
FC Utrecht vs Almere City, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Thomas Robinet.
- 4': Attempt missed. Anthony Descotte (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Charles-Andreas Brym (Almere City FC).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Offside, FC Utrecht. Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Théo Barbet (Almere City FC).
- 8': Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Charles-Andreas Brym (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Alonzo Engwanda (FC Utrecht).
- 13': Foul by Charles-Andreas Brym (Almere City FC).
- 13': Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Hand ball by Junior Kadile (Almere City FC).
- 14': Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht).
- 14': Ricardo Visus (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Siebe Horemans.
- 18': Attempt missed. Ricardo Visus (Almere City FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vasilios Zagaritis with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Charles-Andreas Brym (Almere City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Anthony Descotte (FC Utrecht).
- 22': Foul by Théo Barbet (Almere City FC).
- 22': Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Hamdi Akujobi.
- 22': Attempt missed. Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Anthony Descotte (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Jensen.
- 25': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Théo Barbet.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Ricardo Visus (Almere City FC).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Goal! FC Utrecht 0, Almere City FC 1. Junior Kadile (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charles-Andreas Brym.
- 30': Alonzo Engwanda (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Vasilios Zagaritis (Almere City FC).
- 32': Attempt saved. Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thom Haye.
- 34': Offside, Almere City FC. Thomas Robinet is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Théo Barbet (Almere City FC).
- 34': Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Théo Barbet (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt saved. Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Hamdi Akujobi.
- 38': Attempt saved. Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Jensen.
- 39': Attempt saved. Théo Barbet (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junior Kadile.
- 39': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Vasilios Barkas.
- 40': Alonzo Engwanda (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Kornelius Hansen (Almere City FC).
- 41': Foul by Charles-Andreas Brym (Almere City FC).
- 41': Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Paxten Aaronson.
- 43': Attempt missed. Ricardo Visus (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 43': Offside, Almere City FC. Charles-Andreas Brym is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Zidane Iqbal (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zidane Iqbal.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Utrecht 0, Almere City FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Utrecht 0, Almere City FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Adrian Blake replaces Alonzo Engwanda.
- 51': Foul by Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht).
- 51': Vasilios Zagaritis (Almere City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Attempt missed. Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vasilios Zagaritis with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 52': Foul by Thom Haye (Almere City FC).
- 52': Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Delay in match (FC Utrecht).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross.
- 53': Attempt missed. Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Siebe Horemans.
- 54': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Hamdi Akujobi.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Foul by Nick Viergever (FC Utrecht).
- 59': Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Nick Viergever (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Junior Kadile (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Visus.
- 60': Attempt missed. Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Kadile following a set piece situation.
- 61': Foul by Junior Kadile (Almere City FC).
- 61': Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Attempt saved. Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Viergever with a headed pass.
- 62': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Mike van der Hoorn.
- 63': Attempt missed. Théo Barbet (Almere City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vasilios Zagaritis with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Jens Toornstra replaces Victor Jensen.
- 63': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Miliano Jonathans replaces Anthony Descotte.
- 64': Foul by Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC).
- 64': Zidane Iqbal (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thom Haye.
- 65': Attempt missed. Charles-Andreas Brym (Almere City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thom Haye with a cross.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Charles-Andreas Brym (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vasilios Zagaritis.
- 66': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Nick Viergever.
- 67': Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Thom Haye (Almere City FC).
- 68': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Vasilios Zagaritis.
- 68': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Kornelius Hansen.
- 70': Thom Haye (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Foul by Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC).
- 71': Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Ricardo Visus.
- 73': Attempt saved. Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miliano Jonathans.
- 74': Charles-Andreas Brym (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht).
- 75': Attempt blocked. Thom Haye (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Substitution, Almere City FC. Adi Nalic replaces Thom Haye.
- 76': Substitution, Almere City FC. Álex Balboa replaces Charles-Andreas Brym.
- 79': Miliano Jonathans (FC Utrecht) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Paxten Aaronson.
- 79': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Oscar Fraulo replaces Zidane Iqbal.
- 81': Foul by Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht).
- 81': Álex Balboa (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Álex Balboa (Almere City FC).
- 83': Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Álex Balboa (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrian Blake.
- 86': Offside, Almere City FC. Kornelius Hansen is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Adi Nalic (Almere City FC).
- 87': Oscar Fraulo (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Junior Kadile.
- 90': Substitution, Almere City FC. James Lawrence replaces Junior Kadile.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Adi Nalic (Almere City FC).
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp (Almere City FC).
- 90'+3': Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Ricardo Visus (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Théo Barbet (Almere City FC).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Kornelius Hansen (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adi Nalic.
- 90'+8': Substitution, Almere City FC. Marvin Martins replaces Théo Barbet because of an injury.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, FC Utrecht 0, Almere City FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC Utrecht 0, Almere City FC 1.
Statistics
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17 | Fouls | 7 |
5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 1 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
4 | Saves | 5 |
40.7 | Possession | 59.3 |
15 | SHOTS | 15 |
6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
215 | Accurate Passes | 373 |
326 | Passes | 473 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
18 | Crosses | 30 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
71 | Long Balls | 62 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
22 | Tackles | 21 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
7 | Interceptions | 6 |
44 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
44 | Clearances | 31 |
Game Information
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Attendance: 21,478
Eredivisie Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 22 | +31 | 54 |
2 | PSV Eindhoven | 23 | +45 | 52 |
3 | FC Utrecht | 23 | +6 | 43 |
4 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 22 | +20 | 40 |
Line-Ups
FC Utrecht (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Vasilios Barkas (GK) |
24 | Nick Viergever ![]() |
3 | Mike van der Hoorn |
16 | Souffian El Karouani |
2 | Siebe Horemans |
7 | Victor Jensen |
14 | Zidane Iqbal |
27 | Alonzo Engwanda |
91 | Sébastien Haller |
21 | Paxten Aaronson |
19 | Anthony Descotte |
Almere City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Nordin Bakker (GK) |
22 | Theo Barbet ![]() |
4 | Ricardo Visus ![]() |
14 | Vasilios Zagaritis |
20 | Hamdi Akujobi |
9 | Thomas Robinet ![]() |
5 | Jochem Ritmeester Van De Kamp |
19 | Thom Haye ![]() |
18 | Charles-Andreas Brym |
11 | Junior Morau Kadile |
17 | Kornelius Hansen |
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