Match Report
| SC Heerenveen | SC Heerenveen |  |  | FC Groningen | FC Groningen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Aaron Janssen | A. Janssen |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Gary Young | G. Young | |||||||||
| Stephane Misso | S. Misso |  | 73 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Nikos Olfers | N. Olfers | ||||||||
| Anton Van Nistelrooy | A. Van Nistelrooy | | 68 | D | | 3 | | | D | 68 |  | Benjamin Arnaud | B. Arnaud | ||||||||
| Ronnie Piqué | R. Piqué | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | David Oliveira | D. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Steffen Weigel | S. Weigel |  | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 65 | | Rui Den Turk | R. Den Turk | |||||||||
| Sylvain Boateng | S. Boateng |  | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Jordi Caluwé | J. Caluwé | |||||||||
| Nikos Maris | N. Maris | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Jan Arts | J. Arts | |||||||||
| Guillermo Fuchs | G. Fuchs | | 48 | M | | 8 | | A | 68 | | David Ward | D. Ward | |||||||||
| Patrick Collymore | P. Collymore | | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Ramon Talan | R. Talan | |||||||||
| Adam Meram | A. Meram |  | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Harald Tobiassen | H. Tobiassen | |||||||||
| Jean Pierre Klos | J. Klos | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Ramon van den Heuvel | R. van den Heuvel | |||||||||
| Jos Davids | J. Davids | | 69 | G | | 12 | | M | 67 |  | Antonio Vega | A. Vega | |||||||||
| Henry Bakkati | H. Bakkati | | 67 | D | | 13 | | G | 64 | | Andy De Vet | A. De Vet | |||||||||
| Winston Van Haaren | W. Van Haaren | | 65 | D | | 14 | | M | 63 | | Bart Mathijssen | B. Mathijssen | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Abe Lenstra Stadion where SC Heerenveen play host to FC Groningen in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SC Heerenveen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Groningen appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Orlando Hamers.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SC Heerenveen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Groningen appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Orlando Hamers.
0.00
0-0SC Heerenveen start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.33
0-0Benjamin Arnaud flicks a high pass forward. Jordi Caluwé holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jordi Caluwé flicks a high pass forward. Ramon Talan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ramon Talan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ronnie Piqué.
3.14
0-0Anton Van Nistelrooy flicks a high ball forward to Steffen Weigel who takes it down. Steffen Weigel hits a low pass to Jean Pierre Klos. Jean Pierre Klos whips in a cross ball towards Patrick Collymore. Patrick Collymore heads the ball goalwards. Superb reactions from Gary Young. What a save!
4.24
Nikos Maris flicks a high pass forward. Jean Pierre Klos controls it well on his chest. Jean Pierre Klos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.21
0-0Nikos Maris runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nikos Maris shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
15.03
0-1Nikos Olfers sweeps the ball long. Ramon van den Heuvel edges inside the box! Ramon van den Heuvel shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Groningen!
18.29
0-1Anton Van Nistelrooy barges into Ramon Talan. The referee brings Anton Van Nistelrooy to one side and gives him a warning! Ramon Talan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
21.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Anton Van Nistelrooy picks a pass forward to Nikos Maris. Nikos Maris changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nikos Maris whips in a cross ball towards Jean Pierre Klos. Jean Pierre Klos heads the ball goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gary Young with no chance!! Goal for SC Heerenveen!
27.55
Anton Van Nistelrooy decides to run forward with the ball. With a delightful solo run, Anton Van Nistelrooy stretches the opposition's defence. Anton Van Nistelrooy whips in a cross ball towards Patrick Collymore. Patrick Collymore finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Superb reactions from Gary Young. What a save!
28.44
Nikos Maris brings the ball forward. Nikos Maris knocks in a cross ball towards Adam Meram. Adam Meram finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Gary Young. Excellent save.
30.40
Benjamin Arnaud passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jan Arts. Jan Arts passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Ramon Talan. Ramon Talan whips in a cross ball towards David Ward. With a superhuman jump, David Ward connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
33.05
Jan Arts sees space and advances. Jan Arts whips in a cross ball towards Harald Tobiassen. Harald Tobiassen gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Fantastic reaction save from Aaron Janssen!
