Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     NAC BredaNAC Breda
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Harris OpdamH. Opdam62
G
1
G
49Liam RuscittiL. Ruscitti
Brutil TimmerB. Timmer64
D
2
D
59Roel FränkelR. Fränkel
Steffen RohrschneiderS. Rohrschneider61
D
3
D
53Urvin ScharrenburgU. Scharrenburg
Stanley McManamanS. McManaman54
D
4
D
51Barry VisserB. Visser
Donny BeukenkampD. Beukenkamp53
D
5
D
50Billy GoughB. Gough
Jo van LeeuwenJ. van Leeuwen63
M
6
M
61Patrick AllachP. Allach
Achille GrabbiA. Grabbi59
M
7
M
58Marino WijnenM. Wijnen
Theo Van Der LuerT. Van Der Luer52
M
8
M
44Kurt MulderK. Mulder
Alioune ChabertA. Chabert48
M
9
M
41Reinier Van Der PennenR. Van Der Pennen
Copain HouttuinC. Houttuin64
A
10
A
66Stefano GentileS. Gentile
Niccol˜ GregoriN. Gregori50
A
11
A
59Kevin GemmillK. Gemmill

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to NAC Breda. A crowd of 9,960 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Groningen and NAC Breda are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
NAC Breda kick off the first half!
8.46
Kurt Mulder threads the ball through to Stefano Gentile. Stefano Gentile shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.29
Stanley McManaman chips the ball to his team mate, Achille Grabbi. Achille Grabbi knocks the ball forward to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.37
Stanley McManaman makes a simple pass to Alioune Chabert. Alioune Chabert threads the ball through to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.31
Achille Grabbi knocks the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.07
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
28.46
Roel Fränkel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marino Wijnen. Marino Wijnen decides to run forward with the ball. Marino Wijnen shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.51
Alioune Chabert flicks the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.11
Achille Grabbi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Liam Ruscitti manages to gather it comfortably.
40.58
Steffen Rohrschneider catches Stefano Gentile on the ankles. Steffen Rohrschneider is warned by the referee! Stefano Gentile grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
42.18
Copain Houttuin clumsily knocks into Urvin Scharrenburg. Copain Houttuin is warned by the referee! Urvin Scharrenburg hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and FC Groningen kick off!
47.23
Marino Wijnen threads the ball through to Stefano Gentile. Stefano Gentile shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
48.02
Achille Grabbi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin whips in a cross ball towards Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
49.58
Kurt Mulder makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Gemmill. Kevin Gemmill goes all the way! Kevin Gemmill cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.32
Steffen Rohrschneider sees space and advances. Steffen Rohrschneider chips the ball to his team mate, Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Liam Ruscitti who gathers it comfortably.
61.19
Patrick Allach flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefano Gentile. Stefano Gentile knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brutil Timmer.
63.30
Urvin Scharrenburg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kurt Mulder. Kurt Mulder threads the ball through to Stefano Gentile. Stefano Gentile knocks the ball forward to Kevin Gemmill but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
71.49
Brutil Timmer threads the ball through to Alioune Chabert. Alioune Chabert chips the ball to his team mate, Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori whips in a cross ball towards Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Copain Houttuin!
81.01
Jo van Leeuwen flicks the ball to his team mate, Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori goes all the way! Niccol˜ Gregori shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Liam Ruscitti had no chance!! Goal for FC Groningen!
89.42
Jo van Leeuwen takes it forward alone. Jo van Leeuwen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


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

FC Groningen

NAC Breda
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54%
46%
Play Area
23.8%
47.6%
28.6%

Scorers
Copain Houttuin 71
Niccol˜ Gregori 81
Kevin Gemmill 50