Match Report
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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 18,756 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Willem II Tilburg and FC Groningen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Willem II Tilburg and FC Groningen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Willem II Tilburg kick off!
3.29
0-0Jan Wieczorek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Donald Yapi Yapo. Donald Yapi Yapo plays a perfect one-two with Henry Houwing and rushes in on goal... Donald Yapi Yapo rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.59
Bryan Chivu takes it forward alone. Bryan Chivu lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Davies. Alexander Davies connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
20.46
0-0Simon Kaiser barges into Morgan Noonan. The referee calls over Simon Kaiser and shows him a yellow card! Morgan Noonan runs off the knock.
24.49
0-0Humphrey Verhoeven comes in with a late challenge on Bryan Chivu. Humphrey Verhoeven is given a warning by the referee! Bryan Chivu runs off the knock.
28.37
1-0Humphrey Verhoeven advances with the ball. Humphrey Verhoeven whips in a cross ball towards Henry Houwing. Henry Houwing is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Sebastián Luna has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
33.48
1-0Alje Wijker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Henry Houwing. Henry Houwing knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christoph Lechner.
38.17
1-0Humphrey Verhoeven decides to run forward with the ball. Humphrey Verhoeven kicks a strong pass forward to Donald Yapi Yapo but the referee indicates it's offside!
39.44
1-0Giorgio Asanovic controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Yekini. Hugo Yekini flicks the ball to his team mate, Romarin Milla. Romarin Milla lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Davies. Alexander Davies is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Anselmo Bellotto manages to gather it comfortably.
40.04
Ferdi Reuser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Humphrey Verhoeven. Humphrey Verhoeven knocks the ball forward to Henry Houwing. Henry Houwing knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.57
1-0Alexander Davies catches Ferdi Reuser on the ankles. The referee calls over Alexander Davies and warns him to calm down! Ferdi Reuser carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.06
Hugo Yekini kicks a strong pass forward to Romarin Milla. Romarin Milla shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Christoph Lechner knocks the ball forward to Hugo Yekini. Hugo Yekini flicks the ball to his team mate, Bryan Van Den Berg. Bryan Van Den Berg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
FC Groningen kick off and get the second half underway!
47.29
Mark Hertog clumsily knocks into Jan Wieczorek. The referee calls over Mark Hertog and warns him to calm down! Jan Wieczorek gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
51.28
Mateo Vidal Navarro chips the ball to his team mate, Morgan Noonan. Morgan Noonan flicks the ball to his team mate, Romarin Milla. Romarin Milla tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Anselmo Bellotto manages to gather it comfortably.
59.11
Alje Wijker passes the ball forward to Eduardo Faria. Eduardo Faria sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.23
Humphrey Verhoeven threads the ball through to Henry Houwing. Henry Houwing knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.08
Giorgio Asanovic makes a simple pass to Bryan Chivu. Bryan Chivu flicks the ball to his team mate, Romarin Milla. Romarin Milla lofts in a cross ball towards Bryan Van Den Berg. Bryan Van Den Berg directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.27
Hugo Yekini comes in with a late challenge on Humphrey Verhoeven. The referee calls over Hugo Yekini and warns him to calm down! Humphrey Verhoeven hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.21
Hugo Yekini knocks the ball forward to Romarin Milla. Romarin Milla passes the ball forward but Bryan Van Den Berg is offside!
72.17
Bryan Chivu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bryan Van Den Berg. Bryan Van Den Berg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.24
Ferdi Reuser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris De Windt. Chris De Windt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Faria. Eduardo Faria knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christoph Lechner.
79.46
Jan Wieczorek knocks the ball to his team mate, Donald Yapi Yapo. Donald Yapi Yapo whips in a cross ball towards Henry Houwing. Henry Houwing is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
83.12
Hugo Yekini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Davies. Alexander Davies lofts in a cross ball towards Bryan Van Den Berg. Bryan Van Den Berg is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Morgan Noonan knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Davies. Alexander Davies knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noah Knapp.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.8%
44.2%
Play Area
27.3%
46.8%
26%
Scorers