Dutch Eredivisie

Excelsior vs FC Groningen, 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Excelsior
  • 69': Redouan El Yaakoubi
FT
1 - 0
FC Groningen

    About

    Excelsior are hosting FC Groningen at Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior).
    • 3': Liam van Gelderen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Isak Määttä (FC Groningen).
    • 4': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam van Gelderen.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 6': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 14': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
    • 15': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Mike van Duinen.
    • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adrian Fein.
    • 20': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Siebe Horemans.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luciano Valente with a cross following a corner.
    • 21': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
    • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior).
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Offside, FC Groningen. Luciano Valente tries a through ball, but Ricardo Pepi is caught offside.
    • 26': Foul by Siebe Horemans (Excelsior).
    • 26': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Couhaib Driouech.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isak Määttä.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thom van Bergen.
    • 35': Foul by Radinio Balker (FC Groningen).
    • 35': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior).
    • 36': Isak Määttä (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Foul by Isak Määttä (FC Groningen).
    • 38': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Adrian Fein (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Liam van Gelderen (FC Groningen).
    • 40': Liam van Gelderen (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mike van Duinen.
    • 45': Delay in match (Excelsior).
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Excelsior 0, FC Groningen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Excelsior 0, FC Groningen 0.
    • 48': Foul by Neraysho Kasanwirjo (FC Groningen).
    • 48': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Offside, Excelsior. Marouan Azarkan tries a through ball, but Sven Nieuwpoort is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Adrian Fein (Excelsior).
    • 50': Neraysho Kasanwirjo (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Julian Baas (Excelsior).
    • 52': Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Foul by Liam van Gelderen (FC Groningen).
    • 53': Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Siebe Horemans with a cross.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech.
    • 57': Foul by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).
    • 57': Liam van Gelderen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 59': Foul by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).
    • 59': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 61': Foul by Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen).
    • 61': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenzo Goudmijn with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marouan Azarkan.
    • 64': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Michael Verrips.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Tjoe-A-On with a cross.
    • 65': Substitution, FC Groningen. Joey Pelupessy replaces Liam van Gelderen.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenzo Goudmijn.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 67': Foul by Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior).
    • 67': Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Valente.
    • 68': Substitution, Excelsior. Reda Kharchouch replaces Mike van Duinen.
    • 69': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
    • 69': Goal! Excelsior 1, FC Groningen 0. Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
    • 74': Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Excelsior. Serano Seymor replaces Sven Nieuwpoort.
    • 76': Substitution, FC Groningen. Florian Krüger replaces Luciano Valente because of an injury.
    • 76': Substitution, FC Groningen. Yahya Kalley replaces Tomás Suslov.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Siebe Horemans.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Yahya Kalley (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 80': Foul by Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior).
    • 80': Radinio Balker (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Isak Määttä (FC Groningen).
    • 81': Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Isak Määttä (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Offside, FC Groningen. Radinio Balker tries a through ball, but Ricardo Pepi is caught offside.
    • 83': Foul by Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior).
    • 83': Yahya Kalley (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrian Fein.
    • 86': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Isak Määttä.
    • 86': Substitution, Excelsior. Maxime Awoudja replaces Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
    • 86': Substitution, FC Groningen. Ramon Pascal Lundqvist replaces Thom van Bergen.
    • 87': Substitution, Excelsior. Lazaros Lamprou replaces Marouan Azarkan.
    • 90': Foul by Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior).
    • 90': Neraysho Kasanwirjo (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Joey Pelupessy (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yahya Kalley.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Florian Krüger (FC Groningen).
    • 90'+2': Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reda Kharchouch with a headed pass.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Excelsior 1, FC Groningen 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Excelsior 1, FC Groningen 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 4
    53.1 Possession 46.9
    11 SHOTS 14
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    339 Accurate Passes 293
    424 Passes 372
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    21 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    75 Long Balls 57
    38 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    14 Effective Tackles 10
    22 Tackles 23
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    9 Interceptions 7
    15 Effective Clearances 26
    15 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Stadion Woudestein
    Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 4,400

    Eredivisie Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 11 +20 28
    2 PSV Eindhoven 11 +19 28
    3 AZ Alkmaar 11 +11 24
    4 Ajax Amsterdam 11 +6 20
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    EXC Excelsior (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
    4 Redouan El Yaakoubi
    16 Sven Nieuwpoort
    28 Nathan Tjoe-A-On
    2 Siebe Horemans
    8 Kenzo Goudmijn
    5 Adrian Fein
    33 Julian Baas
    29 Mike van Duinen
    14 Couhaib Driouech Yellow Card
    10 Marouan Azarkan Yellow Card
    Excelsior Substitutes:
    Norbert Alblas, Nathangelo Markelo, Maxime Awoudja, Pascal Kuiper, Nikolas Agrafiotis, Bob Roodenburg, Serano Seymor, Raphaël Eyongo, Lazaros Lamprou, Joshua Eijgenraam, Reda Kharchouch.

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

    No. Name
    20 Michael Verrips (GK)
    12 Radinio Balker
    42 Thijmen Blokzijl
    18 Isak Dybvik Määttä Yellow Card
    19 Liam van Gelderen Yellow Card
    40 Luciano Valente
    21 Neraysho Kasanwirjo
    34 Ragnar Oratmangoen
    9 Ricardo Pepi
    7 Tomás Suslov Yellow Card
    55 Thom Van Bergen
    FC Groningen Substitutes:
    Jorg Schreuders, Yahya Kalley, Maxim Mariani, Florian Krüger, Jan de Boer, Damil Dankerlui, Joel Pelupessy, Ramon Pascal Lundqvist, Peter Leeuwenburgh.

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