Match Report
| FC Groningen | FC Groningen |  |  | Go Ahead Eagles | Go Ahead Eagles | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Wau | O. Wau |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Marinus Timmer | M. Timmer | |||||||||
| Diego Bosch | D. Bosch | | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Wilco Berendsen | W. Berendsen | |||||||||
| Ignacio Rosario | I. Rosario |  | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Marco van Veen | M. van Veen | |||||||||
| Landon Delass | L. Delass |  | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 |  | Don Niven | D. Niven | |||||||||
| Dragan Vugrinec | D. Vugrinec |  | 67 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Paul Souness | P. Souness | |||||||||
| Ruud Huiberts | R. Huiberts | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Urvin de Groot | U. de Groot | |||||||||
| Cedric Coppens | C. Coppens |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Regilio Kerkhof | R. Kerkhof | |||||||||
| Bas Schenning | B. Schenning | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 |  | Hakan Özalan | H. Özalan | |||||||||
| Edward Alston | E. Alston | | 91 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Tim Cas | T. Cas | |||||||||
| Humphrey Van Nistelrooy | H. Van Nistelrooy | | 87 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Michael Fabrie | M. Fabrie | |||||||||
| Andy Morrison | A. Morrison | | 83 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Melchior Vonk | M. Vonk | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to Go Ahead Eagles. A crowd of 18,581 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Groningen and Go Ahead Eagles are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both FC Groningen and Go Ahead Eagles are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Go Ahead Eagles kick off!
2.42
0-0Landon Delass threads the ball through to Cedric Coppens. Cedric Coppens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Alston. Edward Alston whips in a cross ball towards Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
3.37
1-0Diego Bosch makes a beautiful solo run. Diego Bosch controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Alston. Edward Alston knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Morrison. Andy Morrison is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.19
Cedric Coppens chips the ball to his team mate, Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.43
Cedric Coppens makes a simple pass to Andy Morrison. Andy Morrison lofts in a cross ball towards Edward Alston. Edward Alston flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.30
2-0Ruud Huiberts brings the ball forward. Ruud Huiberts whips in a cross ball towards Andy Morrison. Andy Morrison is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Marinus Timmer manages to keep it out.
21.13
Diego Bosch threads the ball through to Bas Schenning. Bas Schenning controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Alston. Edward Alston whips in a cross ball towards Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
24.33
Regilio Kerkhof threads the ball through to Melchior Vonk. Melchior Vonk shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.38
Bas Schenning decides to run forward with the ball. Bas Schenning lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Morrison. Andy Morrison is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Marinus Timmer had no chance!! Goal for FC Groningen!
30.52
Urvin de Groot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Fabrie. Michael Fabrie knocks in a cross ball towards Melchior Vonk. Melchior Vonk flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.43
Ruud Huiberts advances with the ball. Ruud Huiberts knocks in a cross ball towards Edward Alston. Edward Alston is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Marinus Timmer had no chance!! Goal for FC Groningen!
40.19
Regilio Kerkhof deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Melchior Vonk. Melchior Vonk goes all the way! Melchior Vonk shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Groningen get the second half underway!
47.10
Cedric Coppens knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Morrison. Andy Morrison lofts in a cross ball towards Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.41
5-1Melchior Vonk hacks Landon Delass from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Landon Delass gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
53.42
Cedric Coppens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Morrison. Andy Morrison shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
54.49
Landon Delass passes the ball forward to Ruud Huiberts. Ruud Huiberts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Alston. Edward Alston goes all the way! Edward Alston makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.26
Landon Delass chips the ball to his team mate, Cedric Coppens. Cedric Coppens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Alston. Edward Alston knocks in a cross ball towards Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.17
Cedric Coppens comes in with a late challenge on Regilio Kerkhof. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Regilio Kerkhof carries on, but is struggling a bit.
65.47
Regilio Kerkhof makes a beautiful solo run. Regilio Kerkhof shoots from distance but Ole Wau is on top of it.
66.41
6-1Wilco Berendsen kicks a strong pass forward to Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan makes a simple pass to Melchior Vonk. Melchior Vonk knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Landon Delass.
69.12
Bas Schenning deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Morrison. Andy Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marco van Veen.
73.37
Regilio Kerkhof barges into Cedric Coppens. The referee calls over Regilio Kerkhof and shows him a yellow card! Cedric Coppens carries on, but is struggling a bit.
75.55
Ruud Huiberts passes the ball forward to Edward Alston. Edward Alston chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Morrison. Andy Morrison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
81.28
Cedric Coppens threads the ball through to Edward Alston. Edward Alston knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.59
Urvin de Groot flicks the ball to his team mate, Melchior Vonk. Melchior Vonk tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.10
Ruud Huiberts flicks the ball to his team mate, Edward Alston. Edward Alston tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
7
1
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
22.7%
45.3%
32%
Scorers
| Andy Morrison 3, 26, 76 Edward Alston 9, 33 Humphrey Van Nistelrooy 47, 57 | Melchior Vonk 40 |