Match Report


NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen     FC GroningenFC Groningen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gerard MansG. Mans54
G
1captain
G
70Ruben SteijnR. Steijn
Petri ReuserP. Reuser66
D
2
D
64Carlos GomesC. Gomes
Copain SendenC. Senden64
D
3
D
56Marques Pereira TamazoutM. Tamazout
Thijs De NooijerT. De Nooijer60
D
4
D
53Del OwenD. Owen
Roberto MartinezR. Martinez60
D
5
D
51Youssef MaximianoY. Maximiano
Toifilou JezierskiT. Jezierski58
M
6
M
66Raffaele SadottiR. Sadotti
Brian BeagrieB. Beagrie54
M
7
M
63Thijs De RomijnT. De Romijn
Harald TimmerH. Timmer50
M
8
M
63Hugo DiezH. Diez
Ulrich FabrieU. Fabrie46
M
9
M
51Rodney GerritsenR. Gerritsen
Roland HermansR. Hermans58
A
captain10
A
68Remco SeedorfR. Seedorf
Andy GallacherA. Gallacher53
A
11
A
63Bram HoogstrateB. Hoogstrate
 
Aaron VierklauA. Vierklau56
D
12
A
62Andre AbidallahA. Abidallah
ƒtienne Dibiƒ. Dibi52
D
13
G
58Danny WauD. Wau
Andy RicciA. Ricci52
A
14
A
57Romero P. MarcosR. Marcos

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 12,321 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both NEC Nijmegen and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kurt Condé.


0.00
NEC Nijmegen get the match underway!
2.12
Ulrich Fabrie threads a neat ball through to Copain Senden. Copain Senden plays the ball forward to Roland Hermans. Roland Hermans whips in a cross ball towards Andy Gallacher. Andy Gallacher makes a deft header. Marques Pereira Tamazout steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
4.27
Toifilou Jezierski threads the ball through to Roland Hermans. Roland Hermans shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Ruben Steijn smothers it!
16.41
Thijs De Romijn flicks the ball to his team mate, Bram Hoogstrate. Bram Hoogstrate knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.02
Marques Pereira Tamazout flicks a high pass forward. Thijs De Romijn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thijs De Romijn sees a break and surges forward. Thijs De Romijn shoots from distance but Gerard Mans reads it well. Well saved!
24.02
Hugo Diez flicks the ball to his team mate, Bram Hoogstrate. Bram Hoogstrate puts a great ball through. Remco Seedorf runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
26.05
Brian Beagrie threads a neat ball through to Andy Gallacher. Andy Gallacher tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
28.40
Harald Timmer makes a probing pass to Andy Gallacher. Andy Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brian Beagrie but he's offside!
33.40
Andy Gallacher comes in with a late challenge on Marques Pereira Tamazout. The referee calls over Andy Gallacher and warns him to calm down! Marques Pereira Tamazout gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.07
Marques Pereira Tamazout comes in with a late challenge on Brian Beagrie. The referee calls over Marques Pereira Tamazout and shows him a yellow card! Brian Beagrie carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.42
Harald Timmer makes a simple pass to Brian Beagrie. Brian Beagrie whips in a cross ball towards Roland Hermans. Roland Hermans rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Groningen get the second half underway!
51.42
Roberto Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Brian Beagrie collects the pass. Showing composure, Brian Beagrie plays the ball forward to Roland Hermans. Roland Hermans knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.00
Brian Beagrie knocks the ball forward to Roland Hermans. Roland Hermans shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
66.59
Carlos Gomes chips the ball to his team mate, Thijs De Romijn. Thijs De Romijn chips the ball to his team mate, Remco Seedorf. Remco Seedorf shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Gerard Mans manages to gather it comfortably.
69.27
Remco Seedorf deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bram Hoogstrate. Bram Hoogstrate shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.53
Del Owen makes a probing pass to Raffaele Sadotti. Raffaele Sadotti chips the ball to his team mate, Thijs De Romijn. Thijs De Romijn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Roberto Martinez.
75.27
Brian Beagrie sees space and advances. Brian Beagrie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.16
Marques Pereira Tamazout hacks Roland Hermans from behind! Marques Pereira Tamazout is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Roland Hermans stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.58
Hugo Diez flicks the ball to his team mate, Thijs De Romijn. Thijs De Romijn knocks the ball to his team mate, Remco Seedorf. Remco Seedorf shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Gerard Mans effortlessly smothers it!
84.09
Harald Timmer chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Gallacher. Andy Gallacher makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Roland Hermans. Roland Hermans strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Ruben Steijn.
89.05
Roberto Martinez threads a neat ball through to Andy Gallacher. Andy Gallacher chips the ball to his team mate, Toifilou Jezierski. Toifilou Jezierski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

NEC Nijmegen

FC Groningen
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
65.5%
34.5%
Play Area
25.3%
47.1%
27.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Brian Beagrie of NEC Nijmegen

Match Ratings
1.Gerard Mans (GK)
7
2.Petri Reuser (DEF)
6
3.Copain Senden (DEF)
7
4.Thijs De Nooijer (DEF)
6
5.Roberto Martinez (DEF)
6
6.Toifilou Jezierski (MID)
6
7.Brian Beagrie (MID)
7
8.Harald Timmer (MID)
7
9.Ulrich Fabrie (MID)
6
10.Roland Hermans (ATT)
6
11.Andy Gallacher (ATT)
6
 
12.Aaron Vierklau (DEF)
0
13.ƒtienne Dibi (DEF)
0
14.Andy Ricci (ATT)
0

1.Ruben Steijn (GK)
6
2.Carlos Gomes (DEF)
6
3.Marques Pereira Tamazout (DEF)red card
3
4.Del Owen (DEF)
6
5.Youssef Maximiano (DEF)
6
6.Raffaele Sadotti (MID)
6
7.Thijs De Romijn (MID)
7
8.Hugo Diez (MID)
6
9.Rodney Gerritsen (MID)
6
10.Remco Seedorf (ATT)
6
11.Bram Hoogstrate (ATT)
6
 
12.Andre Abidallah (ATT)
0
13.Danny Wau (GK)
0
14.Romero P. Marcos (ATT)
0