Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard
Keith HodgsonKeith Hodgson Christopher George Christopher George
Eric DijkhuizenE. Dijkhuizen65
G
1
G
62Mustapha SonkayaM. Sonkaya
Gerard ZafarinG. Zafarin66
D
2
D
76Peter RourkeP. Rourke
Ellery Van DalenE. Van Dalen75
D
3
D
69Luis BentoL. Bento
Bart HoflandB. Hofland68
D
4
D
74Alje BraatA. Braat
Graham GrayG. Gray62
M
5
D
72Anthony NaylorA. Naylor
Gilles FoxG. Fox62
M
6
M
70Rodolfo MenendezR. Menendez
Tieme WinterT. Winter74
M
captain7
M
68Jean-Paul VarkevisserJ. Varkevisser
Guerino BalleriG. Balleri66
M
8captain
M
69Ugo HurstU. Hurst
Helder TeixeiraH. Teixeira63
A
9
A
65Victor van DijkV. van Dijk
Franceco MiccoliF. Miccoli64
A
10
A
70Jeroen KnopperJ. Knopper
Eddie CarterE. Carter71
A
11
A
71Artur VianaA. Viana
 
Bas de VriesB. de Vries61
M
12
D
58Johnny HendriksJ. Hendriks
John BakboordJ. Bakboord65
A
13
M
61Hans BlinkerH. Blinker
Aabraham SinkonenA. Sinkonen65
A
14
A
60Humphrey MeijerH. Meijer

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to Fortuna Sittard. A crowd of 17,379 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Fortuna Sittard appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Wouter Van Bommel.


