Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     MVVMVV
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Giovanni M. IaquintaG. Iaquinta68
G
1
G
71Alejandro HierroA. Hierro
Niels LambersN. Lambers67
D
2
D
66Uwe OswaldU. Oswald
Greg CleggG. Clegg65
D
3
D
60Mitchell VerlindenM. Verlinden
Ivar JacobsI. Jacobs63
D
4
D
59Christian ViscaalC. Viscaal
Ferdi GraavenF. Graaven62
D
5
D
55Brenny MoulijnB. Moulijn
David de GraafD. de Graaf67
M
6
M
75Ferdi ScharrenburgF. Scharrenburg
Albert De GoeyA. De Goey67
M
captain7
M
57Gaspar LoureiroG. Loureiro
Mark FuchsM. Fuchs65
M
8
A
76Glenn PasanenG. Pasanen
Nelson MolenaarN. Molenaar64
A
9captain
A
75Ivan AriasI. Arias
Teddy PottsT. Potts62
A
10
A
61Niels van der LindenN. van der Linden
Giulliano VredeG. Vrede62
A
11
A
54Jurgen Van DierenJ. Van Dieren
 
Rainer KneisslR. Kneissl68
G
12
G
56Nelson Van Der DoelenN. Van Der Doelen
Pierre-Yves MoulinP. Moulin62
M
13
D
55Nick OlfersN. Olfers
Maurits TouzaniM. Touzani61
A
14
M
55Simon MatthäusS. Matthäus

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to MVV. 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 MVV appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Erik Meijndershagen.


0.00
FC Groningen kick off the first half!
2.29
Mitchell Verlinden hits a low pass to Gaspar Loureiro. Gaspar Loureiro plays the ball forward to Ivan Arias. Ivan Arias knocks in a cross ball towards Glenn Pasanen. Glenn Pasanen shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Giovanni M. Iaquinta.
3.52
Gaspar Loureiro takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Mark Fuchs reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
4.58
Christian Viscaal plays the ball forward to Gaspar Loureiro. Gaspar Loureiro hits a low pass to Niels van der Linden. Niels van der Linden sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
8.12
Albert De Goey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giulliano Vrede. Giulliano Vrede lofts in a cross ball towards Teddy Potts. Teddy Potts jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Alejandro Hierro is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.33
Jurgen Van Dieren clumsily knocks into Greg Clegg. Jurgen Van Dieren is warned by the referee! Greg Clegg runs off the knock.
18.32
Greg Clegg knocks the ball to his team mate, Albert De Goey. Albert De Goey chips the ball to his team mate, Giulliano Vrede. Giulliano Vrede knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Uwe Oswald.
21.33
Gaspar Loureiro makes an attacking run forward. Gaspar Loureiro finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
22.07
Gaspar Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Arias. Ivan Arias runs straight at the defence! Ivan Arias muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
24.53
Albert De Goey sees Teddy Potts in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Teddy Potts shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Alejandro Hierro had no chance!! Goal for FC Groningen!
27.17
Gaspar Loureiro barges into Mark Fuchs. Gaspar Loureiro is given a warning by the referee! Mark Fuchs stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.58
David de Graaf controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giulliano Vrede. Giulliano Vrede tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Alejandro Hierro.
36.27
Ivar Jacobs flicks a high pass forward to Mark Fuchs who brings the ball under control. Mark Fuchs sees Teddy Potts in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Teddy Potts plays a scrappy one-two with Nelson Molenaar and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Teddy Potts provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Alejandro Hierro effortlessly smothers it!
38.08
Ferdi Graaven flicks a high pass forward to David de Graaf who brings the ball under control. David de Graaf threads a neat ball through to Teddy Potts. Teddy Potts knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.56
Albert De Goey threads a neat ball through to Nelson Molenaar. Nelson Molenaar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.47
David de Graaf makes a simple pass to Giulliano Vrede. Giulliano Vrede knocks in a cross ball towards Teddy Potts. Teddy Potts makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Alejandro Hierro had no chance!! Goal for FC Groningen! The crowd cheers as the Englishman celebrates his hattrick!
45.00
Ferdi Graaven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert De Goey. Albert De Goey flicks a high pass forward. Nelson Molenaar controls it well on his chest. Nelson Molenaar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giulliano Vrede but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Groningen appear unchanged since the first half. MVV also appear unchanged since the first half. The MVV players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with MVV kicking off!
47.26
Gaspar Loureiro kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Arias. Ivan Arias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.58
Ferdi Scharrenburg flicks a high pass forward. Glenn Pasanen controls it well on his chest. Glenn Pasanen tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
55.04
Albert De Goey decides to run forward with the ball. Albert De Goey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mitchell Verlinden.
59.27
Gaspar Loureiro hacks David de Graaf from behind! Gaspar Loureiro is shown the yellow card! David de Graaf stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.34
Albert De Goey threads a neat ball through to Nelson Molenaar. Nelson Molenaar sees Teddy Potts just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Teddy Potts makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
75.12
Ivar Jacobs sees space and advances. Ivar Jacobs flicks a high pass forward. Nelson Molenaar controls it well on his chest. Nelson Molenaar shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.15
Gaspar Loureiro makes a simple pass to Jurgen Van Dieren. Jurgen Van Dieren finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
78.44
David de Graaf decides to run forward with the ball. David de Graaf controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Alejandro Hierro. Excellent save.
81.31
Ferdi Scharrenburg makes a probing pass to Glenn Pasanen. Glenn Pasanen finds some space and shoots from distance but Giovanni M. Iaquinta is on top of it.
84.35
Ferdi Scharrenburg catches David de Graaf on the ankles. The referee calls over Ferdi Scharrenburg and shows him a yellow card! David de Graaf runs off the knock.
85.16
Ferdi Scharrenburg knocks the ball to his team mate, Glenn Pasanen. Glenn Pasanen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Giovanni M. Iaquinta who gathers it comfortably.
87.25
Ferdi Graaven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Fuchs. Mark Fuchs makes a beautiful solo run. Mark Fuchs whips in a cross ball towards Nelson Molenaar. Nelson Molenaar fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
89.45
Gaspar Loureiro makes a simple pass to Niels van der Linden. Niels van der Linden controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

MVV
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.5%
41.5%
Play Area
25.6%
48.8%
25.6%

Scorers
Teddy Potts 8, 25, 40, 63

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

Match Ratings