SC Heerenveen beat Groningen in mad last minutes

Sunday 28 December 2008

In the craziest last minutes of the weekend Heerenveen beat FC Groningen and add a positive finish to a mediocre first half of the season.

Heerenveen went into the dying minutes of the game with a 1-2 lead but saw Groningen equalize in the 90th minute.

But in the last seconds of added time the visitors struck again and claimed the three points.

Groningen coach Ron Jans was furious at referee Kevin Blom as he thought the man in black had added way too much time.

Tense times are ahead for both clubs as they are sure to lose some of their talented players during the transfer window but at the same time they are hoping to do some business themselves by signing new young players.

Both clubs already have money to spend as the lucrative transfers of Huntelaar, Alves, Bradley, Zuiverloon, Sulejmani, Luis Suarez and Rasmus Lindgren gained them plenty of resources, and with a number of clubs eyeing their strikers Daniel Pranjic (Heerenveen) and Markus Berg (Groningen) more revenue might be on the way.

But both clubs will be happy if none of their star players leave during the coming month and one or two reinforcements will make sure they have teams capable of qualifying for Europe again.

FC Groningen-SC Heerenveen 2-3
0-1 13' D. Pranjic (penalty)
1-1 54' Gonzalo García
1-2 77' A.- Smárason
2-2 90' A. Granqvist
2-3 94' Paulo Henrique