Gyan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Farouk Murati. Farouk Murati lofts in a cross ball towards João Cuevas. João Cuevas connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
14.51
John Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Liddell. Kevin Liddell threads the ball through to Dragos Negura. Dragos Negura shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
18.36
Lampros Tsoukalas chips the ball to his team mate, Callum Burley. Callum Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.41
Eric Dugbatey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Ziegler. Oliver Ziegler chips the ball to his team mate, Jurek Wilimowski. Jurek Wilimowski lofts in a cross ball towards Farouk Murati. Farouk Murati powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
28.18
Gustavo Enrique Cordone brings the ball forward. Gustavo Enrique Cordone threads the ball through to Farouk Murati. Farouk Murati whips in a cross ball towards Jurek Wilimowski. Jurek Wilimowski heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.28
Callum Burley hacks Eric Dugbatey from behind! Callum Burley is given a warning by the referee! Eric Dugbatey runs off the knock.
32.25
Callum Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson decides to run forward with the ball. Paul Thomson knocks the ball forward to Dragos Negura but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
33.56
John Law makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dragos Negura. Dragos Negura knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gregorio Butragueno.
39.19
Kevin Liddell sees space and advances. Kevin Liddell passes the ball forward to Callum Burley. Callum Burley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Marvin ten Brink is on top of it.
40.43
Eric Dugbatey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Ziegler. Oliver Ziegler knocks the ball forward to Jurek Wilimowski. Jurek Wilimowski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
NAC Breda kick off the second half!
47.41
Lampros Tsoukalas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Zerara. Alex Zerara knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.39
Stephan Gyan flicks the ball to his team mate, Farouk Murati. Farouk Murati passes the ball forward but João Cuevas is offside!
55.03
Stephan Gyan chips the ball to his team mate, Farouk Murati. Farouk Murati shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.18
Oliver Ziegler threads the ball through to Farouk Murati. Farouk Murati plays a perfect one-two with Jurek Wilimowski and rushes in on goal... Farouk Murati shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.10
Kevin Liddell sees space and advances. Kevin Liddell finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Marvin ten Brink manages to keep it out.
71.34
Lampros Tsoukalas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Zerara. Alex Zerara goes all the way! Alex Zerara shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.19
Oliver Ziegler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jurek Wilimowski. Jurek Wilimowski lofts in a cross ball towards João Cuevas. João Cuevas directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Abdul Kroupi manages to keep it out.
75.26
Callum Burley clumsily knocks into Gustavo Enrique Cordone. Callum Burley is warned by the referee again! Gustavo Enrique Cordone runs off the knock.
85.33
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
87.30
Martin Alexandersson flicks the ball to his team mate, João Cuevas. João Cuevas knocks in a cross ball towards Jurek Wilimowski. Jurek Wilimowski directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to João Cuevas of NAC Breda

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 43.0555555555556 vs 56.9444444444444
Play Area
Home team third: 26.39%, Midfield: 43.06%, Away team third: 30.56%