Match Report


FC GroningenFC Groningen     FC VolendamFC Volendam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gary YoungG. Young71
G
1
G
67Joos De ClerJ. De Cler
Nikos OlfersN. Olfers71
D
2
D
70Bruno GonzalesB. Gonzales
Benjamin ArnaudB. Arnaud68
D
captain3
D
69Erwin BergkampE. Bergkamp
David OliveiraD. Oliveira67
D
4
D
58Roy VermeulenR. Vermeulen
Rui Den TurkR. Den Turk65
D
5
D
55Thijs GentileT. Gentile
Jordi CaluwéJ. Caluwé70
M
6
M
61Oliver KurthO. Kurth
Jan ArtsJ. Arts69
M
7captain
M
59Ellery ValkE. Valk
David WardD. Ward68
A
8
M
59Bogdan Van Den BerghB. Van Den Bergh
Ramon TalanR. Talan65
A
9
A
70Cedric CruyffC. Cruyff
Harald TobiassenH. Tobiassen63
A
10
A
61Reinder KooistraR. Kooistra
Ramon van den HeuvelR. van den Heuvel53
A
11
A
61Darl de GraafD. de Graaf
 
Antonio VegaA. Vega67
M
12
G
64Henry HilgerinkH. Hilgerink
Andy De VetA. De Vet64
G
13
G
59Marinus BroersM. Broers
Bart MathijssenB. Mathijssen63
M
14
M
57David NascimentoD. Nascimento

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to FC Volendam. A crowd of 19,511 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Groningen are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while FC Volendam appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Mokoena.


0.00
FC Volendam kick off the first half!
8.59
Bogdan Van Den Bergh flicks a high pass forward. Darl de Graaf holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darl de Graaf controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Cedric Cruyff through on goal. Cedric Cruyff cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by David Oliveira. Excellent block.
10.55
Jordi Caluwé flicks a high pass forward. David Ward collects the pass. David Ward rushes past Bruno Gonzales! Some silky footwork from David Ward provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
14.02
Ellery Valk brings the ball forward. Ellery Valk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.15
Jan Arts flicks a high pass forward. Ramon van den Heuvel controls it well on his chest. Ramon van den Heuvel flicks the ball to his team mate, Ramon Talan. Some silky footwork from Ramon Talan provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Groningen!
28.14
Bogdan Van Den Bergh decides to run forward with the ball. Bogdan Van Den Bergh runs straight at the defence! Bogdan Van Den Bergh makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Gary Young effortlessly smothers it!
30.07
Jan Arts knocks the ball forward to Ramon Talan. Ramon Talan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Erwin Bergkamp.
39.51
Jan Arts sees a break and surges forward. Jan Arts rushes past Erwin Bergkamp! Jan Arts cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
44.41
David Oliveira pushes up the pitch. David Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Ramon van den Heuvel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ramon van den Heuvel skips past Erwin Bergkamp! Ramon van den Heuvel cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
Jordi Caluwé hits a low pass to Harald Tobiassen. Harald Tobiassen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roy Vermeulen.
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 Volendam also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Volendam players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Groningen get the second half underway!
49.33
Jan Arts threads the ball through to Ramon van den Heuvel. Ramon van den Heuvel knocks in a cross ball towards David Ward. David Ward finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
53.29
Bogdan Van Den Bergh passes the ball forward to Reinder Kooistra. Reinder Kooistra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Young who gathers it comfortably.
59.18
Roy Vermeulen chips the ball to his team mate, Bogdan Van Den Bergh. Bogdan Van Den Bergh deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darl de Graaf. Darl de Graaf rushes past Benjamin Arnaud! Darl de Graaf shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.20
FC Volendam appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
60.20
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
69.47
Jan Arts hacks Ellery Valk from behind! Jan Arts is given a warning by the referee! Ellery Valk stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.07
FC Groningen have made a substitution with Bart Mathijssen replacing Ramon van den Heuvel .
78.12
Jan Arts makes a simple pass to David Ward. David Ward skips past Bruno Gonzales! Erwin Bergkamp catches David Ward on the ankles. David Ward appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
81.19
Oliver Kurth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darl de Graaf. Darl de Graaf tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Gary Young.
82.03
Ellery Valk takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Bogdan Van Den Bergh shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
83.16
Cedric Cruyff barges into Jordi Caluwé. The referee warns Cedric Cruyff to calm down! Jordi Caluwé hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.40
Jan Arts sees space and advances. Jan Arts knocks in a cross ball towards Ramon Talan. Ramon Talan powers a header at goal but is denied by Joos De Cler. Excellent save.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Groningen

FC Volendam
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
19.7%
55.7%
24.6%

Scorers
David Ward 11
Ramon Talan 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Ward of FC Groningen

Match Ratings
1.Gary Young (GK)
7
2.Nikos Olfers (DEF)
6
3.Benjamin Arnaud (DEF)
6
4.David Oliveira (DEF)
7
5.Rui Den Turk (DEF)
6
6.Jordi Caluwé (MID)
7
7.Jan Arts (MID)
8
8.David Ward (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Ramon Talan (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Harald Tobiassen (ATT)
6
11.Ramon van den Heuvel (ATT)
7
 
12.Antonio Vega (MID)
0
13.Andy De Vet (GK)
0
14.Bart Mathijssen (MID)
6

1.Joos De Cler (GK)
6
2.Bruno Gonzales (DEF)
6
3.Erwin Bergkamp (DEF)
6
4.Roy Vermeulen (DEF)
6
5.Thijs Gentile (DEF)
6
6.Oliver Kurth (MID)
6
7.Ellery Valk (MID)
6
8.Bogdan Van Den Bergh (MID)
8
9.Cedric Cruyff (ATT)
5
10.Reinder Kooistra (ATT)
6
11.Darl de Graaf (ATT)
6
 
12.Henry Hilgerink (GK)
0
13.Marinus Broers (GK)
0
14.David Nascimento (MID)
0