Match Report
| FC Groningen | FC Groningen |  |  | Derby County | Derby County | ||||||||||||||||
| Benicio Inovencio | Benicio Inovencio | manager | Justin Hubner | Justin Hubner | |||||||||||||||||
| Filipe Saldana | F. Saldana |  | 80 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Vítor Hugo Friedenreich | V. Friedenreich | |||||||||
| Jacek Lato | J. Lato |  | 83 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 79 |  | Ivan Calvo | I. Calvo | |||||||||
| Markus Prantl | M. Prantl |  | 77 | D | | 3 | | D | 82 |  | Alfred Laget | A. Laget | |||||||||
| Marc Evers | M. Evers |  | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 82 | | Jurek Kozminski | J. Kozminski | |||||||||
| Branko Scifo | B. Scifo |  | 79 | M | | 5 | | M | 84 | | Jacek Lubanski | J. Lubanski | |||||||||
| Emmanuel Enyinnaya | E. Enyinnaya |  | 81 | M | | 6 | | M | 85 | | Sabri Chabbert | S. Chabbert | |||||||||
| Frode Kippe | F. Kippe |  | 80 | M | | 7 | | M | 80 |  | Colin Jess | C. Jess | |||||||||
| Renato Farías | R. Farías |  | 80 | M | | 8 | | M | 84 |  | Joao Tavares | J. Tavares | |||||||||
| Florin Leonte | F. Leonte |  | 86 | A | | 9 | | A | 82 | | Tomek Boniek | T. Boniek | |||||||||
| Morris Terry | M. Terry | | 44 | A | | 10 | | A | 84 |  | Giorgio Carrera | G. Carrera | |||||||||
| Stephen Henderson | S. Henderson |  | 81 | A | | 11 | | A | 83 | | Corrado Nervo | C. Nervo | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play Derby County in this second leg MWF Europa Cup game. Derby County lead by 3-0 from the first leg. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both FC Groningen and Derby County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both FC Groningen and Derby County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Derby County kick off!
2.44
0-0Derby County are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
4.12
0-0Ivan Calvo sees a break and surges forward. Ivan Calvo takes it forward alone. Ivan Calvo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giorgio Carrera but he's offside!
6.51
Colin Jess decides to run forward with the ball. Colin Jess makes a probing pass to Tomek Boniek but he's offside!
8.08
0-0Branko Scifo barges into Joao Tavares. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joao Tavares stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.01
0-0Colin Jess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Corrado Nervo. Corrado Nervo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jacek Lato.
12.59
0-0Jurek Kozminski kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Jess. Colin Jess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Corrado Nervo. Corrado Nervo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.29
0-0Jurek Kozminski comes in with a late challenge on Branko Scifo. Jurek Kozminski is shown the yellow card! Branko Scifo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.49
Marc Evers threads the ball through to Renato Farías. Renato Farías flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Henderson. Stephen Henderson plays a perfect one-two with Morris Terry and rushes in on goal... Stephen Henderson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.07
0-1Jurek Kozminski threads the ball through to Sabri Chabbert. Sabri Chabbert makes a probing pass to Corrado Nervo. Corrado Nervo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giorgio Carrera. Giorgio Carrera rockets a shot on goal. Giorgio Carrera scores for Derby County!!
26.55
Frode Kippe makes a simple pass to Florin Leonte. Florin Leonte whips in a cross ball towards Morris Terry. Morris Terry powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.04
Jacek Lato threads the ball through to Frode Kippe. Frode Kippe knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Henderson. Stephen Henderson makes a simple pass to Florin Leonte. Florin Leonte cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
40.51
Frode Kippe hacks Sabri Chabbert from behind! The referee calls over Frode Kippe and shows him a yellow card! Sabri Chabbert runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with FC Groningen kicking off!
47.36
1-1Jacek Lubanski flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomek Boniek. Tomek Boniek tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Filipe Saldana manages to gather it comfortably.
48.53
Ivan Calvo makes a probing pass to Jacek Lubanski. Jacek Lubanski makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomek Boniek. Tomek Boniek plays a perfect one-two with Giorgio Carrera and rushes in on goal... Tomek Boniek cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Filipe Saldana is on top of it.
54.40
Markus Prantl makes a simple pass to Frode Kippe. Frode Kippe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morris Terry. Morris Terry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.13
1-1Colin Jess barges into Emmanuel Enyinnaya. The referee calls over Colin Jess and warns him to calm down! Emmanuel Enyinnaya hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.38
Emmanuel Enyinnaya makes a simple pass to Morris Terry. Morris Terry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.13
Florin Leonte clumsily knocks into Alfred Laget. Florin Leonte is warned by the referee! Alfred Laget hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.41
Joao Tavares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomek Boniek. Tomek Boniek makes a probing pass to Corrado Nervo but he's offside!
77.42
Frode Kippe flicks the ball to his team mate, Morris Terry. Morris Terry whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Henderson. Stephen Henderson powers a header at goal but somehow Vítor Hugo Friedenreich manages to keep it out.
78.27
Jacek Lato makes a beautiful solo run. Jacek Lato makes a simple pass to Morris Terry. Morris Terry passes the ball forward but Florin Leonte is offside!
79.14
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
87.36
Jacek Lubanski passes the ball forward to Giorgio Carrera. Giorgio Carrera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomek Boniek. Tomek Boniek tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Filipe Saldana manages to gather it comfortably.
89.21
Frode Kippe makes a simple pass to Stephen Henderson. Stephen Henderson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Renato Farías makes a probing pass to Morris Terry. Morris Terry lofts in a cross ball towards Florin Leonte. Florin Leonte heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Florin Leonte 33, 90 | Giorgio Carrera 20 |