Match Report


NAC BredaNAC Breda     FC GroningenFC Groningen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nicola C. MainiN. Maini64
G
1
G
59Sven KosterS. Koster
John BerendsenJ. Berendsen84
D
2
D
71Marco MeijndershagenM. Meijndershagen
Joao AlmeidaJ. Almeida68
D
3
D
70Stefano NervoS. Nervo
Sebastiao AlvesS. Alves57
D
4captain
D
66Andre van den HeuvelA. van den Heuvel
ƒtienne Faberƒ. Faber62
M
captain5
D
65Diego WoltersD. Wolters
Jermaine SalmonJ. Salmon62
M
6
M
67Luuk AbidallahL. Abidallah
Daan CornelisseD. Cornelisse57
M
7
M
64Johnny AkerboomJ. Akerboom
Jaap NelisseJ. Nelisse56
M
8
M
59Ernesto GomezE. Gomez
Gianmatteo RipaG. Ripa68
A
9
A
75Francesco G. BaggioF. Baggio
Reinier Van SteenveldtR. Van Steenveldt64
A
10
A
67Jonas SeifertJ. Seifert
Jan ScholzJ. Scholz61
A
11
A
62Ernest VandenbroeckE. Vandenbroeck
 
Florian Del GrossoF. Del Grosso62
G
12
D
63Mike PiquéM. Piqué
Jochem ClaesJ. Claes58
A
13
D
60Rene BraatR. Braat
Marco SonkayaM. Sonkaya55
D
14
G
59Gavin ScalesG. Scales

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Rat Verlegh Stadion where NAC Breda play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 19,462 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
NAC Breda 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 Dave Van Dalen.


0.00
The whistle blows and NAC Breda get the match underway!
3.44
Ernesto Gomez catches ƒtienne Faber on the ankles. Ernesto Gomez is shown the yellow card! ƒtienne Faber stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.59
John Berendsen makes a simple pass to Jermaine Salmon. Jermaine Salmon hits a low pass to Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt knocks in a cross ball towards Jan Scholz. Jan Scholz knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.03
Jermaine Salmon flicks a high ball forward to Jan Scholz who takes it down. Jan Scholz shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
15.45
Jermaine Salmon flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Scholz. Jan Scholz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diego Wolters.
18.47
ƒtienne Faber sees Reinier Van Steenveldt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Reinier Van Steenveldt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marco Meijndershagen.
20.00
Jaap Nelisse flicks a high pass forward. Jan Scholz collects the pass. Jan Scholz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sven Koster who gathers it comfortably.
21.16
Jermaine Salmon kicks a strong pass forward to Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sven Koster who gathers it comfortably.
32.19
Johnny Akerboom threads a neat ball through to Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Nicola C. Maini has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.50
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
40.24
Jermaine Salmon flicks a high pass forward. Gianmatteo Ripa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianmatteo Ripa whips in a cross ball towards Jan Scholz. Jan Scholz directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
42.14
Andre van den Heuvel advances with the ball. Andre van den Heuvel brings the ball forward. Andre van den Heuvel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Berendsen.
45.00
John Berendsen kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Salmon. Jermaine Salmon flicks a high pass forward to Gianmatteo Ripa who brings the ball under control. Gianmatteo Ripa kicks a strong pass forward to Reinier Van Steenveldt but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. NAC Breda appear unchanged since the first half. FC Groningen also appear unchanged since the first half. The NAC Breda players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Groningen kicking off!
48.24
Marco Meijndershagen flicks a high pass forward. Johnny Akerboom controls it well on his chest. Johnny Akerboom flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Seifert controls it well on his chest. Jonas Seifert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.59
Daan Cornelisse flicks a high pass forward to Gianmatteo Ripa who brings the ball under control. Gianmatteo Ripa finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Sven Koster manages to keep it out.
54.09
Sebastiao Alves barges into Francesco G. Baggio. The referee calls over Sebastiao Alves and shows him a yellow card! Francesco G. Baggio runs off the knock.
57.32
Luuk Abidallah chips the ball to his team mate, Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Berendsen.
59.10
Daan Cornelisse knocks the ball forward to Gianmatteo Ripa. Gianmatteo Ripa flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Scholz. Jan Scholz side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.11
Jaap Nelisse hits a low pass to Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.19
Jan Scholz hacks Stefano Nervo from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stefano Nervo stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.39
ƒtienne Faber flicks the ball to his team mate, Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.26
Diego Wolters takes a short throw-in bringing Andre van den Heuvel into play. Andre van den Heuvel threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Gomez. Ernesto Gomez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Baggio. Francesco G. Baggio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastiao Alves.
69.35
Ernesto Gomez passes the ball forward to Ernest Vandenbroeck. Ernest Vandenbroeck shoots from outside the area. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. FC Groningen are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
73.17
Johnny Akerboom flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Seifert collects the pass. Jonas Seifert threads the ball through to Francesco G. Baggio but he's offside!
75.01
Sebastiao Alves flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Salmon. Jermaine Salmon flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianmatteo Ripa. Gianmatteo Ripa shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
79.17
Ernesto Gomez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert makes a great pass forward. Ernest Vandenbroeck runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
81.10
ƒtienne Faber threads the ball through to Gianmatteo Ripa. Gianmatteo Ripa makes a probing pass between the defence to Jan Scholz. Jan Scholz shoots from just inside the box but it flies just off target!
87.15
Daan Cornelisse makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Scholz. Jan Scholz whips in a cross ball towards Gianmatteo Ripa. Gianmatteo Ripa whips the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
89.42
ƒtienne Faber controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianmatteo Ripa. Gianmatteo Ripa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

NAC Breda

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

Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
23.6%
41.7%
34.7%

Scorers
Gianmatteo Ripa 75
Jonas Seifert 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianmatteo Ripa of NAC Breda

Match Ratings