Match Report


ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag     FC UtrechtFC Utrecht
Jamie DowningJamie Downing Waseem Aljaf Waseem Aljaf
ƒtienne De Haanƒ. De Haan63
G
1
G
73Fred KlompeF. Klompe
Wout de WitW. de Wit64
D
2
D
68Kevin StrachanK. Strachan
Gianmarco TedescoG. Tedesco61
D
3captain
D
74Ferdi TychonF. Tychon
Gary GreigG. Greig50
D
4
D
74Tiziano FavalliT. Favalli
Ferdi CasF. Cas62
D
5
D
63Sol MorrisS. Morris
Stephen HopkinS. Hopkin60
M
6
M
57Melchior KarelseM. Karelse
Romero P. CamposR. Campos63
M
7
M
68Mauricio HerreraM. Herrera
Vincent ZebinaV. Zebina60
M
8
M
70Claudio FuentesC. Fuentes
Steve de VosS. de Vos63
A
9
A
56Jos NijkampJ. Nijkamp
Frederico CostaF. Costa70
A
captain10
A
72Shota Van Der MeydeS. Van Der Meyde
Remi RolR. Rol67
A
11
A
66Max BellucciM. Bellucci
 
Oliver OswaldO. Oswald59
M
12
D
57Duarte AlvesD. Alves
Paolo DoniP. Doni54
M
13
A
36Stephen FowlerS. Fowler
Toni CongoT. Congo73
A
14
A
61Antoine KuytA. Kuyt

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Den Haag Stadion where ADO Den Haag play host to FC Utrecht. A crowd of 20,265 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
ADO Den Haag are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while FC Utrecht appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Arno Wevers.


0.00
ADO Den Haag kick off the first half!
2.38
Mauricio Herrera barges into Romero P. Campos. Mauricio Herrera is given a warning by the referee! Romero P. Campos runs off the knock.
4.08
Ferdi Cas hits a long diagonal ball forward. Frederico Costa threads the ball through into the box. Remi Rol comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Fred Klompe effortlessly smothers it!
8.16
Mauricio Herrera threads a neat ball through to Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to ƒtienne De Haan who gathers it comfortably.
9.03
Melchior Karelse threads a neat ball through to Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde whips in a cross ball towards Melchior Karelse. Melchior Karelse gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by ƒtienne De Haan. Excellent save.
12.28
Stephen Hopkin threads a neat ball through to Romero P. Campos. Romero P. Campos shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.16
Tiziano Favalli threads the ball through to Claudio Fuentes. Claudio Fuentes flicks a high pass forward to Jos Nijkamp who brings the ball under control. Jos Nijkamp whips in a cross ball towards Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
26.32
With great vision, Tiziano Favalli plays the ball forward to Sol Morris. Sol Morris flicks a high pass forward. Max Bellucci controls it well on his chest. Max Bellucci plays a quick one-two with Shota Van Der Meyde and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Max Bellucci provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
33.45
Claudio Fuentes catches Stephen Hopkin on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Hopkin grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
34.46
Vincent Zebina deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Campos. Romero P. Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Hopkin. Stephen Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Costa controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Frederico Costa provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Good keeping from Fred Klompe as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
35.04
Stephen Hopkin takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Steve de Vos. Steve de Vos flicks the ball across the goal. Shota Van Der Meyde jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
36.40
Wout de Wit flicks the ball to his team mate, Vincent Zebina. Vincent Zebina flicks a high pass forward. Remi Rol controls it well on his chest. Remi Rol whips in a cross ball towards Steve de Vos. With a superhuman jump, Steve de Vos connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.09
Stephen Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Steve de Vos. Steve de Vos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.32
Mauricio Herrera flicks a high pass forward. Jos Nijkamp collects the pass. Jos Nijkamp knocks in a cross ball towards Melchior Karelse. Melchior Karelse connects with a diving header but it's drastically wayward!
44.46
Ferdi Cas picks a pass forward to Remi Rol. Remi Rol tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Utrecht kick off!
47.06
Ferdi Tychon flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Fuentes controls it well on his chest. Claudio Fuentes knocks the ball to his team mate, Max Bellucci. Max Bellucci makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jos Nijkamp but he's offside!
49.23
Steve de Vos comes in with a late challenge on Tiziano Favalli. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tiziano Favalli stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.28
Ferdi Cas brings the ball forward. Ferdi Cas threads the ball through to Vincent Zebina. Vincent Zebina knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa heads the ball goalwards but somehow Fred Klompe manages to keep it out.
60.13
FC Utrecht have made a substitution with Antoine Kuyt replacing Jos Nijkamp .
65.38
Ferdi Cas flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Campos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romero P. Campos threads a neat ball through to Vincent Zebina. Vincent Zebina shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.13
Steve de Vos clumsily knocks into Ferdi Tychon. The referee warns Steve de Vos to calm down! Ferdi Tychon runs off the knock.
73.18
Romero P. Campos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Remi Rol. Remi Rol rushes past Ferdi Tychon! Remi Rol comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Fred Klompe. Excellent save.
77.34
Vincent Zebina makes a probing pass to Romero P. Campos. Romero P. Campos knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Remi Rol is offside!
78.38
Gianmarco Tedesco catches Claudio Fuentes on the ankles. The referee warns Gianmarco Tedesco to calm down! Claudio Fuentes stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.28
Tiziano Favalli kicks a strong pass forward to Mauricio Herrera. Mauricio Herrera flicks a high pass forward. Shota Van Der Meyde holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Shota Van Der Meyde knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.57
Stephen Hopkin flicks a high ball forward to Frederico Costa who gracefully takes it down. Frederico Costa tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.28
Gianmarco Tedesco decides to run forward with the ball. Gianmarco Tedesco flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Hopkin controls it well on his chest. Stephen Hopkin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

ADO Den Haag

FC Utrecht
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.1%
38.9%
Play Area
20.8%
45.8%
33.3%

Scorers
Steve de Vos 36
Shota Van Der Meyde 14
Max Bellucci 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Shota Van Der Meyde of FC Utrecht

Match Ratings
1.ƒtienne De Haan (GK)
6
2.Wout de Wit (DEF)
6
3.Gianmarco Tedesco (DEF)
7
4.Gary Greig (DEF)
6
5.Ferdi Cas (DEF)
7
6.Stephen Hopkin (MID)
7
7.Romero P. Campos (MID)
6
8.Vincent Zebina (MID)
7
9.Steve de Vos (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
10.Frederico Costa (ATT)
6
11.Remi Rol (ATT)
8
 
12.Oliver Oswald (MID)
0
13.Paolo Doni (MID)
0
14.Toni Congo (ATT)
0

1.Fred Klompe (GK)
8
2.Kevin Strachan (DEF)
6
3.Ferdi Tychon (DEF)
6
4.Tiziano Favalli (DEF)
6
5.Sol Morris (DEF)
6
6.Melchior Karelse (MID)
6
7.Mauricio Herrera (MID)
6
8.Claudio Fuentes (MID)yellow card
5
9.Jos Nijkamp (ATT)
7
10.Shota Van Der Meyde (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Max Bellucci (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Duarte Alves (DEF)
0
13.Stephen Fowler (ATT)
0
14.Antoine Kuyt (ATT)
6