Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jannes VerlindenJ. Verlinden69
G
1
G
69Alexandre BentoA. Bento
Paolo MolendijkP. Molendijk71
D
2
D
81Danilo GiorgettiD. Giorgetti
Francis OwenF. Owen69
D
3
D
68Billy MendesB. Mendes
Egbert JongenE. Jongen66
D
4
D
66Pablo MolownyP. Molowny
Arjan Van DijkA. Van Dijk65
D
5
M
74Hennie ClaesH. Claes
Gavin StrachanG. Strachan71
M
6
M
69Hennie SluiterH. Sluiter
David ZegersD. Zegers69
M
7captain
M
67Don McStayD. McStay
Mitchel LuijpersM. Luijpers65
A
8
M
62Ivar Van NistelrooyI. Van Nistelrooy
Youssef van den HeuvelY. van den Heuvel64
A
9
A
70Henry DraperH. Draper
Eric FuchsE. Fuchs64
A
captain10
A
67Jeffrey WaterreusJ. Waterreus
Rodney MeerdinkR. Meerdink61
A
11
A
60Rui MoutinhoR. Moutinho
 
Armando TresoldiA. Tresoldi65
M
12
G
69Antoine Van Der HeijdenA. Van Der Heijden
Adrian MiddletonA. Middleton64
M
13
D
66Ed MathijssenE. Mathijssen
Dries ZafarinD. Zafarin62
M
14
D
65Ruben van den BroekR. van den Broek

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. A crowd of 17,215 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while AZ 67 Alkmaar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Winston Dassen.


0.00
The whistle blows and AZ 67 Alkmaar get the match underway!
3.03
Egbert Jongen flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Molendijk collects the pass. Paolo Molendijk passes the ball forward to Youssef van den Heuvel. Youssef van den Heuvel edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Youssef van den Heuvel provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Alexandre Bento gets down and covers it.
4.47
With some swift thinking, Don McStay plays the ball forward to Jeffrey Waterreus. Jeffrey Waterreus skips past Francis Owen! Some good footwork from Jeffrey Waterreus provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.32
Francis Owen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Zegers. David Zegers finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Alexandre Bento had no chance!! Goal for FC Utrecht!
12.47
Hennie Claes threads a neat ball through to Henry Draper. Henry Draper shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
20.34
Billy Mendes gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Henry Draper lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Moutinho. Rui Moutinho knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Jannes Verlinden reads it well. Great save!
24.44
David Zegers threads a neat ball through to Rodney Meerdink. Rodney Meerdink plays a scrappy one-two with Eric Fuchs and advances towards the goal... Rodney Meerdink rockets a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
26.46
Ivar Van Nistelrooy flicks a high ball forward to Jeffrey Waterreus who takes it down. Jeffrey Waterreus lofts in a cross ball towards Hennie Claes. Hennie Claes 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!!
32.57
Gavin Strachan runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gavin Strachan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danilo Giorgetti.
33.56
Francis Owen hits a low pass to David Zegers. David Zegers chips the ball to his team mate, Rodney Meerdink. Rodney Meerdink whips in a cross ball towards Mitchel Luijpers. Mitchel Luijpers connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
36.31
Without breaking stride, Hennie Sluiter plays the ball forward to Don McStay. Don McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.08
Egbert Jongen threads a neat ball through to Eric Fuchs. Eric Fuchs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Zegers but the linesman indicates offside!
42.08
Hennie Claes catches Egbert Jongen on the ankles. The referee brings Hennie Claes to one side and gives him a warning! Egbert Jongen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
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. AZ 67 Alkmaar also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Utrecht get the second half underway!
47.51
Pablo Molowny passes the ball forward to Ivar Van Nistelrooy. Ivar Van Nistelrooy threads the ball through to Jeffrey Waterreus. Jeffrey Waterreus shoots from distance. Jannes Verlinden gets down and covers it.
48.00
Danilo Giorgetti flicks a high pass forward. Hennie Sluiter collects the pass. Hennie Sluiter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeffrey Waterreus. Jeffrey Waterreus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paolo Molendijk.
54.36
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
55.48
Gavin Strachan comes in with a late challenge on Don McStay. The referee calls over Gavin Strachan and shows him a yellow card! Don McStay runs off the knock.
60.24
AZ 67 Alkmaar have made 2 substitutions with Ed Mathijssen replacing Hennie Claes and Antoine Van Der Heijden replacing Rui Moutinho .
61.26
Antoine Van Der Heijden hacks Egbert Jongen from behind! The referee calls over Antoine Van Der Heijden and shows him a yellow card! Egbert Jongen runs off the knock.
66.56
Youssef van den Heuvel threads the ball through to Mitchel Luijpers. Mitchel Luijpers runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Mitchel Luijpers provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
69.39
Gavin Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Youssef van den Heuvel collects the pass. Youssef van den Heuvel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pablo Molowny.
71.20
Ed Mathijssen decides to run forward with the ball. Ed Mathijssen finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
72.05
Danilo Giorgetti clumsily knocks into Eric Fuchs. Danilo Giorgetti is shown the yellow card! Eric Fuchs stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.50
Ivar Van Nistelrooy knocks the ball to his team mate, Hennie Sluiter. Hennie Sluiter knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Egbert Jongen.
78.08
Egbert Jongen flicks a high ball forward to Paolo Molendijk who takes it down. Paolo Molendijk passes the ball forward to Eric Fuchs. Eric Fuchs lofts in a cross ball towards Rodney Meerdink. Rodney Meerdink whips the ball goalwards with his head. Alexandre Bento picks it out of the air!
83.54
Antoine Van Der Heijden chips the ball to his team mate, Ed Mathijssen. Ed Mathijssen lofts in a cross ball towards Hennie Sluiter. Hennie Sluiter heads the ball goalwards but Paolo Molendijk is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
85.01
Paolo Molendijk flicks a high ball forward to David Zegers who takes it down. David Zegers chips the ball to his team mate, Mitchel Luijpers. Mitchel Luijpers shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. FC Utrecht are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

AZ 67 Alkmaar
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.3%
52.7%
Play Area
31.1%
47.3%
21.6%

Scorers
David Zegers 9
Jeffrey Waterreus 4
Hennie Claes 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jeffrey Waterreus of AZ 67 Alkmaar

Match Ratings