Match Report


FC UtrechtFC Utrecht     VVV VenloVVV Venlo
Ivo StanoevIvo Stanoev Computer Player Computer Player
Ricardo NascimentoR. Nascimento56
G
1
G
57Patrick JanssenP. Janssen
Arjen WijngaardenA. Wijngaarden54
D
2
D
68Jean-Paul VeldmanJ. Veldman
Remco SikoraR. Sikora56
D
3
D
67Jurgen PendersJ. Penders
Steven PasanenS. Pasanen63
D
4
D
56Alfons SteijnA. Steijn
Ramon RobbemondR. Robbemond60
D
5
D
54Roger BoumaR. Bouma
Arco MensahA. Mensah56
M
6
M
64Jerome LanckohrJ. Lanckohr
Johan CornelisseJ. Cornelisse60
M
7
M
60James KerrJ. Kerr
Dave van LeeuwenD. van Leeuwen54
M
8
M
55Christopher HendriksC. Hendriks
Bram DijkstraB. Dijkstra54
A
9
M
48Roberto PintoR. Pinto
Arjan BeekinkA. Beekink56
A
10
A
55David BorchardD. Borchard
Kew PfenningsK. Pfennings57
A
11
A
54Carlos WillemsC. Willems

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Nieuw Galgenwaard where FC Utrecht play host to VVV Venlo. A crowd of 8,704 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
FC Utrecht are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while VVV Venlo appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
VVV Venlo start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.31
Arjen Wijngaarden knocks the ball forward to Johan Cornelisse. Johan Cornelisse chips the ball to his team mate, Arjan Beekink. Arjan Beekink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.23
Steven Pasanen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave van Leeuwen. Dave van Leeuwen knocks the ball to his team mate, Arjan Beekink. Arjan Beekink knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jean-Paul Veldman.
9.01
Alfons Steijn chips the ball to his team mate, Christopher Hendriks. Christopher Hendriks threads the ball through to Carlos Willems. Carlos Willems knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.44
Johan Cornelisse takes it forward alone. Johan Cornelisse plays a perfect one-two with Arjan Beekink and rushes in on goal... Johan Cornelisse shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.06
Johan Cornelisse flicks the ball to his team mate, Bram Dijkstra. Bram Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball towards Arjan Beekink. Arjan Beekink is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
18.14
Christopher Hendriks chips the ball to his team mate, David Borchard. David Borchard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.39
Arjen Wijngaarden makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arco Mensah. Arco Mensah brings the ball forward. Arco Mensah whips in a cross ball towards Arjan Beekink. Arjan Beekink heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Arjan Beekink!
30.00
Steven Pasanen passes the ball forward to Arco Mensah. Arco Mensah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kew Pfennings. Kew Pfennings knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.35
FC Utrecht are easily keeping VVV Venlo at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
FC Utrecht kick off the second half!
49.11
Remco Sikora surges forward with the ball. Remco Sikora brings the ball forward. Remco Sikora deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bram Dijkstra but the linesman indicates offside!
55.34
Roberto Pinto knocks the ball forward to Carlos Willems. Carlos Willems knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Nascimento who gathers it comfortably.
57.38
Remco Sikora kicks a strong pass forward to Arco Mensah. Arco Mensah decides to run forward with the ball. Arco Mensah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfons Steijn.
61.45
Arco Mensah knocks the ball to his team mate, Bram Dijkstra. Bram Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.15
Arjen Wijngaarden flicks the ball to his team mate, Dave van Leeuwen. Dave van Leeuwen makes a probing pass to Kew Pfennings. Kew Pfennings controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Patrick Janssen!
71.18
Jean-Paul Veldman threads the ball through to Christopher Hendriks. Christopher Hendriks flicks the ball to his team mate, David Borchard. David Borchard shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.38
Jean-Paul Veldman lofts the ball long. Carlos Willems knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ramon Robbemond.
79.17
Johan Cornelisse knocks the ball forward to Kew Pfennings. Kew Pfennings knocks in a cross ball towards Arjan Beekink. Arjan Beekink is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Patrick Janssen has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.41
Jurgen Penders kicks a strong pass forward to Christopher Hendriks. Christopher Hendriks knocks the ball forward to David Borchard. David Borchard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Nascimento who gathers it comfortably.
84.54
James Kerr sees space and advances. James Kerr shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
87.53
Jerome Lanckohr sees space and advances. Jerome Lanckohr shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.37
Dave van Leeuwen makes a probing pass to Arjan Beekink. Arjan Beekink lofts in a cross ball towards Bram Dijkstra. Bram Dijkstra is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Arjan Beekink of FC Utrecht
Match Statistics
 

FC Utrecht

VVV Venlo
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.3%
40.7%
Play Area
29.1%
43%
27.9%

Scorers
Arjan Beekink 24, 79
Bram Dijkstra 89