Willem II - Nijmegen
4:1 (2:1,2:0)
Finished
22.12.2024 16:45
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90+5'
That's it for today, Richard Martens has blown his whistle and the game is over.
90+2'
Willem II seem to be finding their feet as they enjoy some possession. Great movement by the offensive players allows the defenders to set up the attack.
90'
4 additional min. will be played.
89'
That will be all from Ringo Meerveld who is being replaced by the fresh legs of Amar Ahmed Fatah (Willem II).
87'
Rogier Meijer prepares a substitution. Basar Onal is replaced by Brayann Pereira (Nijmegen).
86'
4 - 1
Goal! The corner is whipped in and Boris Lambert (Willem II) is in the right place at the right time, planting his header perfectly into the left side of the goal. He makes it 4:1.
86'
Willem II will have a chance to score from a corner kick.
86'
Amine Lachkar (Willem II) picks up a pass and tries his luck from mid-range towards the roof of the net, but Robin Roefs is equal to it and makes an easy save.
83'
Here comes the VAR verdict. NO GOAL for Willem II due to an offside in the build-up play.
81'
Hold on! There’s a VAR review to see whether there was an offside in the build up to the goal. The referee is checking now. The Willem II players aren’t happy.
80'
The manager makes a subsitution with Kento Shiogai (Nijmegen) coming on for Lefteris Lyratzis.
79'
A superb goal from great team play! Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) latches on to a perfect pass and fires an excellent shot inside the left post. There is nothing a goalkeeper can do about shots like that.
78'
We are about to witness a substitution. Boris Lambert (Willem II) is replacing Jeremy Bokila.
74'
Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) slaloms his way past challenges, but an opposing player does well to get the ball away.
72'
Nijmegen slow the tempo of the game down by exchanging a combination of one or two touch passes. The opposition's players are finding it very difficult at the moment, very physically demanding to run without the ball.
70'
My Gran could have done better! Calvin Verdonk (Nijmegen) got himself in a great position on the edge of the box after a pass, but put his shot well wide of the left post.
68'
Peter Maes has decided to substitute Patrick Joosten and he is replaced by Emilio Kehrer (Willem II).
66'
Willem II work the corner short. The ball is passed to a nearby teammate.
66'
Willem II fail to threaten from the corner kick as the opposition's goalkeeper plucks the ball out of the air.
64'
Here's the change. Rober Gonzalez leaves the pitch and Lasse Schone (Nijmegen) comes on as a substitute.
64'
Substitution. Kodai Sano walks off the pitch and Sami Ouaissa (Nijmegen) comes on as a substitute.
63'
3 - 1
Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) receives a killer pass, finds himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper and coolly sends the ball into the back of the net.
61'
Koki Ogawa (Nijmegen) goes into the referee's book for dissent.
61'
Surely that's handball by one of the Willem II players in the box, but the referee just waves play on!
61'
Nijmegen can’t profit from the corner as the defence clear the ball upfield.
60'
Thomas Didillon makes a sensational save to thwart a great chance. A rebound falls to Koki Ogawa (Nijmegen) inside the box and he strikes goalwards, but the ball ends up in the keeper's gloves instead of the left side of the target.
58'
That's a clear yellow card. Ivan Marquez Alvarez (Nijmegen) goes into the book.
58'
Runar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II) swings a cross into the box, but it's far too close to Robin Roefs, who smothers the ball.
56'
One of the defenders reacts at the last minute to brilliantly block a pass from Jesse Bosch (Willem II).
52'
Nijmegen are dominating the game at the moment by exchanging a combination of one or two touch passes. Great harmony between the players.
49'
Excellent touch by Patrick Joosten (Willem II)! He latches on to a precise pass on the edge of the box but miskicks and the ball goes well wide of the right post. Poor effort.
49'
The resulting set piece from Nijmegen is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.
48'
A defence-splitting pass is taken in his stride by Rober Gonzalez (Nijmegen) in the box. Without even looking up he drills a shot towards the bottom left corner, but Thomas Didillon pulls off a brilliant save.
47'
Willem II fail to score from a corner as Robin Roefs (Nijmegen) leaps to collect the ball.
46'
Richard Martens blows his whistle after Kodai Sano (Nijmegen) brings one of his opponents down with a strong tackle.
46'
The second half gets underway.
45+9'
The match has reached half-time.
45+6'
Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) reacts well to meet the lofted pass on the edge of the six-yard box, but sends a weak header well wide of the right post.
45'
There will be a minimum of 8 min. of added time.
40'
Wonderful movement by Willem II. The players are holding possession, mostly exchanging one-touch passes. They control the pace of the game now.
40'
Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) commits a foul and Richard Martens immediately signals a free kick.
39'
Tommy St. Jago (Willem II) seems to be alright and is okay to carry on.
36'
Tommy St. Jago (Willem II) picks up an injury.
33'
2 - 1
Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) celebrates a beautiful goal. He wins the ball inside the box from the free kick and plants a header inside the left post. 2:1.
32'
A clumsy foul by Vito van Crooij (Nijmegen) and Richard Martens blows his whistle.
31'
Nick Doodeman (Willem II) rises above the opponent's defence and heads a precise cross towards the middle of the goal. His effort, however, is blocked by Robin Roefs, who pulls off a comfortable save!
30'
Willem II are showing great team chemistry. They are passing it around beautifully. Excellent team work.
29'
Raffael Behounek (Willem II) gets in a header from close range after a lofted pass, but the effort flies just over the bar.
29'
Willem II take a short corner kick.
28'
A big opportunity is wasted by Amine Lachkar (Willem II), who makes a yard for himself and produces a mid-range rocket of a shot towards the roof of the net. Unfortunately for him, Robin Roefs pulls off a fantastic save to stop the effort.
27'
Rober Gonzalez (Nijmegen) missed a great opportunity! He finds himself some space near the penalty spot and plants a header goalwards which lacks both power and accuracy. The ball sails well over the bar!
24'
1 - 1
Goal! Koki Ogawa (Nijmegen) was in the right place at the right time to get to the rebound inside the box and gleefully rifles the ball low inside the right post. It's 1:1.
24'
A quickly taken corner by Nijmegen.
23'
Richard Martens blows his whistle as Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) used excessive force in the tackle during an attack.
20'
1 - 0
Ivan Marquez Alvarez (Nijmegen) attempts to head the ball away after a cross into the penalty area, but instead he accidentally sends it inside the right post of his own goal. The goalkeeper was helpless.
19'
Koki Ogawa (Nijmegen) latches on to a cross and produces a snap shot from outside of the box. His shot flies just wide of the goal.
18'
The match can continue after the interruption.
12'
The game is interrupted.
9'
Jesse Bosch (Willem II) picks up the rebound just outside the box and releases a weak shot straight at the goalkeeper who saves.
4'
Long passes, short passes and one-two passes. Nijmegen are showcasing great team work by keeping possession and producing pin-point passes from player to player. The opposition's players are finding it very difficult to intercept at the moment.
1'
The first half has started.
Nijmegen will kick the game off.
Richard Martens will officiate today.
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