Dutch Eredivisie

FC Groningen vs Willem II, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Groningen
  • 63': Ahmed El Messaoudi
FT
1 - 0
Willem II

    About

    FC Groningen are hosting Willem II 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.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Joël van Kaam (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bart van Hintum.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen.
    • 5': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Jordens Peters.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Bart van Hintum (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 6': Foul by Jordens Peters (Willem II).
    • 6': Joël van Kaam (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a cross.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a cross.
    • 8': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Mike Trésor.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
    • 11': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Leeroy Owusu.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël van Kaam with a cross.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joël van Kaam with a cross.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 15': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Pol Llonch.
    • 16': Foul by Leeroy Owusu (Willem II).
    • 16': Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Jan-Arie van der Heijden.
    • 19': Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Paul Gladon (Willem II).
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen with a cross.
    • 21': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Paul Gladon.
    • 24': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen).
    • 24': Pol Llonch (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Pol Llonch (Willem II).
    • 30': Attempt missed. Joël van Kaam (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bart van Hintum.
    • 33': Foul by Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen).
    • 33': Pol Llonch (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
    • 36': Foul by Joël van Kaam (FC Groningen).
    • 36': Jorn Brondeel (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Leeroy Owusu (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 40': Offside, Willem II. Leeroy Owusu tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen).
    • 42': Pol Llonch (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Görkem Saglam (Willem II).
    • 45'+1': Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Görkem Saglam (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Groningen 0, Willem II 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Groningen 0, Willem II 0.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Tomas Suslov replaces Joël van Kaam.
    • 46': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen).
    • 46': Jordens Peters (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Ché Nunnely (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Foul by Bart van Hintum (FC Groningen).
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Mike Trésor (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 48': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Azor Matusiwa.
    • 49': Ché Nunnely (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen).
    • 51': Foul by Pol Llonch (Willem II).
    • 51': Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Ko Itakura (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bart van Hintum with a cross.
    • 52': Hand ball by Mike Trésor (Willem II).
    • 54': Attempt missed. Ko Itakura (FC Groningen) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Daniël van Kaam.
    • 55': Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Paul Gladon (Willem II).
    • 58': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen).
    • 58': Jan-Arie van der Heijden (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Joosten.
    • 63': Goal! FC Groningen 1, Willem II 0. Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomas Suslov.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Willem II) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Gladon.
    • 68': Foul by Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen).
    • 68': Görkem Saglam (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ko Itakura.
    • 73': Ché Nunnely (Willem II) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen).
    • 74': Attempt saved. Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bart van Hintum.
    • 75': Offside, Willem II. Görkem Saglam tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 75': Offside, FC Groningen. Sergio Padt tries a through ball, but Jørgen Strand Larsen is caught offside.
    • 76': Foul by Jordens Peters (Willem II).
    • 76': Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Azor Matusiwa.
    • 81': Substitution, FC Groningen. Mo El Hankouri replaces Patrick Joosten.
    • 81': Substitution, FC Groningen. Alessio Da Cruz replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomas Suslov.
    • 84': Substitution, Willem II. Mats Köhlert replaces Görkem Saglam.
    • 86': Foul by Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen).
    • 86': Jan-Arie van der Heijden (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, FC Groningen. Miguel Angel Leal replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
    • 88': Hand ball by Mats Köhlert (Willem II).
    • 90': Foul by Mike Trésor (Willem II).
    • 90': Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mike Trésor (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ché Nunnely.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Azor Matusiwa (FC Groningen).
    • 90'+3': Vangelis Pavlidis (Willem II) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Jordens Peters (Willem II).
    • 90'+4': Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 1, Willem II 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Groningen 1, Willem II 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 1
    48.2 Possession 51.8
    4 SHOTS 18
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    347 Accurate Passes 398
    446 Passes 481
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 8
    15 Crosses 23
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    70 Long Balls 78
    42 Accurate Long Balls 47
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    15 Effective Tackles 8
    21 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    15 Interceptions 19
    21 Effective Clearances 10
    21 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Euroborg
    Location: Groningen, Netherlands

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    2 Go Ahead Eagles 1 +3 3
    3 AZ Alkmaar 1 +2 3
    4 Telstar 1 +1 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    GRO FC Groningen (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Sergio Padt (GK)
    3 Bart Van Hintum
    5 Kou Itakura
    15 Gabriel Gudmundsson
    2 Damil Dankerlui
    6 Azor Matusiwa
    26 Daniel Van Kaam
    18 Ahmed El Messaoudi
    9 Jørgen Strand Larsen
    14 Patrick Joosten
    33 Joël van Kaam
    FC Groningen Substitutes:
    Mohamed El Hankouri, Nigel Bertrams, Tomás Suslov, Jan de Boer, Sam Schreck, Alessio da Cruz, Thomas Poll, Ramon Pascal Lundqvist, Leonel Miguel, Remco Balk, Miguel Angel Leal.

    WIL Willem II (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    26 Jorn Brondeel (GK)
    4 Jordens Peters
    6 Jan-Arie van der Heijden
    18 Miquel Nelom
    13 Leeroy Owusu
    8 Pol Llonch
    21 Mike Trésor
    23 Görkem Saglam Yellow Card
    10 Vangelis Pavlidis
    9 Paul Gladon
    7 Ché Nunnely
    Willem II Substitutes:
    Wesley Spieringhs, Connor van den Berg, Freek Heerkens, Victor van den Bogert, Mats Köhlert, Vincent Schippers, John Yeboah, Rick Zuijderwijk.

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