Dutch Eredivisie

FC Groningen vs Heerenveen, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Groningen
    FT
    0 - 2
    Heerenveen
    • 71': Henk Veerman (P)
    • 86': Tibor Halilovic

    About

    FC Groningen are hosting Heerenveen at Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Rami Kaib (sc Heerenveen).
    • 1': Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Henk Veerman.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a cross.
    • 9': Foul by Rami Kaib (sc Heerenveen).
    • 9': Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Offside, FC Groningen. Wessel Dammers tries a through ball, but Mo El Hankouri is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Sherel Floranus (sc Heerenveen).
    • 13': Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Foul by Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen).
    • 15': Lasse Schöne (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Henk Veerman (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke.
    • 15': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Sergio Padt.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Alessio Da Cruz (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed El Messaoudi.
    • 18': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Erwin Mulder.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Alessio Da Cruz (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 22': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
    • 22': Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Alessio Da Cruz (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Sherel Floranus (sc Heerenveen).
    • 23': Attempt missed. Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessio Da Cruz following a set piece situation.
    • 26': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Joey Veerman.
    • 27': Foul by Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen).
    • 27': Mitchell van Bergen (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Siem de Jong.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniël van Kaam.
    • 29': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen).
    • 29': Rami Kaib (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Siem de Jong (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henk Veerman.
    • 31': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen).
    • 31': Rami Kaib (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Joey Veerman (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mo El Hankouri.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Alessio Da Cruz (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomas Suslov.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Mitchell van Bergen (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lasse Schöne.
    • 39': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Sergio Padt.
    • 40': Foul by Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen).
    • 40': Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alessio Da Cruz.
    • 42': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
    • 42': Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Ibrahim Dresevic tries a through ball, but Henk Veerman is caught offside.
    • 45': Offside, FC Groningen. Mike te Wierik tries a through ball, but Mo El Hankouri is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Joey Veerman (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Groningen 0, sc Heerenveen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Groningen 0, sc Heerenveen 0.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Patrick Joosten replaces Tomas Suslov.
    • 45': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Lucas Woudenberg replaces Rami Kaib.
    • 48': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Jan Paul van Hecke tries a through ball, but Henk Veerman is caught offside.
    • 50': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Daniël van Kaam.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Henk Veerman (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Henk Veerman (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen.
    • 57': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
    • 57': Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
    • 60': Hand ball by Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen).
    • 61': Attempt saved. Lasse Schöne (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke.
    • 62': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Rami Hajal replaces Siem de Jong because of an injury.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 68': Penalty conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 68': Penalty sc Heerenveen. Sherel Floranus draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 69': VAR Decision: Penalty sc Heerenveen.
    • 71': Goal! FC Groningen 0, sc Heerenveen 1. Henk Veerman (sc Heerenveen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 72': Foul by Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen).
    • 72': Joey Veerman (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 75': Foul by Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen).
    • 75': Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Rami Hajal (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henk Veerman with a headed pass.
    • 77': Foul by Lucas Woudenberg (sc Heerenveen).
    • 77': Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Ko Itakura (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alessio Da Cruz with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 78': Substitution, FC Groningen. Arjen Robben replaces Alessio Da Cruz.
    • 78': Substitution, FC Groningen. Ramon Pascal Lundqvist replaces Ahmed El Messaoudi.
    • 79': Foul by Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen).
    • 79': Sherel Floranus (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Mitchell van Bergen (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tibor Halilovic.
    • 85': Substitution, FC Groningen. Paulos Abraham replaces Wessel Dammers.
    • 86': Goal! FC Groningen 0, sc Heerenveen 2. Tibor Halilovic (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
    • 87': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Rodney Kongolo replaces Lasse Schöne.
    • 88': Foul by Henk Veerman (sc Heerenveen).
    • 88': Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Arjen Robben (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Foul by Lucas Woudenberg (sc Heerenveen).
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Arjen Robben (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Joosten.
    • 90'+5': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Joey Veerman.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 0, sc Heerenveen 2.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Groningen 0, sc Heerenveen 2.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 8
    48.8 Possession 51.2
    15 SHOTS 11
    10 ON GOAL 3
    0.7 On Target % 0.3
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    306 Accurate Passes 331
    410 Passes 428
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    17 Crosses 22
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    70 Long Balls 78
    26 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 10
    13 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    17 Interceptions 21
    28 Effective Clearances 22
    28 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Euroborg
    Location: Groningen, Netherlands

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 28 +41 68
    2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 28 +21 53
    3 NEC Nijmegen 28 +22 50
    4 Ajax Amsterdam 28 +18 48
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    GRO FC Groningen (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sergio Padt (GK)
    5 Kou Itakura
    4 Wessel Dammers
    15 Gabriel Gudmundsson
    32 Mike te Wierik Yellow Card
    31 Tomás Suslov
    26 Daniel Van Kaam
    18 Ahmed El Messaoudi
    9 Jørgen Strand Larsen
    21 Alessio da Cruz
    11 Mohamed El Hankouri
    FC Groningen Substitutes:
    Per Kristian Bratveit, Sam Schreck, Damil Dankerlui, Bart Van Hintum, Jan de Boer, Patrick Joosten, Arjen Robben, Paulos Abraham, Ramon Pascal Lundqvist, Miguel Angel Leal.

    HEE Heerenveen (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Erwin Mulder (GK)
    14 Ibrahim Dresevic
    3 Jan Paul van Hecke
    41 Rami Kaib
    2 Sherel Floranus
    6 Siem de Jong
    20 Joey Veerman
    43 Lasse Schöne
    9 Henk Veerman
    44 Tibor Halilovic
    11 Mitchell van Bergen
    Heerenveen Substitutes:
    Rodney Kongolo, Benjamin Nygren, Ariel Harush, Syb van Ottele, Oliver Batista Meier, Jan Bekkema, Lucas Woudenberg, Rami Al Hajj, Sieben Dewaele, Arjen van der Heide.

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