Match Report


Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg     FC GroningenFC Groningen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Rody Van Der ReeR. Van Der Ree66
G
1
G
53Erik WinterE. Winter
Ruud GeerinckxR. Geerinckx66
D
2
D
62Steffen RohrschneiderS. Rohrschneider
Michael Van ThielM. Van Thiel64
D
3
D
61Egbert LambersE. Lambers
Ron Van Der GunR. Van Der Gun61
D
4
D
56Stanley McManamanS. McManaman
Eugenio GuerreroE. Guerrero58
D
5
D
52Nabil Van VeenN. Van Veen
JŸrgen de HaanJ. de Haan55
M
6
M
75George KnopperG. Knopper
Marcus BenjaminM. Benjamin54
M
7
M
72Paolo PiquéP. Piqué
Ian TobiassenI. Tobiassen54
M
8
M
64Jo van LeeuwenJ. van Leeuwen
Jerome Van PuttenJ. Van Putten50
M
9
M
62Jeremy WilnisJ. Wilnis
Alfred BoltonA. Bolton60
A
10
A
67Copain HouttuinC. Houttuin
Philipe PerronP. Perron58
A
11
A
52Niccol˜ GregoriN. Gregori

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 8,853 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Willem II Tilburg and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Willem II Tilburg kick off!
2.32
Paolo Piqué comes in with a very late challenge on Ian Tobiassen. The referee motions to Paolo Piqué to come over. It's a red card!! Ian Tobiassen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.20
Marcus Benjamin barges into Jo van Leeuwen. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jo van Leeuwen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
14.48
Marcus Benjamin knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Bolton. Alfred Bolton shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Erik Winter!
16.32
Marcus Benjamin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Philipe Perron. Philipe Perron controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Erik Winter!
20.06
Ron Van Der Gun makes a probing pass to JŸrgen de Haan. JŸrgen de Haan kicks a strong pass forward to Philipe Perron. Philipe Perron sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
27.10
Marcus Benjamin sees space and advances. Marcus Benjamin lofts in a cross ball towards Alfred Bolton. Alfred Bolton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.07
Ron Van Der Gun controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ian Tobiassen. Ian Tobiassen makes a probing pass to Alfred Bolton. Alfred Bolton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.38
FC Groningen are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The second half starts with FC Groningen kicking off!
47.08
Michael Van Thiel threads the ball through to Ian Tobiassen. Ian Tobiassen knocks the ball to his team mate, Philipe Perron. Philipe Perron lofts in a cross ball towards Alfred Bolton. Alfred Bolton connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.40
Copain Houttuin catches Ron Van Der Gun on the ankles. Copain Houttuin is warned by the referee! Ron Van Der Gun hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.31
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
55.29
Jerome Van Putten passes the ball forward to Philipe Perron. Philipe Perron controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.17
Ian Tobiassen sees space and advances. Ian Tobiassen shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
59.43
Marcus Benjamin advances with the ball. Marcus Benjamin lofts in a cross ball towards Alfred Bolton. Alfred Bolton directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alfred Bolton!
63.53
Ian Tobiassen knocks the ball forward to Alfred Bolton. Alfred Bolton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.47
Ian Tobiassen chips the ball to his team mate, Alfred Bolton. Alfred Bolton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.24
Jo van Leeuwen comes in with a late challenge on Ian Tobiassen. Jo van Leeuwen is shown the yellow card! Ian Tobiassen carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.11
Ron Van Der Gun knocks the ball forward to Jerome Van Putten. Jerome Van Putten chips the ball to his team mate, Philipe Perron. Philipe Perron finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.30
Ruud Geerinckx controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcus Benjamin. Marcus Benjamin knocks the ball forward to Philipe Perron. Philipe Perron shoots from 25 yards but somehow Erik Winter manages to keep it out.
77.28
Jerome Van Putten sees space and advances. Jerome Van Putten makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Philipe Perron but he's offside!
89.40
Niccol˜ Gregori makes a probing pass to Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Alfred Bolton of Willem II Tilburg
Match Statistics
 

Willem II Tilburg

FC Groningen
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
79.5%
20.5%
Play Area
21.9%
52.1%
26%

Scorers
Alfred Bolton 59