Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
JŸrgen Van BommelJ. Van Bommel72
G
1captain
G
79Adrian VelaA. Vela
Raouf MauriceR. Maurice77
D
2
D
80Alex McStayA. McStay
Gregoor BrouwersG. Brouwers70
D
3
D
77Bryan VredeB. Vrede
Sergio TeixeiraS. Teixeira68
D
captain4
D
76Duncan BoothD. Booth
William LaslandesW. Laslandes61
D
5
D
75Rodrigue WolskyR. Wolsky
Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa75
M
6
M
83Alejandro GaladamesA. Galadames
Mitchell JansenM. Jansen67
M
7
M
78Eugenio MartinezE. Martinez
Cristiano JardimC. Jardim63
M
8
M
77Steven WitschgeS. Witschge
Ferdi BesselinkF. Besselink69
A
9
A
80Sieb BabangidaS. Babangida
Helder SemedoH. Semedo68
A
10
A
78Duncan MatteoD. Matteo
Nicky FletcherN. Fletcher63
A
11
A
77Rob de BoerR. de Boer
 
Clarence VisserC. Visser67
G
12
M
76Tim BakkerT. Bakker
Jeremy MachlasJ. Machlas60
D
13
D
75Kouki YamamotoK. Yamamoto
Jamal ElshotJ. Elshot59
M
14
A
73Clarence ArtsC. Arts

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. A crowd of 18,400 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both FC Groningen and AZ 67 Alkmaar are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Hugo Veloso.


0.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.10
Rodrigue Wolsky kicks a strong pass forward to Steven Witschge. Steven Witschge surges forward with the ball. Steven Witschge lofts in a cross ball towards Rob de Boer. Rob de Boer makes a deft header but somehow JŸrgen Van Bommel manages to keep it out.
4.08
With some swift thinking, Duncan Booth plays the ball forward to Steven Witschge. Steven Witschge flicks a high pass forward. Rob de Boer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rob de Boer plays a quick one-two with Eugenio Martinez and rushes in on goal... Sergio Teixeira clumsily knocks into Rob de Boer. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
12.53
Steven Witschge kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Matteo. Seeing a gap ahead, Duncan Matteo picks a pass forward to Rob de Boer. Rob de Boer hits a low pass to Alejandro Galadames. Alejandro Galadames makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
14.37
Rodrigo Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Ferdi Besselink collects the pass. Ferdi Besselink knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Jardim. Cristiano Jardim knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
15.38
Duncan Booth receives the ball from a throw-in from Bryan Vrede. Duncan Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steven Witschge. Steven Witschge kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Matteo. Duncan Matteo whips in a cross ball towards Rob de Boer. Rob de Boer jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.12
Cristiano Jardim hacks Alejandro Galadames from behind! The referee calls over Cristiano Jardim and shows him a yellow card! Alejandro Galadames stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.29
Mitchell Jansen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicky Fletcher. Nicky Fletcher tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
22.26
Sergio Teixeira makes a simple pass to Rodrigo Barbosa. Rodrigo Barbosa decides to run forward with the ball. Rodrigo Barbosa knocks the ball forward, putting Nicky Fletcher through on goal. Nicky Fletcher cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Bryan Vrede steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
26.21
Alejandro Galadames makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steven Witschge. Steven Witschge lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Matteo. Duncan Matteo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by JŸrgen Van Bommel. Excellent save.
32.02
With vision, Alejandro Galadames plays the ball forward to Eugenio Martinez. Eugenio Martinez puts a great ball through but Sieb Babangida is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
34.16
Duncan Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Steven Witschge. Steven Witschge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.46
Alejandro Galadames sees Rob de Boer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rob de Boer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by JŸrgen Van Bommel!
44.28
Rob de Boer catches William Laslandes on the ankles. The referee brings Rob de Boer to one side and gives him a warning! William Laslandes stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Rodrigo Barbosa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicky Fletcher. Nicky Fletcher shoots from 25 yards. Superb reactions from Adrian Vela. What a save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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
FC Groningen start the second half!
47.43
Rodrigo Barbosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Jardim. Cristiano Jardim takes it forward alone. Cristiano Jardim shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
49.07
Rodrigue Wolsky flicks a high pass forward to Steven Witschge who brings the ball under control. Steven Witschge flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Galadames. Alejandro Galadames lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Matteo. Duncan Matteo rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Duncan Matteo!
55.39
Steven Witschge flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Martinez controls it well on his chest. Eugenio Martinez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gregoor Brouwers.
59.57
Steven Witschge threads the ball through to Alejandro Galadames. Alejandro Galadames shoots from distance. JŸrgen Van Bommel comfortably gets down and covers it.
60.51
With some swift thinking, Gregoor Brouwers plays the ball forward to Rodrigo Barbosa. Rodrigo Barbosa threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Jardim. Cristiano Jardim shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
61.45
Sieb Babangida chips the ball to his team mate, Rob de Boer. Rob de Boer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.53
Eugenio Martinez receives the ball from a throw-in from Alejandro Galadames. Eugenio Martinez knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Galadames. Alejandro Galadames knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.20
Gregoor Brouwers makes a probing pass to Cristiano Jardim. Cristiano Jardim takes it forward alone. Cristiano Jardim knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.10
Cristiano Jardim comes in with a late challenge on Alejandro Galadames. The referee warns Cristiano Jardim to calm down! Alejandro Galadames runs off the knock.
69.41
Mitchell Jansen flicks a high pass forward. Helder Semedo controls it well on his chest. Helder Semedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.57
Cristiano Jardim comes in with a late challenge on Alejandro Galadames. The referee calls over Cristiano Jardim again and warns him to calm down! Alejandro Galadames stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.02
Bryan Vrede passes the ball forward to Eugenio Martinez. Eugenio Martinez flicks a high pass forward to Alejandro Galadames who brings the ball under control. Alejandro Galadames threads the ball through to Sieb Babangida but he's offside!
81.02
Duncan Matteo hacks Mitchell Jansen from behind! The referee calls over Duncan Matteo and shows him a yellow card! Mitchell Jansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.48
Bryan Vrede flicks a high ball forward to Alejandro Galadames who takes it down. Alejandro Galadames darts forward. Alejandro Galadames knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

