Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     Helmond SportHelmond Sport
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ricardo NascimentoR. Nascimento55
G
1
G
59Paolo van LeeuwenP. van Leeuwen
Steven PasanenS. Pasanen63
D
2
D
58Albert HoutmanA. Houtman
Ramon RobbemondR. Robbemond60
D
3
D
57Bert van der LindenB. van der Linden
Remco SikoraR. Sikora56
D
4
D
57Willem HeerkensW. Heerkens
Ulrich HespU. Hesp56
D
5
D
56Jos RedanJ. Redan
Johan CornelisseJ. Cornelisse60
M
6
M
62Bryan MelchiotB. Melchiot
Arco MensahA. Mensah56
M
7
M
57Tijani de BoerT. de Boer
Dave van LeeuwenD. van Leeuwen54
M
8
M
56Steve LofthouseS. Lofthouse
Said LameyS. Lamey46
M
9
M
54Ruud HuistraR. Huistra
Kew PfenningsK. Pfennings56
A
10
A
62Jan Vennegoor ZimmermanJ. Zimmerman
Arjan BeekinkA. Beekink56
A
11
A
59Tom Van NistelrooyT. Van Nistelrooy

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to Helmond Sport. A crowd of 9,897 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Utrecht and Helmond Sport are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Helmond Sport get the match underway!
4.52
Tijani de Boer catches Dave van Leeuwen on the ankles. Tijani de Boer is warned by the referee! Dave van Leeuwen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.53
Steven Pasanen knocks the ball forward to Johan Cornelisse. Johan Cornelisse controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kew Pfennings. Kew Pfennings shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
15.33
Steve Lofthouse makes a simple pass to Tom Van Nistelrooy. Tom Van Nistelrooy deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Vennegoor Zimmerman. Jan Vennegoor Zimmerman rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Ricardo Nascimento easily smothers it!
18.54
Bert van der Linden boots it upfield. Tom Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ramon Robbemond.
20.06
Willem Heerkens sees space and advances. Willem Heerkens sees a break and surges forward. Willem Heerkens knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.08
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
FC Utrecht start the second half!
48.41
Ruud Huistra passes the ball forward to Jan Vennegoor Zimmerman. Jan Vennegoor Zimmerman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.23
Steve Lofthouse knocks the ball forward to Tom Van Nistelrooy. Tom Van Nistelrooy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.33
Arco Mensah kicks a strong pass forward to Arjan Beekink. Arjan Beekink tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.31
Steven Pasanen threads the ball through to Arco Mensah. Arco Mensah makes a probing pass to Kew Pfennings. Kew Pfennings threads the ball through to Arjan Beekink but he's offside!
67.28
Dave van Leeuwen knocks the ball to his team mate, Kew Pfennings. Kew Pfennings plays a perfect one-two with Arjan Beekink and rushes in on goal... Kew Pfennings takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.15
Johan Cornelisse passes the ball forward to Kew Pfennings. Kew Pfennings knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Steve Lofthouse kicks a strong pass forward to Tom Van Nistelrooy. Tom Van Nistelrooy whips in a cross ball towards Jan Vennegoor Zimmerman. Jan Vennegoor Zimmerman heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Bert van der Linden of Helmond Sport
Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

Helmond Sport
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
26.2%
50.8%
23.1%