Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     FC Twente 65FC Twente 65
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gianfranco BrianoG. Briano66
G
1captain
G
63Pascal BreitnerP. Breitner
Dries JaliensD. Jaliens74
D
2
D
69Sylvain Di RoccoS. Di Rocco
Nelson HupkesN. Hupkes70
D
3
D
68Niels KosterN. Koster
Remco Van Der WoerdtR. Van Der Woerdt66
D
4
D
64Fernando SuarezF. Suarez
Glenn van den BergG. van den Berg66
D
5
M
72Darius FoxD. Fox
Donato BurianiD. Buriani78
M
6
M
67Darl JongenD. Jongen
Anton AhrensA. Ahrens66
M
7
M
58Henk Van Der LaanH. Van Der Laan
Rafael MoraR. Mora74
A
8
M
51Ernest van der MeerE. van der Meer
Ivan BisoliI. Bisoli66
A
9
A
75Tjalle GalàsekT. Galàsek
Gary RitchieG. Ritchie65
A
captain10
A
72Jan HuistraJ. Huistra
Roel SonkayaR. Sonkaya53
A
11
A
70Christopher de BruinC. de Bruin
 
Steven Van DinterenS. Van Dinteren65
D
12
A
63Daniel DijkstraD. Dijkstra
Teddy CharlesT. Charles64
G
13
D
62Barket ChabbertB. Chabbert
Luis JesusL. Jesus60
G
14
G
62Jose Javier ReyesJ. Reyes

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to FC Twente 65. A crowd of 18,008 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while FC Twente 65 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paolo Akerboom.


0.00
FC Twente 65 start the match!
6.33
Darius Fox threads a neat ball through to Jan Huistra. Jan Huistra runs straight at the defence! Jan Huistra shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Gianfranco Briano had no chance!! Goal for FC Twente 65!
9.34
Without breaking stride, Donato Buriani plays the ball forward to Gary Ritchie. Gary Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Mora but the linesman indicates offside!
18.27
Ernest van der Meer passes the ball forward to Jan Huistra. Jan Huistra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
20.26
Tjalle Galàsek hacks Dries Jaliens from behind! Tjalle Galàsek is warned by the referee! Dries Jaliens runs off the knock.
20.26
FC Twente 65 are dictating the run of play here today.
21.40
Without breaking stride, Anton Ahrens plays the ball forward to Gary Ritchie. Gary Ritchie advances inside the box! Gary Ritchie comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out his aim is horrendously poor!
24.12
With a delightful solo run, Anton Ahrens stretches the opposition's defence. Anton Ahrens threads a neat ball through to Roel Sonkaya. Roel Sonkaya takes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
27.32
Sylvain Di Rocco flicks a high pass forward. Ernest van der Meer collects the pass. Ernest van der Meer knocks the ball forward to Tjalle Galàsek. Tjalle Galàsek plays a scrappy one-two with Jan Huistra and advances towards the goal... Tjalle Galàsek cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Wonderful reactions from Gianfranco Briano keeps it out!
30.40
Without breaking stride, Anton Ahrens plays the ball forward to Gary Ritchie. Gary Ritchie shoots from outside the area. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.04
Henk Van Der Laan threads the ball through to Christopher de Bruin. Christopher de Bruin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.17
Darius Fox threads a neat ball through to Tjalle Galàsek. Tjalle Galàsek makes a great pass forward. Jan Huistra runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
42.52
Darl Jongen flicks a high pass forward to Jan Huistra who brings the ball under control. Jan Huistra plays a one-two with Christopher de Bruin and advances towards the goal... Jan Huistra side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
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. FC Twente 65 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Utrecht kick off!
47.33
With great vision, Nelson Hupkes plays the ball forward to Anton Ahrens. Without breaking stride, Anton Ahrens plays the ball forward to Roel Sonkaya. Roel Sonkaya sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
55.45
Darl Jongen flicks a high pass forward. Jan Huistra controls it well on his chest. Jan Huistra shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
67.05
Sylvain Di Rocco sees space and advances. Sylvain Di Rocco flicks a high pass forward. Christopher de Bruin collects the pass. Christopher de Bruin finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
71.29
Henk Van Der Laan barges into Donato Buriani. The referee brings Henk Van Der Laan to one side and gives him a warning! Donato Buriani runs off the knock.
72.19
Donato Buriani hits a low pass to Ivan Bisoli. Ivan Bisoli hits a low pass to Gary Ritchie. Some good footwork from Gary Ritchie provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
77.50
FC Twente 65 have made 3 substitutions with Daniel Dijkstra replacing Niels Koster, Barket Chabbert replacing Darl Jongen and Jose Javier Reyes replacing Jan Huistra .
78.51
Barket Chabbert receives the ball from a throw-in from Henk Van Der Laan. Barket Chabbert threads the ball through to Jose Javier Reyes. Jose Javier Reyes plays a scrappy one-two with Christopher de Bruin and advances towards the goal... Jose Javier Reyes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
89.28
Darius Fox chips the ball to his team mate, Christopher de Bruin. Christopher de Bruin shoots from outside the area but Gianfranco Briano is on top of his game. Great keeping!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

FC Twente 65
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.8%
63.2%
Play Area
33.8%
45.6%
20.6%

Scorers
Gary Ritchie 30
Roel Sonkaya 47
Jan Huistra 6

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anton Ahrens of FC Utrecht

Match Ratings