Match Report
| Heracles Almelo | Heracles Almelo |  |  | FC Groningen | FC Groningen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joos Kluivert | J. Kluivert |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Johnny Machlas | J. Machlas | |||||||||
| Mehdi Kelban | M. Kelban |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 | | Diego Bosch | D. Bosch | |||||||||
| Raymond Arveladze | R. Arveladze | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Ignacio Rosario | I. Rosario | |||||||||
| Oscar Marquez | O. Marquez |  | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Dragan Vugrinec | D. Vugrinec | |||||||||
| Bakary Richter | B. Richter |  | 66 | D | | 5 | | D | 65 | | Giulliano Van Der Gun | G. Van Der Gun | |||||||||
| Wilco Postma | W. Postma | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Ruud Huiberts | R. Huiberts | |||||||||
| Barry Nelisse | B. Nelisse | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Cedric Coppens | C. Coppens | |||||||||
| Eric de Bruin | E. de Bruin | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 | | Bas Schenning | B. Schenning | |||||||||
| Daniele Facci | D. Facci |  | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Max Fuchs | M. Fuchs | |||||||||
| Robin Akerboom | R. Akerboom | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 |  | Darius Hapgood | D. Hapgood | |||||||||
| Paul Touzani | P. Touzani | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 |  | Leandro Hugo | L. Hugo | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Polman Stadion where Heracles Almelo play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 18,265 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Heracles Almelo and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Heracles Almelo and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with FC Groningen kicking off!
3.44
0-0Eric de Bruin passes the ball forward to Paul Touzani. Paul Touzani shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.51
0-0Dragan Vugrinec knocks the ball to his team mate, Cedric Coppens. Cedric Coppens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Fuchs. Max Fuchs tries a spectacular long range effort. Joos Kluivert easily smothers it.
9.07
Cedric Coppens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.03
Ignacio Rosario passes the ball forward to Cedric Coppens. Cedric Coppens makes a simple pass to Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darius Hapgood. Darius Hapgood rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
18.55
Cedric Coppens knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Hapgood. Darius Hapgood whips in a cross ball towards Max Fuchs. Max Fuchs directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Joos Kluivert.
21.28
Cedric Coppens makes a probing pass to Max Fuchs. Max Fuchs goes all the way! Max Fuchs rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
22.18
0-0Dragan Vugrinec makes a simple pass to Bas Schenning. Bas Schenning makes a probing pass to Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joos Kluivert who gathers it comfortably.
24.16
Bas Schenning makes a simple pass to Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.54
Mehdi Kelban flicks the ball to his team mate, Eric de Bruin. Eric de Bruin advances with the ball. Eric de Bruin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johnny Machlas who gathers it comfortably.
32.21
Dragan Vugrinec makes a simple pass to Ruud Huiberts. Ruud Huiberts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darius Hapgood. Darius Hapgood goes all the way! Darius Hapgood shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.23
Bas Schenning passes the ball forward to Darius Hapgood. Darius Hapgood knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.01
Dragan Vugrinec boots it upfield. Darius Hapgood shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.25
Cedric Coppens knocks the ball to his team mate, Max Fuchs. Max Fuchs shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
44.27
Barry Nelisse threads the ball through to Paul Touzani. Paul Touzani shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Heracles Almelo kick off!
47.26
1-0Bakary Richter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wilco Postma. Wilco Postma knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Facci. Daniele Facci shoots from outside the area. Johnny Machlas is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
53.16
Wilco Postma makes a probing pass to Paul Touzani. Paul Touzani goes all the way! Paul Touzani shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.39
Barry Nelisse knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Touzani. Paul Touzani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.52
Raymond Arveladze knocks the ball forward to Barry Nelisse. Barry Nelisse takes it forward alone. Barry Nelisse tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Johnny Machlas easily smothers it!
63.51
1-0Ignacio Rosario barges into Robin Akerboom. Ignacio Rosario is warned by the referee! Robin Akerboom hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.43
Cedric Coppens makes a simple pass to Max Fuchs. Max Fuchs goes all the way! Max Fuchs shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.02
Ignacio Rosario passes the ball forward to Ruud Huiberts. Ruud Huiberts passes the ball forward to Darius Hapgood. Darius Hapgood plays a perfect one-two with Max Fuchs and rushes in on goal... Darius Hapgood takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
72.13
Raymond Arveladze controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric de Bruin. Eric de Bruin chips the ball to his team mate, Daniele Facci. Daniele Facci tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Johnny Machlas easily smothers it!
75.32
Raymond Arveladze flicks the ball to his team mate, Eric de Bruin. Eric de Bruin advances with the ball. Eric de Bruin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ignacio Rosario.
78.51
Giulliano Van Der Gun controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cedric Coppens. Cedric Coppens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Max Fuchs. Max Fuchs lofts in a cross ball towards Darius Hapgood. Darius Hapgood flicks the ball with his head. Joos Kluivert easily smothers it.
84.03
1-0Bas Schenning clumsily knocks into Wilco Postma. Bas Schenning is warned by the referee! Wilco Postma grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.28
Bas Schenning surges forward with the ball. Bas Schenning whips in a cross ball towards Max Fuchs. Max Fuchs flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
90.00
1-0Oscar Marquez threads the ball through to Wilco Postma. Wilco Postma flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Facci. Daniele Facci threads the ball through to Robin Akerboom but he's offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.7%
48.3%
Play Area
32.6%
44.9%
22.5%
Scorers