Match Report


NAC BredaNAC Breda     FC UtrechtFC Utrecht
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Reinier Van DinterenR. Van Dinteren57
G
1
G
69Jannes VerlindenJ. Verlinden
Reynald ColyR. Coly76
D
2
D
71Paolo MolendijkP. Molendijk
Fabian Van Der GunF. Van Der Gun72
D
3
D
69Francis OwenF. Owen
Cliff ZimmermanC. Zimmerman70
D
4
D
66Egbert JongenE. Jongen
Victor KostwinderV. Kostwinder79
M
5
D
65Arjan Van DijkA. Van Dijk
Jeffrey De ClerJ. De Cler73
M
6
M
71Gavin StrachanG. Strachan
Frits Van VlietF. Van Vliet67
M
7
M
69David ZegersD. Zegers
Rui AntunesR. Antunes62
M
8
A
65Mitchel LuijpersM. Luijpers
Edgar FonsecaE. Fonseca71
A
captain9
A
64Youssef van den HeuvelY. van den Heuvel
Jean-Paul CornelisseJ. Cornelisse70
A
10captain
A
64Eric FuchsE. Fuchs
Gian Paolo GonnellaG. Gonnella66
A
11
A
61Rodney MeerdinkR. Meerdink
 
Kevin ScholzK. Scholz67
D
12
M
65Armando TresoldiA. Tresoldi
Maurits GeerinckxM. Geerinckx63
A
13
M
64Adrian MiddletonA. Middleton
Arturo Di GiuliantonioA. Di Giuliantonio61
D
14
M
62Dries ZafarinD. Zafarin

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Rat Verlegh Stadion where NAC Breda play host to FC Utrecht. A crowd of 18,995 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
NAC Breda are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Utrecht appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Tuhuteru.


0.00
NAC Breda start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.02
Gian Paolo Gonnella deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edgar Fonseca. Edgar Fonseca whips in a cross ball towards Gian Paolo Gonnella. Gian Paolo Gonnella powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.40
David Zegers flicks a high pass forward. Youssef van den Heuvel controls it well on his chest. Youssef van den Heuvel whips in a cross ball towards Eric Fuchs. Eric Fuchs jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Fabian Van Der Gun clears it off the line with his head!
15.21
Jeffrey De Cler threads a neat ball through to Gian Paolo Gonnella. Gian Paolo Gonnella knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.06
David Zegers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mitchel Luijpers. Mitchel Luijpers lofts in a cross ball towards David Zegers. David Zegers connects with a diving header. Reinier Van Dinteren punches it away to safety.
21.30
Arjan Van Dijk flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Strachan collects the pass. Gavin Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Fuchs. Eric Fuchs controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Reinier Van Dinteren manages to gather it.
24.05
Arjan Van Dijk hits a low pass to Eric Fuchs. Eric Fuchs flicks a high pass forward. Youssef van den Heuvel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Youssef van den Heuvel edges inside the box! Youssef van den Heuvel looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! That brings them level!
27.47
Paolo Molendijk pushes up the pitch. Paolo Molendijk decides to run forward with the ball. Paolo Molendijk makes a great pass forward. Gavin Strachan runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
30.14
Jeffrey De Cler flicks the ball to his team mate, Gian Paolo Gonnella. Gian Paolo Gonnella knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Strachan.
32.42
Gavin Strachan knocks the ball forward to Youssef van den Heuvel. Youssef van den Heuvel knocks the ball forward into space. Gavin Strachan bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
33.25
Cliff Zimmerman chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Kostwinder. Victor Kostwinder controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-Paul Cornelisse. Jean-Paul Cornelisse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.06
Gavin Strachan passes the ball forward to Rodney Meerdink. Rodney Meerdink tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
39.34
Jean-Paul Cornelisse runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jean-Paul Cornelisse makes a probing pass between the defence to Edgar Fonseca. Edgar Fonseca strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's there!! Jannes Verlinden has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
44.22
Reynald Coly threads the ball through to Victor Kostwinder. Victor Kostwinder makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gian Paolo Gonnella. Gian Paolo Gonnella shoots from outside the area. Good keeping from Jannes Verlinden as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
45.00
Frits Van Vliet takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Rui Antunes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. NAC Breda appear unchanged since the first half. FC Utrecht also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Utrecht kick off the second half!
53.56
Gavin Strachan hits a low pass to David Zegers. David Zegers knocks the ball forward to Rodney Meerdink. Rodney Meerdink lofts in a cross ball towards Mitchel Luijpers. With a superhuman jump, Mitchel Luijpers connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
57.42
Jeffrey De Cler flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Paul Cornelisse who brings the ball under control. Jean-Paul Cornelisse whips in a cross ball towards Edgar Fonseca. Edgar Fonseca connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
61.55
David Zegers clumsily knocks into Frits Van Vliet. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Frits Van Vliet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.36
Jeffrey De Cler sees a break and surges forward. Jeffrey De Cler plays a scrappy one-two with Frits Van Vliet and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jeffrey De Cler muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.01
Rodney Meerdink makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Zegers. David Zegers lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Fuchs. Eric Fuchs finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
67.10
Frits Van Vliet makes a beautiful solo run. Frits Van Vliet tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
71.25
Cliff Zimmerman chips the ball to his team mate, Reynald Coly. Reynald Coly threads a neat ball through to Gian Paolo Gonnella. Gian Paolo Gonnella shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.45
Mitchel Luijpers clumsily knocks into Reynald Coly. Mitchel Luijpers is given a warning by the referee! Reynald Coly stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.01
Fabian Van Der Gun knocks the ball forward to Rui Antunes. Rui Antunes chips the ball to his team mate, Frits Van Vliet. Frits Van Vliet knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Zegers.
78.15
Jeffrey De Cler threads a neat ball through to Victor Kostwinder. Victor Kostwinder shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
79.14
Fabian Van Der Gun chips the ball to his team mate, Edgar Fonseca. Edgar Fonseca shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
83.46
Frits Van Vliet chips the ball to his team mate, Gian Paolo Gonnella. Gian Paolo Gonnella knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Paul Cornelisse. Jean-Paul Cornelisse rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jannes Verlinden with no chance!! Goal for NAC Breda!
87.31
Fabian Van Der Gun hits a low pass to Gian Paolo Gonnella. Gian Paolo Gonnella shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
89.15
David Zegers passes the ball forward to Youssef van den Heuvel. Youssef van den Heuvel knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Fuchs. Eric Fuchs makes a deft header. Eric Fuchs scores for FC Utrecht!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

NAC Breda

FC Utrecht
Goals
4
3
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
25.3%
41.8%
32.9%

Scorers
Gian Paolo Gonnella 3
Edgar Fonseca 39, 57
Jean-Paul Cornelisse 83
Youssef van den Heuvel 24
Mitchel Luijpers 54
Eric Fuchs 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edgar Fonseca of NAC Breda

Match Ratings