Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     VeendamVeendam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Giovanni M. IaquintaG. Iaquinta68
G
1
G
68Marco BosschaartM. Bosschaart
Niels LambersN. Lambers67
D
2
D
69Miguel CamineroM. Caminero
Greg CleggG. Clegg65
D
3
D
58Manuel BarbosaM. Barbosa
Ivar JacobsI. Jacobs63
D
4
D
57Valerien NoroV. Noro
Ferdi GraavenF. Graaven62
D
5
M
66Billy MansB. Mans
David de GraafD. de Graaf67
M
6
M
57Jan Vennegoor WapenaarJ. Wapenaar
Albert De GoeyA. De Goey67
M
captain7
M
53Craig NaysmithC. Naysmith
Mark FuchsM. Fuchs65
M
8
M
51Danny Van FessemD. Van Fessem
Nelson MolenaarN. Molenaar64
A
9
A
73Davy TrustfullD. Trustfull
Teddy PottsT. Potts62
A
10captain
A
70Marcos MunozM. Munoz
Giulliano VredeG. Vrede62
A
11
A
64Paul HuizinghP. Huizingh
 
Rainer KneisslR. Kneissl68
G
12
G
67Arthur StampA. Stamp
Pierre-Yves MoulinP. Moulin62
M
13
A
57Tiago NevesT. Neves
Maurits TouzaniM. Touzani61
A
14
D
55Kurt AxK. Ax

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to Veendam. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Groningen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Veendam appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Silvain Piqué.


0.00
The first half starts with Veendam kicking off!
2.26
Giulliano Vrede barges into Valerien Noro. Giulliano Vrede is given a warning by the referee! Valerien Noro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.43
Billy Mans threads a neat ball through to Marcos Munoz. Marcos Munoz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
15.22
Ferdi Graaven passes the ball forward to Mark Fuchs. Mark Fuchs flicks a high pass forward. Nelson Molenaar holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nelson Molenaar knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Valerien Noro.
27.04
Miguel Caminero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar. Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar sees space and advances. Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.13
David de Graaf deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giulliano Vrede. Giulliano Vrede whips in a cross ball towards Teddy Potts. Teddy Potts directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
33.16
Ivar Jacobs passes the ball forward to Mark Fuchs. Seeing a gap ahead, Mark Fuchs plays the ball forward to Teddy Potts. Teddy Potts knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manuel Barbosa.
38.45
Manuel Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith sees a break and surges forward. Craig Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Huizingh. Paul Huizingh finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
42.37
Albert De Goey makes a beautiful solo run. Albert De Goey makes a probing pass between the defence to Nelson Molenaar. Nelson Molenaar shoots from just inside the box but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
Danny Van Fessem knocks the ball forward to Davy Trustfull. Davy Trustfull plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Huizingh and stumbles forward towards the goal... Davy Trustfull rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Groningen appear unchanged since the first half. Veendam also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Groningen get the second half underway!
47.11
Miguel Caminero makes a probing pass to Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar. Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar advances with the ball. Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar threads the ball through to Davy Trustfull but he's offside!
48.30
David de Graaf makes a probing pass to Giulliano Vrede. Giulliano Vrede plays a one-two with Nelson Molenaar and advances towards the goal... Giulliano Vrede shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
57.43
Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar flicks a high pass forward. Davy Trustfull collects the pass. Davy Trustfull sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
60.41
Veendam have made 2 substitutions with Tiago Neves replacing Billy Mans and Kurt Ax replacing Marcos Munoz .
61.44
Greg Clegg flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Fuchs. Mark Fuchs knocks the ball forward to Teddy Potts. Teddy Potts whips in a cross ball towards Nelson Molenaar. Nelson Molenaar makes a looping header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
66.32
Tiago Neves chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Huizingh. Paul Huizingh whips in a cross ball towards Davy Trustfull. Davy Trustfull is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Giovanni M. Iaquinta reads it well. He makes it look easy!
67.02
Valerien Noro makes a simple pass to Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar. Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar flicks a high pass forward. Kurt Ax controls it well on his chest. Kurt Ax controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
72.31
Mark Fuchs darts forward. Mark Fuchs shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Marco Bosschaart manages to gather it.
79.29
With vision, Mark Fuchs laces a through ball forward to Giulliano Vrede. With some swift thinking, Giulliano Vrede plays the ball forward to Nelson Molenaar who has made a great run into the box. Nelson Molenaar looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
83.44
Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar threads a neat ball through to Kurt Ax. Kurt Ax controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Davy Trustfull through on goal. Davy Trustfull comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Giovanni M. Iaquinta gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
84.55
Ivar Jacobs runs forward with the ball. Ivar Jacobs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giulliano Vrede. Giulliano Vrede whips in a cross ball towards Teddy Potts. Teddy Potts gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

Veendam
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
25.7%
44.3%
30%

Scorers
Teddy Potts 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Teddy Potts of FC Groningen

Match Ratings
1.Giovanni M. Iaquinta (GK)
8
2.Niels Lambers (DEF)
6
3.Greg Clegg (DEF)
6
4.Ivar Jacobs (DEF)
7
5.Ferdi Graaven (DEF)
6
6.David de Graaf (MID)
6
7.Albert De Goey (MID)
8
8.Mark Fuchs (MID)
8
9.Nelson Molenaar (ATT)
6
10.Teddy Potts (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Giulliano Vrede (ATT)
8
 
12.Rainer Kneissl (GK)
0
13.Pierre-Yves Moulin (MID)
0
14.Maurits Touzani (ATT)
0

1.Marco Bosschaart (GK)
7
2.Miguel Caminero (DEF)
6
3.Manuel Barbosa (DEF)
6
4.Valerien Noro (DEF)
6
5.Billy Mans (MID)
6
6.Jan Vennegoor Wapenaar (MID)
8
7.Craig Naysmith (MID)
7
8.Danny Van Fessem (MID)
6
9.Davy Trustfull (ATT)
6
10.Marcos Munoz (ATT)
6
11.Paul Huizingh (ATT)
6
 
12.Arthur Stamp (GK)
0
13.Tiago Neves (ATT)
6
14.Kurt Ax (DEF)
6