Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     FC GroningenFC Groningen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Henry PienaarH. Pienaar52
G
1
G
62Harris OpdamH. Opdam
Ahmed VolmerA. Volmer58
D
2
D
64Brutil TimmerB. Timmer
Robert NijkampR. Nijkamp54
D
3
D
61Steffen RohrschneiderS. Rohrschneider
Frank Van Der VegtF. Van Der Vegt54
D
4
D
54Stanley McManamanS. McManaman
Jimmy ClaesJ. Claes51
D
5
D
53Donny BeukenkampD. Beukenkamp
Markus BuchwaldM. Buchwald59
M
6
M
63Jo van LeeuwenJ. van Leeuwen
Jo Van Der MeerJ. Van Der Meer58
M
7
M
59Achille GrabbiA. Grabbi
Gavin SullivanG. Sullivan53
M
8
M
52Theo Van Der LuerT. Van Der Luer
Julian PowellJ. Powell53
M
9
M
48Alioune ChabertA. Chabert
Daan SplinterD. Splinter60
A
10
A
64Copain HouttuinC. Houttuin
Nikos EbbingeN. Ebbinge53
A
11
A
50Niccol˜ GregoriN. Gregori

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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 9,155 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both VVV Venlo and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
VVV Venlo get the match underway!
16.18
Stanley McManaman hacks Daan Splinter from behind! Stanley McManaman is warned by the referee! Daan Splinter stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.54
Theo Van Der Luer takes it forward alone. Theo Van Der Luer lofts in a cross ball towards Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Henry Pienaar is on top of it.
28.40
Robert Nijkamp sees space and advances. Robert Nijkamp knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikos Ebbinge. Nikos Ebbinge knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steffen Rohrschneider.
30.01
Brutil Timmer passes the ball forward to Alioune Chabert. Alioune Chabert sees space and advances. Alioune Chabert knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ahmed Volmer.
32.24
Achille Grabbi makes a probing pass to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jimmy Claes.
33.20
Jimmy Claes threads the ball through to Julian Powell. Julian Powell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nikos Ebbinge. Nikos Ebbinge controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
36.08
Theo Van Der Luer sees a break and surges forward. Theo Van Der Luer lofts in a cross ball towards Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.27
Theo Van Der Luer flicks the ball to his team mate, Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Robert Nijkamp.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
FC Groningen start the second half!
47.38
Nikos Ebbinge barges into Stanley McManaman. Nikos Ebbinge is given a warning by the referee! Stanley McManaman runs off the knock.
48.48
Alioune Chabert flicks the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.50
Achille Grabbi makes a simple pass to Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Henry Pienaar!
66.51
Stanley McManaman chips the ball to his team mate, Jo van Leeuwen. Jo van Leeuwen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.54
Markus Buchwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daan Splinter. Daan Splinter knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stanley McManaman.
71.48
Theo Van Der Luer knocks the ball forward to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Henry Pienaar who gathers it comfortably.
75.48
Achille Grabbi brings the ball forward. Achille Grabbi lofts in a cross ball towards Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
79.22
Gavin Sullivan threads the ball through to Daan Splinter. Daan Splinter lofts in a cross ball towards Nikos Ebbinge. Nikos Ebbinge directs the ball goalwards with his head. Harris Opdam easily picks it out of the air!
81.05
Robert Nijkamp passes the ball forward to Gavin Sullivan. Gavin Sullivan chips the ball to his team mate, Nikos Ebbinge. Nikos Ebbinge lofts in a cross ball towards Daan Splinter. Daan Splinter heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
85.35
Theo Van Der Luer makes a simple pass to Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.25
Gavin Sullivan chips the ball to his team mate, Nikos Ebbinge. Nikos Ebbinge lofts in a cross ball towards Daan Splinter. Daan Splinter is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Daan Splinter of VVV Venlo
Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

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

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
28.6%
48.1%
23.4%

Scorers
Daan Splinter 89