Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     NAC BredaNAC Breda
Waseem AljafWaseem Aljaf Computer Player Computer Player
Fred KlompeF. Klompe73
G
1
G
71Richard BeresfordR. Beresford
Kevin StrachanK. Strachan68
D
2
D
66Yuri OpdamY. Opdam
Ferdi TychonF. Tychon74
D
captain3captain
D
64Paul AverdijkP. Averdijk
Tiziano FavalliT. Favalli74
D
4
D
62Alfred BrandA. Brand
Sol MorrisS. Morris63
D
5
M
70David SzepanD. Szepan
Louis DiasalmeidaL. Diasalmeida65
M
6
M
65Said TychonS. Tychon
Mauricio HerreraM. Herrera68
M
7
M
61Jose RamosJ. Ramos
Claudio FuentesC. Fuentes70
M
8
M
58Kevin StrachanK. Strachan
Antoine KuytA. Kuyt61
A
9
A
72Cor LuciusC. Lucius
Shota Van Der MeydeS. Van Der Meyde72
A
10
A
62Uwe WilkeU. Wilke
Max BellucciM. Bellucci66
A
11
A
60Richard LiddellR. Liddell
 
Duarte AlvesD. Alves57
D
12
G
59Cesare ScarpaC. Scarpa
Erwin PaterE. Pater59
A
13
D
59Urvin van der HoekU. van der Hoek
Jos NijkampJ. Nijkamp56
A
14
D
58Christian WijkerC. Wijker

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to NAC Breda. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while NAC Breda appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Michel Nonda.


0.00
NAC Breda start the match!
4.38
Ferdi Tychon makes a simple pass to Claudio Fuentes. Claudio Fuentes flicks the ball to his team mate, Antoine Kuyt. Antoine Kuyt makes a great pass forward. Claudio Fuentes runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
8.51
Paul Averdijk makes a simple pass to Jose Ramos. Jose Ramos threads a neat ball through to Cor Lucius. Cor Lucius knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ferdi Tychon.
16.53
David Szepan makes a probing pass to Richard Liddell. Richard Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Said Tychon. Said Tychon knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
20.37
Tiziano Favalli runs forward with the ball. Tiziano Favalli chips the ball to his team mate, Max Bellucci. Max Bellucci knocks in a cross ball towards Antoine Kuyt. Antoine Kuyt beats his man to it with a header. Good keeping from Richard Beresford as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
21.14
Claudio Fuentes takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Uwe Wilke reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
24.35
Cor Lucius flicks a high pass forward. Richard Liddell controls it well on his chest. Richard Liddell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiziano Favalli.
26.22
Louis Diasalmeida threads a neat ball through to Claudio Fuentes. Claudio Fuentes lofts in a cross ball towards Louis Diasalmeida. Louis Diasalmeida gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.56
Kevin Strachan sees Mauricio Herrera in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mauricio Herrera flicks a high pass forward. Shota Van Der Meyde controls it well on his chest. Shota Van Der Meyde whips in a cross ball towards Antoine Kuyt. Antoine Kuyt finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Richard Beresford with no chance!! Goal for FC Utrecht!
39.31
Louis Diasalmeida flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Herrera collects the pass. Mauricio Herrera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.55
Mauricio Herrera makes a beautiful solo run. Mauricio Herrera puts a great ball through. Louis Diasalmeida runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
42.36
Tiziano Favalli hits a low pass to Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
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. NAC Breda also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Utrecht get the second half underway!
53.24
Claudio Fuentes flicks the ball to his team mate, Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
54.31
Louis Diasalmeida flicks a high pass forward. Antoine Kuyt collects the pass. Antoine Kuyt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Beresford who gathers it comfortably.
55.37
Ferdi Tychon flicks the ball to his team mate, Max Bellucci. Max Bellucci threads a neat ball through to Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde plays a scrappy one-two with Louis Diasalmeida and advances towards the goal... Shota Van Der Meyde side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
60.55
NAC Breda have made a substitution with Christian Wijker replacing Uwe Wilke .
65.32
Said Tychon hits a low pass to Richard Liddell. Richard Liddell shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
66.26
Ferdi Tychon knocks the ball to his team mate, Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Beresford who gathers it comfortably.
67.06
Louis Diasalmeida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Bellucci. Max Bellucci shoots from outside the area. Wonderful reactions from Richard Beresford keeps it out!
71.42
Kevin Strachan knocks the ball forward to Claudio Fuentes. Claudio Fuentes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Louis Diasalmeida. Louis Diasalmeida whips in a cross ball towards Max Bellucci. Max Bellucci jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Richard Beresford gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
72.28
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
73.29
Richard Liddell hacks Kevin Strachan from behind! Richard Liddell is warned by the referee! Kevin Strachan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.39
FC Utrecht have made a substitution with Erwin Pater replacing Max Bellucci .NAC Breda have made a substitution with Cesare Scarpa replacing Alfred Brand .
89.25
Erwin Pater surges forward with the ball. Erwin Pater lofts in a cross ball towards Louis Diasalmeida. Louis Diasalmeida directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Richard Beresford has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

NAC Breda
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
8
0
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.2%
35.8%
Play Area
16.4%
49.3%
34.3%

Scorers
Louis Diasalmeida 26, 89
Antoine Kuyt 33
Shota Van Der Meyde 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Louis Diasalmeida of FC Utrecht

Match Ratings
1.Fred Klompe (GK)
6
2.Kevin Strachan (DEF)
6
3.Ferdi Tychon (DEF)
6
4.Tiziano Favalli (DEF)
6
5.Sol Morris (DEF)
6
6.Louis Diasalmeida (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Mauricio Herrera (MID)
6
8.Claudio Fuentes (MID)
7
9.Antoine Kuyt (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Shota Van Der Meyde (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Max Bellucci (ATT)
6
 
12.Duarte Alves (DEF)
0
13.Erwin Pater (ATT)
6
14.Jos Nijkamp (ATT)
0

1.Richard Beresford (GK)
7
2.Yuri Opdam (DEF)
6
3.Paul Averdijk (DEF)
6
4.Alfred Brand (DEF)
6
5.David Szepan (MID)
6
6.Said Tychon (MID)
6
7.Jose Ramos (MID)
6
8.Kevin Strachan (MID)
6
9.Cor Lucius (ATT)
6
10.Uwe Wilke (ATT)
6
11.Richard Liddell (ATT)
6
 
12.Cesare Scarpa (GK)
6
13.Urvin van der Hoek (DEF)
0
14.Christian Wijker (DEF)
6