OG/AC

Same time, same place; 7 - 8:30ish in the AC!

VVV Venlo - FC Groningen 2-5

Berg battles VVV Venlo defenders

The first half was an easy one for the FC, scoring in the 16th (Lovre) and 45th (Berg) minute. The lead was extended in the 47th by Powel. Then FC Groningen decided to play sloppy and without a lot of inspiration. VVV took advantage of that attitude scoring twice to make the score 2-3. That apparantly awoke the FC Groningen offense once again who then scored in the 85th (Berg again) and 89th minute (Nijland goal). The win moves FC GRoningen up to 4th position.

VV Grijpskerk - ONR (Orange Nassau Roden) 2-1

#1 vs. #4 turned into a close match with chances and opportunities back and forth. VV Grijpskerk was able to come back from a 0-1 deficit in the 63rd minute and scored the equalizer just three minutes later. It took until the 88th minute before the redshirts were able to produce the winning goal. #2 Lycurgus beat #3 De Pelikanen.The season might come down to the crucial home game for Grijpskerk against Lycurgus on March the 15th. SO far, only two points separate the two teams.

FC Groningen - AZ Alkmaar 2-1

Two Marc Berg goals (PK shown here) defeated AZ Alkmaar on Sunday February 17 in the Euroborg. With the win, FC Groningen remains in 6th place, four points ahead of the 7th place team.

OG/AC

At the time of this writing it looks like we're cleared to go again on Monday February 11th at 7 pm. We should finish up around 8:30 or so.

FC Groningen - Roda JC 1-1

R E D!!!!!!!

Considering that Meerdink got ejected with more then an hour to play, the 1-1 score is quite an accomplishment. Not too many spectators thought the red card was justified. On monday the judicial committee from the Royal Dutch Soccer Association concluded that the red card should not have been issued and therefore no consequences for Meerdink other then the fact that he did not get to play the entire game. The referee agreed that he made a mistake after seeing the game video but guess what; too little, too late. But, time to move on, it's water under the bridge and Vitesse Arnhem will try to make tomorrow's game a "Bridge too far" for the Groningeners.

VV Middelstum - VV Grijpskerk 3-0

An embarrassing 3-0 defeat against lowly Middelstum by way of a collective sub par performance. One more misstep like this and Lycurgus will knock the redshirts out of first place.No games are scheduled for February the 9th and that is probably a good thing. Time to sort things out and get this baby back on track.