Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     RBC RoosendaalRBC Roosendaal
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Sven KosterS. Koster59
G
1
G
64Samir SchäferS. Schäfer
Marco MeijndershagenM. Meijndershagen71
D
2
D
70Garry SteijnG. Steijn
Stefano NervoS. Nervo70
D
3
D
68Cliff FortesC. Fortes
Andre van den HeuvelA. van den Heuvel66
D
captain4
D
64Kevin ClelandK. Cleland
Diego WoltersD. Wolters63
D
5
D
64Kevin RaeK. Rae
Luuk AbidallahL. Abidallah67
M
6
M
69Paolo ScalzoP. Scalzo
Madjid LavilleM. Laville60
M
7
M
69Arnold VeldmanA. Veldman
Karim PasanenK. Pasanen51
M
8
A
71Rocco R. PercassiR. Percassi
Francesco G. BaggioF. Baggio75
A
9captain
A
69Roland KosterR. Koster
Jonas SeifertJ. Seifert65
A
10
A
68Eric ErlerE. Erler
Ernest VandenbroeckE. Vandenbroeck62
A
11
A
57Clarence ZoetebierC. Zoetebier
 
Mike PiquéM. Piqué63
D
12
M
66Ray StelloneR. Stellone
Rene BraatR. Braat60
D
13
M
64Gianfranco RuscittiG. Ruscitti
Gavin ScalesG. Scales59
G
14
G
63Martin JuffingM. Juffing

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to RBC Roosendaal. A crowd of 20,863 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Groningen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while RBC Roosendaal appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Kofi De Goey.


0.00
RBC Roosendaal kick off and get the first half underway!
3.14
Arnold Veldman changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Arnold Veldman knocks in a cross ball towards Rocco R. Percassi. Rocco R. Percassi shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Sven Koster gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
6.25
Arnold Veldman hits a low pass to Clarence Zoetebier. Clarence Zoetebier tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
8.47
Paolo Scalzo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric Erler. Eric Erler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sven Koster who gathers it comfortably.
10.45
Cliff Fortes flicks a high ball forward to Arnold Veldman who takes it down. Arnold Veldman flicks a high pass forward. Rocco R. Percassi collects the pass. Rocco R. Percassi whips in a cross ball towards Clarence Zoetebier. Clarence Zoetebier powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.02
Kevin Cleland flicks a high ball forward to Paolo Scalzo who takes it down. Paolo Scalzo hits a low pass to Clarence Zoetebier. Clarence Zoetebier knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Erler. Eric Erler gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Sven Koster gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
20.23
Madjid Laville makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.05
Paolo Scalzo plays the ball forward to Roland Koster. Roland Koster knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.02
Diego Wolters threads a neat ball through to Luuk Abidallah. Luuk Abidallah sees Jonas Seifert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonas Seifert knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samir Schäfer who gathers it comfortably.
27.09
Garry Steijn hacks Francesco G. Baggio from behind! The referee calls over Garry Steijn and shows him a yellow card! Francesco G. Baggio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.39
Stefano Nervo sees space and advances. Stefano Nervo threads a neat ball through to Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.21
Arnold Veldman threads a neat ball through to Eric Erler. Eric Erler whips in a cross ball towards Roland Koster. Roland Koster heads the ball goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
33.45
Paolo Scalzo flicks a high pass forward to Clarence Zoetebier who brings the ball under control. Clarence Zoetebier lofts in a cross ball towards Roland Koster. Roland Koster whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Sven Koster with no chance!! Goal for RBC Roosendaal!
36.45
Luuk Abidallah sees Ernest Vandenbroeck in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ernest Vandenbroeck makes a probing pass between the defence to Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Magnificent block by Cliff Fortes!
38.30
Madjid Laville chips the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio whips in a cross ball towards Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
39.03
Luuk Abidallah catches Paolo Scalzo on the ankles. Luuk Abidallah is given a warning by the referee! Paolo Scalzo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Groningen appear unchanged since the first half. RBC Roosendaal also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Groningen start the second half!
47.34
Kevin Cleland hits a low pass to Paolo Scalzo. Paolo Scalzo hits a low pass to Rocco R. Percassi. Rocco R. Percassi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marco Meijndershagen.
48.56
Paolo Scalzo threads the ball through to Rocco R. Percassi. Rocco R. Percassi knocks in a cross ball towards Roland Koster. With a superhuman jump, Roland Koster connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.55
Stefano Nervo breaks forward. Stefano Nervo decides to run forward with the ball. Stefano Nervo shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
53.19
Karim Pasanen knocks the ball forward to Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Cleland.
54.30
Arnold Veldman flicks the ball to his team mate, Clarence Zoetebier. Clarence Zoetebier knocks in a cross ball towards Roland Koster. Roland Koster jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
59.46
Stefano Nervo barges into Clarence Zoetebier. The referee brings Stefano Nervo to one side and gives him a warning! Clarence Zoetebier hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.46
Free kick to RBC Roosendaal just outside the area...
62.11
Rocco R. Percassi takes a short run up and slams a blazing shot around the edge of the wall. It's in!! Sven Koster had no chance!!
62.11
RBC Roosendaal have made 3 substitutions with Ray Stellone replacing Kevin Rae, Gianfranco Ruscitti replacing Roland Koster and Martin Juffing replacing Clarence Zoetebier .
63.42
With some swift thinking, Luuk Abidallah plays the ball forward to Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert beats his man to it with a header but slams it into the crowd!
73.20
Luuk Abidallah threads the ball through to Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert kicks a strong pass forward to Ernest Vandenbroeck but the referee indicates it's offside!
81.22
Madjid Laville flicks a high pass forward. Francesco G. Baggio collects the pass. Francesco G. Baggio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
83.23
Diego Wolters flicks a high ball forward to Madjid Laville who takes it down. Madjid Laville brings the ball forward. Madjid Laville knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cliff Fortes.
85.47
Marco Meijndershagen threads the ball through to Karim Pasanen. Karim Pasanen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Samir Schäfer.
86.27
Karim Pasanen takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Eric Erler reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
87.17
Luuk Abidallah knocks the ball forward to Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

RBC Roosendaal
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56%
44%
Play Area
24%
45.3%
30.7%

Scorers
Roland Koster 33, 49, 54
Rocco R. Percassi 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roland Koster of RBC Roosendaal

Match Ratings
1.Sven Koster (GK)
6
2.Marco Meijndershagen (DEF)
6
3.Stefano Nervo (DEF)
6
4.Andre van den Heuvel (DEF)
6
5.Diego Wolters (DEF)
6
6.Luuk Abidallah (MID)
7
7.Madjid Laville (MID)
7
8.Karim Pasanen (MID)
6
9.Francesco G. Baggio (ATT)
6
10.Jonas Seifert (ATT)
6
11.Ernest Vandenbroeck (ATT)
6
 
12.Mike Piqué (DEF)
0
13.Rene Braat (DEF)
0
14.Gavin Scales (GK)
0

1.Samir Schäfer (GK)
7
2.Garry Steijn (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Cliff Fortes (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Cleland (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Rae (DEF)
6
6.Paolo Scalzo (MID)
7
7.Arnold Veldman (MID)
7
8.Rocco R. Percassi (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Roland Koster (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Eric Erler (ATT)
6
11.Clarence Zoetebier (ATT)
7
 
12.Ray Stellone (MID)
6
13.Gianfranco Ruscitti (MID)
6
14.Martin Juffing (GK)
6