Excelsior vs FC Groningen
Match pulse
Who won: FC Groningen 5-1
FC Groningen beat Excelsior 5-1 on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at Stadion Woudestein. Goals for Excelsior: Irakli Yegoian (36' pen). Goals for FC Groningen: Marco Rente (7', 90'+5'), Stijn van Gassel (own goal) (38'), Thom Van Bergen (64' pen) and Brynjólfur Willumsson (67').
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Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats

Player of the game
Marco Rente
GRO · 2 G
Deserved to win
Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way
Play by play
- Match ends, Excelsior 1, Groningen 5.
- Second Half ends, Excelsior 1, Groningen 5.
- GOAL90'+5'


Goal! Left footed shot
M. Rente
Goal! Excelsior 1, Groningen 5. Marco Rente (Groningen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
EXC 1 - 5 GRO - 90'+5'


Header blocked
Attempt blocked. Tika de Jonge (Groningen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tygo Land.
T. De Jonge
- 90'+5'GRO

Corner awarded
Corner, Groningen. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
- 90'+5'


Shot on target
Attempt saved. Nils Eggens (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).
- 90'+4'


Offside
Offside, Groningen. Oskar Zawada is caught offside.
- 90'+3'EXC

Corner awarded
Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Thijmen Blokzijl.
- 90'+2'

Foul
Foul by Márk Csinger (Groningen).
- 90'+2'GRO

Free kick won
Daniël van Vianen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'


Foul
Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
- 90'

Free kick won
Márk Csinger (Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'


Shot off target
Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kasey Bos with a cross.
- 87'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Sulzbacher.
- 86'

Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Mario Domínguez (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Sulzbacher.
M. Dominguez
- 85'

SubSubbed on for D. van der Werff
Substitution, Groningen. Oskar Zawada replaces David van der Werff.
O. Zawada
- 85'
SubSubbed on for T. van Bergen
Substitution, Groningen. Ryan Metu replaces Thom van Bergen.
R. Metu
- 84'

SubSubbed on for B. Willumsson
Substitution, Groningen. Nils Eggens replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.
N. Eggens
- 84'

Handball
Handball by Kasey Bos (Excelsior).
- 83'

Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Kasey Bos (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
K. Bos
- 83'

Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
I. Yegoian
- 81'


Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Daniël van Vianen (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (Groningen).
D. Van Vianen
- 81'

SubSubbed on for A. Sliti
Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Aymen Sliti.
A. Jahanbakhsh
- 80'


Yellow card
Tygo Land (Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
T. Land

