Dutch Eredivisie

FC Utrecht vs Heerenveen, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Utrecht
    FT
    0 - 2
    Heerenveen
    • 69': Osame Sahraoui
    • 90'+2': Daniel Karlsbakk

    About

    FC Utrecht are hosting Heerenveen 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': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Osame Sahraoui tries a through ball, but Ion Nicolaescu is caught offside.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Jens Toornstra (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Foul by Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen).
    • 11': Marouan Azarkan (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Andries Noppert tries a through ball, but Ché Nunnely is caught offside.
    • 16': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Hussein Ali.
    • 17': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Hussein Ali.
    • 17': Foul by Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen).
    • 17': Mats Seuntjens (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Thom Haye.
    • 18': Hand ball by Tasos Douvikas (FC Utrecht).
    • 20': Foul by Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen).
    • 20': Marouan Azarkan (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Modibo Sagnan (FC Utrecht).
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Nick Viergever replaces Modibo Sagnan because of an injury.
    • 27': Foul by Hidde ter Avest (FC Utrecht).
    • 27': Ion Nicolaescu (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen).
    • 31': Tasos Douvikas (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Syb van Ottele.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Jens Toornstra (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 32': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Pawel Bochniewicz.
    • 33': Andries Noppert (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht).
    • 36': Attempt saved. Simon Olsson (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Osame Sahraoui.
    • 39': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Hussein Ali.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ché Nunnely with a cross.
    • 42': Can Bozdogan (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Simon Olsson (sc Heerenveen).
    • 45': Attempt saved. Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anas Tahiri.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Hussein Ali (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thom Haye.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mats Köhlert.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen).
    • 45'+2': Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Can Bozdogan (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jens Toornstra.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Utrecht 0, sc Heerenveen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Utrecht 0, sc Heerenveen 0.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Hussein Ali (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anas Tahiri.
    • 49': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Vasilios Barkas.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thom Haye.
    • 50': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Victor Jensen.
    • 52': Foul by Hidde ter Avest (FC Utrecht).
    • 52': Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pawel Bochniewicz.
    • 53': Foul by Mats Seuntjens (FC Utrecht).
    • 53': Hussein Ali (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Ché Nunnely (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 57': Hidde ter Avest (FC Utrecht) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Marouan Azarkan.
    • 58': Foul by Simon Olsson (sc Heerenveen).
    • 58': Hidde ter Avest (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Mats Seuntjens (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tasos Douvikas.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Toornstra.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Tasos Douvikas (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Victor Jensen.
    • 60': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Hussein Ali.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Mats Seuntjens (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 65': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Pawel Bochniewicz.
    • 66': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Bart Ramselaar replaces Marouan Azarkan.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mats Seuntjens with a cross.
    • 66': Foul by Tasos Douvikas (FC Utrecht).
    • 66': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Goal! FC Utrecht 0, sc Heerenveen 1. Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Mats Seuntjens (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross.
    • 72': Foul by Ion Nicolaescu (sc Heerenveen).
    • 72': Nick Viergever (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Ion Nicolaescu (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 73': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Denzel Hall replaces Syb van Ottele.
    • 73': Hand ball by Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen).
    • 74': Attempt saved. Tasos Douvikas (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bart Ramselaar.
    • 78': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Charlie Webster replaces Osame Sahraoui.
    • 78': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Daniel Karlsbakk replaces Ion Nicolaescu.
    • 78': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Oliver Braude replaces Hussein Ali.
    • 78': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Ole Romeny replaces Mats Seuntjens.
    • 79': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Sean Klaiber replaces Hidde ter Avest.
    • 79': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Isac Lidberg replaces Victor Jensen.
    • 79': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Melle Witteveen replaces Ché Nunnely.
    • 80': Foul by Melle Witteveen (sc Heerenveen).
    • 80': Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht).
    • 81': Melle Witteveen (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Bart Ramselaar (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross.
    • 83': Foul by Tasos Douvikas (FC Utrecht).
    • 83': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Jens Toornstra (FC Utrecht).
    • 84': Melle Witteveen (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht).
    • 90'+1': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Mats Köhlert.
    • 90'+2': Goal! FC Utrecht 0, sc Heerenveen 2. Daniel Karlsbakk (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Melle Witteveen following a fast break.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ole Romeny (FC Utrecht).
    • 90'+3': Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Utrecht 0, sc Heerenveen 2.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Utrecht 0, sc Heerenveen 2.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 9
    5 Saves 4
    43.3 Possession 56.7
    12 SHOTS 12
    6 ON GOAL 6
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    309 Accurate Passes 415
    379 Passes 490
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 9
    15 Crosses 40
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    57 Long Balls 41
    25 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    2 Effective Tackles 7
    7 Tackles 16
    0.3 Tackle % 0.4
    7 Interceptions 10
    30 Effective Clearances 14
    30 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard
    Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
    Attendance: 19,878

    Eredivisie Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 NEC Nijmegen 2 +8 6
    2 PSV Eindhoven 2 +7 6
    3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 +3 6
    4 PEC Zwolle 2 +3 6
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Vasilios Barkas (GK)
    27 Modibo Sagnan
    3 Mike van der Hoorn
    16 Souffian El Karouani
    5 Hidde ter Avest
    7 Victor Jensen
    18 Jens Toornstra
    6 Can Bozdogan
    9 Anastasios Douvikas
    21 Mats Seuntjens
    11 Marouan Azarkan
    FC Utrecht Substitutes:
    Zakaria Labyad, Mark van der Maarel, Mattijs Branderhorst, Nick Viergever, Sean Klaiber, Ivar Jenner, Ole Romeny, Calvin Raatsie, Isac Lidberg, Bart Ramselaar.

    HEE Heerenveen (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    44 Andries Noppert (GK)
    5 Pawel Bochniewicz
    6 Syb van Ottele Yellow Card
    7 Mats Köhlert
    15 Hussein Ali
    19 Simon Olsson
    33 Thom Haye
    26 Anas Tahiri
    18 Ion Nicolaescu
    20 Osame Sahraoui
    17 Ché Nunnely
    Heerenveen Substitutes:
    Denzel Hall, Djenahro Nunumete, Roan Van Der Plaat, Charlie Webster, Jan Bekkema, Melle Witteveen, Bernt Klaverboer, Espen Van Ee, Oliver Braude, Daniel Karlsbakk.

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