Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     FC Den BoschFC Den Bosch
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Danny WauD. Wau59
G
1
G
60Alejandro PardoA. Pardo
Jannes Van NistelrooyJ. Van Nistelrooy60
D
2
D
69Peter KoningP. Koning
Fatik SeedorfF. Seedorf58
D
3captain
D
65Gianpaolo FuserG. Fuser
Dominic ClelandD. Cleland54
D
4
D
55Jose MendesJ. Mendes
Cosmin WillemsC. Willems54
D
5
D
53William TebilyW. Tebily
Raffaele SadottiR. Sadotti67
M
captain6
M
63Marvin De VogtM. De Vogt
Anton MoelikerA. Moeliker66
M
7
M
61Carlos Van Der VegtC. Van Der Vegt
Copain Van De HorC. Van De Hor54
M
8
M
54Nick HouwingN. Houwing
Rodney GerritsenR. Gerritsen53
M
9
M
51Jeffrey YakubuJ. Yakubu
Bram HoogstrateB. Hoogstrate64
A
10
A
71Carlo OrlandoC. Orlando
Andre AbidallahA. Abidallah63
A
11
A
69Frederico VelosoF. Veloso
 
Ferdinand QuinteroF. Quintero61
A
12
A
67Mirco AstaM. Asta
Regilio Van Der LaanR. Van Der Laan58
G
13
A
58Sieme Van BarneveldS. Van Barneveld
Bert CairoB. Cairo55
G
14
G
58Jaime BentoJ. Bento

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to FC Den Bosch. A crowd of 13,320 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Groningen and FC Den Bosch are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ignacio Claes.


0.00
FC Den Bosch kick off the first half!
10.15
Copain Van De Hor threads the ball through to Bram Hoogstrate. Bram Hoogstrate knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Mendes.
12.29
Anton Moeliker passes the ball forward to Bram Hoogstrate. Bram Hoogstrate whips in a cross ball towards Andre Abidallah. With a superhuman jump, Andre Abidallah connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
20.01
Andre Abidallah threads a neat ball through to Bram Hoogstrate. Bram Hoogstrate knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.53
Jose Mendes chips the ball to his team mate, Marvin De Vogt. Marvin De Vogt flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Veloso controls it well on his chest. Frederico Veloso shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
22.47
Dominic Cleland flicks a high pass forward. Copain Van De Hor controls it well on his chest. Copain Van De Hor runs straight at the defence! Copain Van De Hor takes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
28.47
Nick Houwing knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Veloso. Frederico Veloso lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Van Der Vegt. Carlos Van Der Vegt makes a looping header on goal but it is miles over!
30.36
Nick Houwing makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlo Orlando. Carlo Orlando cuts inside the box! Carlo Orlando comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
38.43
Rodney Gerritsen kicks a strong pass forward to Andre Abidallah. Andre Abidallah knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Carlos Van Der Vegt sees Frederico Veloso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frederico Veloso whips in a cross ball towards Carlo Orlando. Carlo Orlando flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Groningen appear unchanged since the first half. FC Den Bosch also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Groningen start the second half!
51.31
Raffaele Sadotti threads a neat ball through to Rodney Gerritsen. Rodney Gerritsen shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.24
Jannes Van Nistelrooy threads a neat ball through to Fatik Seedorf. Fatik Seedorf flicks a high pass forward. Bram Hoogstrate collects the pass. Bram Hoogstrate whips in a cross ball towards Andre Abidallah. Andre Abidallah connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
59.44
Anton Moeliker sees Raffaele Sadotti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Raffaele Sadotti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.20
Frederico Veloso passes the ball forward to Carlos Van Der Vegt. Carlos Van Der Vegt knocks in a cross ball towards Marvin De Vogt. Marvin De Vogt makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
61.57
Carlo Orlando makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Veloso. Frederico Veloso lofts in a cross ball towards Carlo Orlando. Carlo Orlando finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Carlo Orlando scores for FC Den Bosch!!
65.42
Dominic Cleland flicks a high pass forward. Bram Hoogstrate collects the pass. Bram Hoogstrate shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
71.14
Raffaele Sadotti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bram Hoogstrate. Bram Hoogstrate knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alejandro Pardo who gathers it comfortably.
73.11
Anton Moeliker threads the ball through to Bram Hoogstrate. Bram Hoogstrate knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Mendes.
75.24
Frederico Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlo Orlando. Carlo Orlando knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.03
Bram Hoogstrate hits a low pass to Andre Abidallah. Andre Abidallah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Mendes.
81.19
Cosmin Willems catches Carlos Van Der Vegt on the ankles. The referee brings Cosmin Willems to one side and gives him a warning! Carlos Van Der Vegt gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.25
William Tebily controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jeffrey Yakubu. Jeffrey Yakubu plays the ball forward to Frederico Veloso. Frederico Veloso lofts in a cross ball towards Nick Houwing. Nick Houwing flicks the ball with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
84.12
Copain Van De Hor makes a simple pass to Andre Abidallah. Andre Abidallah lofts in a cross ball towards Bram Hoogstrate. Bram Hoogstrate gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

FC Den Bosch
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
24.1%
49.4%
26.6%

Scorers
Andre Abidallah 55
Bram Hoogstrate 84
Carlo Orlando 30, 62

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carlo Orlando of FC Den Bosch

Match Ratings