Match Report
| FC Utrecht | FC Utrecht |  |  | FC Twente 65 | FC Twente 65 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Hugo Leon | H. Leon |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Rodney Condé | R. Condé | |||||||||
| Chris Van Der Vaart | C. Van Der Vaart | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Robert De Windt | R. De Windt | |||||||||
| Steven Keller | S. Keller | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Roger Chivu | R. Chivu | |||||||||
| Christopher Meerdink | C. Meerdink | | 68 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 63 |  | Jannick Cherrad | J. Cherrad | ||||||||
| Piotr Pol | P. Pol |  | 66 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 |  | Scott McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
| Eddie Kahn | E. Kahn |  | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Dominique Stroeve | D. Stroeve | |||||||||
| Christian Gyan | C. Gyan |  | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Marc Bakboord | M. Bakboord | |||||||||
| Sieme Fabrie | S. Fabrie | | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Robin Smits | R. Smits | |||||||||
| Eddie Carter | E. Carter | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | John Grant | J. Grant | |||||||||
| Stefan Enescu | S. Enescu |  | 70 | A | | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Nabil Gentenaar | N. Gentenaar | ||||||||
| James Platt | J. Platt | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Jordi Gronkjaer | J. Gronkjaer | |||||||||
| Giorgio Vukoja | G. Vukoja |  | 68 | A | | 12 | | A | 61 |  | Arno Winkler | A. Winkler | |||||||||
| Alberto Correa | A. Correa |  | 68 | M | | 13 | | G | 59 | | Thijs Zijm | T. Zijm | |||||||||
| Franceco Miccoli | F. Miccoli | | 67 | A | | 14 | | M | 57 | | Matt Cleland | M. Cleland | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to FC Twente 65. A crowd of 15,432 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Utrecht and FC Twente 65 are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Martin Van Mol.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Utrecht and FC Twente 65 are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Martin Van Mol.
0.00
0-0FC Utrecht kick off and get the first half underway!
8.01
0-0Robin Smits kicks a strong pass forward to Jordi Gronkjaer. Jordi Gronkjaer lofts in a cross ball towards John Grant. John Grant whips the ball goalwards with his head. Hugo Leon gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
10.25
Piotr Pol pushes mid-way up the pitch. Piotr Pol threads the ball through to Sieme Fabrie. Sieme Fabrie lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Enescu. Stefan Enescu beats his man to it with a header. Rodney Condé gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
14.24
0-0Christopher Meerdink receives the ball from a throw-in from Steven Keller. Christopher Meerdink chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn sees Christian Gyan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Christian Gyan plays a one-two with Eddie Kahn and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Christian Gyan provides some space. He shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.50
Jordi Gronkjaer flicks a high pass forward. Dominique Stroeve holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dominique Stroeve shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
20.49
1-0Sieme Fabrie threads a neat ball through to James Platt. James Platt shoots from 20 yards. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
24.06
1-0With vision, Robin Smits picks a pass forward to John Grant. John Grant knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sieme Fabrie.
27.41
Christian Gyan sees space and advances. Christian Gyan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.49
Sieme Fabrie flicks a high pass forward. James Platt comfortably collects the pass. James Platt lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Enescu. Stefan Enescu shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
33.35
Robin Smits threads a neat ball through to Marc Bakboord. Marc Bakboord runs straight at the defence! Marc Bakboord shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.28
Chris Van Der Vaart hits a low pass to Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Carter. Eddie Carter shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Rodney Condé manages to gather it effortlessly.
40.25
Dominique Stroeve flicks a high ball forward to John Grant who takes it down. John Grant plays a scrappy one-two with Robin Smits and stumbles forward towards the goal... John Grant looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
45.00
Roger Chivu decides to run forward with the ball. Roger Chivu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Grant. John Grant rushes past Steven Keller! John Grant cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
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. FC Twente 65 also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Twente 65 kick off!
47.12
Eddie Kahn flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Enescu. Stefan Enescu whips in a cross ball towards James Platt. James Platt beats his man to it with a header. Rodney Condé gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
51.05
2-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
54.07
2-0Chris Van Der Vaart catches Robin Smits on the ankles. The referee warns Chris Van Der Vaart to calm down! Robin Smits runs off the knock.
54.07
2-0Free kick to FC Twente 65 just outside the area...
57.05
Jordi Gronkjaer takes a slow run up and slams a blazing shot around the edge of the wall. It's in!! Hugo Leon had no chance!!
59.01
Roger Chivu clumsily knocks into Sieme Fabrie. The referee calls over Roger Chivu and warns him to calm down! Sieme Fabrie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.46
2-1FC Utrecht have made 2 substitutions with Alberto Correa replacing Christian Gyan and Franceco Miccoli replacing Stefan Enescu .FC Twente 65 have made a substitution with Thijs Zijm replacing John Grant .
61.49
Scott McCoist sees a break and surges forward. Scott McCoist knocks the ball to his team mate, Jordi Gronkjaer. Jordi Gronkjaer knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Bakboord. Marc Bakboord flicks the ball with his head. Hugo Leon manages to gather it.
63.57
Christopher Meerdink knocks the ball forward to Alberto Correa. Alberto Correa passes the ball forward to Eddie Carter. Eddie Carter chips the ball to his team mate, James Platt. James Platt tries a spectacular strike but it's a lousy effort!
73.23
Dominique Stroeve controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jordi Gronkjaer. Jordi Gronkjaer shoots from long range. It's there!! Hugo Leon has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.37
FC Twente 65 have made a substitution with Matt Cleland replacing Nabil Gentenaar .
78.37
Christopher Meerdink knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Correa. Alberto Correa chips the ball to his team mate, James Platt. James Platt finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
79.11
Dominique Stroeve flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Cleland. Without breaking stride, Matt Cleland plays the ball forward to Dominique Stroeve who has made a great run into the box. Dominique Stroeve takes a shot at goal but Hugo Leon is on top of it.
81.41
Robin Smits sees Thijs Zijm in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thijs Zijm lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Cleland. Matt Cleland connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
83.28
Robert De Windt threads a neat ball through to Robin Smits. Robin Smits flicks a high pass forward. Jordi Gronkjaer collects the pass. Jordi Gronkjaer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.20
Piotr Pol deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Carter. Eddie Carter flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
87.20
Alberto Correa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rodney Condé who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
26.6%
45.6%
27.8%
Scorers
| James Platt 20 Stefan Enescu 30 | Jordi Gronkjaer 55, 73 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jordi Gronkjaer of FC Twente 65 |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Hugo Leon (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Chris Van Der Vaart (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Steven Keller (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Christopher Meerdink (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Piotr Pol (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Eddie Kahn (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Christian Gyan (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Sieme Fabrie (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Eddie Carter (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stefan Enescu (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | James Platt (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Giorgio Vukoja (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alberto Correa (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Franceco Miccoli (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Rodney Condé (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Robert De Windt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Roger Chivu (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jannick Cherrad (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Scott McCoist (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dominique Stroeve (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Marc Bakboord (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Robin Smits (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | John Grant (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Nabil Gentenaar (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jordi Gronkjaer (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Arno Winkler (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Thijs Zijm (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Matt Cleland (MID) | 6 | |