Match Report
| FC Groningen | FC Groningen |  |  | FC Oss | FC Oss | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Erik Winter | E. Winter |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Tomˆs Veurink | T. Veurink | |||||||||
| Steffen Rohrschneider | S. Rohrschneider |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Petri de Groot | P. de Groot | |||||||||
| Egbert Lambers | E. Lambers | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Tijani Mentink | T. Mentink | |||||||||
| Stanley McManaman | S. McManaman |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 |  | Quim Vieira | Q. Vieira | |||||||||
| Nabil Van Veen | N. Van Veen | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 |  | Ronald Lièvre | R. Lièvre | |||||||||
| George Knopper | G. Knopper | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 |  | Gianpaolo Morfeo | G. Morfeo | |||||||||
| Paolo Piqué | P. Piqué | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Ralph Waters | R. Waters | |||||||||
| Jo van Leeuwen | J. van Leeuwen | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Youssef Karnebeek | Y. Karnebeek | |||||||||
| Jeremy Wilnis | J. Wilnis | | 62 | M | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Olaf Grim | O. Grim | |||||||||
| Copain Houttuin | C. Houttuin | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Mathias Jonquet | M. Jonquet | |||||||||
| Niccol˜ Gregori | N. Gregori | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Paolo Powell | P. Powell | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to FC Oss. A crowd of 8,392 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Groningen and FC Oss are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both FC Groningen and FC Oss are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Oss kick off and get the first half underway!
2.24
0-0Nabil Van Veen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jeremy Wilnis. Jeremy Wilnis flicks the ball to his team mate, Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.50
0-0Jo van Leeuwen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.21
Stanley McManaman brings the ball forward. Stanley McManaman knocks the ball to his team mate, Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.56
Jeremy Wilnis sees space and advances. Jeremy Wilnis shoots from long range but it flies wide!
21.31
0-0Quim Vieira makes a probing pass to Olaf Grim. Olaf Grim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Powell. Paolo Powell knocks in a cross ball towards Mathias Jonquet. Mathias Jonquet is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Erik Winter!
22.26
Nabil Van Veen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeremy Wilnis. Jeremy Wilnis advances with the ball. Jeremy Wilnis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.59
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.
27.27
Stanley McManaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jo van Leeuwen. Jo van Leeuwen kicks a strong pass forward to Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.13
Youssef Karnebeek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Powell. Paolo Powell shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
FC Groningen kick off!
48.35
Stanley McManaman knocks the ball forward to Paolo Piqué. Paolo Piqué makes a simple pass to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.11
Ralph Waters knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Powell. Paolo Powell shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.41
0-0Ralph Waters catches Jo van Leeuwen on the ankles. The referee calls over Ralph Waters and shows him a yellow card! Jo van Leeuwen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.13
Jo van Leeuwen advances with the ball. Jo van Leeuwen tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Tomˆs Veurink manages to gather it comfortably.
67.15
Jo van Leeuwen makes a probing pass to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.35
1-0Stanley McManaman passes the ball forward to Jo van Leeuwen. Jo van Leeuwen chips the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin whips in a cross ball towards Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Tomˆs Veurink has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.16
Quim Vieira flicks the ball to his team mate, Youssef Karnebeek. Youssef Karnebeek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Powell. Paolo Powell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.21
Jo van Leeuwen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ronald Lièvre.
83.05
Quim Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Morfeo. Gianpaolo Morfeo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mathias Jonquet. Mathias Jonquet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.37
Ralph Waters controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Powell. Paolo Powell lofts in a cross ball towards Mathias Jonquet. Mathias Jonquet connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.54
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
71.9%
28.1%
Play Area
27%
47.2%
25.8%
Scorers