Dutch Eredivisie

FC Groningen vs VVV-Venlo, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Groningen
  • 26': Patrick Joosten
  • 48': Jørgen Strand Larsen
FT
2 - 1
VVV-Venlo
  • 90'+5': Giorgos Giakoumakis

About

FC Groningen are hosting VVV-Venlo 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.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 6': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Evert Linthorst.
  • 8': Foul by Ko Itakura (FC Groningen).
  • 8': Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Evert Linthorst (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen).
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  • 16': Azor Matusiwa (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo).
  • 17': Arjan Swinkels (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen).
  • 17': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 18': VAR Decision: No Goal FC Groningen 0-0 VVV-Venlo.
  • 20': Alessio Da Cruz (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Foul by Steffen Schäfer (VVV-Venlo).
  • 26': Goal! FC Groningen 1, VVV-Venlo 0. Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen following a fast break.
  • 28': Azor Matusiwa (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo).
  • 31': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Damil Dankerlui.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Messaoudi.
  • 37': Evert Linthorst (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by Bart van Hintum (FC Groningen).
  • 38': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Roy Gelmi tries a through ball, but Georgios Giakoumakis is caught offside.
  • 38': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Steffen Schäfer.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Alessio Da Cruz (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Joosten with a cross.
  • 40': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Steffen Schäfer tries a through ball, but Zinedine Machach is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Azor Matusiwa (FC Groningen).
  • 45': Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Bart van Hintum.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zinedine Machach with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Daniël van Kaam.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zinedine Machach with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Groningen 1, VVV-Venlo 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Groningen 1, VVV-Venlo 0.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Ramon Pascal Lundqvist replaces Daniël van Kaam.
  • 46': Azor Matusiwa (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Simon Janssen (VVV-Venlo).
  • 47': Attempt missed. Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 48': Goal! FC Groningen 2, VVV-Venlo 0. Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alessio Da Cruz following a fast break.
  • 48': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Stan van Dijck replaces Tobias Pachonik.
  • 50': Foul by Ko Itakura (FC Groningen).
  • 50': Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Zinedine Machach tries a through ball, but Evert Linthorst is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Damil Dankerlui.
  • 53': Foul by Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo).
  • 53': Wessel Dammers (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Azor Matusiwa.
  • 58': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Steffen Schäfer.
  • 60': Substitution, FC Groningen. Mo El Hankouri replaces Alessio Da Cruz because of an injury.
  • 61': Foul by Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo).
  • 61': Wessel Dammers (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Torino Hunte replaces Zinedine Machach.
  • 61': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Jafar Arias replaces Simon Janssen.
  • 62': Azor Matusiwa (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Vito van Crooij (VVV-Venlo).
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steffen Schäfer with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
  • 65': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Azor Matusiwa.
  • 65': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Evert Linthorst tries a through ball, but Georgios Giakoumakis is caught offside.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ramon Pascal Lundqvist with a headed pass.
  • 66': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Thorsten Kirschbaum.
  • 67': Foul by Roy Gelmi (VVV-Venlo).
  • 67': Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Stan van Dijck (VVV-Venlo).
  • 69': Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Post.
  • 70': Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Evert Linthorst (VVV-Venlo).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 75': Substitution, FC Groningen. Gabriel Gudmundsson replaces Patrick Joosten.
  • 75': Azor Matusiwa (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Jafar Arias (VVV-Venlo).
  • 75': Arjan Swinkels (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen).
  • 78': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Roy Gelmi.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed El Messaoudi with a headed pass.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Stan van Dijck (VVV-Venlo) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Torino Hunte with a cross.
  • 88': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen).
  • 88': Vito van Crooij (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Arjan Swinkels tries a through ball, but Stan van Dijck is caught offside.
  • 90': Substitution, FC Groningen. Remco Balk replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Evert Linthorst (VVV-Venlo).
  • 90'+1': Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Roy Gelmi (VVV-Venlo).
  • 90'+2': Gabriel Gudmundsson (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jafar Arias (VVV-Venlo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Torino Hunte.
  • 90'+5': Goal! FC Groningen 2, VVV-Venlo 1. Georgios Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evert Linthorst with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 2, VVV-Venlo 1.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Groningen 2, VVV-Venlo 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 1
46.2 Possession 53.8
8 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
272 Accurate Passes 363
390 Passes 454
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 17
0.4 Cross % 0.2
86 Long Balls 80
32 Accurate Long Balls 47
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 5
12 Tackles 7
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 14
23 Effective Clearances 10
23 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 30 +44 74
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 30 +21 55
3 NEC Nijmegen 30 +24 54
4 FC Twente 30 +19 53
Full Table

Line-Ups

GRO FC Groningen (4-3-3)

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

VVV VVV-Venlo (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thorsten Kirschbaum (GK)
3 Arjan Swinkels
4 Roy Gelmi
5 Steffen Schäfer
2 Tobias Pachonik
6 Danny Post
15 Simon Janssen
21 Evert Linthorst
11 Giorgos Giakoumakis
10 Vito van Crooij
8 Zinédine Machach
VVV-Venlo Substitutes:
Stan Van Dijck, Jafar Arias, Delano van Crooij, Wassim Essanoussi, Torino Hunte, Lars Nabbe, Aaron Bastiaans, Guus Hupperts, Yahcuroo Roemer, Nezar S'Rifi, Bram Verbong.

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