Match Report


Feyenoord RotterdamFeyenoord Rotterdam     FC UtrechtFC Utrecht
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Adilson GouloozeA. Goulooze68
G
captain1
G
66Harald De ClerH. De Cler
Anthony RichardsA. Richards64
D
2
D
61Oscar BogardeO. Bogarde
Jerome Van NieuwstadtJ. Van Nieuwstadt59
D
3
D
60Dominique Van HintumD. Van Hintum
Michael MaasM. Maas55
D
4
D
53Sieme Van Der LaanS. Van Der Laan
Hans IniaH. Inia77
M
5
D
53Karim KettingK. Ketting
Ed SteijnE. Steijn63
M
6captain
M
64Patrick Van HalstP. Van Halst
Diaw RicchiutiD. Ricchiuti61
M
7
M
63Jaap LandzaatJ. Landzaat
Rene StamR. Stam57
M
8
M
61Shota Van HintumS. Van Hintum
Harald KoevermansH. Koevermans71
A
9
M
60Sebastiao AlmeidaS. Almeida
Arnold ValkA. Valk60
A
10
A
62Reinier LobontR. Lobont
Michel SeedorfM. Seedorf54
A
11
A
57Nuno JesusN. Jesus
 
Ivo KluivertI. Kluivert56
M
12
G
59Henk WijngaardenH. Wijngaarden
Roland Van Der VaartR. Van Der Vaart55
D
13
M
57Oscar GimenezO. Gimenez
Ulrich Van EdeU. Van Ede55
D
14
M
56Kofi MeijndershagenK. Meijndershagen

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at De Kuip where Feyenoord Rotterdam play host to FC Utrecht. A crowd of 8,455 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Feyenoord Rotterdam are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Utrecht appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Abubakari Latuheru.


0.00
FC Utrecht kick off and get the match underway!
6.04
Michael Maas flicks a high pass forward. Rene Stam holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rene Stam flicks a high pass forward. Michel Seedorf holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Michel Seedorf sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
9.52
Jerome Van Nieuwstadt barges into Nuno Jesus. The referee brings Jerome Van Nieuwstadt to one side and gives him a warning! Nuno Jesus hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.03
Michael Maas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ed Steijn. Ed Steijn runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ed Steijn passes the ball forward but Michel Seedorf is offside!
27.30
Patrick Van Halst clumsily knocks into Diaw Ricchiuti. Patrick Van Halst is shown the yellow card! Diaw Ricchiuti runs off the knock.
32.05
Shota Van Hintum makes a beautiful solo run. Shota Van Hintum knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.04
Jerome Van Nieuwstadt flicks a high ball forward to Ed Steijn who takes it down. Ed Steijn threads a neat ball through to Harald Koevermans. Harald Koevermans makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Michel Seedorf. Oscar Bogarde barges into Michel Seedorf. Penalty not given!!
38.57
Michael Maas threads a neat ball through to Hans Inia. Seeing a gap ahead, Hans Inia plays the ball forward to Harald Koevermans. Harald Koevermans knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Bogarde.
39.45
Sieme Van Der Laan clumsily knocks into Harald Koevermans. The referee calls over Sieme Van Der Laan and shows him a yellow card! Harald Koevermans grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
42.30
Rene Stam flicks a high ball forward to Michel Seedorf who takes it down. Michel Seedorf whips in a cross ball towards Harald Koevermans. Harald Koevermans heads the ball goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Michael Maas brings the ball forward. Michael Maas threads a neat ball through to Michel Seedorf. Michel Seedorf makes a probing pass between the defence to Arnold Valk. Arnold Valk shoots from just inside the box but it rises well off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Feyenoord Rotterdam have changed their lineup with Ivo Kluivert replacing Hans Inia, Roland Van Der Vaart replacing Rene Stam and Ulrich Van Ede replacing Michel Seedorf. FC Utrecht appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Utrecht players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Feyenoord Rotterdam kick off the second half!
49.46
Patrick Van Halst flicks a high pass forward. Reinier Lobont controls it well on his chest. Reinier Lobont knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michael Maas.
55.53
Shota Van Hintum flicks a high pass forward. Reinier Lobont holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Reinier Lobont knocks the ball forward to Nuno Jesus but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
66.11
Patrick Van Halst hits a low pass to Reinier Lobont. Reinier Lobont shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
71.09
Shota Van Hintum takes it forward alone. Shota Van Hintum tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.32
Anthony Richards controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diaw Ricchiuti. Diaw Ricchiuti makes a probing pass to Harald Koevermans. Harald Koevermans advances inside the box! Harald Koevermans shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.52
Diaw Ricchiuti barges into Patrick Van Halst. Diaw Ricchiuti is warned by the referee! Patrick Van Halst grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.47
Shota Van Hintum decides to run forward with the ball. Shota Van Hintum puts a great ball through. Reinier Lobont runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
With great vision, Patrick Van Halst plays the ball forward to Nuno Jesus. Nuno Jesus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Feyenoord Rotterdam

FC Utrecht
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
30.9%
46.9%
22.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Shota Van Hintum of FC Utrecht

Match Ratings