Match Report


Feyenoord RotterdamFeyenoord Rotterdam     FC GroningenFC Groningen
Shaun RoweShaun Rowe Computer Player Computer Player
Alexander GeorgiadisA. Georgiadis75
G
1
G
72JŸrgen Van BommelJ. Van Bommel
John ClaphamJ. Clapham73
D
2
D
77Raouf MauriceR. Maurice
Rob JansenR. Jansen74
D
3
D
70Gregoor BrouwersG. Brouwers
Leon HeubachL. Heubach73
D
4captain
D
68Sergio TeixeiraS. Teixeira
Sylvain SalmonS. Salmon67
D
5
D
61Jeremy MachlasJ. Machlas
Silvain HoflandS. Hofland77
M
captain6
M
75Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa
Carl TaylorC. Taylor74
M
7
M
67Mitchell JansenM. Jansen
Bogdan Van GobbelB. Van Gobbel77
M
8
M
63Cristiano JardimC. Jardim
Adilson LandzaatA. Landzaat74
A
9
A
70Ferdi BesselinkF. Besselink
Claudio MarinC. Marin70
A
10
A
68Helder SemedoH. Semedo
Juan SanzJ. Sanz73
A
11
A
63Nicky FletcherN. Fletcher
 
Kemal EhioguK. Ehiogu65
D
12
G
67Clarence VisserC. Visser
Edmundo AlvarezE. Alvarez71
M
13
D
61William LaslandesW. Laslandes
Egbert KarnebeekE. Karnebeek68
A
14
A
61Ruud WoltersR. Wolters

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at De Kuip where Feyenoord Rotterdam play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 18,166 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Feyenoord Rotterdam and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Quansah.


0.00
Feyenoord Rotterdam kick off the first half!
10.11
Carl Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin rushes past Sergio Teixeira! Claudio Marin takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.37
Gregoor Brouwers hits a low pass to Rodrigo Barbosa. Rodrigo Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Fletcher controls it well on his chest. Nicky Fletcher shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
18.43
Silvain Hofland takes it forward alone. Silvain Hofland edges inside the box! Silvain Hofland cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. JŸrgen Van Bommel gets down and covers it.
20.15
Cristiano Jardim hits a low pass to Nicky Fletcher. Nicky Fletcher shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
21.01
Cristiano Jardim knocks the ball forward to Ferdi Besselink. Ferdi Besselink whips in a cross ball towards Nicky Fletcher. Nicky Fletcher makes a convincing header but it's a woeful effort!
28.51
John Clapham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor makes a beautiful solo run. Carl Taylor knocks in a cross ball towards Juan Sanz. Juan Sanz jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. JŸrgen Van Bommel manages to gather it.
38.28
Carl Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Bogdan Van Gobbel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bogdan Van Gobbel whips in a cross ball towards Adilson Landzaat. Adilson Landzaat connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Solid save from JŸrgen Van Bommel.
39.13
Silvain Hofland flicks a high ball forward to Juan Sanz who takes it down. Juan Sanz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
42.35
Gregoor Brouwers barges into Carl Taylor. Gregoor Brouwers is shown the yellow card! Carl Taylor stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.52
Rodrigo Barbosa flicks the ball to his team mate, Helder Semedo. Helder Semedo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
FC Groningen kick off and get the second half underway!
47.36
Bogdan Van Gobbel knocks the ball forward to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin lofts in a cross ball towards Adilson Landzaat. Adilson Landzaat connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.03
Carl Taylor threads a neat ball through to Silvain Hofland. Silvain Hofland threads a neat ball through to Adilson Landzaat. Adilson Landzaat looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow JŸrgen Van Bommel manages to keep it out.
49.50
John Clapham hits a low pass to Juan Sanz. Juan Sanz shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
55.07
Carl Taylor threads a neat ball through to Adilson Landzaat. Adilson Landzaat chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. JŸrgen Van Bommel effortlessly gets down and covers it.
57.27
Gregoor Brouwers plays the ball forward to Helder Semedo. Helder Semedo whips in a cross ball towards Cristiano Jardim. Cristiano Jardim jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Alexander Georgiadis. Excellent save.
59.01
Bogdan Van Gobbel flicks a high pass forward. Adilson Landzaat controls it well on his chest. Adilson Landzaat knocks the ball to his team mate, Bogdan Van Gobbel. Some silky footwork from Bogdan Van Gobbel provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.01
Feyenoord Rotterdam have made 2 substitutions with Edmundo Alvarez replacing Bogdan Van Gobbel and Egbert Karnebeek replacing Claudio Marin .
66.13
Feyenoord Rotterdam are in full control of this game.
67.11
Mitchell Jansen sees Helder Semedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Helder Semedo knocks the ball forward to Nicky Fletcher but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
69.41
Carl Taylor hacks Mitchell Jansen from behind! The referee calls over Carl Taylor and warns him to calm down! Mitchell Jansen runs off the knock.
71.16
Gregoor Brouwers kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Barbosa. Rodrigo Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Helder Semedo controls it well on his chest. Helder Semedo shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
85.01
Silvain Hofland comes in with a late challenge on Cristiano Jardim. Silvain Hofland is given a warning by the referee! Cristiano Jardim hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.58
Rob Jansen pushes mid-way up the pitch. Showing composure, Rob Jansen plays the ball forward to Edmundo Alvarez. Edmundo Alvarez knocks in a cross ball towards Adilson Landzaat. Adilson Landzaat finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.46
Raouf Maurice passes the ball forward to Mitchell Jansen. Mitchell Jansen advances with the ball. Mitchell Jansen runs straight at the defence! Mitchell Jansen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Feyenoord Rotterdam

FC Groningen
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.7%
41.3%
Play Area
21.7%
48.9%
29.3%

Scorers
Claudio Marin 10
Bogdan Van Gobbel 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Claudio Marin of Feyenoord Rotterdam

Match Ratings