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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to PSV Eindhoven. A crowd of 19,882 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
FC Groningen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while PSV Eindhoven appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
PSV Eindhoven kick off the first half!
2.54
Giulliano Van Der Gun knocks the ball forward to Florin Petrescu. Florin Petrescu knocks the ball to his team mate, Edward Alston. Edward Alston controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Eduardo Campos!
4.12
Joseph Mbami sees space and advances. Joseph Mbami advances with the ball. Joseph Mbami lofts in a cross ball towards Kew Wilnis. Kew Wilnis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.07
Diego Bosch flicks the ball to his team mate, Florin Petrescu. Florin Petrescu flicks the ball to his team mate, Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
9.28
Vegard Bohinen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Janssen. Michael Janssen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dragan Vugrinec.
10.24
Emanuel Zavagno makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Michael Janssen. Michael Janssen goes all the way! Michael Janssen tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.27
Bunji Akio comes in with a late challenge on Aimo Simeoni. The referee calls over Bunji Akio and shows him a yellow card! Aimo Simeoni runs off the knock.
20.57
Florin Petrescu threads the ball through to Edward Alston. Edward Alston whips in a cross ball towards Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.15
Gabriel Pelado makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Alston. Edward Alston knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.32
Aimo Simeoni flicks the ball to his team mate, Delano de Vries. Delano de Vries plays a perfect one-two with Michael Janssen and rushes in on goal... Delano de Vries tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Shane Allsopp.
26.32
Emanuel Zavagno brings the ball forward. Emanuel Zavagno passes the ball forward but Kew Wilnis is offside!
30.05
Bunji Akio makes a simple pass to Edward Alston. Edward Alston shoots from 20 yards. Eduardo Campos easily smothers it.
34.06
Bjšrn Willems decides to run forward with the ball. Bjšrn Willems knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.05
Vegard Bohinen passes the ball forward to Delano de Vries. Delano de Vries knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giulliano Van Der Gun.
40.21
Ignacio Rosario chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Pelado. Gabriel Pelado kicks a strong pass forward to Edward Alston. Edward Alston shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
42.10
Vegard Bohinen flicks the ball to his team mate, Kew Wilnis. Kew Wilnis shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
FC Groningen kick off and get the second half underway!
48.18
Vegard Bohinen advances with the ball. Vegard Bohinen lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Janssen. Michael Janssen directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
53.34
Fred Viscaal barges into Edward Alston. Fred Viscaal is given a warning by the referee! Edward Alston hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.24
Vegard Bohinen sees space and advances. Vegard Bohinen lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Janssen. Michael Janssen heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Shane Allsopp!
61.20
Piotr Smolarek passes the ball forward to Vegard Bohinen. Vegard Bohinen knocks the ball to his team mate, Delano de Vries. Delano de Vries knocks in a cross ball towards Kew Wilnis. Kew Wilnis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
63.14
Fred Viscaal knocks the ball to his team mate, Emanuel Zavagno. Emanuel Zavagno sees space and advances. Emanuel Zavagno shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.38
Dragan Vugrinec flicks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Pelado. Gabriel Pelado threads the ball through to Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy passes the ball forward but Leandro Hugo is offside!
66.48
Vegard Bohinen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kew Wilnis. Kew Wilnis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.27
Aimo Simeoni controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Delano de Vries. Delano de Vries makes a probing pass to Kew Wilnis but he's offside!
77.52
Piotr Smolarek deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aimo Simeoni. Aimo Simeoni controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Delano de Vries. Delano de Vries finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
81.07
Joseph Mbami hacks Edward Alston from behind! The referee calls over Joseph Mbami and warns him to calm down! Edward Alston carries on, but is struggling a bit.
83.30
Gabriel Pelado threads the ball through to Leandro Hugo. Leandro Hugo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
85.05
Gabriel Pelado hacks Bjšrn Willems from behind! Gabriel Pelado is warned by the referee! Bjšrn Willems stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.47
Gabriel Pelado threads the ball through to Humphrey Van Nistelrooy. Humphrey Van Nistelrooy tries a spectacular long range effort. Eduardo Campos easily smothers it.
89.01
Fred Viscaal sweeps the ball long. Delano de Vries knocks in a cross ball towards Kew Wilnis. Kew Wilnis powers a header at goal. Shane Allsopp easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Vegard Bohinen of PSV Eindhoven

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 6
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 37.8048780487805 vs 62.1951219512195
Play Area
Home team third: 30.49%, Midfield: 45.12%, Away team third: 24.39%

Scorers