34.39
Nikos Maris flicks a high pass forward. Jean Pierre Klos controls it well on his chest. Jean Pierre Klos lofts in a cross ball towards Patrick Collymore. Patrick Collymore knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
40.36
Sylvain Boateng plays the ball forward to Jean Pierre Klos. Jean Pierre Klos lofts in a cross ball towards Patrick Collymore. Patrick Collymore gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
Steffen Weigel darts forward. Steffen Weigel whips in a cross ball towards Adam Meram. Adam Meram is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Gary Young reads it well. He makes it look easy!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Heerenveen have changed their lineup with Winston Van Haaren replacing Patrick Collymore. FC Groningen appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Groningen players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
FC Groningen kick off the second half!
47.37
David Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Jordi Caluwé. Jordi Caluwé kicks a strong pass forward to Ramon Talan. Ramon Talan knocks the ball to his team mate, Harald Tobiassen. Harald Tobiassen takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
48.10
Jan Arts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Ward. David Ward knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephane Misso.
53.59
2-1Jan Arts threads a neat ball through to David Ward. David Ward makes a great pass forward. Ramon Talan runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
54.52
With great vision, Rui Den Turk plays the ball forward to Jordi Caluwé. Jordi Caluwé makes a probing pass to David Ward. David Ward plays a one-two with Harald Tobiassen and rushes in on goal... Some awkward footwork from David Ward provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.29
Nikos Olfers passes the ball forward to Jan Arts. Jan Arts makes a simple pass to Harald Tobiassen. Harald Tobiassen chips the ball to his team mate, Ramon van den Heuvel. Ramon van den Heuvel tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
60.24
2-2SC Heerenveen have made 2 substitutions with Jos Davids replacing Anton Van Nistelrooy and Henry Bakkati replacing Nikos Maris .FC Groningen appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.32
Jordi Caluwé plays the ball forward to Ramon Talan. Ramon Talan shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
63.47
Jordi Caluwé deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ramon van den Heuvel. Ramon van den Heuvel hits a low pass to David Ward. Some silky footwork from David Ward provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
65.33
2-2Henry Bakkati clumsily knocks into Jan Arts. The referee calls over Henry Bakkati and warns him to calm down! Jan Arts hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.45
Jan Arts passes the ball forward to Ramon Talan. Ramon Talan finds some space and shoots from distance. Aaron Janssen comfortably gets down and covers it.
67.35
Jan Arts barges into Henry Bakkati. The referee warns Jan Arts to calm down! Henry Bakkati hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.20
Jordi Caluwé advances with the ball. Jordi Caluwé knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.01
Nikos Olfers knocks the ball forward to Jordi Caluwé. Jordi Caluwé passes the ball forward to David Ward. David Ward sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.21
Sylvain Boateng flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean Pierre Klos. Jean Pierre Klos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.34
Jan Arts hits a low pass to Harald Tobiassen. Harald Tobiassen skips past Jos Davids! Harald Tobiassen side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.16
David Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Arts. Jan Arts flicks a high ball forward to David Ward who gracefully takes it down. David Ward hits a low pass to Ramon van den Heuvel. Ramon van den Heuvel tries a spectacular strike but slams it into the crowd!
87.33
Stephane Misso pushes up the pitch. Stephane Misso makes an attacking run forward. Stephane Misso lofts in a cross ball towards Winston Van Haaren. Winston Van Haaren flicks the ball with his head but Gary Young reads it well. Fabulous save!
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
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jean Pierre Klos of SC Heerenveen |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Aaron Janssen (GK)
7
2. Stephane Misso (DEF)
7
3. Anton Van Nistelrooy (DEF)
7
4. Ronnie Piqué (DEF)
6
5. Steffen Weigel (MID)
6
6. Sylvain Boateng (MID)
6
7. Nikos Maris (MID)
8
8. Guillermo Fuchs (MID)
6
9. Patrick Collymore (ATT)
8
10. Adam Meram (ATT)
6
11. Jean Pierre Klos (ATT)
9
12. Jos Davids (GK)
6
13. Henry Bakkati (DEF)
5
14. Winston Van Haaren (DEF)
6
1. Gary Young (GK)
8
2. Nikos Olfers (DEF)
7
3. Benjamin Arnaud (DEF)
6
4. David Oliveira (DEF)
6
5. Rui Den Turk (DEF)
6
6. Jordi Caluwé (MID)
8
7. Jan Arts (MID)
8
8. David Ward (ATT)
8
9. Ramon Talan (ATT)
6
10. Harald Tobiassen (ATT)
7
11. Ramon van den Heuvel (ATT)
8
12. Antonio Vega (MID)
0
13. Andy De Vet (GK)
0
14. Bart Mathijssen (MID)
0