Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     Ajax AmsterdamAjax Amsterdam
Waseem AljafWaseem Aljaf Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Christian MarisC. Maris52
G
1captain
G
72Cristiano BarrosC. Barros
Kevin StrachanK. Strachan68
D
2
D
62Miguel NevesM. Neves
Ferdi TychonF. Tychon74
D
captain3
D
60Wahid FabianoW. Fabiano
Tiziano FavalliT. Favalli74
D
4
D
63Roberto KortlandR. Kortland
Sol MorrisS. Morris63
D
5
D
65Dominic McNeillD. McNeill
Louis DiasalmeidaL. Diasalmeida65
M
6
M
69Paul MatteoP. Matteo
Jos GraavenJ. Graaven62
M
7
M
63Don CaldwellD. Caldwell
Claudio FuentesC. Fuentes71
M
8
M
73Marvin WaterreusM. Waterreus
Antoine KuytA. Kuyt61
A
9
A
62Arno LinkeA. Linke
Shota Van Der MeydeS. Van Der Meyde72
A
10
A
65Dietmar MetzgerD. Metzger
Max BellucciM. Bellucci66
A
11
A
60Marcel MolendijkM. Molendijk
 
Duarte AlvesD. Alves57
D
12
D
53Rui BeukenkampR. Beukenkamp
Mauricio HerreraM. Herrera68
M
13
M
59Bas MulderB. Mulder
Erwin PaterE. Pater59
A
14
A
69Rodolfo GimenezR. Gimenez

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to Ajax Amsterdam. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both FC Utrecht and Ajax Amsterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tim Doomernik.


0.00
FC Utrecht start the match!
3.15
Claudio Fuentes sees a break and surges forward. Claudio Fuentes knocks in a cross ball towards Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Cristiano Barros!
6.10
Roberto Kortland hits a low pass to Marvin Waterreus. Marvin Waterreus flicks a high ball forward to Dietmar Metzger who takes it down. Dietmar Metzger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.07
Kevin Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jos Graaven. Jos Graaven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Louis Diasalmeida. Louis Diasalmeida whips in a cross ball towards Antoine Kuyt. With a superhuman jump, Antoine Kuyt connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Cristiano Barros reads it well. Fabulous save!
12.06
Tiziano Favalli chips the ball to his team mate, Louis Diasalmeida. Louis Diasalmeida whips in a cross ball towards Antoine Kuyt. Antoine Kuyt makes a looping header on goal. Cristiano Barros effortlessly punches it away to safety.
21.15
Louis Diasalmeida flicks a high pass forward. Jos Graaven controls it well on his chest. Jos Graaven shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
26.06
Don Caldwell flicks a high ball forward to Marcel Molendijk who takes it down. Marcel Molendijk finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.01
Tiziano Favalli kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Louis Diasalmeida. Louis Diasalmeida knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roberto Kortland.
32.17
Tiziano Favalli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ferdi Tychon. Ferdi Tychon surges forward with the ball. Ferdi Tychon shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
44.57
Miguel Neves makes a simple pass to Arno Linke. Arno Linke lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Molendijk. Tiziano Favalli hacks Marcel Molendijk from behind! That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
44.57
The referee points to the spot..
45.00
Arno Linke calmly steps up. What a cracker!! Christian Maris had no chance!!
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. Ajax Amsterdam also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Utrecht players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Ajax Amsterdam kick off the second half!
47.43
Ferdi Tychon pushes mid-way up the pitch. Ferdi Tychon threads a neat ball through to Antoine Kuyt. Antoine Kuyt finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
48.20
Claudio Fuentes plays the ball forward to Antoine Kuyt. Antoine Kuyt knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Max Bellucci is offside!
49.16
Don Caldwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Molendijk. Marcel Molendijk knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ferdi Tychon.
51.18
Ferdi Tychon knocks the ball forward to Louis Diasalmeida. Louis Diasalmeida knocks in a cross ball towards Antoine Kuyt. Antoine Kuyt is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Cristiano Barros didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
53.21
Louis Diasalmeida controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jos Graaven. Jos Graaven makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Louis Diasalmeida. Louis Diasalmeida looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.14
Roberto Kortland flicks a high pass forward. Don Caldwell controls it well on his chest. Don Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Paul Matteo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Christian Maris who gathers it comfortably.
60.15
Ajax Amsterdam have made a substitution with Rodolfo Gimenez replacing Marcel Molendijk .
63.22
Without breaking stride, Louis Diasalmeida plays the ball forward to Max Bellucci. Max Bellucci knocks in a cross ball towards Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Shota Van Der Meyde scores for FC Utrecht!!
66.43
Dominic McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Arno Linke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arno Linke whips in a cross ball towards Dietmar Metzger. Dietmar Metzger gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Christian Maris!
67.05
Jos Graaven flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Fuentes controls it well on his chest. Claudio Fuentes hits a low pass to Antoine Kuyt. Antoine Kuyt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Cristiano Barros.
68.55
Claudio Fuentes takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Sol Morris strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies just wide!
69.52
Miguel Neves threads the ball through to Arno Linke. Arno Linke passes the ball forward to Dietmar Metzger. Dietmar Metzger tries a spectacular strike. Dietmar Metzger scores for Ajax Amsterdam!!
77.58
Showing composure, Jos Graaven picks a pass forward to Max Bellucci. Max Bellucci knocks in a cross ball towards Jos Graaven. Jos Graaven jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
79.22
Ferdi Tychon makes a probing pass to Claudio Fuentes. Claudio Fuentes whips in a cross ball towards Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
84.11
Jos Graaven clumsily knocks into Don Caldwell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Don Caldwell carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.28
Antoine Kuyt threads a neat ball through to Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde lofts in a cross ball towards Max Bellucci. Max Bellucci heads the ball goalwards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. FC Utrecht are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
87.20
Claudio Fuentes decides to run forward with the ball. Claudio Fuentes lofts in a cross ball towards Max Bellucci. Max Bellucci makes a looping header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
Wahid Fabiano passes the ball forward to Rodolfo Gimenez. Rodolfo Gimenez flicks a high pass forward to Dietmar Metzger who brings the ball neatly under control. Dietmar Metzger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

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

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
21.6%
47.3%
31.1%

Scorers
Louis Diasalmeida 53
Shota Van Der Meyde 63, 79
Arno Linke 45 (p)
Dietmar Metzger 70

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

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

1.Cristiano Barros (GK)
8
2.Miguel Neves (DEF)
6
3.Wahid Fabiano (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Kortland (DEF)
6
5.Dominic McNeill (DEF)
6
6.Paul Matteo (MID)
6
7.Don Caldwell (MID)
6
8.Marvin Waterreus (MID)
6
9.Arno Linke (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Dietmar Metzger (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Marcel Molendijk (ATT)
6
 
12.Rui Beukenkamp (DEF)
0
13.Bas Mulder (MID)
0
14.Rodolfo Gimenez (ATT)
6