Match Report
| FC Groningen | FC Groningen |  |  | FC Twente 65 | FC Twente 65 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Erik Winter | E. Winter |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Marcel Bos | M. Bos | |||||||||
| Steffen Rohrschneider | S. Rohrschneider |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Johan Tychon | J. Tychon | |||||||||
| Egbert Lambers | E. Lambers | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Bernardo Bianco | B. Bianco | |||||||||
| Stanley McManaman | S. McManaman |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Ray Susic | R. Susic | |||||||||
| Nabil Van Veen | N. Van Veen | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Mike Hoekstra | M. Hoekstra | |||||||||
| George Knopper | G. Knopper | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 |  | Bruno Vieira | B. Vieira | |||||||||
| Paolo Piqué | P. Piqué | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | John Dickov | J. Dickov | |||||||||
| Jo van Leeuwen | J. van Leeuwen | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Johan Zegers | J. Zegers | |||||||||
| Jeremy Wilnis | J. Wilnis | | 62 | M | | 9 | | M | 61 | | Jean-Paul Dassen | J. Dassen | |||||||||
| Copain Houttuin | C. Houttuin | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Winston Overbeek-Bloem | W. Overbeek-Bloem | |||||||||
| Niccol˜ Gregori | N. Gregori | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Eric Walter | E. Walter | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to FC Twente 65. A crowd of 9,974 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Groningen and FC Twente 65 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both FC Groningen and FC Twente 65 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Groningen kick off the first half!
3.07
0-0Bruno Vieira threads the ball through to Winston Overbeek-Bloem. Winston Overbeek-Bloem knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Erik Winter who gathers it comfortably.
8.57
0-0Paolo Piqué kicks a strong pass forward to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori whips in a cross ball towards Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.26
Ray Susic makes a simple pass to Jean-Paul Dassen. Jean-Paul Dassen chips the ball to his team mate, Eric Walter. Eric Walter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.10
Steffen Rohrschneider plays a long ball forward. Niccol˜ Gregori knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.18
Paolo Piqué chips the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcel Bos who gathers it comfortably.
26.07
0-0Niccol˜ Gregori comes in with a late challenge on Ray Susic. Niccol˜ Gregori is given a warning by the referee! Ray Susic grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
27.24
Ray Susic threads the ball through to Bruno Vieira. Bruno Vieira knocks the ball to his team mate, Winston Overbeek-Bloem. Winston Overbeek-Bloem knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steffen Rohrschneider.
30.00
0-0Johan Zegers barges into Paolo Piqué. The referee calls over Johan Zegers and shows him a yellow card! Paolo Piqué stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.02
0-0John Dickov catches Jo van Leeuwen on the ankles. John Dickov is warned by the referee! Jo van Leeuwen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.50
Mike Hoekstra barges into Copain Houttuin. Mike Hoekstra is given a warning by the referee! Copain Houttuin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.18
Paolo Piqué makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Jo van Leeuwen chips the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johan Tychon.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with FC Twente 65 kicking off!
47.30
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
51.15
Ray Susic knocks the ball forward to Bruno Vieira. Bruno Vieira passes the ball forward to Winston Overbeek-Bloem. Winston Overbeek-Bloem knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.58
Bernardo Bianco flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Paul Dassen. Jean-Paul Dassen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Walter. Eric Walter knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stanley McManaman.
57.34
Jean-Paul Dassen decides to run forward with the ball. Jean-Paul Dassen goes all the way! Jean-Paul Dassen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
59.14
George Knopper makes a probing pass to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori whips in a cross ball towards Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.22
Stanley McManaman chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Piqué. Paolo Piqué knocks the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.12
Mike Hoekstra deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Dickov. John Dickov makes a probing pass to Eric Walter. Eric Walter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.43
Jo van Leeuwen threads the ball through to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.04
Stanley McManaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jeremy Wilnis. Jeremy Wilnis knocks the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.01
0-1John Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Winston Overbeek-Bloem. Winston Overbeek-Bloem controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
84.07
Jo van Leeuwen makes a simple pass to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.50
Egbert Lambers makes a probing pass to Paolo Piqué. Paolo Piqué chips the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
25%
44%
31%
Scorers