Match Report
| AZ 67 Alkmaar | AZ 67 Alkmaar |  |  | FC Utrecht | FC Utrecht | ||||||||||||||||
| Cristian David homrich | Cristian David homrich | Ivo Stanoev | Ivo Stanoev | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luuk Riga | L. Riga |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Marko Sinkonen | M. Sinkonen | |||||||||
| Lorenzo Vecchiola | L. Vecchiola |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 | | Joakim Martinpoika | J. Martinpoika | |||||||||
| Florian Behrens | F. Behrens |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 86 | | Fabrizio Sarli | F. Sarli | |||||||||
| Regillio Van Dijk | R. Van Dijk | | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 78 |  | Teemu Pedros | T. Pedros | |||||||||
| Diogo Velazquez | D. Velazquez |  | 69 | M | | 5 | | M | 76 |  | Niclas Bergmark | N. Bergmark | |||||||||
| Jos Wau | J. Wau | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 78 |  | Mamadou Diabaté | M. Diabaté | |||||||||
| Alvaro Zuniga | A. Zuniga |  | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 79 |  | Stavros Vangelis | S. Vangelis | |||||||||
| Eric Willems | E. Willems | | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 75 |  | Roman Kasyanov | R. Kasyanov | |||||||||
| Eben Dugbatey | E. Dugbatey |  | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 80 |  | Martin Formon | M. Formon | |||||||||
| Cleto Foggia | C. Foggia | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 85 | | Andriy Skachenko | A. Skachenko | |||||||||
| Julian Uhlmann | J. Uhlmann |  | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 85 |  | Luke Perkins | L. Perkins | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at AZ Stadion where AZ 67 Alkmaar play host to FC Utrecht. A crowd of 18,530 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both AZ 67 Alkmaar and FC Utrecht are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both AZ 67 Alkmaar and FC Utrecht are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and AZ 67 Alkmaar get the match underway!
2.05
0-0Alvaro Zuniga brings the ball forward. Alvaro Zuniga plays a perfect one-two with Eben Dugbatey and rushes in on goal... Alvaro Zuniga cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Marko Sinkonen easily smothers it.
6.28
0-0Eben Dugbatey hacks Fabrizio Sarli from behind! Eben Dugbatey is given a warning by the referee! Fabrizio Sarli runs off the knock.
8.56
Stavros Vangelis kicks a strong pass forward to Luke Perkins. Luke Perkins goes all the way! Luke Perkins shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Luuk Riga is on top of it.
9.38
0-0Alvaro Zuniga kicks a strong pass forward to Eben Dugbatey. Eben Dugbatey goes all the way! Eben Dugbatey shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.08
Roman Kasyanov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andriy Skachenko. Andriy Skachenko shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.43
Niclas Bergmark threads the ball through to Andriy Skachenko. Andriy Skachenko goes all the way! Andriy Skachenko makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Luuk Riga easily smothers it!
18.29
Alvaro Zuniga advances with the ball. Alvaro Zuniga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.48
1-0Regillio Van Dijk knocks the ball to his team mate, Alvaro Zuniga. Alvaro Zuniga knocks the ball to his team mate, Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia whips in a cross ball towards Eben Dugbatey. Eben Dugbatey powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.02
Regillio Van Dijk threads the ball through to Alvaro Zuniga. Alvaro Zuniga knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann knocks in a cross ball towards Eben Dugbatey. Eben Dugbatey is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Marko Sinkonen manages to keep it out.
34.36
Stavros Vangelis passes the ball forward to Andriy Skachenko. Andriy Skachenko tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
39.20
Mamadou Diabaté passes the ball forward to Andriy Skachenko. Andriy Skachenko plays a perfect one-two with Martin Formon and rushes in on goal... Andriy Skachenko takes a shot at goal but Luuk Riga is on top of it.
44.52
Stavros Vangelis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Perkins. Luke Perkins shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Luuk Riga easily smothers it!
45.00
Florian Behrens kicks a strong pass forward to Alvaro Zuniga. Alvaro Zuniga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann plays a perfect one-two with Eben Dugbatey and rushes in on goal... Julian Uhlmann makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with FC Utrecht kicking off!
47.44
Diogo Velazquez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia whips in a cross ball towards Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann heads the ball goalwards. Marko Sinkonen manages to gather it comfortably.
51.05
Lorenzo Vecchiola sees space and advances. Lorenzo Vecchiola knocks the ball forward to Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia threads the ball through to Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann shoots from just inside the box. Marko Sinkonen easily smothers it.
53.43
Stavros Vangelis makes a simple pass to Martin Formon. Martin Formon tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
55.14
Lorenzo Vecchiola deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jos Wau. Jos Wau passes the ball forward to Julian Uhlmann. Julian Uhlmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cleto Foggia. Cleto Foggia shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
61.18
Stavros Vangelis makes a simple pass to Martin Formon. Martin Formon knocks in a cross ball towards Luke Perkins. Luke Perkins is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Luuk Riga is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
65.26
Fabrizio Sarli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stavros Vangelis. Stavros Vangelis makes a simple pass to Martin Formon. Martin Formon plays a perfect one-two with Andriy Skachenko and rushes in on goal... Martin Formon takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Luuk Riga!
69.28
Teemu Pedros deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mamadou Diabaté. Mamadou Diabaté chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Formon. Martin Formon plays a perfect one-two with Luke Perkins and rushes in on goal... Martin Formon tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
75.50
Fabrizio Sarli hacks Cleto Foggia from behind! Fabrizio Sarli is given a warning by the referee! Cleto Foggia stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.48
Joakim Martinpoika sees a break and surges forward. Joakim Martinpoika deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andriy Skachenko. Andriy Skachenko shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Luuk Riga.
85.28
Stavros Vangelis flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Formon. Martin Formon lofts in a cross ball towards Andriy Skachenko. Andriy Skachenko is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
7
10
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.3%
57.7%
Play Area
31%
42.3%
26.8%
Scorers