Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     FC DordrechtFC Dordrecht
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
JŸrgen Van BommelJ. Van Bommel72
G
1
G
66Ivar van DamI. van Dam
Raouf MauriceR. Maurice77
D
2
D
71Adilson FrijtersA. Frijters
Gregoor BrouwersG. Brouwers70
D
3
D
68Craig MilburnC. Milburn
Sergio TeixeiraS. Teixeira68
D
captain4captain
D
64Pascal LecourP. Lecour
William LaslandesW. Laslandes61
D
5
D
59Stefano FrankenS. Franken
Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa75
M
6
M
69Pasquale PinardiP. Pinardi
Mitchell JansenM. Jansen67
M
7
M
68Rafik DeplaceR. Deplace
Cristiano JardimC. Jardim63
M
8
M
68Edgar OlfersE. Olfers
Ferdi BesselinkF. Besselink69
A
9
A
72Claudio BanchelliC. Banchelli
Helder SemedoH. Semedo68
A
10
A
70Ivan MedinaI. Medina
Nicky FletcherN. Fletcher63
A
11
A
69Marco KoemanM. Koeman
 
Clarence VisserC. Visser67
G
12
A
68Danny de JongD. de Jong
Jeremy MachlasJ. Machlas60
D
13
A
68Willem SchultzW. Schultz
Jamal ElshotJ. Elshot59
M
14
M
66Tommaso PregnolatoT. Pregnolato

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to FC Dordrecht. A crowd of 19,104 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both FC Groningen and FC Dordrecht are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Fabian Meerdink.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Groningen get the match underway!
3.59
Marco Koeman hacks Rodrigo Barbosa from behind! The referee warns Marco Koeman to calm down! Rodrigo Barbosa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.57
Pasquale Pinardi flicks a high ball forward to Edgar Olfers who takes it down. Edgar Olfers sees Marco Koeman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marco Koeman plays a quick one-two with Ivan Medina and rushes in on goal... Marco Koeman shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by JŸrgen Van Bommel. Excellent save.
9.21
Ferdi Besselink sees Helder Semedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Helder Semedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.25
Nicky Fletcher makes a beautiful solo run. Nicky Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pascal Lecour.
18.07
Craig Milburn knocks the ball forward to Claudio Banchelli. Claudio Banchelli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodrigo Barbosa.
20.46
Cristiano Jardim catches Pasquale Pinardi on the ankles. Cristiano Jardim is warned by the referee! Pasquale Pinardi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.25
Stefano Franken flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Banchelli who brings the ball neatly under control. Claudio Banchelli lofts in a cross ball towards Pasquale Pinardi. Pasquale Pinardi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's well over the bar!
26.43
Adilson Frijters flicks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Olfers. Edgar Olfers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafik Deplace. Rafik Deplace knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mitchell Jansen.
27.53
Ivan Medina catches Gregoor Brouwers on the ankles. The referee calls over Ivan Medina and shows him a yellow card! Gregoor Brouwers carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.54
Rodrigo Barbosa makes a probing pass to Ferdi Besselink. Ferdi Besselink finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Ivar van Dam manages to keep it out.
45.00
Ivan Medina comes in with a late challenge on William Laslandes. The referee warns Ivan Medina to calm down! William Laslandes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Dordrecht get the second half underway!
54.09
Rafik Deplace threads a neat ball through to Edgar Olfers. Edgar Olfers lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Medina. Ivan Medina beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! JŸrgen Van Bommel had no chance!! Goal for FC Dordrecht!
59.26
Marco Koeman catches Sergio Teixeira on the ankles. Marco Koeman is warned by the referee again! Sergio Teixeira runs off the knock.
60.37
FC Dordrecht have made a substitution with Tommaso Pregnolato replacing Claudio Banchelli .
63.31
Ferdi Besselink flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Fletcher controls it well on his chest. Nicky Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Ferdi Besselink. Ferdi Besselink makes a deft header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.52
Pasquale Pinardi makes a probing pass to Rafik Deplace. Rafik Deplace knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sergio Teixeira.
67.49
Rodrigo Barbosa threads a neat ball through to Helder Semedo. Helder Semedo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
72.16
Pasquale Pinardi flicks a high ball forward to Ivan Medina who takes it down. Ivan Medina shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.13
Cristiano Jardim knocks the ball forward to Ferdi Besselink. Ferdi Besselink knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edgar Olfers.
81.26
Marco Koeman barges into Cristiano Jardim. Marco Koeman is shown the yellow card! Cristiano Jardim runs off the knock.
84.48
Pasquale Pinardi threads a neat ball through to Tommaso Pregnolato. Tommaso Pregnolato whips in a cross ball towards Edgar Olfers. Edgar Olfers beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! JŸrgen Van Bommel had no chance!! Goal for FC Dordrecht!
87.45
Mitchell Jansen flicks a high pass forward. Ferdi Besselink controls it well on his chest. Ferdi Besselink advances inside the box! Ferdi Besselink looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

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

Possession
50.9%
49.1%
Play Area
30.9%
50.9%
18.2%

Scorers
Ferdi Besselink 63
Ivan Medina 54
Edgar Olfers 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edgar Olfers of FC Dordrecht

Match Ratings