GRONINGEN. NEC bested FC Groningen to win 2-1. It was NEC to strike first with a goal of C. Verdonk at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Duelund gave the win to NEC in the 49′ minute with a goal. FC Groningen lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot assisted by Hessel Steegstra and Rob van de Ven. The 4th official was Erwin Blank. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 21 Total 7
- 6 On Target 3
- 15 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 166 Attack 76
- 79 Dangerous attack 26
- 112 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 1
Fouls
- 1 Total 1
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Groningen was in firm control of the ball 60% while NEC was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Groningen had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, NEC was able to find the solution to win this match.
FC Groningen shot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, NEC shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards (L. Duarte and N. Kasanwirjo). On the other side, NEC received 2 yellow cards (J. Vet and A. Akman).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Groningen stays with points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, NEC has points (0th).
Next matches
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen
82'
53'
45'
FC Groningen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Jan Hoekstra , Damil Dankerlui , Mike te Wierik , Bart Van Hintum , Bjorn Meijer , Neraysho Kasanwirjo , Laros Duarte , Tomáš Suslov , Michael De Leeuw , Paulos Abraham and Jørgen Strand Larsen .
The home team had on the bench: Peter Leeuwenburgh, Jan de Boer, Marin Šverko, Melayro Bogarde , Wessel Dammers , Yahya Kalley, Mo El Hankouri , Daniel Van Kaam, Cyril Ngonge and Romano Postema .
Substitutions
FC Groningen made 5 changes: B. van Hintum for M. Bogarde (72′), L. Duarte for C. Ngonge (77′), J. Larsen for R. Postema (77′), B. Meijer for M. El Hankouri (82′) and D. Dankerlui for W. Dammers (82′).
Best player: Tomáš Suslov
The most impressive player for FC Groningen was Tomáš Suslov.
His rating is with 28 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.
NEC – Formation
NEC
NEC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Rogier Meijer played with: Danny Vukovic , Ilias Bronkhorst , Iván Márquez , Cas Odenthal , Calvin Verdonk , Dirk Proper , Javier Vet , Lasse Schöne , Elayis Tavsan , Ole Romeny and Mikkel Duelund .
These were the players on the bench: Robin Roefs, Mattijs Branderhorst, Rodrigo Guth , Guss Gertsen, Bart van Rooij , Nils Rossen, Magnus Mattsson and Ali Akman .
Substitutions
NEC made 4 changes: E. Tavsan for R. Guth (61′), O. ter Haar Romeny for A. Akman (70′), M. Duelund for M. Mattsson (82′) and C. Verdonk for B. van Rooij (82′).
Best player: Iván Márquez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for NEC was Iván Márquez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the KNVB Beker.
- FC Groningen – NEC – 1-2
- FC Twente – AZ – 1-2
- NAC Breda – PEC Zwolle – 2-1
