Match Report


FC VolendamFC Volendam     FC UtrechtFC Utrecht
Steven ZuckermanSteven Zuckerman Computer Player Computer Player
Serafim PungaS. Punga72
G
1
G
66Gianfranco BrianoG. Briano
Dami‘n HoutmanD. Houtman75
D
2
D
74Dries JaliensD. Jaliens
Achille FalsiniA. Falsini72
D
3
D
72Nelson HupkesN. Hupkes
Neil SullivanN. Sullivan72
D
4
D
67Remco Van Der WoerdtR. Van Der Woerdt
Ivar Van Der SchaafI. Van Der Schaaf78
M
captain5
D
56Frederico MartinsF. Martins
Fernando JardimF. Jardim70
M
6
M
78Donato BurianiD. Buriani
Brendan McgovernB. Mcgovern72
M
7
M
67Anton AhrensA. Ahrens
Alje Van NieuwstadtA. Van Nieuwstadt72
M
8
A
71Rodney MarianaR. Mariana
Ian IniaI. Inia74
A
9
A
68Ezio CalifanoE. Califano
Eric BischoffE. Bischoff73
A
10captain
A
61Lennart VöllerL. Völler
Sieme Dos SantosS. Dos Santos71
A
11
A
57Jochem GronkjaerJ. Gronkjaer
 
Alun SouthgateA. Southgate68
D
12
G
64Teddy CharlesT. Charles
Sebastiao MonteiroS. Monteiro68
M
13
G
60Luis JesusL. Jesus
Nicholas DiasalmeidaN. Diasalmeida66
A
14
M
56Fred Van Der LaanF. Van Der Laan

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Kras Stadion where FC Volendam play host to FC Utrecht. A crowd of 18,737 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Volendam are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Utrecht appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Van Dalen.


0.00
FC Utrecht kick off the first half!
2.05
Anton Ahrens flicks a high pass forward to Lennart Völler who brings the ball under control. Lennart Völler deftly passes the ball to Ezio Califano, releasing him through on goal. Ezio Califano tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
9.46
Brendan Mcgovern flicks a high pass forward. Sieme Dos Santos collects the pass. Sieme Dos Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nelson Hupkes.
14.26
Neil Sullivan flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Jardim collects the pass. Fernando Jardim darts forward. Fernando Jardim sees Sieme Dos Santos just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Sieme Dos Santos strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
18.38
Ivar Van Der Schaaf flicks the ball to his team mate, Sieme Dos Santos. Sieme Dos Santos shoots from 20 yards but Gianfranco Briano is on top of it.
21.58
Alje Van Nieuwstadt passes the ball forward to Eric Bischoff. Eric Bischoff knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dries Jaliens.
24.29
Brendan Mcgovern flicks a high ball forward to Ian Inia who takes it down. Ian Inia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.10
FC Volendam are in full control of this game.
28.07
Ivar Van Der Schaaf threads the ball through to Sieme Dos Santos. Sieme Dos Santos shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.43
Donato Buriani brings the ball forward. Donato Buriani plays a quick one-two with Rodney Mariana and rushes in on goal... Donato Buriani shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Serafim Punga had no chance!! Goal for FC Utrecht!
44.13
Donato Buriani flicks the ball to his team mate, Jochem Gronkjaer. Jochem Gronkjaer advances inside the box! Jochem Gronkjaer shoots from just inside the box but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Volendam appear unchanged since the first half. FC Utrecht also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Volendam players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Volendam get the second half underway!
48.32
Nelson Hupkes flicks a high pass forward. Anton Ahrens holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anton Ahrens runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Anton Ahrens plays a quick one-two with Jochem Gronkjaer and rushes in on goal... Anton Ahrens shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.00
Anton Ahrens makes a simple pass to Rodney Mariana. Rodney Mariana lofts in a cross ball towards Lennart Völler. Lennart Völler gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies wide!
51.32
Dami‘n Houtman makes a simple pass to Alje Van Nieuwstadt. Alje Van Nieuwstadt makes a simple pass to Eric Bischoff. Eric Bischoff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.55
Rodney Mariana hacks Achille Falsini from behind! The referee calls over Rodney Mariana and shows him a yellow card! Achille Falsini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.55
Nelson Hupkes flicks a high pass forward. Anton Ahrens collects the pass. Anton Ahrens makes a simple pass to Jochem Gronkjaer. Jochem Gronkjaer rushes past Neil Sullivan! Jochem Gronkjaer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.13
Alje Van Nieuwstadt passes the ball forward to Sieme Dos Santos. Sieme Dos Santos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nelson Hupkes.
60.07
FC Volendam have made 3 substitutions with Alun Southgate replacing Achille Falsini, Sebastiao Monteiro replacing Ivar Van Der Schaaf and Nicholas Diasalmeida replacing Sieme Dos Santos and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.16
Frederico Martins comes in with a late challenge on Nicholas Diasalmeida. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicholas Diasalmeida grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
65.41
Neil Sullivan hits a low pass to Brendan Mcgovern. Brendan Mcgovern threads a neat ball through to Eric Bischoff. Eric Bischoff controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Gianfranco Briano!
66.23
Frederico Martins hits a low pass to Anton Ahrens. Anton Ahrens flicks a high pass forward. Rodney Mariana holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodney Mariana makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jochem Gronkjaer but he's offside!
67.25
Fernando Jardim knocks the ball forward to Eric Bischoff. Eric Bischoff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dries Jaliens.
72.01
Neil Sullivan clumsily knocks into Rodney Mariana. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rodney Mariana runs off the knock.
73.21
Brendan Mcgovern makes a simple pass to Ian Inia. Ian Inia lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Bischoff. Eric Bischoff outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Dries Jaliens clears it off the line with his head!
75.04
Remco Van Der Woerdt pushes mid-way up the pitch. Remco Van Der Woerdt chips the ball to his team mate, Jochem Gronkjaer. Jochem Gronkjaer plays a scrappy one-two with Ezio Califano and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Jochem Gronkjaer provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
78.07
Brendan Mcgovern threads a neat ball through to Eric Bischoff. Eric Bischoff lofts in a cross ball towards Alje Van Nieuwstadt. Alje Van Nieuwstadt jumps high and flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
79.44
Anton Ahrens catches Brendan Mcgovern on the ankles. The referee warns Anton Ahrens to calm down! Brendan Mcgovern runs off the knock.
81.00
Fernando Jardim comes in with a late challenge on Donato Buriani. Fernando Jardim is shown the yellow card! Donato Buriani carries on, but is struggling a bit.
83.15
Brendan Mcgovern clumsily knocks into Anton Ahrens. The referee calls over Brendan Mcgovern and warns him to calm down! Anton Ahrens stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.22
Anton Ahrens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lennart Völler. Lennart Völler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
87.14
Anton Ahrens threads a neat ball through to Rodney Mariana. Rodney Mariana skips past Neil Sullivan! Neil Sullivan catches Rodney Mariana on the ankles. Rodney Mariana appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
89.36
Donato Buriani takes it forward alone. Donato Buriani advances inside the box! Donato Buriani strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
Donato Buriani flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Völler controls it well on his chest. Lennart Völler knocks the ball forward, putting Rodney Mariana through on goal. Rodney Mariana takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Serafim Punga had no chance!! Goal for FC Utrecht!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Volendam

FC Utrecht
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
28%
43.9%
28%

Scorers
Donato Buriani 39
Rodney Mariana 91

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Donato Buriani of FC Utrecht

Match Ratings