Match Report


RBC RoosendaalRBC Roosendaal     FC GroningenFC Groningen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Marcos FarinosM. Farinos66
G
1
G
72JŸrgen Van BommelJ. Van Bommel
Christopher BobsonC. Bobson73
D
2
D
77Raouf MauriceR. Maurice
Stefan BroerseS. Broerse69
D
3
D
70Gregoor BrouwersG. Brouwers
Mohammed BlindM. Blind67
D
4captain
D
68Sergio TeixeiraS. Teixeira
Bryan ZimmermanB. Zimmerman74
M
captain5
D
61Jeremy MachlasJ. Machlas
Pedro VarelaP. Varela66
M
6
M
75Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa
Miguel OrtegaM. Ortega65
M
7
M
67Mitchell JansenM. Jansen
Roberto VelosoR. Veloso65
M
8
M
63Cristiano JardimC. Jardim
Victor KooimanV. Kooiman77
A
9
A
69Ferdi BesselinkF. Besselink
Winston van LeeuwenW. van Leeuwen70
A
10
A
68Helder SemedoH. Semedo
Fabian N. ApolloniF. Apolloni68
A
11
A
63Nicky FletcherN. Fletcher
 
Jose E. PellicoriJ. Pellicori68
A
12
G
67Clarence VisserC. Visser
Eric SonkayaE. Sonkaya66
G
13
D
61William LaslandesW. Laslandes
Albert Van BastenA. Van Basten65
A
14
A
61Ruud WoltersR. Wolters

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at MariFlex Stadion where RBC Roosendaal play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 17,831 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RBC Roosendaal 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 Gerard Boateng.


0.00
FC Groningen kick off!
8.45
Christopher Bobson flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Varela holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pedro Varela sees Roberto Veloso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Veloso kicks a strong pass forward to Bryan Zimmerman but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.03
Mitchell Jansen kicks a strong pass forward to Ferdi Besselink. Ferdi Besselink knocks in a cross ball towards Helder Semedo. Helder Semedo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
15.39
Jeremy Machlas flicks a high pass forward. Mitchell Jansen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mitchell Jansen passes the ball forward to Helder Semedo. Helder Semedo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christopher Bobson.
18.33
Mohammed Blind kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Kooiman. Victor Kooiman rushes past Sergio Teixeira! Victor Kooiman cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
21.43
Mitchell Jansen makes a probing pass to Jeremy Machlas. Jeremy Machlas flicks a high pass forward to Ferdi Besselink who brings the ball under control. Ferdi Besselink tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.57
Pedro Varela hits a low pass to Miguel Ortega. Miguel Ortega plays a scrappy one-two with Victor Kooiman and advances towards the goal... Miguel Ortega strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.21
Gregoor Brouwers launches a long ball forward into the other half. Helder Semedo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mohammed Blind.
27.56
Cristiano Jardim darts forward. Cristiano Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Semedo. Helder Semedo knocks in a cross ball towards Ferdi Besselink. Ferdi Besselink shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Marcos Farinos is on top of it.
28.29
Stefan Broerse flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Varela. Pedro Varela sees Winston van Leeuwen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Winston van Leeuwen kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Ortega but the referee indicates it's offside!
30.26
Cristiano Jardim makes a probing pass to Mitchell Jansen. Mitchell Jansen knocks in a cross ball towards Helder Semedo. Helder Semedo knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Marcos Farinos.
32.02
Roberto Veloso makes a probing pass to Bryan Zimmerman. Bryan Zimmerman plays a scrappy one-two with Pedro Varela and advances towards the goal... Bryan Zimmerman shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
36.08
Pedro Varela threads a neat ball through to Miguel Ortega. Miguel Ortega controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but JŸrgen Van Bommel reads it well. Fabulous save!
39.20
Christopher Bobson sees Miguel Ortega in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Ortega runs straight at the opposition's defence. Miguel Ortega knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to JŸrgen Van Bommel who gathers it comfortably.
40.45
Gregoor Brouwers makes a probing pass to Mitchell Jansen. Mitchell Jansen makes an attacking run forward. Mitchell Jansen shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.21
Jeremy Machlas kicks a strong pass forward to Gregoor Brouwers. Gregoor Brouwers flicks the ball to his team mate, Helder Semedo. Helder Semedo lofts in a cross ball towards Ferdi Besselink. Ferdi Besselink beats his man to it with a header but it flies wide!
45.00
Sergio Teixeira clumsily knocks into Pedro Varela. Sergio Teixeira is shown the yellow card! Pedro Varela gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
RBC Roosendaal kick off and get the second half underway!
57.17
Mitchell Jansen chips the ball to his team mate, Nicky Fletcher. Nicky Fletcher knocks in a cross ball towards Ferdi Besselink. Ferdi Besselink is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Marcos Farinos comfortably picks it out of the air!
60.52
RBC Roosendaal have made 2 substitutions with Jose E. Pellicori replacing Stefan Broerse and Eric Sonkaya replacing Victor Kooiman .
61.55
Fabian N. Apolloni deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Sonkaya. Eric Sonkaya shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
67.53
Rodrigo Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Ferdi Besselink collects the pass. Ferdi Besselink knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mohammed Blind.
72.42
Miguel Ortega deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Sonkaya. Eric Sonkaya lofts in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Apolloni. Fabian N. Apolloni outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
75.51
Sergio Teixeira sees Rodrigo Barbosa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With vision, Rodrigo Barbosa plays the ball forward to Nicky Fletcher. Nicky Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Ferdi Besselink. Some silky footwork from Ferdi Besselink provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty! That brings them back into the game!
77.51
RBC Roosendaal have made a substitution with Albert Van Basten replacing Roberto Veloso .
79.29
Rodrigo Barbosa makes a beautiful solo run. Rodrigo Barbosa cuts inside the box! Rodrigo Barbosa rockets a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
83.26
Pedro Varela flicks a high pass forward. Fabian N. Apolloni holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabian N. Apolloni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
84.42
Mitchell Jansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Jardim. Cristiano Jardim sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
85.32
Pedro Varela threads a neat ball through to Miguel Ortega. Miguel Ortega threads a neat, attacking ball through to Winston van Leeuwen. Winston van Leeuwen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. JŸrgen Van Bommel gets down and covers it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RBC Roosendaal

FC Groningen
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
27.4%
40.5%
32.1%

Scorers
Bryan Zimmerman 32
Ferdi Besselink 76

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ferdi Besselink of FC Groningen

Match Ratings