Match Report
| FC Utrecht | FC Utrecht |  |  | SBV Excelsior | SBV Excelsior | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomas Rego | T. Rego |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Humphrey Leiwakabessy | H. Leiwakabessy | |||||||||
| Gialuca Del Nero | G. Del Nero |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 |  | Paul James | P. James | |||||||||
| Tom Kostwinder | T. Kostwinder | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Kurt ten Brink | K. ten Brink | |||||||||
| Benoit Colleau | B. Colleau |  | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Oliver Riemann | O. Riemann | |||||||||
| Wout Sedouki | W. Sedouki | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 | | Harald Van Gobbel | H. Van Gobbel | |||||||||
| Frederico Vega | F. Vega |  | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Julian Cabrera | J. Cabrera | |||||||||
| Nikolas Kurth | N. Kurth | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Dennis Shew A Tjon | D. Shew A Tjon | |||||||||
| Johnny Darwinkel | J. Darwinkel | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Lennart Berg | L. Berg | |||||||||
| Thijs Gullit | T. Gullit | | 70 | A | | 9 | | M | 63 | | Said Vos | S. Vos | |||||||||
| Tim Dublin | T. Dublin |  | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Jorge Costa | J. Costa | |||||||||
| James Eustace | J. Eustace | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Clarence Van Der Vegt | C. Van Der Vegt | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to SBV Excelsior. A crowd of 9,724 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SBV Excelsior appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SBV Excelsior appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0FC Utrecht start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.47
0-0Oliver Riemann knocks the ball forward to Said Vos. Said Vos threads the ball through to Jorge Costa. Jorge Costa shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
9.52
0-0Gialuca Del Nero chips the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Kurth. Nikolas Kurth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tim Dublin. Tim Dublin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Eustace but the linesman indicates offside!
15.33
Tom Kostwinder deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Vega. Frederico Vega chips the ball to his team mate, Thijs Gullit. Thijs Gullit knocks the ball forward to Tim Dublin but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
20.59
0-0Johnny Darwinkel decides to run forward with the ball. Johnny Darwinkel tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
22.44
0-0Harald Van Gobbel hacks Thijs Gullit from behind! The referee calls over Harald Van Gobbel and shows him a yellow card! Thijs Gullit runs off the knock.
24.32
Frederico Vega makes a beautiful solo run. Frederico Vega goes all the way! Frederico Vega cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.36
Dennis Shew A Tjon knocks the ball forward to Clarence Van Der Vegt. Clarence Van Der Vegt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.35
0-0Tim Dublin hacks Kurt ten Brink from behind! Tim Dublin is warned by the referee! Kurt ten Brink carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.03
0-0James Eustace catches Oliver Riemann on the ankles. The referee calls over James Eustace and warns him to calm down! Oliver Riemann stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.21
Thijs Gullit barges into Kurt ten Brink. Thijs Gullit is shown the yellow card! Kurt ten Brink stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.24
0-0Nikolas Kurth makes a simple pass to James Eustace. James Eustace knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Harald Van Gobbel.
42.59
Said Vos clumsily knocks into Frederico Vega. The referee calls over Said Vos and shows him a yellow card! Frederico Vega runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
SBV Excelsior kick off and get the second half underway!
47.38
Oliver Riemann makes a simple pass to Lennart Berg. Lennart Berg advances with the ball. Lennart Berg shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
51.39
Nikolas Kurth kicks a strong pass forward to James Eustace. James Eustace plays a perfect one-two with Thijs Gullit and rushes in on goal... James Eustace shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.36
Oliver Riemann makes a probing pass to Dennis Shew A Tjon. Dennis Shew A Tjon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Clarence Van Der Vegt. Clarence Van Der Vegt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tomas Rego who gathers it comfortably.
60.55
Harald Van Gobbel brings the ball forward. Harald Van Gobbel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Costa. Jorge Costa shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
61.47
Lennart Berg flicks the ball to his team mate, Jorge Costa. Jorge Costa shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.48
Oliver Riemann clumsily knocks into Frederico Vega. Oliver Riemann is shown the yellow card! Frederico Vega gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
65.18
Dennis Shew A Tjon makes a probing pass to Jorge Costa. Jorge Costa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.23
Kurt ten Brink comes in with a late challenge on James Eustace. Kurt ten Brink is given a warning by the referee! James Eustace hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.42
Frederico Vega takes it forward alone. Frederico Vega controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Humphrey Leiwakabessy is on top of it.
72.18
Kurt ten Brink catches Tim Dublin on the ankles. Kurt ten Brink is warned by the referee again! Tim Dublin runs off the knock.
73.39
0-0FC Utrecht are easily keeping SBV Excelsior at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
75.38
Lennart Berg kicks a strong pass forward to Clarence Van Der Vegt. Clarence Van Der Vegt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tom Kostwinder.
77.20
Wout Sedouki clumsily knocks into Clarence Van Der Vegt. The referee calls over Wout Sedouki and warns him to calm down! Clarence Van Der Vegt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.40
Oliver Riemann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Said Vos. Said Vos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Clarence Van Der Vegt. Clarence Van Der Vegt shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Tomas Rego.
79.29
Harald Van Gobbel knocks the ball forward to Dennis Shew A Tjon. Dennis Shew A Tjon decides to run forward with the ball. Dennis Shew A Tjon shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.58
Frederico Vega barges into Said Vos. The referee calls over Frederico Vega and shows him a yellow card! Said Vos stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
5
5
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.5%
58.5%
Play Area
22%
43.9%
34.1%