Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     De Graafschap DoetinchemDe Graafschap Doetinchem
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Harald De ClerH. De Cler66
G
1
G
62Niels BomersN. Bomers
Oscar BogardeO. Bogarde61
D
2
D
69Rene Van EdeR. Van Ede
Dominique Van HintumD. Van Hintum60
D
3
D
67Darren GascoigneD. Gascoigne
Sieme Van Der LaanS. Van Der Laan53
D
4captain
D
61Wilco MendesW. Mendes
Karim KettingK. Ketting53
D
5
D
59Nicholas HapgoodN. Hapgood
Patrick Van HalstP. Van Halst64
M
captain6
M
58Jos SchoenmakersJ. Schoenmakers
Jaap LandzaatJ. Landzaat63
M
7
M
56Martin RudgeM. Rudge
Shota Van HintumS. Van Hintum61
M
8
M
56Alan BlackA. Black
Sebastiao AlmeidaS. Almeida60
M
9
A
69Francisco SanchezF. Sanchez
Reinier LobontR. Lobont62
A
10
A
60Kees BosveltK. Bosvelt
Nuno JesusN. Jesus57
A
11
A
49Sven AkerboomS. Akerboom
 
Henk WijngaardenH. Wijngaarden59
G
12
G
61Niels LameyN. Lamey
Oscar GimenezO. Gimenez57
M
13
D
59Marco GroenendijkM. Groenendijk
Kofi MeijndershagenK. Meijndershagen56
M
14
M
53Jordi MaximianoJ. Maximiano

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to De Graafschap Doetinchem. A crowd of 9,845 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while De Graafschap Doetinchem appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Bert Van Der Weerden.


0.00
FC Utrecht start the match!
10.06
Martin Rudge clumsily knocks into Jaap Landzaat. The referee brings Martin Rudge to one side and gives him a warning! Jaap Landzaat hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.04
Shota Van Hintum flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Jesus collects the pass. Nuno Jesus flicks a high pass forward. Reinier Lobont controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Reinier Lobont looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Niels Bomers reads it well. Excellent keeping!
20.01
Sebastiao Almeida hacks Jos Schoenmakers from behind! Sebastiao Almeida is given a warning by the referee! Jos Schoenmakers runs off the knock.
22.55
Shota Van Hintum makes a simple pass to Reinier Lobont. Reinier Lobont knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.40
Jos Schoenmakers changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jos Schoenmakers whips in a cross ball towards Sven Akerboom. Sven Akerboom is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
36.44
Sebastiao Almeida sees space and advances. Sebastiao Almeida edges inside the box! Sebastiao Almeida side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
40.07
Alan Black catches Oscar Bogarde on the ankles. The referee brings Alan Black to one side and gives him a warning! Oscar Bogarde stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.07
Shota Van Hintum sees Nuno Jesus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nuno Jesus runs straight at the defence! Nuno Jesus makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Niels Bomers gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
45.00
Rene Van Ede kicks a strong pass forward to Jos Schoenmakers. Jos Schoenmakers hits a low pass to Sven Akerboom. Sven Akerboom lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Sanchez. Francisco Sanchez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Utrecht appear unchanged since the first half. De Graafschap Doetinchem also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and De Graafschap Doetinchem kick off!
61.51
Shota Van Hintum threads a neat ball through to Nuno Jesus. Nuno Jesus kicks a strong pass forward to Reinier Lobont but the referee indicates it's offside!
63.58
Shota Van Hintum kicks a strong pass forward to Reinier Lobont. Reinier Lobont makes a probing pass between the defence to Nuno Jesus. Some good footwork from Nuno Jesus provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
67.20
Alan Black takes a quick throw-in, which Jos Schoenmakers takes on the chest. Jos Schoenmakers threads a neat ball through to Sven Akerboom. Sven Akerboom skips past Karim Ketting! Karim Ketting clumsily knocks into Sven Akerboom. Penalty not given!!
69.01
Wilco Mendes comes in with a late challenge on Nuno Jesus. Wilco Mendes is shown the yellow card! Nuno Jesus stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.39
Dominique Van Hintum flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Almeida controls it well on his chest. Sebastiao Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Jesus. Nuno Jesus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicholas Hapgood.
77.12
FC Utrecht have made a substitution with Kofi Meijndershagen replacing Sebastiao Almeida and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
85.36
Showing composure, Alan Black plays the ball forward to Francisco Sanchez. Francisco Sanchez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harald De Cler who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Alan Black threads the ball through to Sven Akerboom. Sven Akerboom knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

De Graafschap Doetinchem
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.1%
35.9%
Play Area
25%
53.1%
21.9%

Scorers
Sebastiao Almeida 36
Nuno Jesus 64
Sven Akerboom 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sebastiao Almeida of FC Utrecht

Match Ratings