Match Report
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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to ADO Den Haag. A crowd of 20,372 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Utrecht and ADO Den Haag are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Giulliano Van Halst.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Utrecht and ADO Den Haag are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Giulliano Van Halst.
0.00
FC Utrecht kick off and get the first half underway!
3.10
Geoffrey Roest flicks the ball to his team mate, Linus Breyer. Linus Breyer makes a great pass forward. Ronan Deguerville runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
6.32
Scott Keegan threads the ball through to Jesper Van Dalen. Jesper Van Dalen flicks a high pass forward. Geoffrey Roest holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Geoffrey Roest makes a simple pass, allowing Ronan Deguerville to run into the box. Ronan Deguerville comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
10.18
Ruben Postiga flicks a high ball forward to Jeffrey Wapenaar who takes it down. Jeffrey Wapenaar lofts in a cross ball towards Luuk Waterreus. With a superhuman jump, Luuk Waterreus connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
12.31
Rob Jansen plays the ball forward to Geoffrey Roest. With some swift thinking, Geoffrey Roest plays the ball forward to Ronan Deguerville. Ronan Deguerville kicks a strong pass forward to Jesper Van Dalen but the referee indicates it's offside!
14.51
Luca Ghirardello flicks the ball to his team mate, Geoffrey Roest. Geoffrey Roest runs straight at the defence! Geoffrey Roest shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.22
Scott Keegan kicks a strong pass forward to Gregorio Merino. With imagination, Gregorio Merino laces a through ball forward to Martijn Moeliker. Martijn Moeliker lofts in a cross ball towards Celestine Ikpeba. Jordi Frijters barges into Celestine Ikpeba. Celestine Ikpeba appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
16.07
Rob Jansen knocks the ball forward to Celestine Ikpeba. Celestine Ikpeba shoots from long range. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Utrecht!
20.44
Mirko Garavelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Izquierdo. Alejandro Izquierdo makes a beautiful solo run. Alejandro Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball towards Luuk Waterreus. Luuk Waterreus gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.47
Rob Jansen threads a neat ball through to Geoffrey Roest. Geoffrey Roest sees Celestine Ikpeba in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Celestine Ikpeba makes a probing pass to Jesper Van Dalen but he's offside!
26.36
Jannes Houttuin flicks a high ball forward to Pius Boutahar who takes it down. Pius Boutahar knocks the ball forward to Jeffrey Wapenaar. Jeffrey Wapenaar whips in a cross ball towards Luuk Waterreus. Luuk Waterreus beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Samba Facciutto. Excellent save.
32.26
Guillermo Pardo threads a neat ball through to Mirko Garavelli. Without breaking stride, Mirko Garavelli plays the ball forward to Ruben Postiga. Ruben Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Izquierdo. With a superhuman jump, Alejandro Izquierdo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Samba Facciutto didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
34.26
Jannes Houttuin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luuk Waterreus. Luuk Waterreus knocks in a cross ball towards Pius Boutahar. Pius Boutahar whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
36.57
Gregorio Merino takes it forward alone. Gregorio Merino runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gregorio Merino sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
39.41
Giampiero Marazzina barges into Linus Breyer. The referee calls over Giampiero Marazzina and shows him a yellow card! Linus Breyer runs off the knock.
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. ADO Den Haag also appear unchanged since the first half. The ADO Den Haag players seem much more motivated whilst the FC Utrecht players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The second half starts with ADO Den Haag kicking off!
47.46
Gregorio Merino chips the ball to his team mate, Rob Jansen. Rob Jansen flicks a high pass forward. Celestine Ikpeba holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Celestine Ikpeba knocks in a cross ball towards Jesper Van Dalen. Jesper Van Dalen finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.43
Jannes Houttuin passes the ball forward to Pius Boutahar. Pius Boutahar threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Izquierdo. Alejandro Izquierdo whips in a cross ball towards Luuk Waterreus. Luuk Waterreus heads the ball goalwards. Samba Facciutto is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
53.56
Scott Keegan threads a neat ball through to Jesper Van Dalen. Jesper Van Dalen chips the ball to his team mate, Ronan Deguerville. Ronan Deguerville shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
55.29
Martijn Moeliker knocks the ball forward to Geoffrey Roest. Geoffrey Roest finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
60.45
FC Utrecht have made 3 substitutions with Daan Langerak replacing Gregorio Merino, Piet Janssen replacing Luca Ghirardello and Jose Fortes Lorenzo replacing Linus Breyer .
