Match Report


VVV VenloVVV Venlo     FC GroningenFC Groningen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Pim de JongP. de Jong70
G
captain1
G
59Sven KosterS. Koster
Craig McGroryC. McGrory70
D
2
D
71Marco MeijndershagenM. Meijndershagen
Duncan MccallD. Mccall62
D
3
D
70Stefano NervoS. Nervo
Jan Vennegoor OvermarsJ. Overmars61
D
4captain
D
66Andre van den HeuvelA. van den Heuvel
Jan RudgeJ. Rudge60
D
5
D
63Diego WoltersD. Wolters
Jakob BehrensJ. Behrens76
M
6
M
67Luuk AbidallahL. Abidallah
Oscar ImbrianiO. Imbriani70
M
7
M
60Madjid LavilleM. Laville
Joseph MillerJ. Miller69
M
8
M
51Karim PasanenK. Pasanen
Thijs LeeT. Lee77
A
9
A
75Francesco G. BaggioF. Baggio
Stuart GoughS. Gough71
A
10
A
65Jonas SeifertJ. Seifert
Jonas RöhnerJ. Röhner70
A
11
A
62Ernest VandenbroeckE. Vandenbroeck
 
Robert CrooksR. Crooks70
A
12
D
63Mike PiquéM. Piqué
Vincenzo OverathV. Overath66
M
13
D
60Rene BraatR. Braat
Winston HilgerinkW. Hilgerink64
G
14
G
59Gavin ScalesG. Scales

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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 19,619 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both VVV Venlo and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kofi De Goey.


0.00
The whistle blows and VVV Venlo get the match underway!
2.15
Luuk Abidallah knocks the ball forward to Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Pim de Jong. What a save!
6.53
Marco Meijndershagen hacks Jonas Röhner from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jonas Röhner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.46
Stefano Nervo kicks a strong pass forward to Karim Pasanen. Karim Pasanen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
15.15
Jan Rudge flicks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Behrens. Jakob Behrens advances with the ball. Jakob Behrens shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.05
Duncan Mccall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jakob Behrens. Jakob Behrens threads a neat ball through to Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Röhner. With a superhuman jump, Jonas Röhner connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Sven Koster!
21.15
From the throw-in, Joseph Miller picks out Jakob Behrens. Jakob Behrens sees Jonas Röhner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonas Röhner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sven Koster who gathers it comfortably.
28.33
Marco Meijndershagen arcs the ball upfield. Francesco G. Baggio whips in a cross ball towards Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
33.07
Diego Wolters makes a probing pass to Madjid Laville. Madjid Laville flicks a high ball forward to Jonas Seifert who takes it down. Jonas Seifert makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francesco G. Baggio but he's offside!
34.34
Joseph Miller sees space and advances. Joseph Miller lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Röhner. Jonas Röhner heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Sven Koster. Excellent save.
38.14
Andre van den Heuvel threads a neat ball through to Luuk Abidallah. Luuk Abidallah makes an attacking run forward. Luuk Abidallah lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
39.32
Andre van den Heuvel makes a beautiful solo run. Andre van den Heuvel threads a neat ball through to Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
44.23
Jan Vennegoor Overmars advances with the ball. With great vision, Jan Vennegoor Overmars plays the ball forward to Jonas Röhner. Jonas Röhner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VVV Venlo appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. FC Groningen appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Groningen start the second half!
48.46
Jonas Seifert catches Craig McGrory on the ankles. The referee warns Jonas Seifert to calm down! Craig McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.54
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
61.46
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
63.02
Jakob Behrens plays the ball forward to Jonas Röhner. Jonas Röhner whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Sven Koster is on top of it.
65.06
Madjid Laville flicks a high pass forward to Francesco G. Baggio who brings the ball under control. Francesco G. Baggio lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert powers a header at goal. Pim de Jong gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
66.08
Oscar Imbriani knocks the ball to his team mate, Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Gough. Stuart Gough makes a convincing header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
69.47
Jakob Behrens flicks a high pass forward to Thijs Lee who brings the ball under control. Thijs Lee knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.50
With a delightful solo run, Madjid Laville stretches the opposition's defence. Madjid Laville shoots from long range but somehow Pim de Jong manages to keep it out.
75.46
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 whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
77.21
VVV Venlo have made a substitution with Robert Crooks replacing Jan Vennegoor Overmars .
79.42
With imagination, Diego Wolters picks a pass forward to Madjid Laville. Madjid Laville makes a probing pass to Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio makes a probing pass to Jonas Seifert but he's offside!
81.49
Joseph Miller sees Thijs Lee in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thijs Lee knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sven Koster who gathers it comfortably.
84.52
With great vision, Robert Crooks plays the ball forward to Joseph Miller. Joseph Miller threads the ball through to Jonas Röhner. Jonas Röhner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jonas Röhner!
89.17
Joseph Miller deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thijs Lee. Thijs Lee lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Röhner. Jonas Röhner shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

VVV Venlo

FC Groningen
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
25.6%
42.7%
31.7%

Scorers
Stuart Gough 66
Jonas Röhner 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jonas Röhner of VVV Venlo

Match Ratings
1.Pim de Jong (GK)
8
2.Craig McGrory (DEF)
6
3.Duncan Mccall (DEF)
7
4.Jan Vennegoor Overmars (DEF)
7
5.Jan Rudge (DEF)
6
6.Jakob Behrens (MID)
7
7.Oscar Imbriani (MID)
6
8.Joseph Miller (MID)
8
9.Thijs Lee (ATT)
8
10.Stuart Gough (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Jonas Röhner (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Robert Crooks (ATT)
6
13.Vincenzo Overath (MID)
0
14.Winston Hilgerink (GK)
0

1.Sven Koster (GK)
7
2.Marco Meijndershagen (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Stefano Nervo (DEF)
6
4.Andre van den Heuvel (DEF)
7
5.Diego Wolters (DEF)
7
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