Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     NAC BredaNAC Breda
Danny PearsonDanny Pearson Cristi Anghel Cristi Anghel
Samba FacciuttoS. Facciutto76
G
1
G
76Roberto ValenteR. Valente
Matt GemmellM. Gemmell74
D
2
D
81Diogo NascimentoD. Nascimento
Gregorio MerinoG. Merino74
D
3
D
81Terry EdworthyT. Edworthy
Scott KeeganS. Keegan74
D
4
D
78Martial BessonM. Besson
Edmundo CaballeroE. Caballero81
M
5
D
76Anton BernhartA. Bernhart
Ahmed WiekensA. Wiekens79
M
6
M
82Antonio MorenoA. Moreno
Shota Van Den BromS. Van Den Brom81
M
captain7captain
M
84Vasco SantosV. Santos
Luca GhirardelloL. Ghirardello79
M
8
M
87Jochem ArveladzeJ. Arveladze
Linus BreyerL. Breyer77
A
9
A
77Cyril BaudoinC. Baudoin
Ronan DeguervilleR. Deguerville79
A
10
A
76Ivan ReyI. Rey
Stefan BusseS. Busse77
A
11
A
78Tommy GeorgeT. George
 
Rob JansenR. Jansen72
D
12
D
73Alec MasonA. Mason
Jesper Van DalenJ. Van Dalen80
M
13
M
80Greg BeckhamG. Beckham
Jose Fortes LorenzoJ. Lorenzo73
A
14
A
32Duncan LiddellD. Liddell

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to NAC Breda. A crowd of 19,704 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while NAC Breda appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ger Abidallah.


