Match Report


FC DordrechtFC Dordrecht     FC GroningenFC Groningen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Billy LoweB. Lowe72
G
1
G
59Sven KosterS. Koster
Henk Van Der GouwH. Van Der Gouw69
D
2
D
71Marco MeijndershagenM. Meijndershagen
Mattia NunziataM. Nunziata68
D
captain3
D
70Stefano NervoS. Nervo
Juan-Carlos GonzalezJ. Gonzalez63
D
4captain
D
66Andre van den HeuvelA. van den Heuvel
Regilio MeeuwisR. Meeuwis74
M
5
D
64Diego WoltersD. Wolters
Eric SchumacherE. Schumacher71
M
6
M
67Luuk AbidallahL. Abidallah
Dennis de GraafD. de Graaf67
M
7
M
60Madjid LavilleM. Laville
Antonio UrsoA. Urso66
M
8
M
51Karim PasanenK. Pasanen
Rafael DenneboomR. Denneboom71
A
9
A
75Francesco G. BaggioF. Baggio
Matthias MetzlerM. Metzler69
A
10
A
65Jonas SeifertJ. Seifert
Gijs HellemonsG. Hellemons65
A
11
A
62Ernest VandenbroeckE. Vandenbroeck
 
Arno SchreuderA. Schreuder63
M
12
D
63Mike PiquéM. Piqué
Roland JezierskiR. Jezierski61
A
13
D
60Rene BraatR. Braat
Raymond KreekR. Kreek57
D
14
G
59Gavin ScalesG. Scales

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at GN Bouw-Stadion where FC Dordrecht play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 19,627 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Dordrecht are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Groningen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paolo Akerboom.


0.00
FC Groningen start the match!
3.08
Eric Schumacher makes a probing pass to Rafael Denneboom. Rafael Denneboom advances inside the box! Rafael Denneboom rockets a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
14.27
Stefano Nervo makes a strong solo run forward. Stefano Nervo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
15.27
Andre van den Heuvel passes the ball forward to Karim Pasanen. Karim Pasanen makes a simple pass to Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mattia Nunziata.
16.15
Regilio Meeuwis plays the ball forward to Rafael Denneboom. Rafael Denneboom deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Metzler but the linesman indicates offside!
18.38
Juan-Carlos Gonzalez threads the ball through to Eric Schumacher. Eric Schumacher hits a low pass to Matthias Metzler. Matthias Metzler plays a scrappy one-two with Gijs Hellemons and stumbles forward towards the goal... Matthias Metzler tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
20.43
Antonio Urso flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Denneboom. Rafael Denneboom shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
22.22
Luuk Abidallah knocks the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.48
Karim Pasanen passes 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 his aim is horrendously poor!
26.45
Dennis de Graaf makes a simple pass to Rafael Denneboom. Rafael Denneboom knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.38
Luuk Abidallah hacks Juan-Carlos Gonzalez from behind! The referee calls over Luuk Abidallah and shows him a yellow card! Juan-Carlos Gonzalez stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.59
Seeing a gap ahead, Madjid Laville picks a pass forward to Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck whips in a cross ball towards Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Billy Lowe manages to gather it comfortably.
32.57
Regilio Meeuwis flicks a high ball forward to Matthias Metzler who takes it down. Matthias Metzler skips past Andre van den Heuvel! Matthias Metzler tries a spectacular strike. Solid save from Sven Koster.
34.12
Eric Schumacher sees space and advances. Eric Schumacher whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Denneboom. Rafael Denneboom rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
40.45
Diego Wolters passes the ball forward to Karim Pasanen. Karim Pasanen threads the ball through to Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Francesco G. Baggio provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Juan-Carlos Gonzalez's outstretched leg.
45.00
Regilio Meeuwis takes it forward alone. Regilio Meeuwis finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Dordrecht kick off!
48.56
Dennis de Graaf barges into Madjid Laville. The referee warns Dennis de Graaf to calm down! Madjid Laville hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.57
Madjid Laville sees space and advances. Madjid Laville whips in a cross ball towards Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.08
FC Dordrecht have made a substitution with Arno Schreuder replacing Henk Van Der Gouw .
61.11
Andre van den Heuvel passes the ball forward to Madjid Laville. Madjid Laville knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert knocks in a cross ball towards Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Billy Lowe manages to gather it.
63.07
Luuk Abidallah catches Dennis de Graaf on the ankles. Luuk Abidallah is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Dennis de Graaf runs off the knock.
66.27
Diego Wolters barges into Rafael Denneboom. Diego Wolters is warned by the referee! Rafael Denneboom hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.01
Dennis de Graaf threads the ball through to Matthias Metzler. Matthias Metzler whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Denneboom. With a superhuman jump, Rafael Denneboom connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
72.12
Madjid Laville makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert whips in a cross ball towards Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio connects with a diving header but is denied by Billy Lowe. Excellent save.
73.28
Karim Pasanen barges into Eric Schumacher. The referee warns Karim Pasanen to calm down! Eric Schumacher runs off the knock.
79.47
Karim Pasanen catches Regilio Meeuwis on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Regilio Meeuwis runs off the knock.
89.14
Madjid Laville plays the ball forward to Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Regilio Meeuwis flicks a high pass forward to Gijs Hellemons who brings the ball under control. Gijs Hellemons shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

FC Dordrecht

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

Possession
56.4%
43.6%
Play Area
21.8%
50%
28.2%

Scorers
Rafael Denneboom 34
Francesco G. Baggio 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francesco G. Baggio of FC Groningen

Match Ratings