Match Report


Go Ahead EaglesGo Ahead Eagles     FC GroningenFC Groningen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Boudewijn BroerseB. Broerse52
G
1
G
59Danny WauD. Wau
Piet VersteegP. Versteeg73
D
2
D
60Jannes Van NistelrooyJ. Van Nistelrooy
Arnold WilnisA. Wilnis62
D
3captain
D
58Fatik SeedorfF. Seedorf
Petri MelchiotP. Melchiot62
D
captain4
D
54Dominic ClelandD. Cleland
Stefano WitschgeS. Witschge60
D
5
D
54Cosmin WillemsC. Willems
Harris DekkerH. Dekker74
M
6
M
67Raffaele SadottiR. Sadotti
Johan MatthijsJ. Matthijs63
M
7
M
66Anton MoelikerA. Moeliker
Wayne CookeW. Cooke62
M
8
M
54Copain Van De HorC. Van De Hor
Oliver BeckenbauerO. Beckenbauer54
M
9
M
53Rodney GerritsenR. Gerritsen
Rob TuhuteruR. Tuhuteru68
A
10
A
64Bram HoogstrateB. Hoogstrate
Thomas WeversT. Wevers63
A
11
A
63Andre AbidallahA. Abidallah
 
Giovanni Van WonderenG. Van Wonderen59
D
12
A
61Ferdinand QuinteroF. Quintero
Nikos WeversN. Wevers57
A
13
G
58Regilio Van Der LaanR. Van Der Laan
Frank HellemonsF. Hellemons52
G
14
G
55Bert CairoB. Cairo

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at De Adelaarshorst where Go Ahead Eagles play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 12,815 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Go Ahead Eagles and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by ƒtienne Overbeek-Bloem.


0.00
Go Ahead Eagles start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.48
Petri Melchiot chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Cooke. Wayne Cooke threads a neat ball through to Thomas Wevers. Thomas Wevers knocks in a cross ball towards Rob Tuhuteru. Rob Tuhuteru jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Go Ahead Eagles!
9.48
Petri Melchiot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harris Dekker. These two players are working well together. Harris Dekker flicks a high pass forward. Rob Tuhuteru collects the pass. Rob Tuhuteru knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Wevers. Thomas Wevers gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.44
Cosmin Willems barges into Thomas Wevers. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Thomas Wevers runs off the knock.
15.25
Copain Van De Hor flicks a high pass forward. Andre Abidallah controls it well on his chest. Andre Abidallah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefano Witschge.
22.18
Thomas Wevers flicks a high pass forward to Rob Tuhuteru who brings the ball under control. Rob Tuhuteru sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Danny Wau is on top of it.
24.50
Copain Van De Hor knocks the ball forward to Raffaele Sadotti. Raffaele Sadotti plays a quick one-two with Copain Van De Hor and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Raffaele Sadotti provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
32.47
Harris Dekker threads the ball through to Rob Tuhuteru. Rob Tuhuteru shoots from 25 yards. Good keeping from Danny Wau as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
33.09
Petri Melchiot takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Andre Abidallah reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
34.05
Petri Melchiot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harris Dekker. Harris Dekker sees a break and surges forward. Harris Dekker shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Danny Wau.
38.43
Johan Matthijs plays the ball forward to Rob Tuhuteru. Rob Tuhuteru makes a pass forward but Thomas Wevers makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
44.15
Wayne Cooke hits a low pass to Johan Matthijs. Johan Matthijs passes the ball forward to Rob Tuhuteru. Rob Tuhuteru knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Go Ahead Eagles appear unchanged since the first half. FC Groningen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Groningen kicking off!
47.59
Copain Van De Hor flicks a high pass forward to Bram Hoogstrate who brings the ball under control. Bram Hoogstrate knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.39
Copain Van De Hor flicks a high ball forward to Rodney Gerritsen who takes it down. Rodney Gerritsen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wayne Cooke.
53.11
Arnold Wilnis chips the ball to his team mate, Johan Matthijs. Johan Matthijs whips in a cross ball towards Harris Dekker. Harris Dekker makes a deft header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.14
Wayne Cooke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Beckenbauer. Oliver Beckenbauer shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
66.48
Dominic Cleland flicks a high ball forward to Copain Van De Hor who takes it down. Copain Van De Hor knocks the ball forward to Anton Moeliker. Anton Moeliker knocks in a cross ball towards Andre Abidallah. Andre Abidallah is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Boudewijn Broerse. Excellent save.
83.42
Petri Melchiot laces a through ball forward to Harris Dekker. Harris Dekker passes the ball forward to Rob Tuhuteru. Rob Tuhuteru whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Wevers. Thomas Wevers directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Go Ahead Eagles

FC Groningen
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.6%
32.4%
Play Area
29.4%
42.6%
27.9%

Scorers
Rob Tuhuteru 4
Thomas Wevers 9, 83
Harris Dekker 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thomas Wevers of Go Ahead Eagles

Match Ratings