Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag
Lanre VincentLanre Vincent Computer Player Computer Player
Martin AckleyM. Ackley82
G
captain1
G
69Lamberto BarzagliL. Barzagli
Bjorn-Tore HålandB. Håland74
D
2captain
D
75Ted DufresnesT. Dufresnes
Daniel MolinierD. Molinier73
D
3
D
69Henry RedanH. Redan
Linus WinklerL. Winkler69
D
4
D
67Ernesto CarrascoE. Carrasco
Sergio NascimentoS. Nascimento64
M
5
D
59Ivar MeerdinkI. Meerdink
Frits PothuizenF. Pothuizen54
M
6
M
70Sebastian BirkwaldS. Birkwald
Lars IversenL. Iversen72
M
7
M
69Maurits BlindM. Blind
Jose HidalgoJ. Hidalgo74
M
8
M
69Billy ThomsonB. Thomson
Eduardo BarrosE. Barros72
A
9
A
70Dennis Ten HagD. Ten Hag
Fatik Van HintumF. Van Hintum61
A
10
A
66Louis Van Der HoevenL. Van Der Hoeven
Don HansenD. Hansen71
A
11
A
62Mitchel Van NieuwstadtM. Van Nieuwstadt
 
Gabriel GuardiolaG. Guardiola61
D
12
M
67Alje EngelaarA. Engelaar
Carlos TeixeiraC. Teixeira71
D
13
M
62Kofi De GraefK. De Graef
Jeremy HansmaJ. Hansma73
M
14
D
58Dries OosterhofD. Oosterhof

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to ADO Den Haag. A crowd of 16,574 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while ADO Den Haag appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pius Graaven.


0.00
The whistle blows and ADO Den Haag kick off!
2.19
Sebastian Birkwald flicks a high ball forward to Dennis Ten Hag who takes it down. Dennis Ten Hag knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bjorn-Tore Håland.
3.33
Maurits Blind hacks Lars Iversen from behind! The referee warns Maurits Blind to calm down! Lars Iversen stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.30
Billy Thomson barges into Sergio Nascimento. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sergio Nascimento carries on, but is struggling a bit.
15.16
Bjorn-Tore Håland makes a probing pass to Lars Iversen. Lars Iversen flicks a high pass forward. Fatik Van Hintum controls it well on his chest. Fatik Van Hintum shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.05
Bjorn-Tore Håland chips the ball to his team mate, Lars Iversen. Lars Iversen passes the ball forward to Fatik Van Hintum. Fatik Van Hintum shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
22.25
Jose Hidalgo makes an attacking run forward. Jose Hidalgo tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
26.13
Henry Redan knocks the ball forward to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Dennis Ten Hag easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dennis Ten Hag knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bjorn-Tore Håland.
27.06
Maurits Blind flicks a high pass forward. Louis Van Der Hoeven holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Louis Van Der Hoeven runs straight at the defence! Louis Van Der Hoeven shoots from just inside the box but it rises well off target!
30.36
Linus Winkler threads a neat ball through to Lars Iversen. Lars Iversen makes a beautiful solo run. Lars Iversen whips in a cross ball towards Don Hansen. Don Hansen heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Lamberto Barzagli!
32.25
Sergio Nascimento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fatik Van Hintum. Fatik Van Hintum knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lamberto Barzagli who gathers it comfortably.
34.31
Henry Redan flicks a high pass forward. Maurits Blind collects the pass. With great vision, Maurits Blind plays the ball forward to Dennis Ten Hag. Dennis Ten Hag shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
39.55
Jose Hidalgo clumsily knocks into Sebastian Birkwald. The referee calls over Jose Hidalgo and shows him a yellow card! Sebastian Birkwald stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.57
Frits Pothuizen flicks a high pass forward to Don Hansen who brings the ball under control. Don Hansen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
45.00
Daniel Molinier plays the ball forward to Sergio Nascimento. Sergio Nascimento knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Barros. Eduardo Barros knocks in a cross ball towards Fatik Van Hintum. Fatik Van Hintum makes a looping header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Utrecht appear unchanged since the first half. ADO Den Haag also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Utrecht kick off and get the second half underway!
48.09
Sebastian Birkwald clumsily knocks into Jose Hidalgo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Hidalgo runs off the knock.
51.43
Ernesto Carrasco passes the ball forward to Maurits Blind. Maurits Blind threads the ball through to Mitchel Van Nieuwstadt. Mitchel Van Nieuwstadt shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
53.25
Frits Pothuizen knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Hansen. Don Hansen shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
54.40
Henry Redan punts the ball hopefully upfield. Mitchel Van Nieuwstadt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.08
Daniel Molinier catches Dennis Ten Hag on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dennis Ten Hag stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.17
Jose Hidalgo takes it forward alone. Jose Hidalgo shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.18
FC Utrecht have made a substitution with Jeremy Hansma replacing Sergio Nascimento .
61.27
Jose Hidalgo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Hansen. Don Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.18
Maurits Blind threads the ball through to Mitchel Van Nieuwstadt. Mitchel Van Nieuwstadt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Ackley who gathers it comfortably.
66.55
Jeremy Hansma passes the ball forward to Fatik Van Hintum. Fatik Van Hintum knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lamberto Barzagli who gathers it comfortably.
75.05
Bjorn-Tore Håland flicks a high pass forward to Jeremy Hansma who brings the ball under control. Jeremy Hansma takes it forward alone. Jeremy Hansma skips past Ernesto Carrasco! Ernesto Carrasco barges into Jeremy Hansma. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
77.16
ADO Den Haag have made 3 substitutions with Alje Engelaar replacing Ted Dufresnes, Kofi De Graef replacing Ivar Meerdink and Dries Oosterhof replacing Mitchel Van Nieuwstadt .
78.23
Sebastian Birkwald sees Louis Van Der Hoeven in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Louis Van Der Hoeven whips in a cross ball towards Dries Oosterhof. Dries Oosterhof makes a looping header on goal. Martin Ackley didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
83.38
Dennis Ten Hag barges into Daniel Molinier. The referee calls over Dennis Ten Hag and shows him a yellow card! Daniel Molinier runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

ADO Den Haag
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
29.7%
44.6%
25.7%

Scorers
Jose Hidalgo 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Hidalgo of FC Utrecht

Match Ratings