
FC Utrecht vs Heracles Almelo, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
· Dutch EredivisieAbout
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.
- 1': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Nick Viergever.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Jetro Willems (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 1': Attempt missed. Justin Hoogma (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 8': Foul by Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo).
- 8': Marouan Azarkan (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Nick Viergever (FC Utrecht).
- 8': Fredrik Oppegård (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Jens Toornstra (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 11': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Justin Hoogma.
- 12': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Michael Brouwer.
- 13': Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Hidde ter Avest (FC Utrecht).
- 15': Offside, FC Utrecht. Hidde ter Avest is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt missed. Sam Lammers (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Othmane Boussaid.
- 17': Foul by Marouan Azarkan (FC Utrecht).
- 17': Jetro Willems (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Jetro Willems (Heracles Almelo).
- 21': Sam Lammers (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Othmane Boussaid (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Toornstra.
- 27': Attempt missed. Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oscar Fraulo.
- 30': Foul by Marouan Azarkan (FC Utrecht).
- 30': Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Jetro Willems (Heracles Almelo).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Delay in match (FC Utrecht).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Jannes Wieckhoff.
- 36': Attempt saved. Sam Lammers (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jens Toornstra with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Jordy Bruijn (Heracles Almelo).
- 38': Marouan Azarkan (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Brian De Keersmaecker.
- 41': Foul by Jens Toornstra (FC Utrecht).
- 41': Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Jens Toornstra (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Sven Sonnenberg.
- 44': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Mario Engels.
- 45': Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Nick Viergever (FC Utrecht).
- 45'+1': Foul by Ryan Flamingo (FC Utrecht).
- 45'+1': Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Utrecht 0, Heracles Almelo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Utrecht 0, Heracles Almelo 0.
- 49': Foul by Hidde ter Avest (FC Utrecht).
- 49': Jetro Willems (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Marouan Azarkan (FC Utrecht).
- 50': Jetro Willems (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Oscar Fraulo (FC Utrecht).
- 56': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Marko Vejinovic replaces Jordy Bruijn.
- 56': Offside, FC Utrecht. Marouan Azarkan is caught offside.
- 58': Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo).
- 58': Marouan Azarkan (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Jetro Willems.
- 60': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Mario Engels is caught offside.
- 64': Attempt missed. Othmane Boussaid (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marouan Azarkan with a cross.
- 65': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Victor Jensen replaces Jens Toornstra.
- 65': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Jeppe Okkels replaces Marouan Azarkan.
- 66': Offside, FC Utrecht. Oscar Fraulo is caught offside.
- 68': Attempt missed. Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Othmane Boussaid.
- 69': Foul by Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht).
- 69': Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Jeppe Okkels (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Othmane Boussaid.
- 71': Foul by Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo).
- 71': Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Hidde ter Avest.
- 74': Foul by Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht).
- 74': Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Sven Sonnenberg.
- 77': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Kelvin Leerdam replaces Jannes Wieckhoff.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Oscar Fraulo (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani.
- 79': Goal! FC Utrecht 1, Heracles Almelo 0. Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross.
- 80': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Niklas Vesterlund replaces Hidde ter Avest.
- 80': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Can Bozdogan replaces Oscar Fraulo.
- 81': Can Bozdogan (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Marko Vejinovic (Heracles Almelo).
- 81': Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht).
- 82': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Mohamed Sankoh replaces Mario Engels.
- 82': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Sem Scheperman replaces Jetro Willems.
- 82': Attempt missed. Mohamed Sankoh (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marko Vejinovic with a through ball.
- 83': Attempt missed. Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker.
- 84': Can Bozdogan (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Marko Vejinovic (Heracles Almelo).
- 85': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Ryan Flamingo.
- 86': Foul by Fredrik Oppegård (Heracles Almelo).
- 86': Jeppe Okkels (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht).
- 87': Marko Vejinovic (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Sven Sonnenberg (Heracles Almelo).
- 89': Jeppe Okkels (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Sven Sonnenberg (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Zidane Iqbal replaces Othmane Boussaid.
- 90'+1': Can Bozdogan (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marko Vejinovic (Heracles Almelo).
- 90'+1': Marko Vejinovic (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Can Bozdogan.
- 90'+3': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Sven Sonnenberg.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Utrecht 1, Heracles Almelo 0.
- 0': Match ends, FC Utrecht 1, Heracles Almelo 0.
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 14 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
2 | Saves | 0 |
45.7 | Possession | 54.3 |
4 | SHOTS | 11 |
0 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
315 | Accurate Passes | 387 |
402 | Passes | 456 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
12 | Crosses | 35 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
63 | Long Balls | 42 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
19 | Tackles | 18 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
8 | Interceptions | 7 |
34 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
34 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Attendance: 20,012
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Attendance: 20,012
Eredivisie Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | AZ Alkmaar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Ajax Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Excelsior | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | FC Groningen | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
FC Utrecht (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Mattijs Branderhorst (GK) |
24 | Nick Viergever |
3 | Mike van der Hoorn ![]() |
16 | Souffian El Karouani ![]() |
5 | Hidde ter Avest |
18 | Jens Toornstra ![]() |
8 | Oscar Fraulo |
34 | Ryan Flamingo |
9 | Sam Lammers |
26 | Othmane Boussaid |
11 | Marouan Azarkan |
Heracles Almelo (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Michael Brouwer (GK) |
21 | Justin Hoogma |
15 | Jetro Willems |
4 | Sven Sonnenberg ![]() |
22 | Fredrik Oppegard |
3 | Jannes Wieckhoff |
20 | Ajdin Hrustic |
14 | Brian De Keersmaecker |
8 | Mario Engels |
5 | Jordy Bruijn |
9 | Jizz Hornkamp |
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