Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Gelredome where Vitesse Arnhem play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 19,914 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Vitesse Arnhem and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Vitesse Arnhem and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Vitesse Arnhem kick off and get the match underway!
8.43
0-0Cedric Coppens sees a break and surges forward. Cedric Coppens knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Morrison. Andy Morrison flicks the ball with his head but Jerome Schreuder is on top of it.
10.10
0-0Andy Morrison catches Guillermo Marcelino on the ankles. Andy Morrison is given a warning by the referee! Guillermo Marcelino stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.31
Cedric Coppens makes a probing pass to Andy Morrison. Andy Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
21.03
0-0Ger Dibi hacks Ignacio Rosario from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ignacio Rosario stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.01
0-0Ruud Huiberts passes the ball forward to Edward Alston. Edward Alston knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.24
Ruud Huiberts advances with the ball. Ruud Huiberts knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.18
Landon Delass makes a probing pass to Ruud Huiberts. Ruud Huiberts flicks the ball to his team mate, Edward Alston. Edward Alston knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christian Miranda.
34.06
Guillermo Marcelino makes a simple pass to Geoffrey Jansen. Geoffrey Jansen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Geoffrey van den Berg. Geoffrey van den Berg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.49
Florin Petrescu catches Edgar Antunes on the ankles. Florin Petrescu is warned by the referee! Edgar Antunes stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.09
0-0Geoffrey Jansen makes a probing pass to Abassi Roy. Abassi Roy shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.02
Edgar Antunes sees a break and surges forward. Edgar Antunes plays a perfect one-two with Ger Dibi and rushes in on goal... Edgar Antunes tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with FC Groningen kicking off!
57.47
Thijs de Vries deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Geoffrey van den Berg. Geoffrey van den Berg shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.09
Ignacio Rosario knocks the ball to his team mate, Florin Petrescu. Florin Petrescu knocks the ball forward to Edward Alston. Edward Alston lofts in a cross ball towards Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
61.43
Cedric Coppens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy shoots from distance. Jerome Schreuder easily smothers it.
66.02
Geoffrey Jansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Geoffrey van den Berg. Geoffrey van den Berg plays a perfect one-two with Abassi Roy and rushes in on goal... Geoffrey van den Berg cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.53
Pius van der Wal knocks the ball forward to Geoffrey Jansen. Geoffrey Jansen makes a simple pass to Ger Dibi. Ger Dibi plays a perfect one-two with Geoffrey van den Berg and rushes in on goal... Ger Dibi rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.41
Edgar Antunes sees a break and surges forward. Edgar Antunes shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.08
Guillermo Marcelino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Geoffrey Jansen. Geoffrey Jansen kicks a strong pass forward to Abassi Roy. Abassi Roy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.05
Geoffrey Jansen hacks Cedric Coppens from behind! Geoffrey Jansen is warned by the referee! Cedric Coppens hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.10
0-0Florin Petrescu kicks a strong pass forward to Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edward Alston but the linesman indicates offside!
75.18
Christian Miranda flicks the ball to his team mate, Geoffrey Jansen. Geoffrey Jansen surges forward with the ball. Geoffrey Jansen shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
84.00
Geoffrey Jansen clumsily knocks into Cedric Coppens. Geoffrey Jansen is given another warning by the referee! Cedric Coppens runs off the knock.
85.28
Ruud Huiberts surges forward with the ball. Ruud Huiberts plays a perfect one-two with Andy Morrison and rushes in on goal... Ruud Huiberts rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.55
0-1Florin Petrescu knocks the ball forward to Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy lofts in a cross ball towards Edward Alston. Edward Alston heads the ball goalwards. Edward Alston scores for FC Groningen!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
31.6%
44.3%
24.1%
Scorers