Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     MVVMVV
Danny PearsonDanny Pearson Computer Player Computer Player
Freddy HughesF. Hughes82
G
1
G
69Pierre-Alain YapiP. Yapi
Elysée BakariE. Bakari81
D
2
D
67Jan-Willem van GastelJ. van Gastel
Daisuke SaitoD. Saito81
D
3
D
66Abdoulaye Falikou FofanaA. Falikou Fofana
Richard MckinlayR. Mckinlay77
D
4
D
66Bas PothuizenB. Pothuizen
Martijn MoelikerM. Moeliker80
M
5
D
65Craig FlintlockC. Flintlock
Ahmed WiekensA. Wiekens86
M
captain6
M
76Roger HelderR. Helder
Geoffrey RoestG. Roest80
M
7
M
62Darl Van RijswijkD. Van Rijswijk
Reinier MeeuwisR. Meeuwis79
M
8captain
M
62Jesper BertjensJ. Bertjens
Linus BreyerL. Breyer80
A
9
A
65Gary DavidsonG. Davidson
Sergio CamposS. Campos76
A
10
A
61Tony SchilderT. Schilder
Bruno DelatorreB. Delatorre78
A
11
A
55Donny JongenD. Jongen
 
Adrian CorsiA. Corsi72
D
12
G
66Stefan MoulijnS. Moulijn
Danny KuiperD. Kuiper76
M
13
M
61Tim DavisT. Davis
Harris De GoeyH. De Goey73
A
14
G
59Jason MaddisonJ. Maddison

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to MVV. A crowd of 20,728 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while MVV appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ger Abidallah.


0.00
MVV start the match!
3.02
Elysée Bakari hits it upfield. Sergio Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Ahmed Wiekens. Ahmed Wiekens knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
4.45
Donny Jongen threads a neat ball through to Tony Schilder. Tony Schilder controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
8.36
Abdoulaye Falikou Fofana threads a neat ball through to Gary Davidson. Gary Davidson knocks in a cross ball towards Tony Schilder. Tony Schilder rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Freddy Hughes is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.12
Elysée Bakari knocks the ball forward to Ahmed Wiekens. Ahmed Wiekens shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
18.23
Elysée Bakari threads a neat ball through to Reinier Meeuwis. Reinier Meeuwis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Geoffrey Roest. Geoffrey Roest plays a one-two with Martijn Moeliker and rushes in on goal... Geoffrey Roest muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Pierre-Alain Yapi effortlessly smothers it!
20.35
Abdoulaye Falikou Fofana barges into Reinier Meeuwis. Abdoulaye Falikou Fofana is shown the yellow card! Reinier Meeuwis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.35
Richard Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martijn Moeliker. Martijn Moeliker flicks a high pass forward. Reinier Meeuwis collects the pass. Reinier Meeuwis knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Delatorre. Bruno Delatorre gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Pierre-Alain Yapi punches it away to safety.
22.41
Richard Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Martijn Moeliker controls it well on his chest. Martijn Moeliker flicks a high ball forward to Sergio Campos who takes it down. Sergio Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.49
Linus Breyer runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Linus Breyer deftly passes the ball to Bruno Delatorre, releasing him through on goal. Bruno Delatorre tries a spectacular strike but Pierre-Alain Yapi reads it well. Excellent save!
26.59
Craig Flintlock makes a probing pass to Roger Helder. Roger Helder sees Gary Davidson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Davidson knocks the ball forward to Tony Schilder but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.02
Ahmed Wiekens clumsily knocks into Abdoulaye Falikou Fofana. Ahmed Wiekens is shown the yellow card! Abdoulaye Falikou Fofana stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.01
Elysée Bakari threads the ball through to Reinier Meeuwis. Reinier Meeuwis sees a break and surges forward. Reinier Meeuwis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.54
Reinier Meeuwis receives the ball from a throw-in from Ahmed Wiekens. Reinier Meeuwis flicks a high pass forward to Linus Breyer who brings the ball under control. Linus Breyer shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
34.14
Gary Davidson comes in with a late challenge on Elysée Bakari. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Elysée Bakari runs off the knock.
36.36
Richard Mckinlay knocks the ball to his team mate, Geoffrey Roest. Geoffrey Roest makes a simple pass to Sergio Campos. Sergio Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Linus Breyer. Linus Breyer powers a header at goal but it flies just wide!
38.27
Sergio Campos plays the ball forward to Linus Breyer. Linus Breyer lofts in a cross ball towards Geoffrey Roest. Geoffrey Roest connects with a diving header. Bas Pothuizen steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
40.33
Ahmed Wiekens flicks a high pass forward. Geoffrey Roest collects the pass. Geoffrey Roest plays a scrappy one-two with Linus Breyer and stumbles forward towards the goal... Geoffrey Roest comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. Pierre-Alain Yapi gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
42.44
Roger Helder sees Donny Jongen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Donny Jongen knocks in a cross ball towards Tony Schilder. Tony Schilder directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
45.00
Daisuke Saito hits a low pass to Linus Breyer. Linus Breyer knocks in a cross ball towards Reinier Meeuwis. Reinier Meeuwis makes a deft header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Utrecht appear unchanged since the first half. MVV also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Utrecht kick off and get the second half underway!
48.26
Elysée Bakari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ahmed Wiekens. Ahmed Wiekens hits a low pass to Sergio Campos. Sergio Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Geoffrey Roest. Geoffrey Roest flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.24
MVV have made 2 substitutions with Stefan Moulijn replacing Craig Flintlock and Tim Davis replacing Roger Helder .
67.08
Ahmed Wiekens brings the ball forward. Ahmed Wiekens makes a defence splitting pass to Sergio Campos. Sergio Campos strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
71.22
Ahmed Wiekens knocks the ball forward to Sergio Campos. Sergio Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.39
Geoffrey Roest sees Sergio Campos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sergio Campos threads the ball through to Linus Breyer but he's offside!
79.31
Reinier Meeuwis flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Campos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sergio Campos whips in a cross ball towards Linus Breyer. Linus Breyer connects with a diving header. Pierre-Alain Yapi picks it out of the air!
83.06
Ahmed Wiekens receives the ball from a throw-in from Daisuke Saito. Ahmed Wiekens threads a neat ball through to Martijn Moeliker. Martijn Moeliker shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Pierre-Alain Yapi comfortably smothers it!
85.30
Elysée Bakari threads the ball through to Reinier Meeuwis. Reinier Meeuwis hits a low pass to Bruno Delatorre. Bruno Delatorre lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Campos. Sergio Campos heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
87.03
Daisuke Saito plays the ball forward to Martijn Moeliker. Martijn Moeliker threads the ball through to Sergio Campos. Sergio Campos tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
89.38
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

MVV
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
13
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70.4%
29.6%
Play Area
23.5%
42%
34.6%

Scorers
Geoffrey Roest 48
Tony Schilder 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pierre-Alain Yapi of MVV

Match Ratings