Match Report
| FC Utrecht | FC Utrecht |  |  | AZ 67 Alkmaar | AZ 67 Alkmaar | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivo Stanoev | Ivo Stanoev | Cristian David homrich | Cristian David homrich | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andreas Curtolo | A. Curtolo |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Houssin Fertout | H. Fertout | |||||||||
| Ignacio Gonzalez | I. Gonzalez |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Mike Cales | M. Cales | |||||||||
| Danny Bosnich | D. Bosnich |  | 75 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 |  | Mohammed Lawal | M. Lawal | |||||||||
| Kasper Laudrup | K. Laudrup |  | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Matthias Helmer | M. Helmer | |||||||||
| Denys Khryapa | D. Khryapa |  | 39 | D | | 5 | | M | 62 |  | Elias Saridakis | E. Saridakis | |||||||||
| Moustapha El-Khalej | M. El-Khalej | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Oleh Lytvynchuk | O. Lytvynchuk | |||||||||
| Patrick Frey | P. Frey |  | 78 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 |  | Matt Glass | M. Glass | |||||||||
| Pascal de Preux | P. de Preux | | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Paul Ferguson | P. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Dmytro Bogdanov | D. Bogdanov | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 | | Ian de Vries | I. de Vries | |||||||||
| Abraham Dadi | A. Dadi |  | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Kevin Abidallah | K. Abidallah | |||||||||
| Walter Corradi | W. Corradi |  | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 |  | Nicolás Flores | N. Flores | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both FC Utrecht and AZ 67 Alkmaar are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both FC Utrecht and AZ 67 Alkmaar are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Utrecht kick off and get the first half underway!
6.18
0-0Mohammed Lawal deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Glass. Matt Glass makes a probing pass to Ian de Vries. Ian de Vries sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.36
Ignacio Gonzalez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrick Frey. Patrick Frey makes a simple pass to Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi knocks in a cross ball towards Abraham Dadi. Abraham Dadi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.25
Danny Bosnich sees space and advances. Danny Bosnich makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dmytro Bogdanov. Dmytro Bogdanov shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
10.18
0-1Mike Cales flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Glass. Matt Glass makes a probing pass to Nicolás Flores. Nicolás Flores shoots from 25 yards. Nicolás Flores scores for AZ 67 Alkmaar!!
14.04
0-1Oleh Lytvynchuk comes in with a late challenge on Moustapha El-Khalej. Oleh Lytvynchuk is shown the yellow card! Moustapha El-Khalej hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.48
0-1Elias Saridakis knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Andreas Curtolo manages to gather it comfortably.
24.03
Mike Cales comes in with a late challenge on Walter Corradi. Mike Cales is shown the yellow card! Walter Corradi runs off the knock.
27.59
Kasper Laudrup catches Ian de Vries on the ankles. Kasper Laudrup is shown the yellow card! Ian de Vries runs off the knock.
28.30
Moustapha El-Khalej passes the ball forward to Abraham Dadi. Abraham Dadi passes the ball forward to Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Houssin Fertout easily smothers it.
30.13
0-1Mike Cales barges into Walter Corradi. Mike Cales is given a warning by the referee! Walter Corradi runs off the knock.
33.48
Matt Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian de Vries. Ian de Vries plays a perfect one-two with Kevin Abidallah and rushes in on goal... Ian de Vries rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
36.55
Matt Glass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.55
Mike Cales makes a probing pass to Oleh Lytvynchuk. Oleh Lytvynchuk chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolás Flores. Nicolás Flores goes all the way! Nicolás Flores rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Andreas Curtolo!
40.17
Denys Khryapa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abraham Dadi. Abraham Dadi shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.41
0-2Patrick Frey knocks the ball forward to Dmytro Bogdanov. Dmytro Bogdanov knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.31
0-2Moustapha El-Khalej brings the ball forward. Moustapha El-Khalej threads the ball through to Walter Corradi but he's offside!
45.00
Kasper Laudrup clumsily knocks into Ian de Vries. Kasper Laudrup is warned by the referee! Ian de Vries runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
AZ 67 Alkmaar start the second half!
49.31
Kasper Laudrup makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Denys Khryapa. Denys Khryapa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dmytro Bogdanov. Dmytro Bogdanov flicks the ball to his team mate, Abraham Dadi. Abraham Dadi takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Houssin Fertout!
53.26
Mike Cales surges forward with the ball. Mike Cales makes a probing pass to Nicolás Flores. Nicolás Flores knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Danny Bosnich.
57.52
Paul Ferguson chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolás Flores. Nicolás Flores goes all the way! Nicolás Flores shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
59.33
Paul Ferguson threads the ball through to Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah knocks in a cross ball towards Ian de Vries. Ian de Vries is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Andreas Curtolo easily smothers it.
60.27
Ignacio Gonzalez kicks a strong pass forward to Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.51
Mohammed Lawal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Glass. Matt Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
69.05
Oleh Lytvynchuk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
72.17
Moustapha El-Khalej threads the ball through to Abraham Dadi. Abraham Dadi threads the ball through to Walter Corradi but he's offside!
73.47
Elias Saridakis knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ignacio Gonzalez.
78.01
Danny Bosnich knocks the ball to his team mate, Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej knocks the ball forward to Dmytro Bogdanov. Dmytro Bogdanov whips in a cross ball towards Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Houssin Fertout.
79.42
Oleh Lytvynchuk passes the ball forward to Nicolás Flores. Nicolás Flores knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
81.02
Matt Glass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolás Flores but he's offside!
84.11
Matt Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian de Vries. Ian de Vries whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Abidallah. Kevin Abidallah connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Andreas Curtolo manages to gather it comfortably.
85.24
0-2FC Utrecht are easily keeping AZ 67 Alkmaar at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.7%
53.3%
Play Area
31.5%
43.5%
25%
Scorers