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Groningen
lineup: Beukenkamp - Elshot, Boekweg,
Kruiswijk, Florén - Matthijs, Krstev, Van Gessel - Ikedia, Salmon, Tuhuteru.
RKC
lineup: Van Dijk - Boulahrouz, Nikiforov, Van den Berg, De Graef - Molhoek,
Van Diemen, Fuchs, Cornelisse - Janssen, Hoogendorp.
RKC had veered off course the
last few weeks but today completely outplayed their Oosterpark opponents with
a leading role for Yuri Cornelisse who scored 2 of their 3 goals. The new
4-4-2 tactic, introduced after much internal soul-searching involving the
players, didn't help to produce a more effective Groningen while the return
of Sander van Gessel and Rold Landerl equally failed in the inspiration
department. Yuri Cornelisse put the Waalwijkers ahead in the 7th minute
while Groningen failed to take advantage of a penalty awarded them to draw
level, Van Gessel's wet spot-shot easily finding Rob van Dijk's arms. The
home team never really recovered and in the 47th minute Peter van den Bergh
headed in the 0-2, Cornelisse putting away the 0-3 from a lightning fast
counter. Supersub and goal-getter Martin Drent clawed one back for the home
team and Glen Salmon made the final score respectable on paper with a 2nd
but life will continue to look grim for Groningen after this latest
defeat.
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