Match Report

0.00 0-0

The whistle blows and Helmond Sport kick off!

2.04 0-0

Guilherme Sousa threads a neat ball through to Abubakari Dos Santos. Abubakari Dos Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Santos. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Antonio Santos provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It curls slightly but Joost Nelisse manages to gather it comfortably.

8.47 0-0

Johnny Van Rijswijk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ed De Haan. Ed De Haan threads a neat ball through to Ramon Koning. Ramon Koning flicks a high pass forward. Tony Merson controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Tony Merson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!

10.03 1-0

Brutil Verhoeven sees space and advances. Brutil Verhoeven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ottavio Graffiedi. Ottavio Graffiedi whips in a cross ball towards Guillermo Meerdink. Guillermo Meerdink directs the ball goalwards with his head. Guillermo Meerdink scores for Helmond Sport!!

15.18 1-0

Guilherme Sousa knocks the ball forward to Guillermo Meerdink. Guillermo Meerdink makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Ottavio Graffiedi. Ottavio Graffiedi comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Magnificent save by Joost Nelisse!

16.09 1-0

Guilherme Sousa flicks a high pass forward. Ottavio Graffiedi collects the pass. Ottavio Graffiedi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jochem Bakker.

24.35 1-0

Mark Moncur kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Meerdink. Guillermo Meerdink knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joost Nelisse who gathers it comfortably.

26.14 1-0

Guilherme Sousa makes a simple pass to Abubakari Dos Santos. Abubakari Dos Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Ottavio Graffiedi. Ottavio Graffiedi knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Joost Nelisse manages to keep it out.

32.32 2-0

Brutil Verhoeven flicks a high pass forward to Guilherme Sousa who brings the ball under control. Guilherme Sousa threads a neat ball through to Ottavio Graffiedi. Ottavio Graffiedi knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Santos. Antonio Santos whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!

38.39 2-0

Tony Merson catches Shota Van Der Laan on the ankles. Tony Merson is given a warning by the referee! Shota Van Der Laan runs off the knock.

40.04 2-0

Jochem Bakker threads the ball through to Ed De Haan. Ed De Haan makes a simple pass to Jack Koeman. Jack Koeman plays a scrappy one-two with Ramon Koning and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jack Koeman muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Roberto Knopper!

42.10 2-0

Guilherme Sousa brings the ball forward. Guilherme Sousa makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Antonio Santos. Antonio Santos comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Joost Nelisse is on top of it.

44.41 2-0

Brutil Verhoeven flicks a high pass forward to Guilherme Sousa who brings the ball under control. Guilherme Sousa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Meerdink. Guillermo Meerdink cuts inside the box! Guillermo Meerdink muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.

45.00 2-0

Shota Van Der Laan flicks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Sousa. Guilherme Sousa passes the ball forward to Antonio Santos. Antonio Santos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.

45.00 2-0

The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

45.00 2-0

FC Den Bosch start the second half!

47.14 2-0

Jochem Bakker makes a simple pass to Roy de Wit. Roy de Wit runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Roy de Wit lofts in a cross ball towards Ramon Koning. Ramon Koning connects with a diving header but it goes wide for a goal kick.

48.52 2-0

Mark Moncur controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ottavio Graffiedi. Ottavio Graffiedi finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!

49.59 2-0

Christian Neeskens knocks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Sousa. Guilherme Sousa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Santos. Antonio Santos whips in a cross ball towards Abubakari Dos Santos. Abubakari Dos Santos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!

54.31 2-0

Roy de Wit flicks a high pass forward. Tony Merson collects the pass. Tony Merson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Roberto Knopper who gathers it comfortably.

55.24 2-0

Roy de Wit takes it forward alone. Roy de Wit knocks the ball to his team mate, Jack Koeman. Jack Koeman shoots from just inside the box but it flies just wide!

57.47 2-0

Johnny Van Rijswijk pushes mid-way up the pitch. Johnny Van Rijswijk threads the ball through to Tony Merson. Tony Merson tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!

59.49 2-0

Ed De Haan flicks a high pass forward. Jack Koeman collects the pass. Jack Koeman knocks the ball forward to Tony Merson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!

60.27 2-0

Helmond Sport have made 3 substitutions with Numo Trezeguet replacing Christian Neeskens, Patricio Ortiz replacing JŸrgen Zafarin and Sebastiao Postiga replacing Ottavio Graffiedi .FC Den Bosch have made 2 substitutions with Gionatha Circello replacing Bogdan Neeskens and Kofi Van Der Gaag replacing Jack Koeman and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.

61.29 2-0

Brutil Verhoeven flicks a high pass forward. Mark Moncur collects the pass. Mark Moncur flicks a high pass forward to Abubakari Dos Santos who brings the ball under control. Abubakari Dos Santos puts a great ball through. Guillermo Meerdink runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!

66.18 3-0

Shota Van Der Laan sees a break and surges forward. Shota Van Der Laan passes the ball forward to Guillermo Meerdink. Guillermo Meerdink knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Santos. Antonio Santos beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Joost Nelisse had no chance!! Goal for Helmond Sport!

71.52 3-1

Ed De Haan passes the ball forward to Ramon Koning. Ramon Koning sees Tony Merson just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some silky footwork from Tony Merson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!

75.52 3-1

Gionatha Circello deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roy de Wit. Without breaking stride, Roy de Wit plays the ball forward to Tony Merson. Tony Merson passes the ball forward but Kofi Van Der Gaag is offside!

77.13 3-1

FC Den Bosch have made a substitution with Sjaak Rudge replacing Ramon Koning .

78.20 3-1

Ed De Haan changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ed De Haan runs straight at the defence! Ed De Haan comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!

79.50 3-1

Mark Moncur hits a low pass to Antonio Santos. Antonio Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Abubakari Dos Santos. Abubakari Dos Santos whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!

81.22 3-1

Gionatha Circello passes the ball forward to Ed De Haan. Ed De Haan makes a probing pass to Kofi Van Der Gaag. Kofi Van Der Gaag plays the ball forward to Sjaak Rudge who has made a great run into the box. Sjaak Rudge shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!

83.12 3-1

Mark Moncur flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Postiga holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastiao Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Santos. Antonio Santos beats his man to it with a header but it is tipped over by Joost Nelisse.

84.09 3-1

It's a corner kick which Mark Moncur takes quickly, playing the ball short to Brutil Verhoeven. Brutil Verhoeven takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but Jochem Bakker blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!

85.31 3-1

Jochem Bakker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roy de Wit. With intelligent vision, Roy de Wit laces a weighted ball forward to Sjaak Rudge. Sjaak Rudge knocks the ball forward to Tony Merson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!

87.37 3-1

Seeing a gap ahead, Shota Van Der Laan plays the ball forward to Guilherme Sousa. Guilherme Sousa knocks the ball to his team mate, Abubakari Dos Santos. Abubakari Dos Santos shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!

89.51 3-1

Shota Van Der Laan breaks forward. Shota Van Der Laan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abubakari Dos Santos. Abubakari Dos Santos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.

90.00 3-1

The referee blows the final whistle