Match Report
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| VVV Venlo | VVV Venlo |  |  | FC Groningen | FC Groningen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Frederico Andrade | F. Andrade |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Romain Deloumeau | R. Deloumeau | |||||||||
| Rafael Seedorf | R. Seedorf |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Edgar Kok | E. Kok | |||||||||
| Roger Bouma | R. Bouma | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Joos Van Wanrooy | J. Van Wanrooy | |||||||||
| Pius Oosterhof | P. Oosterhof | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Ger van den Heuvel | G. van den Heuvel | |||||||||
| Barry Braat | B. Braat | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 |  | Lars Kohler | L. Kohler | |||||||||
| Pius Karelse | P. Karelse | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Daan Meeuwis | D. Meeuwis | |||||||||
| Rody Taks | R. Taks | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Arno De Nooijer | A. De Nooijer | |||||||||
| Albert Verges | A. Verges |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Kees Bergdolmo | K. Bergdolmo | |||||||||
| Craig Matteo | C. Matteo |  | 50 | M | | 9 | | M | 47 | | Mitchel Moeliker | M. Moeliker | |||||||||
| Bruno Gomes | B. Gomes | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Francis Serredszum | F. Serredszum | |||||||||
| Tony Van Eijk | T. Van Eijk | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Orlando Karelse | O. Karelse | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at De Koel where VVV Venlo play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 9,202 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both VVV Venlo and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both VVV Venlo and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and VVV Venlo kick off!
8.30
0-0Arno De Nooijer threads the ball through to Francis Serredszum. Francis Serredszum makes a probing pass to Orlando Karelse but he's offside!
9.26
0-0Lars Kohler chips the ball to his team mate, Daan Meeuwis. Daan Meeuwis kicks a strong pass forward to Francis Serredszum. Francis Serredszum lofts in a cross ball towards Orlando Karelse. Orlando Karelse is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.49
0-0Lars Kohler chips the ball to his team mate, Daan Meeuwis. Daan Meeuwis knocks the ball forward to Orlando Karelse. Orlando Karelse knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Roger Bouma.
16.30
Barry Braat knocks the ball to his team mate, Albert Verges. Albert Verges makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
20.23
Mitchel Moeliker chips the ball to his team mate, Orlando Karelse. Orlando Karelse knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rafael Seedorf.
21.36
1-0Pius Oosterhof makes a beautiful solo run. Pius Oosterhof makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk plays a perfect one-two with Bruno Gomes and rushes in on goal... Tony Van Eijk takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
28.12
Ger van den Heuvel makes a probing pass to Daan Meeuwis. Daan Meeuwis chips the ball to his team mate, Orlando Karelse. Orlando Karelse sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
36.13
1-0Kees Bergdolmo brings the ball forward. Kees Bergdolmo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Frederico Andrade easily smothers it.
38.30
Pius Oosterhof deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pius Karelse. Pius Karelse knocks the ball forward to Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.08
Pius Karelse kicks a strong pass forward to Bruno Gomes. Bruno Gomes lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
1-0Joos Van Wanrooy catches Tony Van Eijk on the ankles. Joos Van Wanrooy is warned by the referee! Tony Van Eijk runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Groningen kick off!
47.29
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
61.08
Edgar Kok passes the ball forward to Kees Bergdolmo. Kees Bergdolmo sees space and advances. Kees Bergdolmo tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.33
Pius Oosterhof chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Matteo. Craig Matteo knocks the ball forward to Bruno Gomes. Bruno Gomes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.12
Albert Verges barges into Kees Bergdolmo. The referee calls over Albert Verges and warns him to calm down! Kees Bergdolmo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.45
Daan Meeuwis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Serredszum. Francis Serredszum lofts in a cross ball towards Orlando Karelse. Orlando Karelse directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.02
Pius Oosterhof passes the ball forward to Pius Karelse. Pius Karelse chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Gomes. Bruno Gomes knocks in a cross ball towards Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.10
Rafael Seedorf kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Matteo. Craig Matteo chips the ball to his team mate, Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.47
Pius Karelse deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Gomes. Bruno Gomes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Romain Deloumeau who gathers it comfortably.
81.55
VVV Venlo are easily keeping FC Groningen at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
84.48
Kees Bergdolmo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Serredszum. Francis Serredszum knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roger Bouma.
85.29
1-0Rafael Seedorf catches Orlando Karelse on the ankles. The referee calls over Rafael Seedorf and shows him a yellow card! Orlando Karelse stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.31
Pius Oosterhof chips the ball to his team mate, Albert Verges. Albert Verges advances with the ball. Albert Verges lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Van Eijk. Tony Van Eijk flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.58
Mitchel Moeliker passes the ball forward to Orlando Karelse. Orlando Karelse shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Frederico Andrade!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56%
44%
Play Area
33.3%
41.7%
25%
Scorers