Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
Computer Player Computer Player Anwar Lawal Anwar Lawal
Sven KosterS. Koster59
G
1
G
84Joseph-Desire NjankaJ. Njanka
Marco MeijndershagenM. Meijndershagen71
D
2
D
75Vincenzo NeudeckerV. Neudecker
Stefano NervoS. Nervo70
D
3
D
55Miel Van EijkM. Van Eijk
Andre van den HeuvelA. van den Heuvel66
D
captain4
D
70Hugo BentoH. Bento
Diego WoltersD. Wolters65
D
5
M
61Eric de WitE. de Wit
Luuk AbidallahL. Abidallah67
M
6
M
73Steve Van Der WeerdenS. Van Der Weerden
Johnny AkerboomJ. Akerboom64
M
7captain
M
75Dean HughesD. Hughes
Ernesto GomezE. Gomez59
M
8
M
80Albrecht BirnbaumA. Birnbaum
Francesco G. BaggioF. Baggio75
A
9
A
57Sean GrellaS. Grella
Jonas SeifertJ. Seifert67
A
10
A
63Alberto QuaresmaA. Quaresma
Ernest VandenbroeckE. Vandenbroeck62
A
11
A
71Albrecht RiemannA. Riemann
 
Mike PiquéM. Piqué63
D
12
D
71Stefano HammingS. Hamming
Rene BraatR. Braat60
D
13
M
75Jan Van Der LeegteJ. Van Der Leegte
Gavin ScalesG. Scales59
G
14
A
78Hannes BreyerH. Breyer

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Groningen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Franken.


0.00
FC Groningen kick off!
3.34
Miel Van Eijk catches Ernest Vandenbroeck on the ankles. Miel Van Eijk is given a warning by the referee! Ernest Vandenbroeck hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.46
Marco Meijndershagen clumsily knocks into Alberto Quaresma. The referee calls over Marco Meijndershagen and shows him a yellow card! Alberto Quaresma grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.04
Steve Van Der Weerden hits a low pass to Sean Grella. Sean Grella knocks in a cross ball towards Albrecht Riemann. Albrecht Riemann rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
16.01
Luuk Abidallah deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vincenzo Neudecker.
20.59
Miel Van Eijk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Birnbaum. Albrecht Birnbaum chips the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Riemann. Albrecht Riemann whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Quaresma. Alberto Quaresma flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
21.31
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
26.46
Vincenzo Neudecker receives the ball from a throw-in from Hugo Bento. Vincenzo Neudecker makes a probing pass to Dean Hughes. Dean Hughes flicks a high ball forward to Albrecht Riemann who takes it down. Albrecht Riemann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.05
Stefano Nervo passes the ball forward to Ernesto Gomez. Ernesto Gomez flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Seifert controls it well on his chest. Jonas Seifert lofts in a cross ball towards Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Joseph-Desire Njanka manages to gather it comfortably.
34.56
Eric de Wit passes the ball forward to Sean Grella. Sean Grella knocks in a cross ball towards Albrecht Riemann. Albrecht Riemann jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Sven Koster easily punches it away to safety.
36.20
Andre van den Heuvel makes a simple pass to Luuk Abidallah. Luuk Abidallah brings the ball forward. Luuk Abidallah knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
42.49
Steve Van Der Weerden flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Quaresma holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Quaresma sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Steve Van Der Weerden hits a low pass to Sean Grella. Sean Grella finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Sven Koster manages to gather it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Groningen appear unchanged since the first half. AZ 67 Alkmaar also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar kick off and get the second half underway!
51.08
Steve Van Der Weerden flicks the ball to his team mate, Sean Grella. Sean Grella sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Sven Koster. Excellent save.
54.41
Johnny Akerboom comes in with a late challenge on Steve Van Der Weerden. The referee warns Johnny Akerboom to calm down! Steve Van Der Weerden runs off the knock.
55.05
Diego Wolters knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Gomez. Ernesto Gomez flicks the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
57.17
Miel Van Eijk comes in with a late challenge on Jonas Seifert. Miel Van Eijk is warned by the referee again! Jonas Seifert hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.06
Eric de Wit chips the ball to his team mate, Sean Grella. Sean Grella knocks in a cross ball towards Albrecht Riemann. Albrecht Riemann flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
61.31
Andre van den Heuvel kicks a strong pass forward to Johnny Akerboom. Johnny Akerboom flicks a high pass forward to Francesco G. Baggio who brings the ball under control. Francesco G. Baggio finds some space and shoots from distance. Joseph-Desire Njanka gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
65.21
Ernesto Gomez sees Jonas Seifert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonas Seifert knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hugo Bento.
66.37
With a delightful solo run, Luuk Abidallah stretches the opposition's defence. Luuk Abidallah whips in a cross ball towards Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio makes a convincing header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.48
Steve Van Der Weerden flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Riemann controls it well on his chest. Albrecht Riemann shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
75.42
Hugo Bento kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Van Der Weerden. Steve Van Der Weerden threads a neat ball through to Sean Grella. Sean Grella knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.48
Vincenzo Neudecker sees Dean Hughes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dean Hughes flicks a high ball forward to Albrecht Riemann who takes it down. Albrecht Riemann shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.39
Jonas Seifert barges into Miel Van Eijk. Jonas Seifert is shown the yellow card! Miel Van Eijk carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.45
Dean Hughes knocks the ball forward to Alberto Quaresma. Alberto Quaresma shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! That brings them level!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

AZ 67 Alkmaar
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39%
61%
Play Area
31.7%
40.2%
28%

Scorers
Francesco G. Baggio 66
Alberto Quaresma 89

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

Match Ratings