Match Report


Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg     FC UtrechtFC Utrecht
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jean-No‘l BourgoisJ. Bourgois76
G
1
G
69Jannes VerlindenJ. Verlinden
Abubakari MoulijnA. Moulijn76
D
2
D
71Paolo MolendijkP. Molendijk
Bjšrn OpdamB. Opdam70
D
captain3
D
69Francis OwenF. Owen
Manuel ColletM. Collet69
D
4
D
66Egbert JongenE. Jongen
Michael BuskermolenM. Buskermolen68
D
5
D
65Arjan Van DijkA. Van Dijk
Nikos WiekensN. Wiekens75
M
6
M
71Gavin StrachanG. Strachan
ƒtienne Van Der Meydeƒ. Van Der Meyde75
M
7
M
69David ZegersD. Zegers
Johnny KanuJ. Kanu74
M
8
A
65Mitchel LuijpersM. Luijpers
Bryan KuytB. Kuyt66
M
9
A
64Youssef van den HeuvelY. van den Heuvel
Joos Van BommelJ. Van Bommel76
A
10captain
A
64Eric FuchsE. Fuchs
Darl de HaanD. de Haan66
A
11
A
61Rodney MeerdinkR. Meerdink
 
Frank Van Der GunF. Van Der Gun72
G
12
M
65Armando TresoldiA. Tresoldi
Andy MatthijsA. Matthijs65
A
13
M
64Adrian MiddletonA. Middleton
Humphrey EbbingeH. Ebbinge65
D
14
M
62Dries ZafarinD. Zafarin

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to FC Utrecht. A crowd of 19,073 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Willem II Tilburg are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Utrecht appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Maurice Franken.


0.00
FC Utrecht kick off and get the match underway!
9.37
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde hacks Arjan Van Dijk from behind! The referee brings ƒtienne Van Der Meyde to one side and gives him a warning! Arjan Van Dijk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.49
Gavin Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youssef van den Heuvel. Youssef van den Heuvel knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Fuchs. Eric Fuchs makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
16.30
Arjan Van Dijk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Zegers. David Zegers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Fuchs. Eric Fuchs plays a scrappy one-two with Rodney Meerdink and advances towards the goal... Eric Fuchs shoots from just inside the box but it flies just off target!
18.47
Abubakari Moulijn clumsily knocks into Mitchel Luijpers. The referee calls over Abubakari Moulijn and warns him to calm down! Mitchel Luijpers stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.18
David Zegers decides to run forward with the ball. David Zegers shoots from 25 yards but somehow Jean-No‘l Bourgois manages to keep it out.
24.09
Egbert Jongen threads a neat ball through to Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan threads the ball through to Rodney Meerdink. Rodney Meerdink advances inside the box! Rodney Meerdink muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Magnificent block by Michael Buskermolen!
27.23
Francis Owen barges into Joos Van Bommel. The referee calls over Francis Owen and shows him a yellow card! Joos Van Bommel grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
28.27
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde flicks the ball to his team mate, Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jannes Verlinden who gathers it comfortably.
34.45
David Zegers catches Bjšrn Opdam on the ankles. David Zegers is warned by the referee! Bjšrn Opdam runs off the knock.
39.56
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde sees a break and surges forward. ƒtienne Van Der Meyde knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francis Owen.
40.34
Gavin Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Francis Owen. Francis Owen passes the ball forward to David Zegers. With some swift thinking, David Zegers plays the ball forward to Rodney Meerdink who has made a great run into the box. Rodney Meerdink side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
42.33
Johnny Kanu hits a low pass to Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel skips past Egbert Jongen! Egbert Jongen comes in with a late challenge on Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
44.53
David Zegers knocks the ball forward to Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan knocks in a cross ball towards Mitchel Luijpers. Mitchel Luijpers jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
ƒtienne Van Der Meyde deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nikos Wiekens. Nikos Wiekens flicks the ball to his team mate, Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel lofts in a cross ball towards Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan whips the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Willem II Tilburg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Utrecht also appear unchanged since the first half. The Willem II Tilburg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Willem II Tilburg start the second half!
48.21
Gavin Strachan knocks the ball forward to Youssef van den Heuvel. Youssef van den Heuvel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.13
David Zegers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodney Meerdink. Rodney Meerdink shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.44
Joos Van Bommel darts forward. Joos Van Bommel shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
55.34
David Zegers barges into Abubakari Moulijn. David Zegers is warned by the referee again! Abubakari Moulijn runs off the knock.
57.51
Darl de Haan knocks the ball forward to Nikos Wiekens. Nikos Wiekens knocks in a cross ball towards Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.05
Johnny Kanu knocks the ball forward to Darl de Haan. Darl de Haan threads a neat, attacking ball through to Joos Van Bommel. Joos Van Bommel shoots from just inside the box but slams it into the crowd!
60.14
Egbert Jongen threads a neat ball through to David Zegers. David Zegers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodney Meerdink. Rodney Meerdink whips in a cross ball towards Youssef van den Heuvel. Youssef van den Heuvel gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
66.23
With a delightful solo run, Abubakari Moulijn stretches the opposition's defence. Abubakari Moulijn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.12
Francis Owen brings the ball forward. Francis Owen makes a probing pass to Rodney Meerdink. Rodney Meerdink advances inside the box! Rodney Meerdink muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball cannons off Michael Buskermolen, going out of play.
70.44
Corner kick to FC Utrecht. David Zegers chips it to the near post. Jean-No‘l Bourgois jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air.
77.13
Johnny Kanu flicks a high pass forward. Joos Van Bommel controls it well on his chest. Joos Van Bommel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
85.24
Youssef van den Heuvel makes a beautiful solo run. Youssef van den Heuvel controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting David Zegers through on goal. David Zegers strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Willem II Tilburg

FC Utrecht
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
6
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
24.4%
44.9%
30.8%

Scorers
Eric Fuchs 12
Youssef van den Heuvel 60
David Zegers 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Youssef van den Heuvel of FC Utrecht

Match Ratings