FC Groningen and SC Heerenveen draw 1-1 on Sunday

GRONINGEN. SC Heerenveen and FC Groningen draw 1-1. T. Halilovic scored the first goal for SC Heerenveen. C. Ngonge settled the score.

FC Groningen and SC Heerenveen draw 1-1 on Sunday

GRONINGEN. SC Heerenveen and FC Groningen draw 1-1. T. Halilovic scored the first goal for SC Heerenveen. C. Ngonge settled the score.

The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Rob Dieperink with the help of Sander van Roekel and Bas van Dongen. The 4th official was Laurens Gerrets. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.7 degrees Celsius or 67.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

FC Groningen started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3). On the other side, SC Heerenveen adopted for a aggressive formation (4-3-3).

FC Groningen – Formation

FC Groningen
G
Peter Leeuwenburgh 1.Netherlands
6.2
D
Mike te Wierik 5.Netherlands
6.8
84'
D
Marin Šverko 20.Croatia
6.4
46'
D
Neraysho Kasanwirjo 21.Netherlands
7.3
M
Bjorn Meijer 40.Netherlands
6.4
46'
M
Laros Duarte 6.Cape Verde
6.7
75' 59'
M
T. Suslov 7.Slovakia
7.1
M
Mo El Hankouri 11.Morocco
6.8
F
Michael de Leeuw 8.Netherlands
6.4
46'
F
Patrick Joosten 14.Netherlands
6.2
65'
F
Cyril Ngonge 27.Belgium
6.6
Goals68'
Substitutes
G
J. Hoekstra 16.Netherlands
G
Jan de Boer 25.Netherlands
D
Bart van Hintum 3.Netherlands
7.1
46'
D
Yahya Kalley 15.Sweden
D
Damil Dankerlui 2.Suriname
M
Daleho Irandust 10.Sweden
7.1
46'
M
Daniël van Kaam  26.Netherlands
6.3
75'
F
Romano Postema 29.Netherlands
6.8
46'
F
Paulos Abraham 19.Sweden
6.8
65'

Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Peter Leeuwenburgh (6.2), Mike te Wierik (6.8), Neraysho Kasanwirjo (7.3), Marin Šverko (6.4), Mo El Hankouri (6.8), Tomáš Suslov (7.1), Laros Duarte (6.7), Bjorn Meijer (6.4), Cyril Ngonge (6.6), Michael De Leeuw (6.4) and Patrick Joosten (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Romano Postema (6.8), Jan Hoekstra, Bart Van Hintum (7.1), Daleho Irandust (7.1), Jan de Boer, Yahya Kalley, Paulos Abraham (6.8), Damil Dankerlui and Daniel Van Kaam (6.3).

Best player: Neraysho Kasanwirjo​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Groningen was Neraysho Kasanwirjo.

His rating is (7.3) with 57 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.

SC Heerenveen – Formation

SC Heerenveen
G
Erwin Mulder 1.Netherlands
6.7
D
Lucas Woudenberg 5.Netherlands
6.8
79'
D
Sven van Beek 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
Ibrahim Drešević 14.Kosovo
6.9
D
Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands
7.4
M
Tibor Halilovic 10.Croatia
7.5
Goals19'
M
Joey Veerman 20.Netherlands
6.9
M
Nicolas Madsen 29.Denmark
6.8
45'
F
Siem de Jong 6.Netherlands
6.8
F
Henk Veerman 9.Netherlands
7.0
65'
F
Benjamin Nygren 8.Sweden
6.8
80'
Substitutes
G
Xavier Mous 22.Netherlands
G
Jan Bekkema 23.Netherlands
D
Nick Bakker 15.Netherlands
D
Syb van Ottele 2.Netherlands
M
Stanislav Shopov 30.Bulgaria
M
Jan Ras 19.Netherlands
M
Hamdi Akujobi 18.Netherlands
M
Rami Al Hajj 17.Sweden
M
Djenahro Nunumete 35.Netherlands
F
Filip Stevanovic 7.Serbia
6.4
80' 90'
F
Arjen Van Der Heide 16.Netherlands
6.6
65'

On the opposite side, Johnny Buijs played with: Erwin Mulder (6.7), Milan van Ewijk (7.4), Sven van Beek (7.1), Ibrahim Drešević (6.9), Lucas Woudenberg (6.8), Nicolas Madsen (6.8), Tibor Halilović (7.5), Joey Veerman (6.9), Benjamin Nygren (6.8), Henk Veerman (7.0) and Siem de Jong (6.8).

They had on the bench: Stanislav Shopov, Jan Ras, Hamdi Akujobi, Nick Bakker, Filip Stevanović (6.4), Rami Hajal, Djenahro Nunumete, Xavier Mous, Arjen Van Der Heide (6.6), Jan Bekkema and Syb van Ottele.

Best player: Tibor Halilović​

The player that probably impressed the most for SC Heerenveen was Tibor Halilović.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 22 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Match report​

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 14 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 11 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 109 Attack 63
  • 50 Dangerous attack 7
  • 74 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 0
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. FC Groningen was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. SC Heerenveen that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

FC Groningen was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough FC Groningen to win the match​.

FC Groningen shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, SC Heerenveen shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

FC Groningen received 3 yellow cards (L. Duarte, M. te Wierik and D. Buijs). On the opposite sidee, SC Heerenveen received 4 yellow cards (N. Madsen, T. Halilovic, L. Woudenberg and F. Stevanovic).

M. te Wierik (FC Groningen) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (84′).

Match Timeline

19'
45'
46'
46'
Romano Postema- sub ->Michael de Leeuw
46'
Laros Duarte- Yellow
59'
65'
65'
68'
70'
71'
75'
79'
80'
84'
90'

Standings

After playing this match, FC Groningen will have 5 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, SC Heerenveen will have 7 points to stay in the 5th place.

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen will play away against Willem II on the 18th of September with a 15-8 head to head record in favor of FC Groningen (5 draws). SC Heerenveen will host against Fortuna Sittard on the 18th of September with a 3-2 head to head in favor of SC Heerenveen (1 draw).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​