GRONINGEN. FC Groningen liquidates Jong AZ 4-1 with goals of Johan Hove (22′), Romano Postema (27′ pen), Romano Postema (61′) and Thom van Bergen (70′). Regarding the opposition, Jong AZ scored with Ernest Poku (14′).
The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Erwin Blank with the collaboration of Michael Osseweijer and Luc de Koning. The 4th official was . The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 7.38 degrees Celsius or 45.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 17 Total 5
- 5 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 139 Attack 112
- 81 Dangerous attack 39
- 80 Ball safe 93
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. FC Groningen was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Jong AZ that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Groningen was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Groningen won the match.
FC Groningen shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Jong AZ shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
FC Groningen didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Jong AZ received 2 yellow cards (Sem Dekkers and Damienus Reverson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, FC Groningen has 38 points to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Jong AZ will stays with 32 points like MVV Maastricht and FC Emmen to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Groningen will play away with FC Dordrecht on the 2nd of February with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of FC Groningen (2 draws).
Jong AZ will host Roda JC Kerkrade on the 5th of February with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Roda JC Kerkrade (3 draws).
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Dick Lukkien decided to play with the following team: Hidde Jurjus
, Marco Rente , Thijmen Blokzijl , Marvin Peersman , Wouter Prins , Jorg Schreuders , Joey Pelupessy , Johan Hove , Luciano Valente , Thom van Bergen and Romano Postema .The home team had on the bench: Nick Bakker, Kristian Stromland Lien
, Isak Dybvik Määttä, Noam Emeran, Daniël Beukers, Rui Mendes , Maxim Mariani, Kian Slor, Fofin Turay, Jasper Meijster, Dirk Baron and Tika de Jonge .Substitutions
FC Groningen made 3 changes: Jorg Schreuders for Rui Mendes (73′), Thom van Bergen for Kristian Stromland Lien (79′) and Romano Postema for Fofin Turay (86′).
Player of the match: Thom van Bergen
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Groningen was Thom van Bergen.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 21 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 15.Jong AZ – Formation
Jong AZ started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jan Sierksma played with: K. Zeggen
, Gonçalo Esteves , Finn Stam , Lewis Schouten , Sem Dekkers , Dave Kwakman , Kees Smit , Ricuenio Kewal , Mexx Meerdink , Ro-Zangelo Daal and Ernest Poku .These were the players on the bench: Jurre van Aken
, Misha Engel, Loek Postma, Arouna Kabba, Jorn Berkhout, Enoch Mastoras , Damienus Reverson , Tom Kerssens , Jayen Gerold and Nick Koster .Substitutions
Jong AZ made 5 changes: Kees Smit for Enoch Mastoras (60′), Mexx Meerdink for Tom Kerssens (60′), Gonçalo Esteves for Jurre van Aken (59′), Ernest Poku for Damienus Reverson (46′) and Ricuenio Kewal for Nick Koster (78′).
Player of the match: Ernest Poku
The most impressive player for Jong AZ was Ernest Poku.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 4 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- FC Groningen – Jong AZ – 4-1
- Telstar – FC Den Bosch – 0-0
- Roda JC Kerkrade – Jong Utrecht – 0-0
- FC Eindhoven – MVV Maastricht – 0-3
- De Graafschap – VVV-Venlo – 3-0
- ADO Den Haag – FC Emmen – 3-0
- Helmond Sport – NAC Breda – 1-0