Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam
Lanre VincentLanre Vincent James Clayton James Clayton
Martin AckleyM. Ackley82
G
captain1
G
66Saul LozanoS. Lozano
Daniel MolinierD. Molinier73
D
2
D
62Ed VerlindenE. Verlinden
Gabriel GuardiolaG. Guardiola61
D
3
D
63Humphrey PothuizenH. Pothuizen
Linus WinklerL. Winkler69
D
4
D
67Jose CarrascoJ. Carrasco
Melchior de BruinM. de Bruin72
M
5
D
71Alexandre SilvaA. Silva
Frits PothuizenF. Pothuizen54
M
6captain
M
68Andre FerreiraA. Ferreira
Sergio NascimentoS. Nascimento64
M
7
M
75Pablo RubioP. Rubio
Jeremy HansmaJ. Hansma73
M
8
M
75Jose MonteroJ. Montero
Rainer SchönenbornR. Schönenborn68
M
9
A
71Davy NieuwenhuijzenD. Nieuwenhuijzen
Eduardo BarrosE. Barros72
A
10
A
72Kurt Van Der SchaafK. Van Der Schaaf
Humphrey FrankenH. Franken75
M
11
A
64Luuk Van WonderenL. Van Wonderen
 
Carlos TeixeiraC. Teixeira71
D
12
D
63Nelson Van GobbelN. Van Gobbel
Patrick MarianaP. Mariana59
M
13
A
66Bram HermansB. Hermans
Florian RiemannF. Riemann45
M
14
A
64Rui WesterveldR. Westerveld

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to Ajax Amsterdam. A crowd of 20,399 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ajax Amsterdam appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Miel Van Den Brom.


0.00
FC Utrecht kick off the first half!
3.19
Jose Carrasco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andre Ferreira. Andre Ferreira flicks a high pass forward to Luuk Van Wonderen who brings the ball under control. Luuk Van Wonderen shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
6.12
Sergio Nascimento threads a neat ball through to Humphrey Franken. Humphrey Franken makes a probing pass to Rainer Schönenborn but he's offside!
12.38
Ed Verlinden threads a neat ball through to Pablo Rubio. Pablo Rubio makes a simple pass to Davy Nieuwenhuijzen. Davy Nieuwenhuijzen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.33
Jeremy Hansma threads a neat ball through to Rainer Schönenborn. Rainer Schönenborn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ed Verlinden.
15.31
Humphrey Pothuizen barges into Rainer Schönenborn. The referee calls over Humphrey Pothuizen and shows him a yellow card! Rainer Schönenborn stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.21
Eduardo Barros comes in with a late challenge on Ed Verlinden. Eduardo Barros is warned by the referee! Ed Verlinden stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.11
With imagination, Jose Montero plays the ball forward to Davy Nieuwenhuijzen. Davy Nieuwenhuijzen knocks in a cross ball towards Luuk Van Wonderen. Luuk Van Wonderen rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Martin Ackley. Excellent save.
24.59
Jose Montero knocks the ball to his team mate, Luuk Van Wonderen. Luuk Van Wonderen whips in a cross ball towards Davy Nieuwenhuijzen. Davy Nieuwenhuijzen jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. 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.
26.13
Frits Pothuizen knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Barros. Eduardo Barros makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rainer Schönenborn but he's offside!
27.43
With great vision, Pablo Rubio plays the ball forward to Luuk Van Wonderen. Luuk Van Wonderen whips in a cross ball towards Kurt Van Der Schaaf. Kurt Van Der Schaaf rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
33.05
Frits Pothuizen flicks a high pass forward. Rainer Schönenborn controls it well on his chest. Rainer Schönenborn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Humphrey Pothuizen.
36.25
Pablo Rubio comes in with a late challenge on Sergio Nascimento. Pablo Rubio is given a warning by the referee! Sergio Nascimento grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
39.43
Pablo Rubio threads a neat ball through to Kurt Van Der Schaaf. Kurt Van Der Schaaf tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
44.04
Andre Ferreira chips the ball to his team mate, Luuk Van Wonderen. Luuk Van Wonderen plays a quick one-two with Kurt Van Der Schaaf and rushes in on goal... Luuk Van Wonderen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
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. Ajax Amsterdam also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Ajax Amsterdam start the second half!
48.28
Sergio Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Humphrey Franken collects the pass. Humphrey Franken knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexandre Silva.
53.19
With great vision, Jose Carrasco plays the ball forward to Andre Ferreira. Andre Ferreira kicks a strong pass forward to Davy Nieuwenhuijzen. Davy Nieuwenhuijzen threads the ball through into the box. Luuk Van Wonderen rockets a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
55.04
Pablo Rubio flicks a high pass forward to Davy Nieuwenhuijzen who brings the ball under control. Davy Nieuwenhuijzen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.30
Jose Montero threads a neat ball through to Luuk Van Wonderen. Luuk Van Wonderen shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.08
FC Utrecht have made a substitution with Florian Riemann replacing Melchior de Bruin .
61.12
Humphrey Pothuizen threads a neat ball through to Jose Montero. Jose Montero flicks a high pass forward. Davy Nieuwenhuijzen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Davy Nieuwenhuijzen makes a probing pass to Kurt Van Der Schaaf but he's offside!
65.44
Andre Ferreira passes the ball forward to Luuk Van Wonderen. Luuk Van Wonderen shoots from long range. Solid save from Martin Ackley.
66.26
Andre Ferreira darts forward. Andre Ferreira whips in a cross ball towards Davy Nieuwenhuijzen. Davy Nieuwenhuijzen beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Martin Ackley had no chance!! Goal for Ajax Amsterdam!
69.28
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
71.20
Andre Ferreira surges forward with the ball. Andre Ferreira knocks in a cross ball towards Davy Nieuwenhuijzen. Davy Nieuwenhuijzen whips the ball goalwards with his head but Martin Ackley is on top of it.
79.20
Sergio Nascimento passes the ball forward to Eduardo Barros. Eduardo Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexandre Silva.
81.01
Pablo Rubio flicks a high pass forward. Kurt Van Der Schaaf holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kurt Van Der Schaaf shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.40
Jose Montero flicks a high pass forward. Kurt Van Der Schaaf collects the pass. Kurt Van Der Schaaf whips in a cross ball towards Davy Nieuwenhuijzen. Davy Nieuwenhuijzen outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Martin Ackley.
86.41
It's a corner kick. Andre Ferreira loops the ball in to towards the near post. Luuk Van Wonderen rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.11
Andre Ferreira passes the ball forward to Davy Nieuwenhuijzen. Davy Nieuwenhuijzen finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

Ajax Amsterdam
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
9
Shots off Target
0
6
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45%
55%
Play Area
30%
48.8%
21.2%

Scorers
Luuk Van Wonderen 44, 57
Davy Nieuwenhuijzen 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luuk Van Wonderen of Ajax Amsterdam

Match Ratings