Match Report
| FC Groningen | FC Groningen |  |  | BVO Emmen | BVO Emmen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Gary Young | G. Young |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Marcus Bloomer | M. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Nikos Olfers | N. Olfers |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Dietmar Kohler | D. Kohler | |||||||||
| Benjamin Arnaud | B. Arnaud |  | 68 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Jean-Paul Van Basten | J. Van Basten | ||||||||
| David Oliveira | D. Oliveira |  | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Winston Hansma | W. Hansma | |||||||||
| Rui Den Turk | R. Den Turk | | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Tjalle Caluwé | T. Caluwé | |||||||||
| Silvio Tavares | S. Tavares | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 82 | | Alexander Stiepermann | A. Stiepermann | |||||||||
| Luuk de Vries | L. de Vries | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Martin Newton | M. Newton | |||||||||
| Steven Banks | S. Banks | | 69 | A | | 8 | | | A | 76 | | Martin Dassen | M. Dassen | ||||||||
| David Ward | D. Ward | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 |  | Alberto Redondo | A. Redondo | |||||||||
| Ramon Talan | R. Talan | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Dries Roest | D. Roest | |||||||||
| Harald Tobiassen | H. Tobiassen | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Tony Meijer | T. Meijer | |||||||||
| Antonio Vega | A. Vega | | 66 | M | | 12 | | M | 65 | | Jack Ooijer | J. Ooijer | |||||||||
| Jordi Franken | J. Franken | | 63 | G | | 13 | | M | 64 | | Brutil Den Turk | B. Den Turk | |||||||||
| Andy De Vet | A. De Vet | | 63 | G | | 14 | | M | 64 | | Samir Dittrich | S. Dittrich | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to BVO Emmen. A crowd of 18,800 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Groningen and BVO Emmen are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by AndrŽ Cornelisse.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Groningen and BVO Emmen are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by AndrŽ Cornelisse.
0.00
0-0FC Groningen kick off!
3.50
0-0Winston Hansma chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Newton. Martin Newton threads a neat ball through to Tony Meijer. Tony Meijer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Dassen but the linesman indicates offside!
10.54
Luuk de Vries receives the ball from a throw-in from Silvio Tavares. Luuk de Vries makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harald Tobiassen. Harald Tobiassen knocks the ball forward to Ramon Talan but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
15.33
0-0Showing composure, Rui Den Turk plays the ball forward to Luuk de Vries. Luuk de Vries decides to run forward with the ball. Luuk de Vries plays a one-two with David Ward and advances towards the goal... Luuk de Vries makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.06
0-0With some swift thinking, Silvio Tavares plays the ball forward to David Ward. David Ward knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcus Bloomer who gathers it comfortably.
18.22
Martin Newton flicks a high pass forward. Martin Dassen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Dassen plays a scrappy one-two with Tony Meijer and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Martin Dassen provides some space. He shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.15
0-1Dietmar Kohler kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Newton. Martin Newton takes it forward alone. Martin Newton plays a one-two with Alberto Redondo and rushes in on goal... Martin Newton shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
28.55
Benjamin Arnaud threads a neat ball through to Luuk de Vries. With some swift thinking, Luuk de Vries plays the ball forward to Ramon Talan. Ramon Talan shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
33.33
Jean-Paul Van Basten makes a probing pass to Martin Newton. With some swift thinking, Martin Newton plays the ball forward to Dries Roest. Dries Roest shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
38.37
0-1Martin Newton threads a neat ball through to Martin Dassen. Martin Dassen cuts inside the box! Martin Dassen side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Gary Young manages to gather it easily.
40.26
0-1Luuk de Vries barges into Alexander Stiepermann. The referee warns Luuk de Vries to calm down! Alexander Stiepermann stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.50
Alexander Stiepermann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tony Meijer. Tony Meijer shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
Martin Newton plays the ball forward to Dries Roest. Dries Roest knocks the ball forward, putting Martin Dassen through on goal. Martin Dassen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Gary Young gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Groningen appear unchanged since the first half. BVO Emmen also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Groningen players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and BVO Emmen get the second half underway!
47.25
Martin Newton flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Redondo. Alberto Redondo threads a neat, attacking ball through to Tony Meijer. Tony Meijer comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies well off target!
48.01
Jean-Paul Van Basten comes in with a late challenge on David Ward. Jean-Paul Van Basten is warned by the referee! David Ward stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.07
Rui Den Turk passes the ball forward to Luuk de Vries. Luuk de Vries threads the ball through to Ramon Talan. Ramon Talan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.48
Nikos Olfers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luuk de Vries. Luuk de Vries makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ramon Talan. Ramon Talan finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
57.26
Martin Newton flicks the ball to his team mate, Tony Meijer. Tony Meijer plays a one-two with Alberto Redondo and rushes in on goal... Tony Meijer comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.15
0-1FC Groningen appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.25
Jean-Paul Van Basten passes the ball forward to Martin Newton. Martin Newton makes a probing pass to Tony Meijer. Tony Meijer plays a scrappy one-two with Alberto Redondo and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tony Meijer comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is shockingly off target!
63.51
0-1Benjamin Arnaud comes in with a late challenge on Martin Newton. Benjamin Arnaud is shown the yellow card! Martin Newton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.05
Jean-Paul Van Basten catches Harald Tobiassen on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Harald Tobiassen stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.26
Luuk de Vries brings the ball forward. Luuk de Vries plays a scrappy one-two with Steven Banks and stumbles forward towards the goal... Luuk de Vries takes a shot at goal but Marcus Bloomer is on top of his game. Superb keeping!
77.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Martin Newton plays the ball forward to Tony Meijer. Tony Meijer threads a neat ball through to Martin Dassen. Martin Dassen takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for BVO Emmen!
83.07
Rui Den Turk barges into Alberto Redondo. Rui Den Turk is shown the yellow card! Alberto Redondo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.09
Luuk de Vries flicks a high pass forward. Ramon Talan controls it well on his chest. Ramon Talan whips in a cross ball towards David Ward. David Ward powers a header at goal. Marcus Bloomer punches it away to safety.
85.32
Alexander Stiepermann makes a probing pass to Alberto Redondo. Alberto Redondo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
87.19
Martin Newton makes a simple pass to Alberto Redondo. Alberto Redondo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Gary Young gets down and covers it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Gary Young (GK)
7
2. Nikos Olfers (DEF)
6
3. Benjamin Arnaud (DEF)
5
4. David Oliveira (DEF)
6
5. Rui Den Turk (DEF)
6
6. Silvio Tavares (MID)
6
7. Luuk de Vries (MID)
7
8. Steven Banks (ATT)
6
9. David Ward (ATT)
6
10. Ramon Talan (ATT)
6
11. Harald Tobiassen (ATT)
6
12. Antonio Vega (MID)
0
13. Jordi Franken (GK)
0
14. Andy De Vet (GK)
0
1. Marcus Bloomer (GK)
6
2. Dietmar Kohler (DEF)
6
3. Jean-Paul Van Basten (DEF)
6
4. Winston Hansma (DEF)
6
5. Tjalle Caluwé (DEF)
6
6. Alexander Stiepermann (MID)
6
7. Martin Newton (MID)
9
8. Martin Dassen (ATT)
8
9. Alberto Redondo (ATT)
7
10. Dries Roest (ATT)
6
11. Tony Meijer (ATT)
6
12. Jack Ooijer (MID)
0
13. Brutil Den Turk (MID)
0
14. Samir Dittrich (MID)
0