AZ 67 Alkmaar
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.7%
60.3%
Play Area
33.3%
44.9%
21.8%

Scorers
Rob de Boer 15
Duncan Matteo 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Steven Witschge of AZ 67 Alkmaar

Match Ratings
1.JŸrgen Van Bommel (GK)
8
2.Raouf Maurice (DEF)
6
3.Gregoor Brouwers (DEF)
6
4.Sergio Teixeira (DEF)
6
5.William Laslandes (DEF)
6
6.Rodrigo Barbosa (MID)
7
7.Mitchell Jansen (MID)
6
8.Cristiano Jardim (MID)yellow card
6
9.Ferdi Besselink (ATT)
6
10.Helder Semedo (ATT)
6
11.Nicky Fletcher (ATT)
6
 
12.Clarence Visser (GK)
0
13.Jeremy Machlas (DEF)
0
14.Jamal Elshot (MID)
0

1.Adrian Vela (GK)
6
2.Alex McStay (DEF)
6
3.Bryan Vrede (DEF)
6
4.Duncan Booth (DEF)
6
5.Rodrigue Wolsky (DEF)
6
6.Alejandro Galadames (MID)
8
7.Eugenio Martinez (MID)
6
8.Steven Witschge (MID)
8
9.Sieb Babangida (ATT)
6
10.Duncan Matteo (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Rob de Boer (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Tim Bakker (MID)
0
13.Kouki Yamamoto (DEF)
0
14.Clarence Arts (ATT)
0