Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     VVV VenloVVV Venlo
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ole WauO. Wau65
G
1
G
60Dominic CaldwellD. Caldwell
Diego BoschD. Bosch78
D
2
D
77Ivar KromkampI. Kromkamp
Landon DelassL. Delass68
D
3
D
68Henry MeijerH. Meijer
Dragan VugrinecD. Vugrinec67
D
4
D
65Erick MataE. Mata
Giulliano Van Der GunG. Van Der Gun65
D
5
D
65Antoine VenemaA. Venema
Florin PetrescuF. Petrescu72
M
6
M
73Said KreekS. Kreek
Ruud HuibertsR. Huiberts68
M
7
M
70Ronnie HoogstrateR. Hoogstrate
Cedric CoppensC. Coppens67
M
8
M
66Hugo CaballeroH. Caballero
Edward AlstonE. Alston91
A
9
A
79Daan van den BroekD. van den Broek
Humphrey Van NistelrooyH. Van Nistelrooy87
A
10
A
67Jan BoussattaJ. Boussatta
Andy MorrisonA. Morrison82
A
11
A
65Gregoor MoensG. Moens

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to VVV Venlo. A crowd of 19,575 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Groningen and VVV Venlo are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
VVV Venlo kick off the first half!
2.40
Henry Meijer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Said Kreek. Said Kreek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Boussatta. Jan Boussatta knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dragan Vugrinec.
6.44
Said Kreek knocks the ball to his team mate, Daan van den Broek. Daan van den Broek kicks a strong pass forward to Gregoor Moens. Gregoor Moens shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Ole Wau is on top of it.
9.48
Said Kreek brings the ball forward. Said Kreek deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daan van den Broek but the linesman indicates offside!
10.17
Hugo Caballero catches Florin Petrescu on the ankles. The referee calls over Hugo Caballero and shows him a yellow card! Florin Petrescu runs off the knock.
12.39
Diego Bosch makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cedric Coppens. Cedric Coppens knocks the ball forward to Edward Alston. Edward Alston knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominic Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
15.11
Said Kreek makes a simple pass to Daan van den Broek. Daan van den Broek lofts in a cross ball towards Gregoor Moens. Gregoor Moens powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.01
Cedric Coppens makes a probing pass to Edward Alston. Edward Alston whips in a cross ball towards Andy Morrison. Andy Morrison flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Dominic Caldwell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
20.43
Said Kreek knocks the ball forward to Gregoor Moens. Gregoor Moens knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dragan Vugrinec.
21.26
Diego Bosch hacks Jan Boussatta from behind! Diego Bosch is warned by the referee! Jan Boussatta gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
22.50
Ronnie Hoogstrate makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gregoor Moens. Gregoor Moens whips in a cross ball towards Daan van den Broek. Daan van den Broek flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.21
Florin Petrescu makes a probing pass to Edward Alston. Edward Alston shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.09
Said Kreek brings the ball forward. Said Kreek lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Boussatta. Jan Boussatta directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.13
Ronnie Hoogstrate kicks a strong pass forward to Gregoor Moens. Gregoor Moens flicks the ball to his team mate, Daan van den Broek. Daan van den Broek makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
36.17
Said Kreek kicks a strong pass forward to Gregoor Moens. Gregoor Moens makes a simple pass to Daan van den Broek. Daan van den Broek tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Ole Wau.
38.37
Landon Delass sees space and advances. Landon Delass advances with the ball. Landon Delass tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
40.02
Erick Mata makes a beautiful solo run. Erick Mata makes a beautiful solo run. Erick Mata lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Boussatta. Jan Boussatta connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
44.10
Dragan Vugrinec makes a probing pass to Cedric Coppens. Cedric Coppens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edward Alston. Edward Alston shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
FC Groningen kick off and get the second half underway!
47.02
Dragan Vugrinec controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florin Petrescu. Florin Petrescu decides to run forward with the ball. Florin Petrescu whips in a cross ball towards Andy Morrison. Andy Morrison powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.46
Cedric Coppens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Alston. Edward Alston shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
53.54
VVV Venlo are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
54.14
Erick Mata barges into Edward Alston. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edward Alston runs off the knock.
57.57
Ivar Kromkamp makes a probing pass to Hugo Caballero. Hugo Caballero knocks the ball to his team mate, Jan Boussatta. Jan Boussatta threads the ball through to Daan van den Broek but he's offside!
60.27
Cedric Coppens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy plays a perfect one-two with Edward Alston and rushes in on goal... Humphrey Van Nistelrooy cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.04
Landon Delass barges into Jan Boussatta. Landon Delass is given a warning by the referee! Jan Boussatta is taking some rough treatment out there!
65.49
Erick Mata decides to run forward with the ball. Erick Mata makes a beautiful solo run. Erick Mata shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.48
Dragan Vugrinec knocks the ball forward to Cedric Coppens. Cedric Coppens threads the ball through 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. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.34
Ruud Huiberts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Alston. Edward Alston makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Humphrey Van Nistelrooy but he's offside!
73.11
Andy Morrison catches Ivar Kromkamp on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ivar Kromkamp grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
75.14
Henry Meijer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronnie Hoogstrate. Ronnie Hoogstrate controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Boussatta. Jan Boussatta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.55
Landon Delass hacks Jan Boussatta from behind! Landon Delass is given another warning by the referee! Jan Boussatta runs off the knock.
84.41
FC Groningen are easily keeping VVV Venlo at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
Landon Delass flicks the ball to his team mate, Cedric Coppens. Cedric Coppens kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Morrison. Andy Morrison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Erick Mata.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Daan van den Broek of VVV Venlo
Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

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

Possession
39.3%
60.7%
Play Area
29.8%
45.2%
25%

Scorers
Andy Morrison 16
Humphrey Van Nistelrooy 60, 69
Daan van den Broek 22, 28