Match Report
| Venezia | Venezia |  |  | FC Volendam | FC Volendam | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Gijs Polak | G. Polak |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Nils Koschmieder | N. Koschmieder | |||||||||
| Jose Duran | J. Duran |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Rafael Moreira | R. Moreira | |||||||||
| Craig Caldwell | C. Caldwell |  | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Edwin Hasselbaink | E. Hasselbaink | |||||||||
| Alassandro Baronchelli | A. Baronchelli |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Marino Laros | M. Laros | |||||||||
| Aldo Longhi | A. Longhi | | 72 | M | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Max Opdam | M. Opdam | |||||||||
| Hugo Tavares | H. Tavares | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 79 |  | Serge Aristouy | S. Aristouy | |||||||||
| Eugenio Franzone | E. Franzone | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 74 | | Remi Cantona | R. Cantona | |||||||||
| Damiano Soligo | D. Soligo | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 | | Rafael Steijn | R. Steijn | |||||||||
| Luuk Lurling | L. Lurling | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Christopher Bouma | C. Bouma | |||||||||
| Paul Jeffers | P. Jeffers |  | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Sander Smits | S. Smits | |||||||||
| Guillermo Pena | G. Pena | | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Ferdi Boschker | F. Boschker | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio P. L. Penzo where Venezia play FC Volendam in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. A crowd of 19,145 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Venezia are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Volendam appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Venezia are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Volendam appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Venezia get the match underway!
2.33
0-0Craig Caldwell kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Tavares. Hugo Tavares sees space and advances. Hugo Tavares knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marino Laros.
3.38
0-1Serge Aristouy knocks the ball to his team mate, Christopher Bouma. Christopher Bouma whips in a cross ball towards Sander Smits. Sander Smits powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
15.30
0-1Damiano Soligo passes the ball forward to Guillermo Pena. Guillermo Pena plays a perfect one-two with Paul Jeffers and rushes in on goal... Guillermo Pena shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Nils Koschmieder!
20.58
0-1Marino Laros makes a simple pass to Rafael Steijn. Rafael Steijn makes a simple pass to Sander Smits. Sander Smits plays a perfect one-two with Ferdi Boschker and rushes in on goal... Sander Smits shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.22
Hugo Tavares knocks the ball to his team mate, Luuk Lurling. Luuk Lurling shoots from long range but it is miles over!
26.12
Eugenio Franzone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luuk Lurling. Luuk Lurling plays a perfect one-two with Paul Jeffers and rushes in on goal... Luuk Lurling shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
27.30
Jose Duran kicks a strong pass forward to Aldo Longhi. Aldo Longhi flicks the ball to his team mate, Luuk Lurling. Luuk Lurling goes all the way! Luuk Lurling tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Nils Koschmieder!
28.23
Serge Aristouy threads the ball through to Sander Smits. Sander Smits knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.30
Serge Aristouy kicks a strong pass forward to Christopher Bouma. Christopher Bouma knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gijs Polak who gathers it comfortably.
34.18
Aldo Longhi makes a simple pass to Guillermo Pena. Guillermo Pena shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.35
Aldo Longhi chips the ball to his team mate, Luuk Lurling. Luuk Lurling whips in a cross ball towards Guillermo Pena. Guillermo Pena is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.29
Jose Duran surges forward with the ball. Jose Duran makes a simple pass to Guillermo Pena. Guillermo Pena knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edwin Hasselbaink.
42.43
Edwin Hasselbaink threads the ball through to Rafael Steijn. Rafael Steijn flicks the ball to his team mate, Christopher Bouma. Christopher Bouma goes all the way! Christopher Bouma shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
FC Volendam kick off the second half!
47.09
Aldo Longhi kicks a strong pass forward to Luuk Lurling. Luuk Lurling passes the ball forward to Paul Jeffers. Paul Jeffers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
48.56
0-2Hugo Tavares barges into Remi Cantona. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Remi Cantona hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.18
Remi Cantona kicks a strong pass forward to Ferdi Boschker. Ferdi Boschker lofts in a cross ball towards Christopher Bouma. Christopher Bouma heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
61.42
Remi Cantona knocks the ball to his team mate, Ferdi Boschker. Ferdi Boschker knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Caldwell.
63.08
0-3FC Volendam are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
65.24
Jose Duran passes the ball forward to Aldo Longhi. Aldo Longhi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Pena. Guillermo Pena knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.01
Eugenio Franzone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Pena. Guillermo Pena shoots from long range but it is miles over!
69.01
Serge Aristouy decides to run forward with the ball. Serge Aristouy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.33
Hugo Tavares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Pena. Guillermo Pena controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Nils Koschmieder manages to gather it comfortably.
75.03
Marino Laros sees space and advances. Marino Laros makes a simple pass to Sander Smits. Sander Smits knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.18
0-3Alassandro Baronchelli clumsily knocks into Christopher Bouma. The referee calls over Alassandro Baronchelli and warns him to calm down! Christopher Bouma runs off the knock.
89.10
Remi Cantona kicks a strong pass forward to Ferdi Boschker. Ferdi Boschker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Edwin Hasselbaink kicks a strong pass forward to Serge Aristouy. Serge Aristouy flicks the ball to his team mate, Sander Smits. Sander Smits goes all the way! Sander Smits shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Gijs Polak easily smothers it!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Sander Smits 3 Christopher Bouma 42, 53 |