Match Report


NAC BredaNAC Breda     FC UtrechtFC Utrecht
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nick DoomernikN. Doomernik61
G
1captain
G
74Mohammed HammingM. Hamming
Christopher Van AnkerenC. Van Ankeren73
D
2
D
73Nicolas RoudetN. Roudet
Erik van der WalE. van der Wal72
D
3
D
67Theo van den BergT. van den Berg
Stefano SchreuderS. Schreuder68
D
4
D
56Henk KreekH. Kreek
Jamal SonkayaJ. Sonkaya69
M
5
D
54Tony HupkesT. Hupkes
Bjšrn TalanB. Talan60
M
6
M
68Albert PasanenA. Pasanen
Bart HespB. Hesp59
M
captain7
M
64Michel Van BeukeringM. Van Beukering
Matt ByrneM. Byrne56
M
8
M
58Rafael FabrieR. Fabrie
Jurgen HoekstraJ. Hoekstra62
A
9
A
55Joe de WitJ. de Wit
Antoine CaluwéA. Caluwé61
A
10
A
53Diego BuskermolenD. Buskermolen
Martin PolheimM. Polheim58
A
11
A
51Francois CorreaF. Correa
 
Cosmin KorstenC. Korsten60
G
12
G
63Rodrigo QuaresmaR. Quaresma
Donny VerberneD. Verberne60
G
13
G
59Aziz RaguelA. Raguel
Marco van DamM. van Dam56
D
14
M
56Tim MolendijkT. Molendijk

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Rat Verlegh Stadion where NAC Breda play host to FC Utrecht. A crowd of 9,422 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
NAC Breda are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Utrecht appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jan Buskermolen.


0.00
The whistle blows and NAC Breda get the match underway!
10.28
Michel Van Beukering surges forward with the ball. Michel Van Beukering whips in a cross ball towards Diego Buskermolen. Diego Buskermolen makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
12.49
Rafael Fabrie hits a low pass to Diego Buskermolen. Diego Buskermolen finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Nick Doomernik!
14.18
Stefano Schreuder threads a neat ball through to Matt Byrne. Matt Byrne brings the ball forward. Matt Byrne knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Polheim. Martin Polheim beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Mohammed Hamming has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
21.55
Theo van den Berg hacks Jurgen Hoekstra from behind! Theo van den Berg is shown the yellow card! Jurgen Hoekstra gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
22.56
Henk Kreek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Pasanen. Albert Pasanen surges forward with the ball. Albert Pasanen shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
27.05
Henk Kreek makes a probing pass to Albert Pasanen. Showing composure, Albert Pasanen laces a weighted ball forward to Francois Correa. Francois Correa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
30.12
Tony Hupkes flicks a high pass forward. Michel Van Beukering controls it well on his chest. With imagination, Michel Van Beukering plays the ball forward to Diego Buskermolen. Diego Buskermolen shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
32.53
Michel Van Beukering changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Michel Van Beukering shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.08
Jamal Sonkaya flicks a high pass forward. Jurgen Hoekstra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jurgen Hoekstra shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
38.11
Michel Van Beukering makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francois Correa. Francois Correa whips in a cross ball towards Joe de Wit. Joe de Wit makes a convincing header but it's well over the bar!
44.02
Nicolas Roudet knocks the ball forward to Rafael Fabrie. Rafael Fabrie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francois Correa. Francois Correa shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
Michel Van Beukering flicks a high pass forward. Diego Buskermolen collects the pass. Diego Buskermolen shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Nick Doomernik.
45.00
Corner kick to FC Utrecht. Albert Pasanen plays it out to the edge of the box. Erik van der Wal steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. NAC Breda appear unchanged since the first half. FC Utrecht also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Utrecht kick off!
54.20
Bart Hesp makes a simple pass to Martin Polheim. Martin Polheim sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.44
Henk Kreek knocks the ball to his team mate, Albert Pasanen. Albert Pasanen flicks a high pass forward. Francois Correa controls it well on his chest. Francois Correa tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Nick Doomernik effortlessly smothers it!
59.45
Theo van den Berg sees space and advances. Theo van den Berg makes a simple pass to Diego Buskermolen. Diego Buskermolen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefano Schreuder.
65.32
Michel Van Beukering deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francois Correa. Francois Correa shoots from 20 yards. Francois Correa scores for FC Utrecht!!
75.52
Bjšrn Talan flicks a high pass forward. Antoine Caluwé holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antoine Caluwé knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tony Hupkes.
78.36
Rafael Fabrie hits a low pass to Francois Correa. Francois Correa shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.02
Rafael Fabrie chips the ball to his team mate, Diego Buskermolen. Diego Buskermolen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nick Doomernik who gathers it comfortably.
83.13
Bart Hesp makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Polheim. Martin Polheim whips in a cross ball towards Jurgen Hoekstra. Jurgen Hoekstra is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it slams into the crowd!
84.39
Albert Pasanen threads a neat ball through to Diego Buskermolen. Diego Buskermolen shoots from long range but is denied by Nick Doomernik. Excellent save.
89.19
Erik van der Wal clumsily knocks into Francois Correa. The referee calls over Erik van der Wal and warns him to calm down! Francois Correa runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

NAC Breda

FC Utrecht
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.2%
60.8%
Play Area
30.4%
46.8%
22.8%

Scorers
Martin Polheim 14
Francois Correa 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nick Doomernik of NAC Breda

Match Ratings