Dutch Eredivisie

FC Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

Mar 16, 2025, 1:30 PM · Dutch Eredivisie
FC Groningen
  • 87': Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson
FT
1 - 0
Fortuna Sittard

    About

    FC Groningen are hosting Fortuna Sittard at Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands, starting on Sunday 16 Mar 2025 1:30 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Syb van Ottele.
    • 5': Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
    • 5': Ryan Fosso (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Loreintz Rosier.
    • 12': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
    • 17': Foul by Jasper Dahlhaus (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 17': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Alessio da Cruz (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 19': Stije Resink (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
    • 24': Loreintz Rosier (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Alessio da Cruz (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen).
    • 26': Attempt missed. Jasper Dahlhaus (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bojan Radulovic.
    • 27': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Loreintz Rosier.
    • 27': Bojan Radulovic (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Wouter Prins (FC Groningen).
    • 32': Attempt saved. Dave Kwakman (FC Groningen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Rente.
    • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Stije Resink (FC Groningen).
    • 33': Loreintz Rosier (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Foul by Stije Resink (FC Groningen).
    • 36': Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Foul by Loreintz Rosier (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 37': Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stije Resink.
    • 40': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Mattijs Branderhorst.
    • 41': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Ivo Pinto is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
    • 44': Loreintz Rosier (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Valente with a headed pass following a fast break.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Dave Kwakman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Alessio da Cruz (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 45'+1': Alessio da Cruz (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Groningen 0, Fortuna Sittard 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Groningen 0, Fortuna Sittard 0.
    • 47': Dave Kwakman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Ivo Pinto (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 51': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
    • 52': Alessio da Cruz (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).
    • 54': Foul by Jasper Dahlhaus (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 54': Marco Rente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Jasper Dahlhaus (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Kristoffer Peterson replaces Alessio da Cruz.
    • 58': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Kaj Sierhuis replaces Bojan Radulovic.
    • 61': Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
    • 61': Syb van Ottele (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Dave Kwakman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 64': Substitution, FC Groningen. Marvin Peersman replaces Wouter Prins.
    • 64': Substitution, FC Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson replaces Jorg Schreuders.
    • 68': Foul by Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 68': Stije Resink (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fosso (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaj Sierhuis.
    • 70': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Loreintz Rosier.
    • 71': Dave Kwakman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Foul by Ezequiel Bullaude (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 72': Attempt saved. Hjalmar Ekdal (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tika de Jonge with a cross.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 75': Foul by Kristoffer Peterson (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 75': Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Édouard Michut.
    • 78': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Thijmen Blokzijl.
    • 79': Foul by Jasper Dahlhaus (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 79': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Hand ball by Hjalmar Ekdal (FC Groningen).
    • 81': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Jasper Dahlhaus.
    • 82': Foul by Dave Kwakman (FC Groningen).
    • 82': Ryan Fosso (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Alen Halilovic replaces Ezequiel Bullaude.
    • 85': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Makan Aiko replaces Édouard Michut.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Dave Kwakman (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brynjólfur Willumsson.
    • 87': Goal! FC Groningen 1, Fortuna Sittard 0. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Rente with a cross following a fast break.
    • 88': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Samuel Bastien replaces Loreintz Rosier.
    • 89': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Kaj Sierhuis is caught offside.
    • 90': Hand ball by Stije Resink (FC Groningen).
    • 90': Attempt missed. Makan Aiko (Fortuna Sittard) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Makan Aiko (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
    • 90'+3': Jasper Dahlhaus (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 1, Fortuna Sittard 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Groningen 1, Fortuna Sittard 0.

    Statistics

    FOR GRO
    11 Fouls 12
    4 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 9
    3 Saves 1
    42.6 Possession 57.4
    4 SHOTS 7
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    255 Accurate Passes 380
    357 Passes 474
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    10 Crosses 26
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    75 Long Balls 59
    25 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 1
    10 Effective Tackles 17
    23 Tackles 26
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 9
    45 Effective Clearances 18
    45 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
    1:30 PM, Sun, Mar 16, 2025
    Venue: Euroborg
    Location: Groningen, Netherlands
    Attendance: 22,403

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Ajax Amsterdam 27 +37 67
    2 PSV Eindhoven 27 +46 58
    3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 27 +29 53
    4 FC Utrecht 27 +9 52
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    FC Groningen (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Etienne Vaessen (GK)
    3 Thijmen Blokzijl
    4 Hjalmar Ekdal
    2 Wouter Prins
    5 Marco Rente
    10 Luciano Valente
    6 Stije Resink
    18 Tika De Jonge
    26 Thom Van Bergen
    16 Dave Kwakman
    14 Jorg Schreuders
    FC Groningen Substitutes:
    David Van Der Werff, Noam Emeran, Rui Mendes, Thijs Oosting, Hidde Jurjus, Finn Stam, Jasper Meijster, Romano Postema, Leandro Bacuna, Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson, Marvin Peersman.

    Fortuna Sittard (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    31 Mattijs Branderhorst (GK)
    6 Syb van Ottele
    32 Loreintz Rosier Yellow Card
    14 Rodrigo Guth
    8 Jasper Dahlhaus Yellow Card
    12 Ivo Pinto
    80 Ryan Fosso
    20 Edouard Michut Yellow Card
    33 Ezequiel Bullaude
    23 Alessio da Cruz Yellow Card
    19 Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic
    Fortuna Sittard Substitutes:
    Makan Aiko, Samuel Bastien, Josip Mitrovic, Mitchell Dijks, Darijo Grujcic, Shawn Adewoye, Luuk Koopmans, Luka Tunjic, Niels Martens, Kaj Sierhuis, Alen Halilovic, Kristoffer Peterson.

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