Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     FC DordrechtFC Dordrecht
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Danny WauD. Wau59
G
1captain
G
66Shota RigaS. Riga
Jannes Van NistelrooyJ. Van Nistelrooy61
D
captain2
D
66Tim RedanT. Redan
Uwe SachsU. Sachs58
D
3
D
65Niels BoutaharN. Boutahar
Regillio Van WanrooyR. Van Wanrooy56
D
4
D
60Roel HillR. Hill
Davy VermeulenD. Vermeulen54
D
5
D
54Steven CruzS. Cruz
Anton MoelikerA. Moeliker67
M
6
M
69Erwin Van Der WoerdtE. Van Der Woerdt
Zoumana PontalZ. Pontal65
M
7
M
69Rui DouglasR. Douglas
Copain Van De HorC. Van De Hor55
M
8
M
50Rodney IniaR. Inia
Tieme Van Der MeydeT. Van Der Meyde51
M
9
A
69Salvatore GattusoS. Gattuso
Ferdinand QuinteroF. Quintero63
A
10
A
68Tiziano Cala CampanaT. Cala Campana
Piet VercammenP. Vercammen62
A
11
A
65Rob HendriksR. Hendriks
 
Regilio Van Der LaanR. Van Der Laan58
G
12
A
60Eric Van Den BerghE. Van Den Bergh
Marcus LoweM. Lowe56
A
13
A
57Barry Van Der GaagB. Van Der Gaag
Garry BakkatiG. Bakkati52
G
14
G
55Rui LopesR. Lopes

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to FC Dordrecht. A crowd of 12,941 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Groningen are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Dordrecht appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Youssef Van Beukering.


0.00
FC Groningen start the match!
2.39
Tieme Van Der Meyde takes it forward alone. Tieme Van Der Meyde shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.58
Copain Van De Hor passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Piet Vercammen. Piet Vercammen lofts in a cross ball towards Ferdinand Quintero. Ferdinand Quintero jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Shota Riga!
14.20
Zoumana Pontal passes the ball forward to Piet Vercammen. Piet Vercammen rushes past Steven Cruz! Steven Cruz comes in with a late challenge on Piet Vercammen. Penalty not given!!
16.19
Tieme Van Der Meyde flicks a high pass forward. Ferdinand Quintero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ferdinand Quintero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.47
Copain Van De Hor flicks a high pass forward. Piet Vercammen collects the pass. Piet Vercammen threads a neat ball through to Ferdinand Quintero. Ferdinand Quintero side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Shota Riga has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.20
Anton Moeliker decides to run forward with the ball. Anton Moeliker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.36
Tieme Van Der Meyde hits a low pass to Copain Van De Hor. Copain Van De Hor flicks the ball to his team mate, Piet Vercammen. Piet Vercammen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. What a cracker!! Shota Riga had no chance!! Goal for FC Groningen!
32.57
Rui Douglas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Salvatore Gattuso. Salvatore Gattuso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jannes Van Nistelrooy.
34.52
Jannes Van Nistelrooy hits a low pass to Uwe Sachs. With vision, Uwe Sachs picks a pass forward to Copain Van De Hor. Copain Van De Hor finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
38.29
Tim Redan passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Niels Boutahar. Niels Boutahar makes a high pass forward. Salvatore Gattuso shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Salvatore Gattuso knocks in a cross ball towards Tiziano Cala Campana. Tiziano Cala Campana whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
40.57
Roel Hill threads the ball through to Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas makes a simple pass to Erwin Van Der Woerdt. Erwin Van Der Woerdt lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Danny Wau!
45.00
Rodney Inia receives the ball from a throw-in from Rui Douglas. Rodney Inia knocks the ball forward to Rob Hendriks. Rob Hendriks controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Dordrecht get the second half underway!
48.59
Davy Vermeulen knocks the ball to his team mate, Piet Vercammen. Piet Vercammen makes a defence splitting pass to Ferdinand Quintero. Ferdinand Quintero muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
53.32
Anton Moeliker flicks a high pass forward. Piet Vercammen controls it well on his chest. Piet Vercammen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
55.14
Rui Douglas clumsily knocks into Copain Van De Hor. The referee calls over Rui Douglas and shows him a yellow card! Copain Van De Hor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.46
Erwin Van Der Woerdt hits a low pass to Rob Hendriks. Rob Hendriks edges inside the box! Rob Hendriks comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Danny Wau manages to keep it out.
59.01
Roel Hill makes a simple pass to Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas passes the ball forward to Rodney Inia. Rodney Inia finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.22
FC Dordrecht have made a substitution with Rui Lopes replacing Tiziano Cala Campana .
61.22
Seeing a gap ahead, Jannes Van Nistelrooy laces a weighted ball forward to Anton Moeliker. Anton Moeliker chips the ball to his team mate, Piet Vercammen. Piet Vercammen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
63.15
Copain Van De Hor hacks Erwin Van Der Woerdt from behind! The referee warns Copain Van De Hor to calm down! Erwin Van Der Woerdt runs off the knock.
65.17
Ferdinand Quintero advances with the ball. Ferdinand Quintero makes a simple pass, allowing Zoumana Pontal to run into the box. Zoumana Pontal cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
69.28
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
72.27
Jannes Van Nistelrooy sees Copain Van De Hor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Copain Van De Hor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ferdinand Quintero. Ferdinand Quintero passes the ball forward but Piet Vercammen is offside!
75.19
Regillio Van Wanrooy flicks a high pass forward. Tieme Van Der Meyde holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tieme Van Der Meyde threads a neat ball through to Ferdinand Quintero. Ferdinand Quintero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Roel Hill.
77.34
FC Dordrecht have made 2 substitutions with Eric Van Den Bergh replacing Tim Redan and Barry Van Der Gaag replacing Erwin Van Der Woerdt .
81.36
Rui Douglas hacks Zoumana Pontal from behind! The referee calls over Rui Douglas and warns him to calm down! Zoumana Pontal stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Rui Douglas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Barry Van Der Gaag. Barry Van Der Gaag lofts in a cross ball towards Salvatore Gattuso. Salvatore Gattuso shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

FC Dordrecht
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.8%
39.2%
Play Area
25.3%
45.6%
29.1%

Scorers
Ferdinand Quintero 20
Piet Vercammen 27
Zoumana Pontal 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Piet Vercammen of FC Groningen

Match Ratings