Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Danny WauD. Wau59
G
1
G
71Winston VersteegW. Versteeg
Jannes Van NistelrooyJ. Van Nistelrooy60
D
2captain
D
64Mark RoordaM. Roorda
Fatik SeedorfF. Seedorf58
D
captain3
D
64David KluivertD. Kluivert
Dominic ClelandD. Cleland54
D
4
D
61Enzo GiampaoloE. Giampaolo
Cosmin WillemsC. Willems54
D
5
D
48Harald Van Der GouwH. Van Der Gouw
Raffaele SadottiR. Sadotti67
M
6
M
62Ricardo SegarraR. Segarra
Anton MoelikerA. Moeliker66
M
7
M
61Ahmed VremanA. Vreman
Copain Van De HorC. Van De Hor54
M
8
M
60Aron Van DierenA. Van Dieren
Rodney GerritsenR. Gerritsen53
M
9
M
59Stefano DoomernikS. Doomernik
Bram HoogstrateB. Hoogstrate64
A
10
A
56Fernando ReyF. Rey
Andre AbidallahA. Abidallah63
A
11
A
55Eric SeifertE. Seifert
 
Ferdinand QuinteroF. Quintero61
A
12
M
55Donny AverdijkD. Averdijk
Regilio Van Der LaanR. Van Der Laan58
G
13
G
54Colin StrachanC. Strachan
Bert CairoB. Cairo55
G
14
A
53Alfredo SanzA. Sanz

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to RKC Waalwijk. A crowd of 11,973 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Groningen and RKC Waalwijk are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tieme De Windt.


0.00
RKC Waalwijk kick off!
2.22
Harald Van Der Gouw barges into Raffaele Sadotti. Harald Van Der Gouw is shown the yellow card! Raffaele Sadotti gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.36
Harald Van Der Gouw plays the ball forward to Enzo Giampaolo. Enzo Giampaolo plays the ball forward to Eric Seifert. Eric Seifert knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Wau who gathers it comfortably.
8.48
Ahmed Vreman flicks a high pass forward. Aron Van Dieren holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aron Van Dieren knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Rey. Fernando Rey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.05
Stefano Doomernik makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Rey. Fernando Rey runs straight at the defence! Fatik Seedorf comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Rey. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
14.36
Ricardo Segarra surges forward with the ball. Ricardo Segarra shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
18.56
Aron Van Dieren deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ahmed Vreman. Ahmed Vreman knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Wau who gathers it comfortably.
21.00
Bram Hoogstrate catches Stefano Doomernik on the ankles. Bram Hoogstrate is given a warning by the referee! Stefano Doomernik stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.58
Fatik Seedorf knocks the ball forward to Dominic Cleland. Dominic Cleland flicks a high pass forward. Bram Hoogstrate controls it well on his chest. Bram Hoogstrate knocks in a cross ball towards Andre Abidallah. Andre Abidallah shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Ahmed Vreman clears it off the line with his head!
33.11
Rodney Gerritsen flicks a high pass forward. Andre Abidallah controls it well on his chest. Andre Abidallah whips in a cross ball towards Bram Hoogstrate. Bram Hoogstrate powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Groningen appear unchanged since the first half. RKC Waalwijk also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Groningen kick off the second half!
55.19
Dominic Cleland hits a low pass to Rodney Gerritsen. Rodney Gerritsen sees Andre Abidallah in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andre Abidallah shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.43
Anton Moeliker sees Bram Hoogstrate in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bram Hoogstrate knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Winston Versteeg who gathers it comfortably.
60.08
Copain Van De Hor sees Andre Abidallah in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andre Abidallah knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Winston Versteeg who gathers it comfortably.
65.40
Copain Van De Hor catches Aron Van Dieren on the ankles. The referee brings Copain Van De Hor to one side and gives him a warning! Aron Van Dieren grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
67.12
Raffaele Sadotti takes a short throw-in bringing Copain Van De Hor into play. Copain Van De Hor knocks the ball forward to Andre Abidallah. Andre Abidallah shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
69.57
Copain Van De Hor barges into Ahmed Vreman. Copain Van De Hor is given another warning by the referee! Ahmed Vreman stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.35
Enzo Giampaolo kicks a strong pass forward to Ahmed Vreman. Ahmed Vreman threads the ball through to Eric Seifert. Eric Seifert runs straight at the defence! Eric Seifert rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.44
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

RKC Waalwijk
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.8%
48.2%
Play Area
24.1%
50.6%
25.3%

Scorers
Andre Abidallah 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andre Abidallah of FC Groningen

Match Ratings