Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to Fortuna Sittard. A crowd of 19,735 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Utrecht and Fortuna Sittard are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both FC Utrecht and Fortuna Sittard are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Fortuna Sittard kick off!
3.28
0-0Bradley Schwarzer decides to run forward with the ball. Bradley Schwarzer makes a simple pass to Alfredo Galadames. Alfredo Galadames controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
4.19
Sven Evers kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Arveladze. Martin Arveladze whips in a cross ball towards Thijs Hansma. Thijs Hansma heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
6.06
Moustapha El-Khalej sees a break and surges forward. Moustapha El-Khalej goes all the way! Moustapha El-Khalej takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.27
Willem de Vos knocks the ball to his team mate, Thijs Hansma. Thijs Hansma sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.49
0-0Ignacio Gonzalez knocks the ball forward to Mads Høgh. Mads Høgh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi goes all the way! Walter Corradi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Marcel Winter manages to gather it comfortably.
12.15
0-0Alfredo Galadames comes in with a late challenge on Danny Bosnich. The referee calls over Alfredo Galadames and shows him a yellow card! Danny Bosnich runs off the knock.
15.17
Mile Milosevic flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Arveladze. Martin Arveladze sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.03
1-0Dragan Budan makes a probing pass to Thomas Heintze. Thomas Heintze plays a perfect one-two with Walter Corradi and rushes in on goal... Thomas Heintze shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.25
Willem de Vos chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Galadames. Alfredo Galadames tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Andreas Curtolo.
24.50
Dragan Budan chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Heintze. Thomas Heintze plays a perfect one-two with Abraham Dadi and rushes in on goal... Thomas Heintze shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
27.10
Bradley Schwarzer makes a simple pass to Sven Evers. Sven Evers threads the ball through to Thijs Hansma. Thijs Hansma plays a perfect one-two with Martin Arveladze and rushes in on goal... Thijs Hansma makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
28.31
Ihor Nikolayenko makes a simple pass to Sven Evers. Sven Evers chips the ball to his team mate, Thijs Hansma. Thijs Hansma whips in a cross ball towards Martin Arveladze. Martin Arveladze connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
32.13
1-0Dragan Budan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.49
Bradley Schwarzer knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Evers. Sven Evers makes a simple pass to Thijs Hansma. Thijs Hansma plays a perfect one-two with Martin Arveladze and rushes in on goal... Thijs Hansma takes a shot at goal but somehow Andreas Curtolo manages to keep it out.
34.21
Danny Bosnich controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mads Høgh. Mads Høgh passes the ball forward to Abraham Dadi. Abraham Dadi goes all the way! Abraham Dadi tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.23
Denys Khryapa passes the ball forward to Mads Høgh. Mads Høgh sees space and advances. Mads Høgh plays a perfect one-two with Abraham Dadi and rushes in on goal... Mads Høgh takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
38.06
1-0Bradley Schwarzer clumsily knocks into Abraham Dadi. The referee calls over Bradley Schwarzer and warns him to calm down! Abraham Dadi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.36
Roger Buffel clumsily knocks into Moustapha El-Khalej. Roger Buffel is shown the yellow card! Moustapha El-Khalej runs off the knock.
45.00
Mile Milosevic kicks a strong pass forward to Thijs Hansma. Thijs Hansma plays a perfect one-two with Martin Arveladze and rushes in on goal... Thijs Hansma cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Andreas Curtolo easily smothers it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
FC Utrecht kick off the second half!
49.19
1-0Sven Evers threads the ball through to Thijs Hansma. Thijs Hansma passes the ball forward but Alfredo Galadames is offside!
54.38
Pascal de Preux kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Heintze. Thomas Heintze controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Marcel Winter manages to gather it comfortably.
55.41
Danny Bosnich makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dragan Budan. Dragan Budan chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Heintze. Thomas Heintze goes all the way! Thomas Heintze tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Marcel Winter!
57.20
Denys Khryapa makes a probing pass to Mads Høgh. Mads Høgh makes a probing pass to Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Heintze. Thomas Heintze powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
60.30
Sven Evers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thijs Hansma. Thijs Hansma flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Galadames. Alfredo Galadames cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
63.16
Mile Milosevic clumsily knocks into Moustapha El-Khalej. The referee calls over Mile Milosevic and shows him a yellow card! Moustapha El-Khalej stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.55
Moustapha El-Khalej chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Heintze. Thomas Heintze passes the ball forward to Abraham Dadi. Abraham Dadi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Marcel Winter is on top of it.
67.01
Sven Evers makes a simple pass to Martin Arveladze. Martin Arveladze knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.48
Denys Khryapa makes a simple pass to Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej chips the ball to his team mate, Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.04
Ignacio Gonzalez passes the ball forward to Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej flicks the ball to his team mate, Abraham Dadi. Abraham Dadi goes all the way! Abraham Dadi takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
73.24
Denys Khryapa kicks a strong pass forward to Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej decides to run forward with the ball. Moustapha El-Khalej shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Marcel Winter easily smothers it!
77.21
Moustapha El-Khalej makes a probing pass to Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Abraham Dadi but he's offside!
78.03
Denys Khryapa knocks the ball forward to Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.42
Sven Evers knocks the ball forward to Martin Arveladze. Martin Arveladze shoots from distance. Martin Arveladze scores for Fortuna Sittard!!
84.21
Bradley Schwarzer makes a probing pass to Mile Milosevic. Mile Milosevic flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Galadames. Alfredo Galadames shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.38
1-2Denys Khryapa clumsily knocks into Alfredo Galadames. Denys Khryapa is given a warning by the referee! Alfredo Galadames stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Bradley Schwarzer knocks the ball to his team mate, Mile Milosevic. Mile Milosevic threads the ball through to Thijs Hansma. Thijs Hansma passes the ball forward to Martin Arveladze. Martin Arveladze makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Andreas Curtolo easily smothers it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
7
8
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
30.1%
40.8%
29.1%
Scorers