Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     Roda JC KerkradeRoda JC Kerkrade
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jannes VerlindenJ. Verlinden69
G
1
G
69Markus NordwaldM. Nordwald
Paolo MolendijkP. Molendijk71
D
2
D
66Joris SplinterJ. Splinter
Francis OwenF. Owen69
D
3captain
D
62Denny VarkevisserD. Varkevisser
Egbert JongenE. Jongen66
D
4
D
61Flavio PensalfiniF. Pensalfini
Arjan Van DijkA. Van Dijk65
D
5
D
59Jeroen OoijerJ. Ooijer
John MilliganJ. Milligan71
M
6
M
72Sandro BravoS. Bravo
David ZegersD. Zegers69
M
7
M
69Sven KleinS. Klein
Mitchel LuijpersM. Luijpers65
A
8
M
65Maurice MatthijsM. Matthijs
Youssef van den HeuvelY. van den Heuvel64
A
9
A
69Egbert Van Der WoerdtE. Van Der Woerdt
Eric FuchsE. Fuchs64
A
captain10
A
68Jan OlfersJ. Olfers
Rodney MeerdinkR. Meerdink61
A
11
A
63Said Van EijkS. Van Eijk
 
Armando TresoldiA. Tresoldi65
M
12
A
59Quim PostigaQ. Postiga
Adrian MiddletonA. Middleton64
M
13
A
59Max GroenendijkM. Groenendijk
Dries ZafarinD. Zafarin62
M
14
M
58Reinier Van Der DoelenR. Van Der Doelen

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to Roda JC Kerkrade. A crowd of 20,495 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Roda JC Kerkrade appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Maurice Franken.


0.00
Roda JC Kerkrade kick off!
2.14
Jeroen Ooijer darts forward. Jeroen Ooijer threads the ball through to Said Van Eijk. Said Van Eijk skips past Arjan Van Dijk! John Milligan clumsily knocks into Said Van Eijk. Said Van Eijk appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
6.43
Jan Olfers knocks the ball forward to Sven Klein. Sven Klein advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Sven Klein provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.33
Flavio Pensalfini clumsily knocks into John Milligan. Flavio Pensalfini is given a warning by the referee! John Milligan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
10.42
David Zegers sees Eric Fuchs in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eric Fuchs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Zegers but he's offside!
14.59
Denny Varkevisser hits a low pass to Egbert Van Der Woerdt. Egbert Van Der Woerdt passes the ball forward but Jan Olfers is offside!
22.30
Maurice Matthijs clumsily knocks into Mitchel Luijpers. The referee calls over Maurice Matthijs and shows him a yellow card! Mitchel Luijpers grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.52
Denny Varkevisser clumsily knocks into Youssef van den Heuvel. The referee calls over Denny Varkevisser and shows him a yellow card! Youssef van den Heuvel stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.57
Francis Owen threads the ball through to David Zegers. David Zegers flicks a high pass forward. John Milligan controls it well on his chest. John Milligan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.59
John Milligan makes a probing pass to David Zegers. David Zegers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Denny Varkevisser.
33.28
Flavio Pensalfini flicks a high pass forward. Sandro Bravo controls it well on his chest. Sandro Bravo threads the ball through to Said Van Eijk. Said Van Eijk lofts in a cross ball towards Egbert Van Der Woerdt. Egbert Van Der Woerdt makes a convincing header but Jannes Verlinden is on top of it.
36.59
David Zegers makes a probing pass to Youssef van den Heuvel. Youssef van den Heuvel lofts in a cross ball towards Rodney Meerdink. Rodney Meerdink jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Markus Nordwald reads it well. He makes it look easy!
38.50
Flavio Pensalfini passes the ball forward to Joris Splinter. Joris Splinter chips the ball to his team mate, Egbert Van Der Woerdt. Egbert Van Der Woerdt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arjan Van Dijk.
42.05
Sven Klein kicks a strong pass forward to Maurice Matthijs. Maurice Matthijs tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Egbert Van Der Woerdt catches Arjan Van Dijk on the ankles. The referee calls over Egbert Van Der Woerdt and shows him a yellow card! Arjan Van Dijk stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Utrecht appear unchanged since the first half. Roda JC Kerkrade also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Utrecht kick off!
47.50
Paolo Molendijk flicks a high pass forward. Egbert Jongen controls it well on his chest. Egbert Jongen flicks a high pass forward. Eric Fuchs collects the pass. Eric Fuchs shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
49.11
David Zegers knocks the ball to his team mate, John Milligan. John Milligan chips the ball to his team mate, Youssef van den Heuvel. Youssef van den Heuvel whips in a cross ball towards Eric Fuchs. Eric Fuchs makes a deft header. Markus Nordwald easily punches it away to safety.
54.22
From the throw-in, Francis Owen picks out Egbert Jongen. Egbert Jongen flicks a high pass forward. John Milligan collects the pass. John Milligan makes a beautiful solo run. John Milligan knocks in a cross ball towards David Zegers. David Zegers whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
59.56
Egbert Jongen kicks a strong pass forward to John Milligan. John Milligan changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. John Milligan finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
60.15
Egbert Jongen passes the ball forward to Mitchel Luijpers. Mitchel Luijpers lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Fuchs. Eric Fuchs makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
66.23
Maurice Matthijs flicks a high pass forward. Egbert Van Der Woerdt holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Egbert Van Der Woerdt shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
69.58
Egbert Van Der Woerdt hits a low pass to Jan Olfers. Jan Olfers kicks a strong pass forward to Egbert Van Der Woerdt but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.24
Arjan Van Dijk clumsily knocks into Jan Olfers. Arjan Van Dijk is shown the yellow card! Jan Olfers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.42
David Zegers makes a probing pass to Mitchel Luijpers. Mitchel Luijpers lofts in a cross ball towards Rodney Meerdink. Rodney Meerdink makes a deft header. It's there!! Markus Nordwald has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.03
Jeroen Ooijer decides to run forward with the ball. Jeroen Ooijer flicks a high pass forward. Egbert Van Der Woerdt collects the pass. Egbert Van Der Woerdt whips in a cross ball towards Jan Olfers. Jan Olfers powers a header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
83.31
David Zegers passes the ball forward to John Milligan. John Milligan knocks in a cross ball towards Mitchel Luijpers. Mitchel Luijpers connects with a diving header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.53
Francis Owen flicks a high pass forward. David Zegers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Zegers sees Youssef van den Heuvel in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Youssef van den Heuvel lofts in a cross ball towards Mitchel Luijpers. With a superhuman jump, Mitchel Luijpers connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
87.15
Jeroen Ooijer surges forward with the ball. Jeroen Ooijer lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Olfers. Jan Olfers jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

Roda JC Kerkrade
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
28.1%
44.9%
27%

Scorers
David Zegers 54
Rodney Meerdink 72
Sven Klein 6
Jan Olfers 77, 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jan Olfers of Roda JC Kerkrade

Match Ratings