Match Report
| Veendam | Veendam |  |  | FC Groningen | FC Groningen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Benicio Inovencio | Benicio Inovencio | |||||||||||||||||
| Aron Jongsma | A. Jongsma |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 80 |  | Filipe Saldana | F. Saldana | |||||||||
| Tijani Abidallah | T. Abidallah | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Arek Wilimowski | A. Wilimowski | |||||||||
| Edgar Van Den Bergh | E. Van Den Bergh | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 83 | | Jacek Lato | J. Lato | |||||||||
| Milan Berck Lee | M. Lee | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 77 |  | Markus Prantl | M. Prantl | |||||||||
| Ferry van den Heuvel | F. van den Heuvel | | 67 | D | | 5 | | M | 79 |  | Branko Scifo | B. Scifo | |||||||||
| Rene Kooistra | R. Kooistra | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 84 |  | Gavril Dobos | G. Dobos | |||||||||
| Reinier Van Putten | R. Van Putten | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 80 |  | Frode Kippe | F. Kippe | |||||||||
| Kader Gallon | K. Gallon |  | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 80 |  | Renato Farías | R. Farías | |||||||||
| Ian Grondin | I. Grondin |  | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Giovanni Kooiman | G. Kooiman | |||||||||
| Fatik Averdijk | F. Averdijk | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 86 | | Florin Leonte | F. Leonte | |||||||||
| Yuri Bomers | Y. Bomers | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 81 |  | Stephen Henderson | S. Henderson | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at De Langeleegte where Veendam play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 18,164 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Veendam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Groningen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Veendam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Groningen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Veendam kick off the first half!
3.46
0-0Markus Prantl makes a simple pass to Gavril Dobos. Gavril Dobos knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Henderson. Stephen Henderson shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.29
0-0Gavril Dobos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Henderson. Stephen Henderson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.00
Frode Kippe knocks the ball forward to Florin Leonte. Florin Leonte whips in a cross ball towards Giovanni Kooiman. Giovanni Kooiman directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
20.38
Frode Kippe passes the ball forward to Stephen Henderson. Stephen Henderson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Milan Berck Lee.
21.47
0-0Frode Kippe comes in with a late challenge on Reinier Van Putten. The referee calls over Frode Kippe and shows him a yellow card! Reinier Van Putten hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.34
Branko Scifo kicks a strong pass forward to Giovanni Kooiman. Giovanni Kooiman whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Henderson. Stephen Henderson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.34
0-0Kader Gallon comes in with a late challenge on Gavril Dobos. Kader Gallon is shown the yellow card! Gavril Dobos gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
33.30
Jacek Lato controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavril Dobos. Gavril Dobos advances with the ball. Gavril Dobos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.52
Branko Scifo sees space and advances. Branko Scifo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.56
0-0Arek Wilimowski deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frode Kippe. Frode Kippe flicks the ball to his team mate, Florin Leonte. Florin Leonte knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Henderson. Stephen Henderson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Aron Jongsma easily picks it out of the air!
42.28
Reinier Van Putten deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fatik Averdijk. Fatik Averdijk whips in a cross ball towards Yuri Bomers. Yuri Bomers directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
44.24
Reinier Van Putten makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Grondin. Ian Grondin shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Filipe Saldana!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Groningen get the second half underway!
47.28
Tijani Abidallah surges forward with the ball. Tijani Abidallah passes the ball forward to Yuri Bomers. Yuri Bomers shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Filipe Saldana.
53.15
Ferry van den Heuvel chips the ball to his team mate, Kader Gallon. Kader Gallon flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Bomers. Yuri Bomers shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.35
Renato Farías sees a break and surges forward. Renato Farías knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.03
Reinier Van Putten makes a beautiful solo run. Reinier Van Putten flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Bomers. Yuri Bomers rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.01
Reinier Van Putten sees a break and surges forward. Reinier Van Putten sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
61.29
Gavril Dobos threads the ball through to Giovanni Kooiman. Giovanni Kooiman knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aron Jongsma who gathers it comfortably.
63.10
0-1Frode Kippe threads the ball through to Stephen Henderson. Stephen Henderson shoots from distance. Stephen Henderson scores for FC Groningen!!
67.29
0-1Reinier Van Putten hacks Gavril Dobos from behind! Reinier Van Putten is warned by the referee! Gavril Dobos stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.21
Gavril Dobos comes in with a late challenge on Kader Gallon. Gavril Dobos is shown the yellow card! Kader Gallon gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
72.12
Rene Kooistra passes the ball forward to Yuri Bomers. Yuri Bomers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Markus Prantl.
73.32
Kader Gallon knocks the ball forward to Yuri Bomers. Yuri Bomers shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Filipe Saldana.
78.53
Reinier Van Putten knocks the ball to his team mate, Fatik Averdijk. Fatik Averdijk shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
79.43
Frode Kippe hacks Rene Kooistra from behind! Frode Kippe is warned by the referee! Rene Kooistra stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.30
Jacek Lato chips the ball to his team mate, Gavril Dobos. Gavril Dobos knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Henderson. Stephen Henderson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edgar Van Den Bergh.
84.09
Arek Wilimowski powers a long ball forward. Florin Leonte tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
85.01
Milan Berck Lee makes a simple pass to Reinier Van Putten. Reinier Van Putten controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuri Bomers. Yuri Bomers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.34
Gavril Dobos knocks the ball forward to Florin Leonte. Florin Leonte knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aron Jongsma who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Branko Scifo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giovanni Kooiman. Giovanni Kooiman knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aron Jongsma who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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