Dutch Eredivisie

NEC Nijmegen vs FC Groningen, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen
  • 45'+1': Ali Akman
  • 55': Elayis Tavsan
  • 90'+2': Jonathan Okita
FT
3 - 0
FC Groningen

    About

    NEC Nijmegen are hosting FC Groningen at Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, 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': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bart van Rooij with a cross.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani.
    • 7': Hand ball by Ali Akman (N.E.C.).
    • 8': Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen).
    • 8': Foul by Michael de Leeuw (FC Groningen).
    • 8': Lasse Schöne (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Edgar Barreto (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 12': Foul by Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen).
    • 12': Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Foul by Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.).
    • 13': Mohamed El Hankouri (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (FC Groningen).
    • 17': Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Laros Duarte (FC Groningen).
    • 19': Iván Márquez (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edgar Barreto.
    • 24': Foul by Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen).
    • 24': Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Jordy Bruijn.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Suslov with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Laros Duarte (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wessel Dammers.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordy Bruijn.
    • 30': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Peter Leeuwenburgh.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Ali Akman (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross following a corner.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 32': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Peter Leeuwenburgh.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 33': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Peter Leeuwenburgh.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross.
    • 34': Foul by Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen).
    • 34': Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Foul by Edgar Barreto (N.E.C.).
    • 35': Paulos Abraham (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Michael de Leeuw (FC Groningen) header from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bart van Hintum following a set piece situation.
    • 39': Substitution, FC Groningen. Marin Sverko replaces Bart van Hintum because of an injury.
    • 41': Offside, N.E.C.. Lasse Schöne tries a through ball, but Ali Akman is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.).
    • 42': Marin Sverko (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Marin Sverko (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 44': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (FC Groningen).
    • 44': Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Goal! N.E.C. 1, FC Groningen 0. Ali Akman (N.E.C.) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, N.E.C. 1, FC Groningen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins N.E.C. 1, FC Groningen 0.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Daleho Irandust replaces Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
    • 46': Foul by Paulos Abraham (FC Groningen).
    • 46': Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bart van Rooij.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daleho Irandust.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Mohamed El Hankouri (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Suslov.
    • 53': Daleho Irandust (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.).
    • 54': Attempt missed. Laros Duarte (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Akman.
    • 55': Goal! N.E.C. 2, FC Groningen 0. Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
    • 58': Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by Marin Sverko (FC Groningen).
    • 59': Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Wessel Dammers (FC Groningen).
    • 60': Foul by Paulos Abraham (FC Groningen).
    • 60': Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.).
    • 61': Laros Duarte (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Ali Akman (N.E.C.).
    • 62': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Souffian El Karouani.
    • 65': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Bart van Rooij.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Marin Sverko (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Suslov with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Substitution, N.E.C.. Magnus Mattsson replaces Ali Akman.
    • 66': Daleho Irandust (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Foul by Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.).
    • 67': Foul by Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.).
    • 67': Mohamed El Hankouri (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (FC Groningen).
    • 69': Iván Márquez (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Cyril Ngonge (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Offside, N.E.C.. Mattijs Branderhorst tries a through ball, but Jonathan Okita is caught offside.
    • 72': Daleho Irandust (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.).
    • 73': Substitution, FC Groningen. Patrick Joosten replaces Paulos Abraham.
    • 73': Substitution, FC Groningen. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Mohamed El Hankouri.
    • 73': Substitution, FC Groningen. Romano Postema replaces Michael de Leeuw.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordy Bruijn.
    • 77': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Damil Dankerlui.
    • 77': Substitution, N.E.C.. Javier Vet replaces Jordy Bruijn.
    • 79': Foul by Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.).
    • 79': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Souffian El Karouani.
    • 81': Foul by Wessel Dammers (FC Groningen).
    • 81': Magnus Mattsson (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Wessel Dammers (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 82': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Marin Sverko.
    • 83': Substitution, N.E.C.. Calvin Verdonk replaces Elayis Tavsan.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edgar Barreto.
    • 84': Cyril Ngonge (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Lasse Schöne (N.E.C.).
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Iván Márquez.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Wessel Dammers (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Suslov with a cross.
    • 88': Foul by Edgar Barreto (N.E.C.).
    • 88': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Bart van Rooij.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Wessel Dammers (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tomás Suslov with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.).
    • 90'+1': Wessel Dammers (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen).
    • 90'+2': Goal! N.E.C. 3, FC Groningen 0. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Calvin Verdonk with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, N.E.C. 3, FC Groningen 0.
    • 0': Match ends, N.E.C. 3, FC Groningen 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    7 Saves 1
    46.2 Possession 53.8
    11 SHOTS 18
    1 ON GOAL 10
    0.1 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    297 Accurate Passes 372
    367 Passes 445
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 6
    23 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.5
    49 Long Balls 52
    21 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    21 Effective Tackles 8
    25 Tackles 13
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 3
    17 Effective Clearances 15
    17 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Goffertstadion
    Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 26 +44 68
    2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 26 +20 49
    3 NEC Nijmegen 26 +21 46
    4 FC Twente 26 +18 44
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NEC NEC Nijmegen (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Mattijs Branderhorst (GK)
    26 Cas Odenthal
    4 Iván Márquez
    16 Souffian El Karouani
    28 Bart van Rooij
    8 Édgar Barreto
    20 Lasse Schöne
    6 Jordy Bruijn
    9 Ali Akman
    10 Jonathan Okita
    7 Elayis Tavsan
    NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:
    Calvin Verdonk, Robin Roefs, Javier Vet, Dirk Proper, Rodrigo Guth, Danny Vukovic, Thomas Beekman, Ilias Bronkhorst, Magnus Mattsson.

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

    No. Name
    1 Peter Leeuwenburgh (GK)
    4 Wessel Dammers Yellow Card
    3 Bart Van Hintum
    21 Neraysho Kasanwirjo
    7 Tomás Suslov
    6 Laros Duarte
    11 Mohamed El Hankouri
    2 Damil Dankerlui
    8 Michael de Leeuw
    19 Paulos Abraham
    27 Cyril Ngonge Yellow Card
    FC Groningen Substitutes:
    Bjorn Meijer, Daleho Irandust, Patrick Joosten, Jan Hoekstra, Yahya Kalley, Jan de Boer, Daniel Van Kaam, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Romano Postema, Marin Sverko.

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