61.54
Geoffrey Roest advances with the ball. Geoffrey Roest whips in a cross ball towards Ronan Deguerville. With a superhuman jump, Ronan Deguerville connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Giampiero Marazzina is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
65.35
Rob Jansen passes the ball forward to Scott Keegan. Scott Keegan flicks a high pass forward. Piet Janssen controls it well on his chest. Piet Janssen advances inside the box! Jordi Frijters barges into Piet Janssen. Piet Janssen appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
66.57
Scott Keegan threads a neat ball through to Martijn Moeliker. Martijn Moeliker sees Jesper Van Dalen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jesper Van Dalen knocks in a cross ball towards Martijn Moeliker. Martijn Moeliker connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies well off target!
67.50
Mirko Garavelli flicks a high pass forward to Luuk Waterreus who brings the ball under control. Luuk Waterreus whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Postiga. Rob Jansen clumsily knocks into Ruben Postiga. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
69.48
Jose Fortes Lorenzo flicks a high pass forward to Celestine Ikpeba who brings the ball under control. Celestine Ikpeba whips in a cross ball towards Ronan Deguerville. Pius Boutahar hacks Ronan Deguerville from behind! Ronan Deguerville appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
71.29
Geoffrey Roest flicks a high ball forward to Jose Fortes Lorenzo who takes it down. Jose Fortes Lorenzo knocks the ball forward, putting Jesper Van Dalen through on goal. Jesper Van Dalen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Oscar Hidalgo manages to keep it out.
77.13
Daan Langerak barges into Luuk Waterreus. Daan Langerak is shown the yellow card! Luuk Waterreus grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
78.03
Rob Jansen pushes up the pitch. Rob Jansen runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rob Jansen knocks in a cross ball towards Geoffrey Roest. Geoffrey Roest finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Oscar Hidalgo with no chance!! Goal for FC Utrecht!
81.47
Scott Keegan takes a long throw-in. Daan Langerak threads the ball through to Piet Janssen. Piet Janssen flicks a high ball forward to Jesper Van Dalen who takes it down. Jesper Van Dalen knocks the ball forward to Ronan Deguerville but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
83.34
Ruben Postiga hacks Jose Fortes Lorenzo from behind! Ruben Postiga is shown the yellow card! Jose Fortes Lorenzo stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
71.1%
28.9%
Play Area
27.7%
42.2%
30.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Geoffrey Roest of FC Utrecht |
Match Ratings
1. | Samba Facciutto (GK) | 7 | |
2. | Gregorio Merino (DEF) | 7 | |
3. | Scott Keegan (DEF) | 7 | |
4. | Rob Jansen (DEF) | 9 | |
5. | Martijn Moeliker (MID) | 6 | |
6. | Jesper Van Dalen (MID) | 7 | |
7. | Geoffrey Roest (MID) | ![]() | 9 |
8. | Luca Ghirardello (MID) | 6 | |
9. | Linus Breyer (ATT) | 6 | |
10. | Ronan Deguerville (ATT) | ![]() | 7 |
11. | Celestine Ikpeba (ATT) | ![]() | 7 |
12. | Daan Langerak (DEF) | ![]() | 5 |
13. | Piet Janssen (MID) | 6 | |
14. | Jose Fortes Lorenzo (ATT) | 6 |
1. | Oscar Hidalgo (GK) | 6 | |
2. | Guillermo Pardo (DEF) | 6 | |
3. | Jannes Houttuin (DEF) | 6 | |
4. | Jordi Frijters (DEF) | 6 | |
5. | Ruben Postiga (MID) | ![]() | 5 |
6. | Pius Boutahar (MID) | 6 | |
7. | Mirko Garavelli (MID) | 6 | |
8. | Giampiero Marazzina (MID) | ![]() | 5 |
9. | Alejandro Izquierdo (ATT) | 7 | |
10. | Luuk Waterreus (ATT) | ![]() | 7 |
11. | Jeffrey Wapenaar (ATT) | 6 | |
12. | Marinus de Groot (ATT) | 0 | |
13. | Steve Polak (GK) | 0 | |
14. | Jos Karelse (ATT) | 0 |