Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Steven Robertson Steven Robertson
JŸrgen Van BommelJ. Van Bommel72
G
1
G
72Jesper WitschgeJ. Witschge
Raouf MauriceR. Maurice76
D
2
D
72Giovanni Van EijkG. Van Eijk
Gregoor BrouwersG. Brouwers70
D
3
D
74Henk HeijeH. Heije
Sergio TeixeiraS. Teixeira68
D
captain4captain
D
74Mark AxM. Ax
William LaslandesW. Laslandes60
D
5
D
70Jurgen van VlietJ. van Vliet
Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa75
M
6
M
82Patrick WalserP. Walser
Jose PirriJ. Pirri71
M
7
M
80Ignacio OlfersI. Olfers
Mitchell JansenM. Jansen67
M
8
M
81Boudewijn ten BrinkB. ten Brink
Marc CrooksM. Crooks69
A
9
A
73Tijani HamersT. Hamers
Ferdi BesselinkF. Besselink68
A
10
A
82Jose Javier CaballeroJ. Caballero
Helder SemedoH. Semedo67
A
11
A
74Jesper RigaJ. Riga
 
Rick MulderR. Mulder67
G
12
D
72Donny Van BeukeringD. Van Beukering
Glenn WitschgeG. Witschge62
M
13
M
81Rene VisserR. Visser
Cristiano JardimC. Jardim62
M
14
A
66Jurgen BabangidaJ. Babangida

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to Ajax Amsterdam. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Groningen and Ajax Amsterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Joost Moens.


0.00
The first half starts with Ajax Amsterdam kicking off!
3.52
Sergio Teixeira barges into Jose Javier Caballero. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Javier Caballero stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.14
Jose Pirri threads a neat ball through to Marc Crooks. Marc Crooks knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jurgen van Vliet.
8.39
Boudewijn ten Brink chips the ball to his team mate, Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
9.56
Patrick Walser clumsily knocks into Jose Pirri. The referee calls over Patrick Walser and warns him to calm down! Jose Pirri carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.58
Sergio Teixeira flicks a high pass forward to Mitchell Jansen who brings the ball under control. Mitchell Jansen sees a break and surges forward. Mitchell Jansen shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
14.04
Mitchell Jansen sees Ferdi Besselink in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ferdi Besselink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.02
Jurgen van Vliet brings the ball forward. Jurgen van Vliet whips in a cross ball towards Tijani Hamers. Tijani Hamers flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
22.27
Patrick Walser sees Tijani Hamers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tijani Hamers plays a scrappy one-two with Jesper Riga and advances towards the goal... Tijani Hamers looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from JŸrgen Van Bommel.
24.15
Jose Pirri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Crooks. Marc Crooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.08
Gregoor Brouwers brings the ball forward. Gregoor Brouwers flicks a high pass forward to Rodrigo Barbosa who brings the ball under control. Rodrigo Barbosa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
30.53
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
34.26
Boudewijn ten Brink threads a neat ball through to Tijani Hamers. Tijani Hamers lofts in a cross ball towards Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
42.43
Rodrigo Barbosa chips the ball to his team mate, Ferdi Besselink. Ferdi Besselink knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Crooks. Marc Crooks powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
44.34
Sergio Teixeira sees Helder Semedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Helder Semedo flicks a high pass forward. Marc Crooks holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marc Crooks cuts inside the box! Marc Crooks makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Jesper Witschge manages to keep it out.
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. Ajax Amsterdam also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Groningen kick off the second half!
47.53
Boudewijn ten Brink knocks the ball forward to Tijani Hamers. Tijani Hamers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to JŸrgen Van Bommel who gathers it comfortably.
51.37
Mitchell Jansen knocks the ball forward to Ferdi Besselink. Ferdi Besselink plays a scrappy one-two with Marc Crooks and advances towards the goal... Ferdi Besselink comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Jesper Witschge reads it well. Well saved!
53.57
Tijani Hamers makes a probing pass to Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero whips in a cross ball towards Patrick Walser. Patrick Walser outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. JŸrgen Van Bommel easily picks it out of the air!
54.48
William Laslandes decides to run forward with the ball. William Laslandes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.03
Ajax Amsterdam have made 3 substitutions with Donny Van Beukering replacing Henk Heije, Rene Visser replacing Boudewijn ten Brink and Jurgen Babangida replacing Tijani Hamers .
61.07
Rene Visser advances with the ball. Rene Visser shoots from 25 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
65.31
Mark Ax flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Walser controls it well on his chest. Patrick Walser makes a simple pass to Jose Javier Caballero. Jose Javier Caballero lofts in a cross ball towards Jurgen Babangida. Jurgen Babangida flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
69.48
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
71.18
Gregoor Brouwers flicks a high pass forward to Mitchell Jansen who brings the ball under control. Mitchell Jansen flicks a high ball forward to Ferdi Besselink who takes it down. Ferdi Besselink whips in a cross ball towards Marc Crooks. Marc Crooks flicks the ball with his head but Jesper Witschge is on top of his game. Good save!
85.44
Rene Visser threads a neat ball through to Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga lofts in a cross ball towards Jurgen Babangida. Jurgen Babangida is unmarked! He powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
87.23
With some swift thinking, Raouf Maurice plays the ball forward to Helder Semedo. Helder Semedo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jurgen van Vliet.
89.27
Donny Van Beukering flicks a high ball forward to Rene Visser who takes it down. Rene Visser whips in a cross ball towards Jesper Riga. Jesper Riga connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow JŸrgen Van Bommel manages to keep it out.
90.00
With great vision, Patrick Walser plays the ball forward to Jurgen Babangida. Jurgen Babangida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

Ajax Amsterdam
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
27.3%
49.4%
23.4%

Scorers
Tijani Hamers 18
Rene Visser 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rene Visser of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings