U16 loses to Elite Eight

A team made up of mainly Elkhart Memorial and some Concord & Northridge players, defeated us 9-5. We played poorly and did not defend well which started with not defending well as soon as we lost the ball on offense. Hopefully it was because it was the first game after the Holidays and because it was a 11 pm start.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Excelsior Rotterdam - FC Groningen 2-2

The last place team from Rotterdam (smallest of the three pro teams from the harbour city)was host to the Pride of the North. In Woudestein Stadium (tiny at 3,500 seats), the fans would see FC Groningen go up by two goals, only to give up a PK and a very late goal to only come away with a hugely disappointing draw.

OG/AC tonight, regular time

From 7:30 -9 we will have OG.

U16 ousted in first round; U19 wins first round game

THE FC GRONINGEN U19 TEAM RESTING AFTER WINNING THE FIRST ROUND GAME
The U16 played well but not good enough to win Saturday night. Some opportunities did not result in goals and with a one goal loss it was time to call it a session. But back for more in 2011. The U19 faced Chiqui Auto Sales (Elkhart Chr & Elkhart Central) for the third time this season. After a one goal loss and a draw, the table were turned and we came away with a 2-1 win (Hambryce & Seitz goals). The quuarter finals game was a matchup with Colt. The game seemd under control at 2-1 but a nice chance that did not make it into the net saw a momentum switch resulting in a 7-1 loss. The team was ready to go home. Good luck to Josh on Tuesday, we will be thinking about him. Surgery is set for 9:30 I believe.

FC Groningen - AZ 2-0 (1-0)

Two Tim Matavz goals defeat AZ. FC Groningen only 2 points out of first place. The FC stays undefeated at home in the first half of the season.

U16 draws, U19 loses

The U16 should have come home with a victory but gave up a late 4-3 lead to draw against Parker FC. The U19 faced a NR/Concord combo built on arrogance. Final score 8-2; the game was close in the first and just got ugly in the second. The U19 will play their final regular season game this Thursday vs, FC Neverdead. A win will draw them even in the standings with FC Neverdead.

FC Groningen - Vitesse Arnhem 4-1 (3-0)

Granqvist 1-0, Matavz 2-0, Andersson 3-0 and Sparv 4-1. Passed Ajax, now #3 in the standings!

U16 wins, U19 loses

The FC Groningen16 beat Piano Market 9-0. Taylor was the leading scorer with 6. The FC Groningen19 started out slow against Chiqui Auto Sales and fell behind 3-0 before coming back 3-2 with Connor and Noodle goals to only fall short despite plenty of opportunities. Both teams did play well and both teams really worked the ball well; it was actually enjoyable to watch both teams play. Game times for next week; U16 on Saturday 12/11 at 10 pm vs. Parker FC. If the U16 wins they will overtake FC Parker in the standings for 8th or 9th place (currently in 10th out of 16 teams). The U19 plays Sunday 12/12 at 8 pm vs. FC Neverdead. Neverdead is in 6th, U19 in 8th (of 12 teams). Coach Seitz is working on getting commitments from U16 & U19 players for the next session. This coming weekend will be the final regular season game for the first session. The weekend of December 18 & 19 will be the tournament.

U19 - Lakeland 10-3

Well played game with some very quick goals to start the game (it was 1-1 before most players even touched the ball). Josh came out firing and Connor put some in as well despite a facial meeting with the wall. I believe the score was 8-1 at the half so that was very entertaining. The second half was not as energetic and the Lakers scored a couple to come back to 8-3 before we stepped it up a little bit to get the two goals back. It could have been three after a beautiful move in the box from Collin but he whiffed on the shot attempt. Nice wins this weekend for both teams!

Roda JC - FC Groningen 1-0

DISAPPOINTING 1-0 AWAY LOSS....STILL IN THIRD PLACE.YOUTUBE VIDEO SHOWS THE GOAL IN 19 SECOND VIDEO.

U16 - Elkhart Flames 6-0

A nice performance all the way around despite the fact that we were forced to play down for about one fifth of the game (blue card Eusebio and barfing issues for Tim) since we had no benchwarmers available. Defensively we played well for the most part (missed some marks and got sucked to the ball near the end)and Kyle played solid for a rare indoor shutout. Offensively Medina turned in a nice performance and Taylor made the difference with 4 goals and an assist. Medina and Tim also hit the back of the net. Coach Seitz was on the bench by himself but saw the first win of the season materialize fairly quickly with two early goals. Graber and Eusebio took care of the defense for the majority of the game. Clay, Tad and Bebe were AWOL tonight and will all be back for the next game.

FC Groningen - Feyenoord 2-0 (1-0)

TWO TIM MATAVZ GOALS DEFEAT FEYENOORD. FC GRONINGEN IN THIRD PLACE NOW, ONLY 4 POINTS BEHIND LEADER PSV.

OG/AC update

Open Gym starts at 7:30 pm tonight. As a matter of fact, we will start at 7:30 the rest of the off-season.

U19 - Chiqui's Auto Sales 3-3

Good game, nice goals. Noodle's goal disallowed...wow.....that was really a nice goal! The team deserved more but will able to get revenge in two weeks. Lakeland is up next.

U16 - AC Milan 4-5

The offensive line did not help to defend from the offensive third and the defense quits marking halfway thru the game. Despite a couple of nice goals, we were unable to focus on marking and lost due to letting the weakside wide open. Should have been a win and the team should start paying attention to their coach.

Late game tonight for U16

Eleven pm (!) is the kick off time for the U16 tonight. Should come away with a win so that will ease the pain.....some.

VV Grijpskerk - Leeuwarder Zwaluwen 4-0

Moving up in the right column and trying to make a charge for a spot in the left one seems to be a reality in the next few weeks as the red devils defeat the footballers from the capitol of Friesland in a 6 point relegation spectacle. Next up for the VV is the away game at #4 Oeverzwaluwen from the town of Koudum (Friesland). Time for an early St. Nicholas present, perhaps?

Open Gym - time change

Once again, basketball will be in the AC until 7:30. We will start OG at about that time and will go to about 9 or so.