0.00
NAC Breda kick off the first half!
3.42
Antonio Moreno flicks the ball to his team mate, Jochem Arveladze. Jochem Arveladze darts forward. Jochem Arveladze finds some space and shoots from distance. Samba Facciutto gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
10.36
Vasco Santos flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Rey controls it well on his chest. Ivan Rey finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
14.46
Scott Keegan takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Matt Gemmell. Matt Gemmell launches a long ball forward into the other half. Shota Van Den Brom knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.13
Jochem Arveladze passes the ball forward to Antonio Moreno. Antonio Moreno shoots from long range. Samba Facciutto gets down and covers it.
18.55
Antonio Moreno makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cyril Baudoin. Cyril Baudoin whips in a cross ball towards Jochem Arveladze. Jochem Arveladze flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but Scott Keegan is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
20.41
Corner kick to NAC Breda. Jochem Arveladze plays it out to the edge of the box. Matt Gemmell reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
24.21
Matt Gemmell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ahmed Wiekens. Ahmed Wiekens makes a simple pass to Shota Van Den Brom. Shota Van Den Brom knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Busse. Stefan Busse connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
27.58
Diogo Nascimento flicks a high ball forward to Cyril Baudoin who takes it down. Cyril Baudoin threads the ball through to Antonio Moreno. Antonio Moreno shoots from 20 yards but Samba Facciutto is on top of it.
32.53
Ronan Deguerville flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Busse who takes it down. Stefan Busse knocks in a cross ball towards Edmundo Caballero. With a superhuman jump, Edmundo Caballero connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Roberto Valente with no chance!! Goal for FC Utrecht!
38.09
Tommy George takes it forward alone. Tommy George finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
39.48
Linus Breyer flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronan Deguerville. Ronan Deguerville advances inside the box! Ronan Deguerville takes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
40.14
Terry Edworthy flicks a high pass forward. Jochem Arveladze holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jochem Arveladze threads the ball through to Vasco Santos. Vasco Santos plays a one-two with Ivan Rey and advances towards the goal... Vasco Santos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Samba Facciutto is on top of it.
45.00
Ronan Deguerville comes in with a late challenge on Terry Edworthy. The referee calls over Ronan Deguerville and shows him a yellow card! Terry Edworthy runs off the knock.
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. NAC Breda also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Utrecht kicking off!
48.19
Edmundo Caballero comes in with a late challenge on Martial Besson. The referee calls over Edmundo Caballero and shows him a yellow card! Martial Besson runs off the knock.
49.11
Jochem Arveladze makes a beautiful solo run. Jochem Arveladze sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
57.14
Jochem Arveladze comes in with a late challenge on Ahmed Wiekens. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ahmed Wiekens grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.03
FC Utrecht have made 3 substitutions with Rob Jansen replacing Gregorio Merino, Jesper Van Dalen replacing Shota Van Den Brom and Jose Fortes Lorenzo replacing Linus Breyer .
63.53
Matt Gemmell makes a probing pass to Ronan Deguerville. Ronan Deguerville makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Fortes Lorenzo but he's offside!
65.38
Anton Bernhart threads a neat ball through to Martial Besson. Martial Besson makes a probing pass to Vasco Santos. Vasco Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samba Facciutto who gathers it comfortably.
69.12
Jesper Van Dalen hacks Vasco Santos from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vasco Santos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.27
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
73.30
Ahmed Wiekens advances with the ball. Ahmed Wiekens plays a scrappy one-two with Stefan Busse and advances towards the goal... Ahmed Wiekens muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.35
Rob Jansen kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Gemmell. With imagination, Matt Gemmell picks a pass forward to Edmundo Caballero. Edmundo Caballero shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.04
Jose Fortes Lorenzo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Busse. Stefan Busse shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
78.50
Ahmed Wiekens passes the ball forward to Stefan Busse. Stefan Busse controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
79.15
Antonio Moreno runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Antonio Moreno finds some space and shoots from distance but Samba Facciutto reads it well. He makes it look easy!
81.51
Scott Keegan chips the ball to his team mate, Jesper Van Dalen. Jesper Van Dalen knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Busse. Stefan Busse plays a scrappy one-two with Ronan Deguerville and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Stefan Busse provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Roberto Valente gets down and covers it.
83.43
Jesper Van Dalen flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Busse who takes it down. Stefan Busse lofts in a cross ball towards Jesper Van Dalen. Jesper Van Dalen whips the ball goalwards with his head. Roberto Valente didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
84.11
Vasco Santos receives the ball from a throw-in from Antonio Moreno. Vasco Santos makes a probing pass to Cyril Baudoin. Cyril Baudoin shoots from 20 yards. Samba Facciutto gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
87.52
Ronan Deguerville makes a simple pass to Jose Fortes Lorenzo. Jose Fortes Lorenzo makes a pass forward but Ronan Deguerville makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
90.00
Jochem Arveladze threads a neat ball through to Cyril Baudoin. Cyril Baudoin shoots from 20 yards. Samba Facciutto effortlessly gets down and covers it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

NAC Breda
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
9
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
26%
45.2%
28.8%

Scorers
Edmundo Caballero 33
Ivan Rey 10

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samba Facciutto of FC Utrecht

Match Ratings
1.Samba Facciutto (GK)
9
2.Matt Gemmell (DEF)
7
3.Gregorio Merino (DEF)
6
4.Scott Keegan (DEF)
6
5.Edmundo Caballero (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
6.Ahmed Wiekens (MID)
7
7.Shota Van Den Brom (MID)
6
8.Luca Ghirardello (MID)
6
9.Linus Breyer (ATT)
6
10.Ronan Deguerville (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Stefan Busse (ATT)
8
 
12.Rob Jansen (DEF)
6
13.Jesper Van Dalen (MID)yellow card
6
14.Jose Fortes Lorenzo (ATT)
6

1.Roberto Valente (GK)
8
2.Diogo Nascimento (DEF)
6
3.Terry Edworthy (DEF)
6
4.Martial Besson (DEF)
6
5.Anton Bernhart (DEF)
6
6.Antonio Moreno (MID)
7
7.Vasco Santos (MID)
7
8.Jochem Arveladze (MID)yellow card
7
9.Cyril Baudoin (ATT)
7
10.Ivan Rey (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Tommy George (ATT)
6
 
12.Alec Mason (DEF)
0
13.Greg Beckham (MID)
0
14.Duncan Liddell (ATT)
0