Dutch Eredivisie

FC Utrecht vs Heracles Almelo, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Utrecht
  • 90'+3': Mats Knoester (OG)
FT
1 - 0
Heracles Almelo

    About

    FC Utrecht are hosting Heracles Almelo at Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Douvikas (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Remco Balk.
    • 2': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Giacomo Quagliata.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Quinten Timber (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 9': Hand ball by Kaj Sierhuis (Heracles Almelo).
    • 10': Django Warmerdam (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Elias Sierra-Cappelleti (Heracles Almelo).
    • 13': Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Heracles Almelo).
    • 13': Hidde ter Avest (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Delano Burgzorg tries a through ball, but Kaj Sierhuis is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Simon Gustafson (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anastasios Douvikas.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Bart Ramselaar (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hidde ter Avest.
    • 18': Anastasios Douvikas (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Foul by Mats Knoester (Heracles Almelo).
    • 19': Attempt missed. Anastasios Douvikas (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Maher with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Anastasios Douvikas (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Maher.
    • 21': Anastasios Douvikas (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Giacomo Quagliata (Heracles Almelo).
    • 32': Delano Burgzorg (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Foul by Hidde ter Avest (FC Utrecht).
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Kaj Sierhuis (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Kaj Sierhuis (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 34': Foul by Anastasios Douvikas (FC Utrecht).
    • 34': Luca de la Torre (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Hidde ter Avest.
    • 39': Penalty FC Utrecht. Remco Balk draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 39': Penalty conceded by Marco Rente (Heracles Almelo) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 40': Penalty saved! Simon Gustafson (FC Utrecht) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Django Warmerdam.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Mark van der Maarel.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Utrecht 0, Heracles Almelo 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Utrecht 0, Heracles Almelo 0.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Arthur Zagre replaces Django Warmerdam.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Quinten Timber (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 49': Foul by Kaj Sierhuis (Heracles Almelo).
    • 49': Mark van der Maarel (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Bart Ramselaar (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Heracles Almelo).
    • 55': Remco Balk (FC Utrecht) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Simon Gustafson.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Quinten Timber (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Mats Knoester.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Bart Ramselaar (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Gustafson.
    • 55': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Kaj Sierhuis.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Bart Ramselaar (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anastasios Douvikas.
    • 56': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Marco Rente.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Maher with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Ismail Azzaoui.
    • 58': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Navajo Bakboord replaces Noah Fadiga.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Bart Ramselaar (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anastasios Douvikas.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Remco Balk (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 59': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Ismail Azzaoui tries a through ball, but Delano Burgzorg is caught offside.
    • 59': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Giacomo Quagliata.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Remco Balk (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark van der Maarel.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Anastasios Douvikas (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Remco Balk with a cross.
    • 62': Hand ball by Arthur Zagre (FC Utrecht).
    • 63': Adam Maher (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Lucas Schoofs (Heracles Almelo).
    • 63': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Orestis Kiomourtzoglou replaces Elias Sierra-Cappelleti.
    • 65': Foul by Quinten Timber (FC Utrecht).
    • 65': Luca de la Torre (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Delano Burgzorg (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 66': Foul by Hidde ter Avest (FC Utrecht).
    • 66': Lucas Schoofs (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Ismail Azzaoui (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Navajo Bakboord.
    • 69': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Mimoun Mahi replaces Simon Gustafson.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Luca de la Torre (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismail Azzaoui.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Kaj Sierhuis (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismail Azzaoui.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Quinten Timber (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mimoun Mahi.
    • 75': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Janis Blaswich.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Maher with a cross.
    • 76': Foul by Mark van der Maarel (FC Utrecht).
    • 76': Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Adrián Dalmau replaces Remco Balk.
    • 76': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Joris van Overeem replaces Quinten Timber.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Bart Ramselaar (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mimoun Mahi.
    • 77': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Mats Knoester.
    • 80': Delano Burgzorg (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Maarten Paes (FC Utrecht).
    • 80': Maarten Paes (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Kaj Sierhuis (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 83': Hand ball by Marco Rente (Heracles Almelo).
    • 83': Marco Rente (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 84': Bart Ramselaar (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo).
    • 85': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Bilal Basacikoglu replaces Ismail Azzaoui because of an injury.
    • 85': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Sinan Bakis replaces Kaj Sierhuis.
    • 86': Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht).
    • 86': Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Arthur Zagre (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo).
    • 88': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Mats Knoester.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bart Ramselaar with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Sinan Bakis (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.
    • 90': Foul by Bart Ramselaar (FC Utrecht).
    • 90': Navajo Bakboord (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Adrián Dalmau (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Maher.
    • 90'+3': Own Goal by Mats Knoester, Heracles Almelo. FC Utrecht 1, Heracles Almelo 0.
    • 90'+4': Adam Maher (FC Utrecht).
    • 90'+4': Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Utrecht 1, Heracles Almelo 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Utrecht 1, Heracles Almelo 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 9
    7 Saves 0
    48.4 Possession 51.6
    8 SHOTS 22
    0 ON GOAL 7
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    339 Accurate Passes 368
    448 Passes 471
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    13 Crosses 25
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    68 Long Balls 51
    35 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 8
    14 Effective Tackles 10
    24 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    23 Interceptions 18
    24 Effective Clearances 9
    24 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard
    Location: Utrecht, Netherlands

    Eredivisie Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 18 +46 46
    2 Ajax Amsterdam 18 +22 42
    3 FC Utrecht 18 +7 39
    4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 18 +18 35
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    UTR FC Utrecht (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Maarten Paes (GK) Yellow Card
    2 Mark van der Maarel
    33 Mike van der Hoorn
    21 Django Warmerdam
    5 Hidde ter Avest
    23 Bart Ramselaar
    27 Quinten Timber
    6 Adam Maher
    18 Anastasios Douvikas
    30 Remco Balk
    10 Simon Gustafson
    FC Utrecht Substitutes:
    Joris van Overeem, Fabian De Keijzer, Eric Oelschlägel, Willem Janssen, Arthur Zagre, Othmane Boussaid, Mimoun Mahi, Adrián Dalmau, Rick Meijssen.

    HER Heracles Almelo (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Janis Blaswich (GK)
    13 Mats Knoester
    5 Marco Rente Yellow Card
    3 Giacomo Quagliata
    23 Noah Fadiga
    8 Elias Sierra
    14 Luca de la Torre
    15 Lucas Schoofs
    16 Kaj Sierhuis
    37 Delano Burgzorg
    18 Ismail Azzaoui
    Heracles Almelo Substitutes:
    Melih Ibrahimoglu, Robin Polley, Nikolai Laursen, Navajo Bakboord, Sinan Bakıs, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou, Bilal Basacikoglu, Koen Bucker, Sven Sonnenberg, Alessandro Damen, Ruben Roosken.

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