Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     VeendamVeendam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ruben SteijnR. Steijn70
G
captain1
G
61Nils BierhoffN. Bierhoff
Carlos GomesC. Gomes64
D
2
D
67Alec SullivanA. Sullivan
Marques Pereira TamazoutM. Tamazout56
D
3
D
64Nelson SedoukiN. Sedouki
Del OwenD. Owen53
D
4
D
57Pierpaolo PellissierP. Pellissier
Youssef MaximianoY. Maximiano51
D
5
D
51Frits LatuheruF. Latuheru
Raffaele SadottiR. Sadotti66
M
6
M
74Fabian DreefF. Dreef
Thijs De RomijnT. De Romijn63
M
7captain
M
69Tomˆs FrijtersT. Frijters
Hugo DiezH. Diez63
M
8
M
56Glynn StuartG. Stuart
Rodney GerritsenR. Gerritsen51
M
9
M
53Eric BeekinkE. Beekink
Remco SeedorfR. Seedorf68
A
10
A
66Geoffrey MasudiG. Masudi
Bram HoogstrateB. Hoogstrate63
A
11
A
58Oliver OuindiO. Ouindi
 
Andre AbidallahA. Abidallah62
A
12
G
55Stanislas DeschampsS. Deschamps
Danny WauD. Wau58
G
13
G
53Johan de JongJ. de Jong
Romero P. MarcosR. Marcos57
A
14
A
52Miguael LevintskyM. Levintsky

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to Veendam. A crowd of 12,126 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both FC Groningen and Veendam are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ramon Yakubu.


0.00
Veendam kick off!
2.35
Bram Hoogstrate sees a break and surges forward. Bram Hoogstrate finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
3.42
Thijs De Romijn kicks a strong pass forward to Remco Seedorf. Remco Seedorf flicks the ball to his team mate, Bram Hoogstrate. Bram Hoogstrate rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Nils Bierhoff!
10.28
Bram Hoogstrate threads a neat ball through to Remco Seedorf. Remco Seedorf knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.46
Rodney Gerritsen advances with the ball. Rodney Gerritsen lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Diez. Hugo Diez makes a looping header on goal. Nils Bierhoff gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
18.57
Raffaele Sadotti flicks a high pass forward to Rodney Gerritsen who brings the ball under control. Rodney Gerritsen makes a probing pass to Remco Seedorf but he's offside!
22.29
Eric Beekink makes an attacking run forward. Eric Beekink knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlos Gomes.
26.15
Tomˆs Frijters chips the ball to his team mate, Geoffrey Masudi. Geoffrey Masudi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Ruben Steijn gets down and covers it.
28.11
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.46
Tomˆs Frijters makes a simple pass to Oliver Ouindi. Oliver Ouindi knocks in a cross ball towards Geoffrey Masudi. Geoffrey Masudi flicks the ball with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
42.11
Pierpaolo Pellissier darts forward. Pierpaolo Pellissier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Glynn Stuart. Glynn Stuart shoots from long range. Superb reactions from Ruben Steijn. What a save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Groningen appear unchanged since the first half. Veendam also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Groningen get the second half underway!
48.35
With imagination, Hugo Diez plays the ball forward to Raffaele Sadotti. Raffaele Sadotti makes a simple pass, allowing Bram Hoogstrate to run into the box. Frits Latuheru catches Bram Hoogstrate on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
54.40
Tomˆs Frijters flicks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Ouindi. Oliver Ouindi knocks in a cross ball towards Geoffrey Masudi. Geoffrey Masudi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
63.39
Thijs De Romijn makes a simple pass to Remco Seedorf. Remco Seedorf threads the ball through into the box. Bram Hoogstrate cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Nils Bierhoff gets down and covers it.
65.17
Hugo Diez flicks a high pass forward to Raffaele Sadotti who brings the ball neatly under control. Raffaele Sadotti lofts in a cross ball towards Remco Seedorf. Remco Seedorf gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Nils Bierhoff didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
66.36
Hugo Diez makes a beautiful solo run. Hugo Diez lofts in a cross ball towards Remco Seedorf. Remco Seedorf outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
71.32
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
77.05
Alec Sullivan knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Ouindi. Oliver Ouindi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Youssef Maximiano.
81.34
With a delightful solo run, Thijs De Romijn stretches the opposition's defence. Thijs De Romijn knocks in a cross ball towards Remco Seedorf. With a superhuman jump, Remco Seedorf connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Pierpaolo Pellissier. Excellent block.
85.09
Thijs De Romijn makes a beautiful solo run. Thijs De Romijn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pierpaolo Pellissier.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

Veendam
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
23.5%
50.6%
25.9%

Scorers
Geoffrey Masudi 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Geoffrey Masudi of Veendam

Match Ratings