Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     CambuurCambuur
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Humphrey Van BastenH. Van Basten71
G
1
G
65Diego BisselingD. Bisseling
Paolo MolendijkP. Molendijk72
D
2
D
66Jeremy BergkampJ. Bergkamp
Egbert JongenE. Jongen66
D
3
D
66Jimmy de KoningJ. de Koning
Arjan Van DijkA. Van Dijk65
D
4
D
56Peter De NooijerP. De Nooijer
Stefan AxS. Ax62
D
5
M
62Daniel BarbosaD. Barbosa
John MilliganJ. Milligan72
M
6
M
61Ronnie NelisseR. Nelisse
David ZegersD. Zegers70
M
7
M
61Rick WillemsR. Willems
Mitchel LuijpersM. Luijpers65
A
8
M
54Guillermo AllachG. Allach
Youssef van den HeuvelY. van den Heuvel64
A
9
A
75Alfons RoestA. Roest
Eric FuchsE. Fuchs64
A
captain10captain
A
71Arturo LeonA. Leon
Diego FortesD. Fortes63
A
11
A
68Jurgen LuijpersJ. Luijpers
 
Jannes VerlindenJ. Verlinden69
G
12
G
63Antoine GoossenA. Goossen
Armando TresoldiA. Tresoldi65
M
13
A
59Jose E. GrabbiJ. Grabbi
Dries ZafarinD. Zafarin63
M
14
A
59Martin IglesiasM. Iglesias

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to Cambuur. A crowd of 18,547 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Cambuur appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Winston Dassen.


0.00
Cambuur get the match underway!
3.40
Rick Willems clumsily knocks into Diego Fortes. The referee warns Rick Willems to calm down! Diego Fortes stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.33
Ronnie Nelisse threads a neat ball through to Jurgen Luijpers. Jurgen Luijpers flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Leon controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some good footwork from Arturo Leon provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
15.15
Seeing a gap ahead, John Milligan plays the ball forward to David Zegers. David Zegers whips in a cross ball towards Eric Fuchs. Peter De Nooijer comes in with a late challenge on Eric Fuchs. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
21.32
Mitchel Luijpers flicks a high pass forward. Youssef van den Heuvel comfortably collects the pass. Youssef van den Heuvel lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Fuchs. Eric Fuchs connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Diego Bisseling reads it well. Good save!
24.56
Jeremy Bergkamp hacks John Milligan from behind! Jeremy Bergkamp is given a warning by the referee! John Milligan runs off the knock.
26.04
Jeremy Bergkamp hacks Eric Fuchs from behind! The referee warns Jeremy Bergkamp again to calm down! Eric Fuchs gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.34
Guillermo Allach flicks a high pass forward. Alfons Roest collects the pass. Alfons Roest shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
32.54
John Milligan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youssef van den Heuvel. Youssef van den Heuvel makes a pass forward but Diego Fortes makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
38.03
Arjan Van Dijk passes the ball forward to Stefan Ax. Stefan Ax threads the ball through to Mitchel Luijpers. Mitchel Luijpers whips in a cross ball towards David Zegers. David Zegers whips the ball goalwards with his head. David Zegers scores for FC Utrecht!!
42.53
John Milligan flicks a high pass forward. Youssef van den Heuvel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Youssef van den Heuvel whips in a cross ball towards Diego Fortes. Diego Fortes makes a convincing header but it flies well off target!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
FC Utrecht kick off the second half!
49.29
Egbert Jongen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric Fuchs. Eric Fuchs hits a low pass to Mitchel Luijpers. Mitchel Luijpers lofts in a cross ball towards Diego Fortes. Diego Fortes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Diego Bisseling is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.53
Arjan Van Dijk barges into Jurgen Luijpers. The referee calls over Arjan Van Dijk and shows him a yellow card! Jurgen Luijpers gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
57.53
Free kick to Cambuur just outside the area...
61.27
Guillermo Allach takes a slow run up and lifts the ball over the wall. The ball clips the right post and goes in. Goal!
65.53
With vision, David Zegers plays the ball forward to John Milligan. John Milligan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mitchel Luijpers but he's offside!
67.09
Ronnie Nelisse threads the ball through to Jurgen Luijpers. Jurgen Luijpers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.31
David Zegers threads the ball through to Diego Fortes. Diego Fortes puts a great ball through. David Zegers runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
77.52
Egbert Jongen kicks a strong pass forward to David Zegers. David Zegers makes a probing pass to Diego Fortes. Diego Fortes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.58
Peter De Nooijer lofts the ball long. Alfons Roest shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.42
Daniel Barbosa makes a probing pass to Jurgen Luijpers. Jurgen Luijpers shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.11
Peter De Nooijer threads the ball through to Guillermo Allach. Guillermo Allach knocks the ball forward to Jurgen Luijpers. Jurgen Luijpers finds some space and shoots from distance. Wonderful reactions from Humphrey Van Basten keeps it out!
85.27
Guillermo Allach flicks the ball to his team mate, Jurgen Luijpers. Jurgen Luijpers chips the ball to his team mate, Alfons Roest. Alfons Roest comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Humphrey Van Basten gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
90.00
David Zegers catches Jimmy de Koning on the ankles. The referee warns David Zegers to calm down! Jimmy de Koning gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

Cambuur
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.6%
55.4%
Play Area
21.5%
49.2%
29.2%

Scorers
David Zegers 38
Diego Fortes 49
Guillermo Allach 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Zegers of FC Utrecht

Match Ratings