Match Report


Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg     FC GroningenFC Groningen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jean-No‘l BourgoisJ. Bourgois76
G
1
G
71Daniel MarcelinoD. Marcelino
Abubakari MoulijnA. Moulijn76
D
2
D
77Marinus ZuidersmaM. Zuidersma
Bjšrn OpdamB. Opdam70
D
captain3captain
D
69Jakob DehmJ. Dehm
Jack HamersJ. Hamers70
D
4
D
67Jose Fortes FuentesJ. Fuentes
Manuel ColletM. Collet69
D
5
D
58Maurits Van Der GouwM. Van Der Gouw
Nikos WiekensN. Wiekens75
M
6
M
72Paul JungP. Jung
ƒtienne Van Der Meydeƒ. Van Der Meyde75
M
7
M
71Youri KarpinY. Karpin
Johnny KanuJ. Kanu74
M
8
M
68Joost LarosJ. Laros
Bryan KuytB. Kuyt66
M
9
A
66Edgar SteijnE. Steijn
Joos Van BommelJ. Van Bommel77
A
10
A
65Jerome Van KouwenJ. Van Kouwen
Darl de HaanD. de Haan67
A
11
A
60Jan Vennegoor Van HelmondJ. Van Helmond
 
Frank Van Der GunF. Van Der Gun72
G
12
M
68Barry NokB. Nok
Michael BuskermolenM. Buskermolen68
D
13
G
67Jamal RedanJ. Redan
Andy MatthijsA. Matthijs65
A
14
M
67Mariano AliyuM. Aliyu

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to FC Groningen. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Willem II Tilburg are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Groningen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Said Knopper.


0.00
Willem II Tilburg start the match!
21.26
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde sees Joos Van Bommel in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joos Van Bommel hits a low pass to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Marcelino who gathers it comfortably.
22.50
Jose Fortes Fuentes makes a probing pass to Paul Jung. Paul Jung makes a simple pass to Jan Vennegoor Van Helmond. Jan Vennegoor Van Helmond knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.20
Nikos Wiekens chips the ball to his team mate, Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel makes a great pass forward. Bryan Kuyt runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
32.36
Darl de Haan hits a low pass to Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
38.43
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde flicks a high pass forward. Joos Van Bommel collects the pass. Joos Van Bommel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.51
Nikos Wiekens decides to run forward with the ball. Nikos Wiekens shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
Johnny Kanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan advances inside the box! Darl de Haan side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Daniel Marcelino smothers it!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Willem II Tilburg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Groningen also appear unchanged since the first half. The Willem II Tilburg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
FC Groningen kick off!
49.49
Abubakari Moulijn knocks the ball forward to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
53.54
Jakob Dehm kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Jung. Paul Jung knocks the ball forward to Jan Vennegoor Van Helmond. Jan Vennegoor Van Helmond shoots from long range. Jean-No‘l Bourgois effortlessly gets down and covers it.
54.50
Jack Hamers threads a neat ball through to Johnny Kanu. Johnny Kanu decides to run forward with the ball. Johnny Kanu shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
57.16
Youri Karpin hacks Joos Van Bommel from behind! The referee calls over Youri Karpin and shows him a yellow card! Joos Van Bommel gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
61.42
Paul Jung clumsily knocks into Bryan Kuyt. Paul Jung is shown the yellow card! Bryan Kuyt carries on, but is struggling a bit.
69.21
Nikos Wiekens passes the ball forward to Bryan Kuyt. Bryan Kuyt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Daniel Marcelino.
70.57
Corner kick to Willem II Tilburg. Johnny Kanu plays it to the far post. Bjšrn Opdam shoots from just inside the box but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
78.32
Darl de Haan chips the ball to his team mate, Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Fortes Fuentes.
84.07
Joost Laros threads a neat ball through to Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jean-No‘l Bourgois who gathers it comfortably.
85.30
Jakob Dehm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Jung. Paul Jung knocks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Steijn. Edgar Steijn knocks in a cross ball towards Joost Laros. Joost Laros is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
89.23
Nikos Wiekens threads a neat ball through to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Willem II Tilburg

FC Groningen
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.1%
40.9%
Play Area
15.2%
50%
34.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Darl de Haan of Willem II Tilburg

Match Ratings