Match Report


Almere City FCAlmere City FC     FC GroningenFC Groningen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Rafael OrtegaR. Ortega57
G
1
G
62Harris OpdamH. Opdam
Cedric RigaC. Riga66
D
2
D
64Brutil TimmerB. Timmer
Tim JaliensT. Jaliens58
D
3
D
61Steffen RohrschneiderS. Rohrschneider
Jan Vennegoor HouttuinJ. Houttuin54
D
4
D
54Stanley McManamanS. McManaman
Jurgen WillemsJ. Willems53
D
5
D
53Donny BeukenkampD. Beukenkamp
Delano SmitD. Smit69
M
6
M
63Jo van LeeuwenJ. van Leeuwen
John FrankenJ. Franken68
M
7
M
59Achille GrabbiA. Grabbi
Tony DijkstraT. Dijkstra65
M
8
M
52Theo Van Der LuerT. Van Der Luer
Erwin Van HaarenE. Van Haaren56
M
9
M
48Alioune ChabertA. Chabert
Mike Van WonderenM. Van Wonderen54
A
10
A
64Copain HouttuinC. Houttuin
Jack SplinterJ. Splinter53
A
11
A
50Niccol˜ GregoriN. Gregori

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Yanmar Stadion where Almere City FC play host to FC Groningen. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Almere City FC and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
FC Groningen kick off and get the match underway!
2.45
Steffen Rohrschneider barges into Mike Van Wonderen. The referee calls over Steffen Rohrschneider and warns him to calm down! Mike Van Wonderen stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.07
FC Groningen are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
9.53
John Franken makes a simple pass to Mike Van Wonderen. Mike Van Wonderen knocks in a cross ball towards Jack Splinter. Jack Splinter is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.15
Jan Vennegoor Houttuin makes a simple pass to Delano Smit. Delano Smit knocks the ball forward to Jack Splinter. Jack Splinter tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.12
Tim Jaliens kicks a strong pass forward to John Franken. John Franken sees space and advances. John Franken whips in a cross ball towards Mike Van Wonderen. Mike Van Wonderen powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.44
Donny Beukenkamp passes the ball forward to Achille Grabbi. Achille Grabbi chips the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin whips in a cross ball towards Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
36.37
Tim Jaliens chips the ball to his team mate, Delano Smit. Delano Smit makes a simple pass to Mike Van Wonderen. Mike Van Wonderen knocks in a cross ball towards Jack Splinter. Jack Splinter connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
40.25
Jan Vennegoor Houttuin kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Dijkstra. Tony Dijkstra sees space and advances. Tony Dijkstra passes the ball forward but Mike Van Wonderen is offside!
42.25
Tony Dijkstra threads the ball through to Mike Van Wonderen. Mike Van Wonderen lofts in a cross ball towards Jack Splinter. Jack Splinter directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.24
Stanley McManaman makes a probing pass to Theo Van Der Luer. Theo Van Der Luer takes it forward alone. Theo Van Der Luer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Almere City FC kick off!
47.26
Achille Grabbi barges into Tony Dijkstra. Achille Grabbi is warned by the referee! Tony Dijkstra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.08
Jurgen Willems chips the ball to his team mate, Tony Dijkstra. Tony Dijkstra knocks the ball forward to Mike Van Wonderen. Mike Van Wonderen finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.33
Alioune Chabert makes a simple pass to Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.11
Theo Van Der Luer knocks the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.16
Almere City FC are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
83.35
Achille Grabbi clumsily knocks into Tony Dijkstra. Achille Grabbi is given another warning by the referee! Tony Dijkstra stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.03
Achille Grabbi makes a simple pass to Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin goes all the way! Copain Houttuin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Rafael Ortega.
89.06
Tony Dijkstra kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Van Wonderen. Mike Van Wonderen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Harris Opdam manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Niccol˜ Gregori of FC Groningen
Match Statistics
 

Almere City FC

FC Groningen
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.3%
40.7%
Play Area
29.6%
49.4%
21%

Scorers
Jack Splinter 36
Niccol˜ Gregori 30