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LEEUWARDEN. SC Cambuur conquered FC Groningen to win 2-1. It was SC Cambuur to strike first with an early goal of Marco Tol at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Remco Balk gave the win to SC Cambuur in the 83′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Cambuurstadion stadium in Leeuwarden on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Joey Kooij with the help of Bas van Dongen and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Eric van der Vaart. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.56 degrees Celsius or 54.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. SC Cambuur was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. FC Groningen that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Groningen was more pushing with 84 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, SC Cambuur succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

SC Cambuur shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, FC Groningen shot 18 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

SC Cambuur received 2 yellow cards (Michael Breij and Remco Balk). On the other side, FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (Wouter Prins).

Standings

After playing this match, SC Cambuur will have 17 points like Jong AZ to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, FC Groningen will stay with 14 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, SC Cambuur will host Helmond Sport on the 10th of May with a 16-7 head to head record in favor of SC Cambuur (5 draws).

FC Groningen will host Roda JC Kerkrade on the 10th of May with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of FC Groningen (5 draws).

SC Cambuur – Formation

SC Cambuur adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Henk de Jong decided to play with the following team: Yanick van Osch (7.5), Gabi Caschili (7.3), Marco Tol (8.2), Leon Bergsma (6.4), Sekou Sylla (6.3), Daniel van Kaam (6.8), Fedde De Jong (7.0), Remco Balk (7.5), Michael Breij (8.1), Milan Smit (6.4) and Roberts Uldriķis (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Floris Smand, Thomas Poll, Jeremy Van Mullem (6.7), Daan Reiziger, Milan de Koe, Bret Minnema, Chima Anyasi, Marcel Schaapman (6.4), Tyrique Mercera, Wiebe Kooistra and Iwan Henstra (6.4).

Substitutions

SC Cambuur made 2 changes: Michael Breij for Floris Smand (90′) and Daniel van Kaam for Jeremy Van Mullem (73′).

Best player: Marco Tol​

The most impressive player for SC Cambuur was Marco Tol.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 53 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

FC Groningen – Formation

Also FC Groningen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Dick Lukkien played with: Hidde Jurjus (7.0), Marco Rente (7.7), Radinio Balker (7.0), Marvin Peersman (7.1), Wouter Prins (6.4), Johan Hove (6.7), Joey Pelupessy (6.8), Romano Postema (7.3), Leandro Bacuna (7.0), Isak Dybvik Määttä (6.3) and Kristian Stromland Lien (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Michael Verrips, Laros Duarte (7.7), Kevin van Veen (6.6), Paulos Abraham, Jorg Schreuders, Liam van Gelderen, Noam Emeran, Nordin Musampa, Thom van Bergen (7.0), Luciano Valente (7.3), Dirk Baron and Tika de Jonge (6.3).

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 4 changes: Kristian Stromland Lien for Luciano Valente (46′), Isak Dybvik Määttä for Kevin van Veen (46′), Joey Pelupessy for Laros Duarte (46′) and Leandro Bacuna for Thom van Bergen (85′).

Best player: Marco Rente​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Marco Rente.

His rating is (7.7) with 41 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​

• SC Cambuur – FC Groningen – 2-1