Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     De Graafschap DoetinchemDe Graafschap Doetinchem
Waseem AljafWaseem Aljaf Computer Player Computer Player
Fred KlompeF. Klompe73
G
1
G
63Bjšrn Van Der GouwB. Van Der Gouw
Duarte AlvesD. Alves57
D
2
D
69Jochem JansenJ. Jansen
Kevin StrachanK. Strachan68
D
3
D
63David LimaD. Lima
Ferdi TychonF. Tychon74
D
captain4captain
D
60Joris WeversJ. Wevers
Tiziano FavalliT. Favalli74
D
5
D
58Boudewijn SchultzB. Schultz
Mauricio HerreraM. Herrera68
M
6
M
65Tony VredeT. Vrede
Jos GraavenJ. Graaven62
M
7
M
62Roel VandenbroeckR. Vandenbroeck
Claudio FuentesC. Fuentes71
M
8
M
60Milan Berck Ten HagM. Ten Hag
Antoine KuytA. Kuyt61
A
9
M
56Uwe NetzerU. Netzer
Shota Van Der MeydeS. Van Der Meyde72
A
10
A
66Paul SounessP. Souness
Max BellucciM. Bellucci66
A
11
A
64Ernesto GilE. Gil
 
Jos NijkampJ. Nijkamp56
A
12
A
63Wouter KrijgsmanW. Krijgsman
Louis DiasalmeidaL. Diasalmeida65
M
13
G
59Tim Van BommelT. Van Bommel
Sol MorrisS. Morris63
D
14
A
58Karim BisselingK. Bisseling

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to De Graafschap Doetinchem. 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 De Graafschap Doetinchem appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Michel Nonda.


0.00
FC Utrecht kick off and get the match underway!
3.08
Mauricio Herrera clumsily knocks into Uwe Netzer. The referee brings Mauricio Herrera to one side and gives him a warning! Uwe Netzer carries on, but is struggling a bit.
6.02
Antoine Kuyt sees a break and surges forward. Antoine Kuyt 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. Quality keeping!
10.55
Jos Graaven flicks a high pass forward. Max Bellucci collects the pass. Max Bellucci knocks in a cross ball towards Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.59
Claudio Fuentes flicks a high pass forward. Max Bellucci holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Max Bellucci knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Boudewijn Schultz.
16.54
Antoine Kuyt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauricio Herrera. Mauricio Herrera tries a spectacular long range effort. Bjšrn Van Der Gouw gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
21.04
Milan Berck Ten Hag hacks Kevin Strachan from behind! Milan Berck Ten Hag is warned by the referee! Kevin Strachan runs off the knock.
22.20
Mauricio Herrera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jos Graaven. Jos Graaven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
26.40
With a delightful solo run, Mauricio Herrera stretches the opposition's defence. Mauricio Herrera lofts in a cross ball towards Antoine Kuyt. Antoine Kuyt makes a looping header on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
28.45
Tony Vrede controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernesto Gil. Ernesto Gil makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Souness but he's offside!
32.52
Tony Vrede brings the ball forward. Tony Vrede knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fred Klompe who gathers it comfortably.
33.25
Ferdi Tychon flicks a high ball forward to Jos Graaven who takes it down. Jos Graaven knocks the ball forward to Max Bellucci. Max Bellucci passes the ball forward to Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
38.07
Jochem Jansen comes in with a late challenge on Max Bellucci. The referee calls over Jochem Jansen and shows him a yellow card! Max Bellucci hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Mauricio Herrera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antoine Kuyt. Antoine Kuyt knocks in a cross ball towards Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Utrecht appear unchanged since the first half. De Graafschap Doetinchem also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
De Graafschap Doetinchem kick off and get the second half underway!
47.20
Claudio Fuentes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Bjšrn Van Der Gouw!
51.20
Ferdi Tychon flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Fuentes who brings the ball under control. Claudio Fuentes threads a neat ball through to Jos Graaven. Jos Graaven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joris Wevers.
53.10
Ferdi Tychon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauricio Herrera. Mauricio Herrera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Bellucci. Max Bellucci knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bjšrn Van Der Gouw who gathers it comfortably.
54.16
Ferdi Tychon flicks a high pass forward to Jos Graaven who brings the ball under control. Jos Graaven sees Claudio Fuentes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Claudio Fuentes whips in a cross ball towards Max Bellucci. Max Bellucci jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Bjšrn Van Der Gouw!
55.09
Claudio Fuentes takes it forward alone. Claudio Fuentes knocks in a cross ball towards Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.08
FC Utrecht have made a substitution with Louis Diasalmeida replacing Mauricio Herrera .
61.11
Duarte Alves makes a beautiful solo run. Duarte Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, Antoine Kuyt. Antoine Kuyt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
63.17
Jos Graaven flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Fuentes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claudio Fuentes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.12
Jos Graaven flicks the ball to his team mate, Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
67.37
Kevin Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Louis Diasalmeida. Louis Diasalmeida whips in a cross ball towards Max Bellucci. With a superhuman jump, Max Bellucci connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.30
Ferdi Tychon barges into Ernesto Gil. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ernesto Gil hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.17
Duarte Alves flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Fuentes who brings the ball under control. Claudio Fuentes makes a probing pass to Jos Graaven. Jos Graaven cuts inside the box! Jos Graaven cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
83.08
Louis Diasalmeida chips the ball to his team mate, Shota Van Der Meyde. Shota Van Der Meyde advances inside the box! Shota Van Der Meyde takes a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
85.02
Kevin Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Jos Graaven controls it well on his chest. Jos Graaven knocks the ball forward to Max Bellucci. Max Bellucci lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Fuentes. Claudio Fuentes connects with a diving header. What a cracker!! Bjšrn Van Der Gouw had no chance!! Goal for FC Utrecht!
89.32
Milan Berck Ten Hag flicks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Gil. Ernesto Gil knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duarte Alves.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

De Graafschap Doetinchem
Goals
6
0
Shots on Target
12
0
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
22%
45.1%
32.9%

Scorers
Shota Van Der Meyde 11, 33, 45, 55
Max Bellucci 67
Claudio Fuentes 85

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

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

1.Bjšrn Van Der Gouw (GK)
7
2.Jochem Jansen (DEF)yellow card
5
3.David Lima (DEF)
6
4.Joris Wevers (DEF)
6
5.Boudewijn Schultz (DEF)
6
6.Tony Vrede (MID)
6
7.Roel Vandenbroeck (MID)
6
8.Milan Berck Ten Hag (MID)
6
9.Uwe Netzer (MID)
6
10.Paul Souness (ATT)
6
11.Ernesto Gil (ATT)
6
 
12.Wouter Krijgsman (ATT)
0
13.Tim Van Bommel (GK)
0
14.Karim Bisseling (ATT)
0