Match Report
| Heracles Almelo | Heracles Almelo |  |  | AZ 67 Alkmaar | AZ 67 Alkmaar | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Brutaru | Michael Brutaru | manager | Cristian David homrich | Cristian David homrich | |||||||||||||||||
| Kasper Nygaard | K. Nygaard |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Luuk Riga | L. Riga | |||||||||
| Simon Babbel | S. Babbel |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Florian Behrens | F. Behrens | |||||||||
| Jean-Luc Huard | J. Huard |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Oluwashegun Garba | O. Garba | |||||||||
| Arnar Freyr Markússon | A. Markússon |  | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 73 |  | Lorenzo Vecchiola | L. Vecchiola | |||||||||
| Andreas Allback | A. Allback |  | 84 | M | | 5 | | M | 61 | | Nunzio Vergassola | N. Vergassola | |||||||||
| Robert Van Der Woerdt | R. Van Der Woerdt | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Jos Wau | J. Wau | |||||||||
| Ramon Weber | R. Weber |  | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Johann Tschanz | J. Tschanz | |||||||||
| Marco Wevers | M. Wevers | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 |  | Alvaro Zuniga | A. Zuniga | |||||||||
| Kaz Matsuda | K. Matsuda |  | 77 | M | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Cleto Foggia | C. Foggia | |||||||||
| Sergiy Shevchenko | S. Shevchenko |  | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 |  | Vasco Jimenez | V. Jimenez | |||||||||
| Daniel Hofland | D. Hofland | | 75 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Mariana Avila | M. Avila | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Polman Stadion where Heracles Almelo play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Heracles Almelo are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Heracles Almelo are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Heracles Almelo start the match!
2.36
0-0Jos Wau knocks the ball forward to Vasco Jimenez. Vasco Jimenez knocks the ball to his team mate, Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Kasper Nygaard.
4.16
0-0Florian Behrens chips the ball to his team mate, Jos Wau. Jos Wau makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vasco Jimenez. Vasco Jimenez finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.40
0-0Florian Behrens hacks Sergiy Shevchenko from behind! Florian Behrens is shown the yellow card! Sergiy Shevchenko runs off the knock.
10.28
0-0Simon Babbel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Van Der Woerdt. Robert Van Der Woerdt chips the ball to his team mate, Sergiy Shevchenko. Sergiy Shevchenko knocks the ball forward to Daniel Hofland but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.48
0-0Marco Wevers slams into Johann Tschanz with his studs up. The referee motions to Marco Wevers to come over. It's a red card!! Johann Tschanz runs off the knock.
14.34
0-1Florian Behrens sees a break and surges forward. Florian Behrens sees space and advances. Florian Behrens makes a probing pass to Mariana Avila. Mariana Avila shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.21
0-1Florian Behrens makes a simple pass to Jos Wau. Jos Wau knocks the ball to his team mate, Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.49
Jean-Luc Huard knocks the ball to his team mate, Kaz Matsuda. Kaz Matsuda kicks a strong pass forward to Sergiy Shevchenko. Sergiy Shevchenko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.40
Jos Wau kicks a strong pass forward to Vasco Jimenez. Vasco Jimenez goes all the way! Vasco Jimenez takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Kasper Nygaard.
28.12
Alvaro Zuniga kicks a strong pass forward to Mariana Avila. Mariana Avila finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.30
Jos Wau deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mariana Avila. Mariana Avila shoots from long range but it flies wide!
34.12
0-1Daniel Hofland catches Jos Wau on the ankles. Daniel Hofland is given a warning by the referee! Jos Wau stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.08
Robert Van Der Woerdt makes a probing pass to Sergiy Shevchenko. Sergiy Shevchenko sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with AZ 67 Alkmaar kicking off!
48.58
Daniel Hofland kicks a strong pass forward to Sergiy Shevchenko. Sergiy Shevchenko shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
51.09
Lorenzo Vecchiola controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Johann Tschanz. Johann Tschanz makes a simple pass to Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia threads the ball through to Vasco Jimenez but he's offside!
61.09
Robert Van Der Woerdt chips the ball to his team mate, Sergiy Shevchenko. Sergiy Shevchenko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.53
Simon Babbel hacks Vasco Jimenez from behind! The referee calls over Simon Babbel and shows him a yellow card! Vasco Jimenez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.44
Daniel Hofland takes it forward alone. Daniel Hofland shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
75.26
Jos Wau chips the ball to his team mate, Vasco Jimenez. Vasco Jimenez knocks in a cross ball towards Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
78.55
Sergiy Shevchenko comes in with a late challenge on Oluwashegun Garba. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Oluwashegun Garba hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.18
Johann Tschanz makes a beautiful solo run. Johann Tschanz goes all the way! Johann Tschanz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Kasper Nygaard had no chance!! Goal for AZ 67 Alkmaar!
90.00
Johann Tschanz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia whips in a cross ball towards Vasco Jimenez. Vasco Jimenez heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Kasper Nygaard.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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