Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     Feyenoord RotterdamFeyenoord Rotterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
JŸrgen Van BommelJ. Van Bommel72
G
1
G
75Tino MorganT. Morgan
Raouf MauriceR. Maurice77
D
2
D
73John ClaphamJ. Clapham
Gregoor BrouwersG. Brouwers70
D
3
D
73Leon HeubachL. Heubach
Jeremy MachlasJ. Machlas61
D
captain4
D
65Kemal EhioguK. Ehiogu
William LaslandesW. Laslandes61
D
5
D
62Vincenzo HollmerV. Hollmer
Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa75
M
6
M
77Bogdan Van GobbelB. Van Gobbel
Mitchell JansenM. Jansen67
M
7
M
77Silvain HoflandS. Hofland
Cristiano JardimC. Jardim63
M
8captain
M
71Edmundo AlvarezE. Alvarez
Ferdi BesselinkF. Besselink69
A
9
A
74Adilson LandzaatA. Landzaat
Helder SemedoH. Semedo68
A
10
A
69Claudio MarinC. Marin
Nicky FletcherN. Fletcher63
A
11
A
68Egbert KarnebeekE. Karnebeek
 
Clarence VisserC. Visser67
G
12
M
70Carlos PastorC. Pastor
Jamal ElshotJ. Elshot59
M
13
M
70Ivan MasonI. Mason
Ludovic DiablemontL. Diablemont59
A
14
M
67Melchior TimmerM. Timmer

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to Feyenoord Rotterdam. A crowd of 17,999 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Groningen and Feyenoord Rotterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ger Abidallah.


0.00
Feyenoord Rotterdam start the match!
6.28
Rodrigo Barbosa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mitchell Jansen. Mitchell Jansen shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
8.43
Kemal Ehiogu clumsily knocks into Ferdi Besselink. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ferdi Besselink stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.57
Kemal Ehiogu flicks a high pass forward. Silvain Hofland controls it well on his chest. Silvain Hofland flicks a high pass forward. Egbert Karnebeek controls it well on his chest. Egbert Karnebeek shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
22.17
Nicky Fletcher brings the ball forward. Nicky Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tino Morgan who gathers it comfortably.
27.48
Raouf Maurice pushes mid-way up the pitch. Raouf Maurice threads the ball through to Ferdi Besselink. Ferdi Besselink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.59
Kemal Ehiogu passes the ball forward to Bogdan Van Gobbel. Bogdan Van Gobbel decides to run forward with the ball. Bogdan Van Gobbel knocks in a cross ball towards Adilson Landzaat. Adilson Landzaat rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.04
Kemal Ehiogu knocks the ball forward to Silvain Hofland. Silvain Hofland flicks a high pass forward to Adilson Landzaat who brings the ball under control. Adilson Landzaat lofts in a cross ball towards Egbert Karnebeek. Egbert Karnebeek connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
33.46
Leon Heubach barges into Mitchell Jansen. Leon Heubach is given a warning by the referee! Mitchell Jansen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.49
Adilson Landzaat flicks a high pass forward. Egbert Karnebeek controls it well on his chest. Egbert Karnebeek controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.17
Rodrigo Barbosa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Helder Semedo. Helder Semedo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tino Morgan who gathers it comfortably.
40.04
Silvain Hofland threads the ball through to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jeremy Machlas.
44.38
Rodrigo Barbosa surges forward with the ball. Rodrigo Barbosa hits a low pass to Ferdi Besselink. Ferdi Besselink shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Tino Morgan.
45.00
Cristiano Jardim takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Vincenzo Hollmer reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
FC Groningen kick off!
47.41
Mitchell Jansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Fletcher. Nicky Fletcher skips past Kemal Ehiogu! Nicky Fletcher comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
53.14
Cristiano Jardim hacks Claudio Marin from behind! Cristiano Jardim is shown the yellow card! Claudio Marin runs off the knock.
57.54
John Clapham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adilson Landzaat. Adilson Landzaat sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. JŸrgen Van Bommel is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
61.42
Mitchell Jansen makes a probing pass to Rodrigo Barbosa. Rodrigo Barbosa whips in a cross ball towards Ferdi Besselink. Ferdi Besselink makes a deft header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.37
William Laslandes hacks Bogdan Van Gobbel from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bogdan Van Gobbel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.55
Leon Heubach knocks the ball forward to Edmundo Alvarez. Edmundo Alvarez threads a neat ball through to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodrigo Barbosa.
72.49
Cristiano Jardim makes a simple pass to Helder Semedo. Helder Semedo runs straight at the defence! Helder Semedo strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.48
William Laslandes boots it upfield. Ferdi Besselink sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.10
Feyenoord Rotterdam have made 2 substitutions with Ivan Mason replacing Bogdan Van Gobbel and Melchior Timmer replacing Egbert Karnebeek .
78.19
Cristiano Jardim comes in with a late challenge on Ivan Mason. The referee calls over Cristiano Jardim and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Ivan Mason hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.53
Ferdi Besselink flicks a high pass forward. Helder Semedo collects the pass. Helder Semedo advances inside the box! Helder Semedo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Tino Morgan manages to gather it.
87.36
Vincenzo Hollmer knocks the ball forward to Edmundo Alvarez. Edmundo Alvarez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Silvain Hofland comes in with a late challenge on Mitchell Jansen. The referee calls over Silvain Hofland and warns him to calm down! Mitchell Jansen runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

Feyenoord Rotterdam
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
25.9%
48.1%
25.9%

Scorers
Helder Semedo 72
Adilson Landzaat 29, 58

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Adilson Landzaat of Feyenoord Rotterdam

Match Ratings