Match Report
| FC Groningen | FC Groningen |  |  | FC Utrecht | FC Utrecht | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Marino Galàsek | M. Galàsek |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Jamal Bosch | J. Bosch | |||||||||
| Gerhard Sparwasser | G. Sparwasser |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Piet Van Den Herik | P. Van Den Herik | |||||||||
| Youssef Touzani | Y. Touzani | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Frank Van As | F. Van As | |||||||||
| Ellery Kooiman | E. Kooiman | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Diego Roy | D. Roy | |||||||||
| Niccolo Drake | N. Drake |  | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Tony Van Dalen | T. Van Dalen | |||||||||
| Jo Bot | J. Bot | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Joe Lambers | J. Lambers | |||||||||
| Daniel Robben | D. Robben | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Eric Pater | E. Pater | |||||||||
| Cosmin Vermeulen | C. Vermeulen | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Edwin Opschoor | E. Opschoor | |||||||||
| Wout van den Heuvel | W. van den Heuvel | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 62 | | Remco Cruyff | R. Cruyff | |||||||||
| Bart Meijer | B. Meijer | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Torsten Wesselmann | T. Wesselmann | |||||||||
| Romano Robben | R. Robben | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 |  | Callum Gemmill | C. Gemmill | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Euroborg where FC Groningen play host to FC Utrecht. A crowd of 8,087 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
FC Groningen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Utrecht appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
FC Groningen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Utrecht appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0FC Utrecht kick off and get the match underway!
6.52
0-0Cosmin Vermeulen threads the ball through to Wout van den Heuvel. Wout van den Heuvel tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Jamal Bosch.
8.48
0-1Diego Roy kicks a strong pass forward to Eric Pater. Eric Pater passes the ball forward to Remco Cruyff. Remco Cruyff shoots from long range. Remco Cruyff scores for FC Utrecht!!
12.29
0-1Eric Pater clumsily knocks into Daniel Robben. Eric Pater is warned by the referee! Daniel Robben stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.58
0-1Joe Lambers knocks the ball forward to Remco Cruyff. Remco Cruyff shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
16.40
0-1Joe Lambers takes it forward alone. Joe Lambers knocks the ball forward to Remco Cruyff but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
21.59
Youssef Touzani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cosmin Vermeulen. Cosmin Vermeulen advances with the ball. Cosmin Vermeulen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.36
0-1Youssef Touzani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Robben. Daniel Robben makes a simple pass to Bart Meijer. Bart Meijer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jamal Bosch who gathers it comfortably.
24.45
Gerhard Sparwasser threads the ball through to Jo Bot. Jo Bot chips the ball to his team mate, Romano Robben. Romano Robben shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.04
Jo Bot flicks the ball to his team mate, Bart Meijer. Bart Meijer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.51
Daniel Robben takes it forward alone. Daniel Robben shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.45
Tony Van Dalen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill shoots from 20 yards but somehow Marino Galàsek manages to keep it out.
34.29
Youssef Touzani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cosmin Vermeulen. Cosmin Vermeulen passes the ball forward to Wout van den Heuvel. Wout van den Heuvel shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
36.43
Eric Pater chips the ball to his team mate, Remco Cruyff. Remco Cruyff shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.42
Eric Pater makes a probing pass to Torsten Wesselmann. Torsten Wesselmann finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Groningen kick off!
47.11
0-1FC Utrecht are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Groningen's defence.
48.22
Daniel Robben advances with the ball. Daniel Robben controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wout van den Heuvel. Wout van den Heuvel tries a spectacular strike. Jamal Bosch is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
51.04
Eric Pater knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Wesselmann. Torsten Wesselmann powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Marino Galàsek!
59.54
Cosmin Vermeulen knocks the ball to his team mate, Wout van den Heuvel. Wout van den Heuvel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.52
Diego Roy knocks the ball forward to Edwin Opschoor. Edwin Opschoor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill shoots from outside the area but somehow Marino Galàsek manages to keep it out.
67.50
Daniel Robben passes the ball forward to Bart Meijer. Bart Meijer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Diego Roy.
69.10
Frank Van As threads the ball through to Eric Pater. Eric Pater passes the ball forward to Remco Cruyff. Remco Cruyff lofts in a cross ball towards Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.18
Eric Pater flicks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Wesselmann. Torsten Wesselmann shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.02
Daniel Robben brings the ball forward. Daniel Robben knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jamal Bosch who gathers it comfortably.
81.32
FC Groningen are easily keeping FC Utrecht at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
83.18
Daniel Robben controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wout van den Heuvel. Wout van den Heuvel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.15
Ellery Kooiman makes a probing pass to Cosmin Vermeulen. Cosmin Vermeulen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wout van den Heuvel. Wout van den Heuvel lofts in a cross ball towards Romano Robben. Romano Robben heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Piet Van Den Herik knocks the ball forward to Eric Pater. Eric Pater controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marino Galàsek who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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