0.00
FC Utrecht start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.16
Rodolfo Menendez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Hurst. Ugo Hurst plays a scrappy one-two with Artur Viana and advances towards the goal... Ugo Hurst tries a spectacular strike but it's well over the bar!
9.49
Ellery Van Dalen hits a low pass to Graham Gray. Seeing a gap ahead, Graham Gray plays the ball forward to Guerino Balleri. Guerino Balleri lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Carter. Luis Bento comes in with a late challenge on Eddie Carter. Eddie Carter appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
10.13
Ugo Hurst knocks the ball to his team mate, Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
15.08
Guerino Balleri flicks a high pass forward. Helder Teixeira collects the pass. Helder Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Rourke.
16.19
Peter Rourke runs forward with the ball. Peter Rourke threads a neat ball through to Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Victor van Dijk is offside!
21.25
From the throw-in, Graham Gray picks out Helder Teixeira. Helder Teixeira threads a neat ball through to Eddie Carter. Eddie Carter plays a one-two with Franceco Miccoli and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Eddie Carter provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Mustapha Sonkaya reads it well. Superb keeping!
27.52
Jean-Paul Varkevisser flicks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Hurst. Ugo Hurst plays a one-two with Jeroen Knopper and advances towards the goal... Ugo Hurst side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
28.38
Gilles Fox passes the ball forward to Guerino Balleri. Guerino Balleri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.31
Bart Hofland hits a low pass to Gilles Fox. Gilles Fox knocks the ball forward to Graham Gray. Graham Gray shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.41
Ellery Van Dalen makes a beautiful solo run. Ellery Van Dalen kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Carter. Eddie Carter knocks in a cross ball towards Gilles Fox. Gilles Fox flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but Luis Bento is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
33.52
Gilles Fox takes a quick corner, playing it short to Franceco Miccoli. Franceco Miccoli flicks the ball across the goal. Gilles Fox rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.10
Ugo Hurst flicks a high ball forward to Jeroen Knopper who takes it down. Jeroen Knopper knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gerard Zafarin.
44.53
Guerino Balleri threads the ball through to Tieme Winter. Tieme Winter tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
45.00
Jean-Paul Varkevisser knocks the ball forward to Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper sees Artur Viana just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Artur Viana strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
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. Fortuna Sittard also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Fortuna Sittard kick off!
47.26
Gilles Fox sees Guerino Balleri in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guerino Balleri knocks in a cross ball towards Helder Teixeira. Helder Teixeira knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Mustapha Sonkaya gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
49.18
Ellery Van Dalen makes a simple pass to Gilles Fox. Gilles Fox knocks the ball to his team mate, Helder Teixeira. Helder Teixeira shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
51.39
Bart Hofland chips the ball to his team mate, Franceco Miccoli. Franceco Miccoli flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Carter holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eddie Carter threads a neat, attacking ball through to Franceco Miccoli. Some silky footwork from Franceco Miccoli provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
54.38
Jeroen Knopper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Artur Viana. Artur Viana rushes past Gerard Zafarin! Artur Viana rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.35
Bart Hofland sees a break and surges forward. Bart Hofland passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Eddie Carter. Eddie Carter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mustapha Sonkaya who gathers it comfortably.
59.35
With imagination, Jean-Paul Varkevisser laces a weighted ball forward to Rodolfo Menendez. Rodolfo Menendez plays a scrappy one-two with Victor van Dijk and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rodolfo Menendez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
60.50
FC Utrecht have made 3 substitutions with Bas de Vries replacing Tieme Winter, John Bakboord replacing Helder Teixeira and Aabraham Sinkonen replacing Franceco Miccoli .Fortuna Sittard have made a substitution with Humphrey Meijer replacing Artur Viana .
61.52
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
65.17
Gerard Zafarin hacks Victor van Dijk from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Victor van Dijk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.46
Luis Bento threads a neat ball through to Jean-Paul Varkevisser. Jean-Paul Varkevisser advances with the ball. Jean-Paul Varkevisser shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
69.02
Bart Hofland hacks Humphrey Meijer from behind! Bart Hofland is shown the yellow card! Humphrey Meijer gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.10
Alje Braat deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Menendez. Rodolfo Menendez makes a simple pass to Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Eric Dijkhuizen reads it well. Fabulous stop!
73.29
Bas de Vries sees Gilles Fox in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gilles Fox sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.06
Ugo Hurst threads a neat ball through to Humphrey Meijer. Humphrey Meijer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bart Hofland.
78.01
Graham Gray controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Carter. Eddie Carter shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.31
Bas de Vries flicks a high pass forward to Aabraham Sinkonen who brings the ball under control. Aabraham Sinkonen finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.33
Gerard Zafarin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aabraham Sinkonen. Aabraham Sinkonen knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Eddie Carter is offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

Fortuna Sittard
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
7
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
29.2%
43.8%
27%

Scorers
Franceco Miccoli 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Franceco Miccoli of FC Utrecht

Match Ratings
1.Eric Dijkhuizen (GK)
7
2.Gerard Zafarin (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Ellery Van Dalen (DEF)
8
4.Bart Hofland (DEF)yellow card
7
5.Graham Gray (MID)
6
6.Gilles Fox (MID)
7
7.Tieme Winter (MID)
6
8.Guerino Balleri (MID)
7
9.Helder Teixeira (ATT)
6
10.Franceco Miccoli (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Eddie Carter (ATT)
8
 
12.Bas de Vries (MID)
6
13.John Bakboord (ATT)
6
14.Aabraham Sinkonen (ATT)
6

1.Mustapha Sonkaya (GK)
7
2.Peter Rourke (DEF)
7
3.Luis Bento (DEF)
7
4.Alje Braat (DEF)
7
5.Anthony Naylor (DEF)
6
6.Rodolfo Menendez (MID)
7
7.Jean-Paul Varkevisser (MID)
7
8.Ugo Hurst (MID)
8
9.Victor van Dijk (ATT)
6
10.Jeroen Knopper (ATT)
7
11.Artur Viana (ATT)
6
 
12.Johnny Hendriks (DEF)
0
13.Hans Blinker (MID)
0
14.Humphrey Meijer (ATT)
6