Dutch Eredivisie

FC Groningen vs RKC Waalwijk, 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Groningen
  • 14': Ricardo Pepi (P)
  • Red Card 36': Radinio Balker
  • 76': Ricardo Pepi
FT
2 - 3
RKC Waalwijk
  • 38': Dario van den Buijs (P)
  • 61': Mika Biereth
  • 80': Mika Biereth

About

FC Groningen are hosting RKC Waalwijk 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': Attempt missed. Thierry Lutonda (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julen Lobete.
  • 5': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Shawn Adewoye.
  • 5': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Dario Van den Buijs.
  • 8': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Laros Duarte.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Julian Lelieveld (RKC Waalwijk) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dario Van den Buijs with a cross.
  • 10': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Juriën Gaari.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Laros Duarte (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Suslov.
  • 11': Penalty FC Groningen. Tomás Suslov draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 11': Penalty conceded by Thierry Lutonda (RKC Waalwijk) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 12': VAR Decision: Penalty FC Groningen.
  • 14': Goal! FC Groningen 1, RKC Waalwijk 0. Ricardo Pepi (FC Groningen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 16': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Damil Dankerlui.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Vurnon Anita (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 19': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Julian Lelieveld.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Joey Pelupessy (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ragnar Oratmangoen (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 22': Hand ball by Julen Lobete (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 23': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (FC Groningen) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Damil Dankerlui with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Thierry Lutonda (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 26': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Laros Duarte (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 28': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Thierry Lutonda.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Damil Dankerlui.
  • 32': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Radinio Balker.
  • 35': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
  • 35': Julen Lobete (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Penalty RKC Waalwijk. Roy Kuijpers draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 36': Penalty conceded by Radinio Balker (FC Groningen) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 36': Radinio Balker (FC Groningen) is shown the red card.
  • 38': Goal! FC Groningen 1, RKC Waalwijk 1. Dario Van den Buijs (RKC Waalwijk) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 39': Substitution, FC Groningen. Nordin Musampa replaces Ragnar Oratmangoen.
  • 41': Offside, RKC Waalwijk. Julian Lelieveld tries a through ball, but Iliass Bel Hassani is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Isak Määttä (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Laros Duarte.
  • 45': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Thierry Lutonda.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Nordin Musampa (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Suslov with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
  • 45'+4': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Mike te Wierik.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Groningen 1, RKC Waalwijk 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Groningen 1, RKC Waalwijk 1.
  • 48': Foul by Julen Lobete (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 48': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Iliass Bel Hassani (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pelle Clement.
  • 51': Offside, RKC Waalwijk. Vurnon Anita tries a through ball, but Roy Kuijpers is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Florian Krüger (FC Groningen).
  • 53': Juriën Gaari (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Mika Biereth replaces Thierry Lutonda.
  • 55': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Laros Duarte.
  • 56': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Nordin Musampa.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Mika Biereth (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pelle Clement with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Foul by Dario Van den Buijs (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 57': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Laros Duarte (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 59': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Mike te Wierik.
  • 59': Foul by Vurnon Anita (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 59': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Goal! FC Groningen 1, RKC Waalwijk 2. Mika Biereth (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Lelieveld.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Florian Krüger (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Laros Duarte.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Mika Biereth (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iliass Bel Hassani with a through ball.
  • 66': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Mike te Wierik.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joey Pelupessy.
  • 69': Foul by Pelle Clement (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 69': Laros Duarte (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Joey Pelupessy (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Mika Biereth (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julen Lobete.
  • 72': Foul by Florian Krüger (FC Groningen).
  • 72': Iliass Bel Hassani (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Patrick Vroegh replaces Pelle Clement.
  • 74': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Zakaria Bakkali replaces Julen Lobete.
  • 75': Hand ball by Shawn Adewoye (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 76': Goal! FC Groningen 2, RKC Waalwijk 2. Ricardo Pepi (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Florian Krüger.
  • 80': Goal! FC Groningen 2, RKC Waalwijk 3. Mika Biereth (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iliass Bel Hassani with a through ball.
  • 82': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Saïd Bakari replaces Roy Kuijpers.
  • 82': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Yassin Oukili replaces Iliass Bel Hassani.
  • 83': Foul by Yassin Oukili (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 83': Nordin Musampa (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Mika Biereth (RKC Waalwijk) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Yassin Oukili (RKC Waalwijk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Groningen. Cyril Ngonge replaces Florian Krüger.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Groningen. Luciano Valente replaces Joey Pelupessy.
  • 86': Hand ball by Patrick Vroegh (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 87': Attempt missed. Yassin Oukili (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mika Biereth with a through ball.
  • 89': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Julian Lelieveld.
  • 90': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Etienne Vaessen.
  • 90': Offside, FC Groningen. Tomás Suslov tries a through ball, but Cyril Ngonge is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Patrick Vroegh (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Dario Van den Buijs (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Michael Verrips.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
  • 90'+5': Zakaria Bakkali (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 2, RKC Waalwijk 3.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Groningen 2, RKC Waalwijk 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 1
9 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 2
59.4 Possession 40.6
13 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
346 Accurate Passes 204
441 Passes 303
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 62
36 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 13
13 Tackles 25
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 6
20 Effective Clearances 25
20 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Attendance: 18,835

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 27 +43 68
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 27 +21 52
3 NEC Nijmegen 27 +22 49
4 Ajax Amsterdam 27 +18 47
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
20 Michael Verrips (GK)
12 Radinio Balker Red Card
5 Mike te Wierik Yellow Card
18 Isak Dybvik Määttä
2 Damil Dankerlui
23 Florian Krüger
6 Laros Duarte
4 Joel Pelupessy
9 Ricardo Pepi
34 Ragnar Oratmangoen
7 Tomás Suslov
FC Groningen Substitutes:
Cyril Ngonge, Luciano Valente, Emmanuel Matuta, Ramon Pascal Lundqvist, Peter Leeuwenburgh, Nordin Musampa, Thom Van Bergen, Jan de Boer, Paulos Abraham.

RKC RKC Waalwijk (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Etienne Vaessen (GK)
4 Shawn Adewoye
24 Dario van den Buijs
23 Juriën Gaari
5 Thierry Lutonda
2 Julian Lelieveld
6 Vurnon Anita
14 Pelle Clement
11 Iliass Bel Hassani
7 Julen Lobete
17 Roy Kuijpers
RKC Waalwijk Substitutes:
Zakaria Bakkali, Kevin Felida, Lars Nieuwpoort, Joel Pereira, Mark Spenkelink, Saïd Bakari, Hans Mulder, Luuk Wouters, Mika Biereth, Yassin Oukili, Sebbe Augustijns, Patrick Vroegh.

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