Match Report
| MVV | MVV |  |  | FC Groningen | FC Groningen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Danny Bridges | D. Bridges |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Romain Deloumeau | R. Deloumeau | |||||||||
| Ronnie Ooijer | R. Ooijer |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Edgar Kok | E. Kok | |||||||||
| Pim Laros | P. Laros | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Joos Van Wanrooy | J. Van Wanrooy | |||||||||
| Sjaak De Visser | S. De Visser | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Ernest Bosman | E. Bosman | |||||||||
| Nick Leiwakabessy | N. Leiwakabessy | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 |  | Lars Kohler | L. Kohler | |||||||||
| Silvain Redan | S. Redan | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Daan Meeuwis | D. Meeuwis | |||||||||
| Max Knopper | M. Knopper | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Jacques Hutteau | J. Hutteau | |||||||||
| Alex Bremner | A. Bremner |  | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Arno De Nooijer | A. De Nooijer | |||||||||
| Stephane Manari | S. Manari |  | 50 | M | | 9 | | M | 55 | | Dave van Leeuwen | D. van Leeuwen | |||||||||
| Tom Verberne | T. Verberne | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Orlando Karelse | O. Karelse | |||||||||
| Fred Abidallah | F. Abidallah | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Bram Venema | B. Venema | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at De Geusselt where MVV play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 8,931 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both MVV and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both MVV and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0MVV get the match underway!
8.57
0-0Max Knopper knocks the ball forward to Tom Verberne. Tom Verberne knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lars Kohler.
9.26
Pim Laros passes the ball forward to Alex Bremner. Alex Bremner knocks the ball to his team mate, Fred Abidallah. Fred Abidallah knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.18
0-0Silvain Redan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tom Verberne. Tom Verberne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fred Abidallah. Fred Abidallah cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
20.21
Max Knopper knocks the ball to his team mate, Tom Verberne. Tom Verberne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.20
1-0Max Knopper decides to run forward with the ball. Max Knopper lofts in a cross ball towards Tom Verberne. Tom Verberne flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
30.12
Daan Meeuwis knocks the ball forward to Orlando Karelse. Orlando Karelse goes all the way! Orlando Karelse takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
33.46
1-0MVV are easily keeping FC Groningen at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
34.57
Dave van Leeuwen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Orlando Karelse. Orlando Karelse knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sjaak De Visser.
38.05
Max Knopper knocks the ball to his team mate, Fred Abidallah. Fred Abidallah knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ernest Bosman.
39.14
Arno De Nooijer sees a break and surges forward. Arno De Nooijer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.15
Ernest Bosman kicks a strong pass forward to Jacques Hutteau. Jacques Hutteau makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bram Venema. Bram Venema knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nick Leiwakabessy.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
FC Groningen kick off and get the second half underway!
47.46
Dave van Leeuwen makes a simple pass to Bram Venema. Bram Venema shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
49.55
Daan Meeuwis makes a beautiful solo run. Daan Meeuwis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sjaak De Visser.
54.47
1-0Stephane Manari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fred Abidallah. Fred Abidallah goes all the way! Fred Abidallah rockets a shot on goal. Romain Deloumeau easily smothers it.
57.04
Sjaak De Visser makes a probing pass to Silvain Redan. Silvain Redan flicks the ball to his team mate, Tom Verberne. Tom Verberne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joos Van Wanrooy.
59.35
Jacques Hutteau makes a simple pass to Orlando Karelse. Orlando Karelse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.18
Sjaak De Visser threads the ball through to Stephane Manari. Stephane Manari threads the ball through to Tom Verberne. Tom Verberne plays a perfect one-two with Fred Abidallah and rushes in on goal... Tom Verberne rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Romain Deloumeau.
69.21
1-0Ernest Bosman hacks Fred Abidallah from behind! Ernest Bosman is given a warning by the referee! Fred Abidallah hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.36
Jacques Hutteau deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Orlando Karelse. Orlando Karelse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.31
Bram Venema barges into Pim Laros. Bram Venema is given a warning by the referee! Pim Laros stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.38
Ernest Bosman knocks the ball forward to Arno De Nooijer. Arno De Nooijer decides to run forward with the ball. Arno De Nooijer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Bridges who gathers it comfortably.
77.13
Stephane Manari kicks a strong pass forward to Fred Abidallah. Fred Abidallah knocks in a cross ball towards Tom Verberne. Tom Verberne is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.24
Sjaak De Visser knocks the ball to his team mate, Max Knopper. Max Knopper makes a simple pass to Fred Abidallah. Fred Abidallah knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Romain Deloumeau who gathers it comfortably.
79.02
Jacques Hutteau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Orlando Karelse. Orlando Karelse whips in a cross ball towards Bram Venema. Bram Venema powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.08
Pim Laros makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Bremner. Alex Bremner flicks the ball to his team mate, Tom Verberne. Tom Verberne deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fred Abidallah. Fred Abidallah takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.15
Jacques Hutteau takes it forward alone. Jacques Hutteau finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.40
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
87.37
MVV are easily keeping FC Groningen at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
89.35
Stephane Manari passes the ball forward to Fred Abidallah. Fred Abidallah goes all the way! Fred Abidallah rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
25.6%
48.8%
25.6%
Scorers