Match Report


FC Twente 65FC Twente 65     FC GroningenFC Groningen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Pascal BreitnerP. Breitner63
G
captain1
G
59Sven KosterS. Koster
Sylvain Di RoccoS. Di Rocco69
D
2
D
71Marco MeijndershagenM. Meijndershagen
Niels KosterN. Koster68
D
3
D
70Stefano NervoS. Nervo
Fernando SuarezF. Suarez64
D
4captain
D
66Andre van den HeuvelA. van den Heuvel
Darius FoxD. Fox72
M
5
D
64Diego WoltersD. Wolters
Darl JongenD. Jongen67
M
6
M
67Luuk AbidallahL. Abidallah
Henk Van Der LaanH. Van Der Laan58
M
7
M
60Madjid LavilleM. Laville
Ernest van der MeerE. van der Meer51
M
8
M
51Karim PasanenK. Pasanen
Tjalle GalàsekT. Galàsek75
A
9
A
75Francesco G. BaggioF. Baggio
Jan HuistraJ. Huistra72
A
10
A
65Jonas SeifertJ. Seifert
Christopher de BruinC. de Bruin70
A
11
A
62Ernest VandenbroeckE. Vandenbroeck
 
Daniel DijkstraD. Dijkstra63
A
12
D
63Mike PiquéM. Piqué
Barket ChabbertB. Chabbert62
D
13
D
60Rene BraatR. Braat
Jose Javier ReyesJ. Reyes62
G
14
G
59Gavin ScalesG. Scales

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at De Grolsch Veste where FC Twente 65 play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 18,493 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Twente 65 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 Kofi De Goey.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Twente 65 get the match underway!
2.16
Luuk Abidallah deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck lofts in a cross ball towards Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio whips the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Pascal Breitner!
4.36
Ernest van der Meer passes the ball forward to Jan Huistra. Jan Huistra threads the ball through into the box. Some good footwork from Christopher de Bruin provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.03
Andre van den Heuvel sees Madjid Laville in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Madjid Laville threads the ball through to Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio lofts in a cross ball towards Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Pascal Breitner!
16.50
Andre van den Heuvel knocks the ball to his team mate, Luuk Abidallah. Luuk Abidallah makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio plays a scrappy one-two with Jonas Seifert and stumbles forward towards the goal... Francesco G. Baggio shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Pascal Breitner. Excellent save.
20.17
Madjid Laville runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Madjid Laville shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
21.27
Niels Koster makes a probing pass to Darl Jongen. Darl Jongen flicks a high pass forward to Tjalle Galàsek who brings the ball under control. Tjalle Galàsek plays a one-two with Christopher de Bruin and rushes in on goal... Tjalle Galàsek shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
28.03
Madjid Laville kicks a strong pass forward to Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.56
Karim Pasanen chips the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
34.46
Jan Huistra catches Stefano Nervo on the ankles. Jan Huistra is given a warning by the referee! Stefano Nervo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.34
Andre van den Heuvel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luuk Abidallah. Luuk Abidallah threads a neat ball through to Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pascal Breitner who gathers it comfortably.
39.12
Henk Van Der Laan runs straight at the opposition's defence. Henk Van Der Laan plays a scrappy one-two with Christopher de Bruin and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Henk Van Der Laan provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Andre van den Heuvel's outstretched leg.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Twente 65 appear unchanged since the first half. FC Groningen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Groningen start the second half!
48.20
Luuk Abidallah flicks a high pass forward. Francesco G. Baggio controls it well on his chest. Francesco G. Baggio lofts in a cross ball towards Ernest Vandenbroeck. With a superhuman jump, Ernest Vandenbroeck connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is shockingly off target!
49.36
Stefano Nervo flicks a high pass forward. Karim Pasanen controls it well on his chest. Karim Pasanen flicks the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio whips in a cross ball towards Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck heads the ball goalwards. The shot is on target but blocked by Sylvain Di Rocco. That should have been a goal!
54.47
Andre van den Heuvel brings the ball forward. Andre van den Heuvel flicks a high pass forward. Francesco G. Baggio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francesco G. Baggio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sylvain Di Rocco.
57.26
Diego Wolters flicks a high pass forward to Luuk Abidallah who brings the ball under control. Luuk Abidallah sees Jonas Seifert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonas Seifert shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Pascal Breitner manages to gather it.
60.26
Francesco G. Baggio comes in with a late challenge on Sylvain Di Rocco. Francesco G. Baggio is warned by the referee! Sylvain Di Rocco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.53
Marco Meijndershagen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Madjid Laville. Madjid Laville passes the ball forward to Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck whips in a cross ball towards Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Pascal Breitner manages to gather it.
69.13
Madjid Laville deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonas Seifert but he's offside!
75.16
Luuk Abidallah laces a weighted ball forward to Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.32
FC Twente 65 have made 3 substitutions with Daniel Dijkstra replacing Niels Koster, Barket Chabbert replacing Darl Jongen and Jose Javier Reyes replacing Jan Huistra .
78.33
Henk Van Der Laan makes a simple pass to Tjalle Galàsek. Tjalle Galàsek whips in a cross ball towards Christopher de Bruin. Christopher de Bruin directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
81.08
Madjid Laville threads a neat ball through to Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fernando Suarez.
83.37
Marco Meijndershagen comes in with a late challenge on Jose Javier Reyes. The referee calls over Marco Meijndershagen and shows him a yellow card! Jose Javier Reyes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.53
Marco Meijndershagen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luuk Abidallah. Luuk Abidallah flicks a high pass forward. Ernest Vandenbroeck holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ernest Vandenbroeck knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Dijkstra.
89.26
Henk Van Der Laan barges into Madjid Laville. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Madjid Laville runs off the knock.
90.00
Andre van den Heuvel hits a low pass to Karim Pasanen. Karim Pasanen knocks the ball forward to Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Twente 65

FC Groningen
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
26%
74%
Play Area
27.3%
41.6%
31.2%

Scorers
Christopher de Bruin 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pascal Breitner of FC Twente 65

Match Ratings