A very good afternoon. FC Groningen has traveled to the tip of the Netherlands to take on Fortuna Sittard. The FC’s last points date back to September, so with November around the corner, Dick Lukkien’s team is keen not to return home empty-handed. Can the FC in Sittard end its bad run?
The referee blows the whistle. A point in sight for a long time, but the FC continues its winless series and drops to fourteenth place in the Eredivisie.
86′ Bacuna shoots the ball into his own goal. From a corner the ball is thrown in front of the Groningen goal. Prins stops the bet on the line, but as Bacuna closes in, the captain shoots the ball into his own goal. 1-0.
80′ The end of the second half arrives. The FC shows itself more in front of Fortuna Sittard’s goal. Willumsson reaches the penalty area, but is pushed to the ground by the defense. The referee sees no penalty.
78′ A second substitution for FC Groningen. Jorg Schreuders leaves the field for Rui Mendes.
72′ Fortuna breaks out. Alessio Da Cruz storms towards Vaessen, who manages to stop his first bet. The attacker, surrounded by Marco Rente and Marvin Peersman, can get his foot against the ball again. The roller ball ends up next to the goal.
66′ FC Groningen is going to change. Romano Postema leaves the field for Brynjólfur Willumsson
59′ Hove reaches Postema who is waiting in front of the home team’s goal. The striker just can’t get his head against the ball. However, the FC is starting to put a little more pressure on the opponent.
52′ In quick succession there are shooting opportunities for Prins and Romano Postema. Both work the ball over Fortuna’s goal.
46′ Football is being played again in Sittard.
It is rest. Both teams have not yet managed to open the scoring.
34′ Leandro Bacuna gets a yellow card. If the ball crosses the back line, the captain kicks it out of the stadium. Bacuna will therefore miss the match against NEC.
30′ It seems as if the FC is starting to get into the match. The green and white are increasingly found in the home team’s half. Johan Hove tries from about 18 meters, but goalkeeper Mattijs Branderhorst saves.
26′ Free kick for FC Groningen. After a foul on Van Bergen, the FC earns a free kick halfway through Fortuna’s half. Wouter Prins plays the ball towards the penalty area, where Van Bergen just cannot get his foot into it. The ball lands on the outside of the post.
19′ The ball ends up behind the FC defense where Makan Aïko can catch it. The home team plays the attack relatively calmly, but Vaessen manages to save the final shot. The subsequent corner is cleared by Thom van Bergen.
6′ The first danger is created by the home team. The ball is headed in and while Etienne Vaessen first has to grab the ball a bit, the goalkeeper eventually takes the danger without too much effort.
1′ Kick-off takes place in Sittard.
FC Groningen line-up: Etienne Vaessen; Leando Bacuna, Marco Rente, Marvin Peersman, Wouter Prins; Johan Hove, Tika de Jonge, Luciano Valete, Jorg Schreuders; Romano Postema, Thom van Bergen.
Fortuna Sittard line-up: Branderhorst, Pinto, Adewoye, Guth, Dijks; Fosso, Rosier, Aïko, Bullaude, Dahlhaus; Erceg.
