Match Report
| FC Groningen | FC Groningen |  |  | Ajax Amsterdam | Ajax Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Machlas | J. Machlas |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Tijani Koeman | T. Koeman | |||||||||
| Diego Bosch | D. Bosch | | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Rocco R. Gamberini | R. Gamberini | |||||||||
| Ignacio Rosario | I. Rosario |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Henk Timmer | H. Timmer | |||||||||
| Dragan Vugrinec | D. Vugrinec |  | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 |  | Yurtcan Abdullah | Y. Abdullah | |||||||||
| Giulliano Van Der Gun | G. Van Der Gun | | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Garry Gerritsen | G. Gerritsen | |||||||||
| Ruud Huiberts | R. Huiberts | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Ezio Caccia | E. Caccia | |||||||||
| Cedric Coppens | C. Coppens |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Kai Janes | K. Janes | |||||||||
| Bas Schenning | B. Schenning | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Ger Van Dieren | G. Van Dieren | |||||||||
| Max Fuchs | M. Fuchs | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 |  | Magnus Djordjic | M. Djordjic | |||||||||
| Darius Hapgood | D. Hapgood |  | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Ramon Kromkamp | R. Kromkamp | |||||||||
| Leandro Hugo | L. Hugo |  | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Silvain van der Linden | S. van der Linden | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to Ajax Amsterdam. A crowd of 19,230 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Groningen and Ajax Amsterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both FC Groningen and Ajax Amsterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Ajax Amsterdam get the match underway!
12.37
0-0Ignacio Rosario chips the ball to his team mate, Bas Schenning. Bas Schenning kicks a strong pass forward to Max Fuchs. Max Fuchs whips in a cross ball towards Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Tijani Koeman manages to keep it out.
14.26
0-0Cedric Coppens chips the ball to his team mate, Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.13
0-0Giulliano Van Der Gun makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cedric Coppens. Cedric Coppens decides to run forward with the ball. Cedric Coppens goes all the way! Cedric Coppens shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.35
0-130.33
Henk Timmer passes the ball forward to Ezio Caccia. Ezio Caccia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvain van der Linden. Silvain van der Linden controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
34.53
Ruud Huiberts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Max Fuchs. Max Fuchs knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.24
Bas Schenning threads the ball through to Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.45
0-1Max Fuchs hacks Henk Timmer from behind! Max Fuchs is warned by the referee! Henk Timmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Cedric Coppens threads the ball through to Max Fuchs. Max Fuchs shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
FC Groningen kick off the second half!
54.36
Cedric Coppens knocks the ball forward to Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo knocks in a cross ball towards Darius Hapgood. Darius Hapgood is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Tijani Koeman manages to keep it out.
55.01
Ignacio Rosario makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cedric Coppens. Cedric Coppens sees a break and surges forward. Cedric Coppens chips the ball to his team mate, Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.01
Ger Van Dieren kicks a strong pass forward to Ramon Kromkamp. Ramon Kromkamp lofts in a cross ball towards Silvain van der Linden. Silvain van der Linden powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.27
0-1Henk Timmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Kai Janes. Kai Janes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvain van der Linden. Silvain van der Linden kicks a strong pass forward to Ramon Kromkamp but the referee indicates it's offside!
61.38
Ger Van Dieren knocks the ball forward to Ramon Kromkamp. Ramon Kromkamp shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
67.25
Giulliano Van Der Gun kicks a strong pass forward to Cedric Coppens. Cedric Coppens advances with the ball. Cedric Coppens knocks in a cross ball towards Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.29
Cedric Coppens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darius Hapgood. Darius Hapgood sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.36
Ruud Huiberts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Tijani Koeman easily smothers it!
81.50
Ezio Caccia passes the ball forward to Ramon Kromkamp. Ramon Kromkamp plays a perfect one-two with Silvain van der Linden and rushes in on goal... Ramon Kromkamp shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.07
Bas Schenning deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darius Hapgood. Darius Hapgood knocks in a cross ball towards Max Fuchs. Max Fuchs is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Dragan Vugrinec catches Ramon Kromkamp on the ankles. The referee calls over Dragan Vugrinec and warns him to calm down! Ramon Kromkamp runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Kai Janes 26 |