Dutch Eredivisie

FC Utrecht vs FC Groningen, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Utrecht
  • 8': Souffian El Karouani
  • 17': Yoann Cathline
  • 42': Sébastien Haller
FT
3 - 1
FC Groningen
  • 32': Stije Resink

About

FC Utrecht are hosting FC Groningen 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': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Dave Kwakman.
  • 2': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Tika de Jonge.
  • 5': Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
  • 5': Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen).
  • 6': Miguel Rodríguez (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Marco Rente (FC Groningen).
  • 7': Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 8': Goal! FC Utrecht 1, FC Groningen 0. Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 10': Foul by Stije Resink (FC Groningen).
  • 10': Oscar Fraulo (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Stije Resink (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 11': Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
  • 11': Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thom van Bergen.
  • 16': Foul by Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen).
  • 16': Miguel Rodríguez (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Goal! FC Utrecht 2, FC Groningen 0. Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mike van der Hoorn following a set piece situation.
  • 18': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 19': Foul by Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht).
  • 19': Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht).
  • 22': Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Rente with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Siebe Horemans with a cross.
  • 29': Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Oscar Fraulo (FC Utrecht).
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Rente with a cross.
  • 31': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Nick Viergever.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mats Seuntjens with a cross.
  • 32': Goal! FC Utrecht 2, FC Groningen 1. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 33': Foul by Alonzo Engwanda (FC Utrecht).
  • 33': Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Alonzo Engwanda (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Oscar Fraulo.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 42': Goal! FC Utrecht 3, FC Groningen 1. Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Rodríguez.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Dave Kwakman (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Valente.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Utrecht 3, FC Groningen 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Utrecht 3, FC Groningen 1.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Leandro Bacuna replaces Tika de Jonge.
  • 49': Foul by Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht).
  • 49': Hjalmar Ekdal (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oscar Fraulo.
  • 54': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Souffian El Karouani.
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Hjalmar Ekdal (FC Groningen).
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Matisse Didden replaces Mike van der Hoorn.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguel Rodríguez.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dave Kwakman.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Groningen. Jorg Schreuders replaces Dave Kwakman.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Groningen. Romano Postema replaces Mats Seuntjens.
  • 68': Foul by Hjalmar Ekdal (FC Groningen).
  • 68': Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 75': Foul by Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht).
  • 75': Hjalmar Ekdal (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, FC Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson replaces Thom van Bergen.
  • 76': Substitution, FC Groningen. Finn Stam replaces Marco Rente.
  • 76': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Adrian Blake replaces Yoann Cathline.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Rodríguez following a fast break.
  • 79': Alonzo Engwanda (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Stije Resink (FC Groningen).
  • 81': Attempt missed. Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Noah Ohio replaces Sébastien Haller.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Victor Jensen replaces Paxten Aaronson.
  • 86': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Jens Toornstra replaces Miguel Rodríguez.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luciano Valente.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Utrecht 3, FC Groningen 1.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Utrecht 3, FC Groningen 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 3
61.3 Possession 38.7
10 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
479 Accurate Passes 258
585 Passes 361
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 1
14 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.1
59 Long Balls 68
26 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
16 Effective Tackles 13
20 Tackles 27
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 13
24 Effective Clearances 32
24 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Attendance: 22,711

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)
24 Nick Viergever
3 Mike van der Hoorn
16 Souffian El Karouani
2 Siebe Horemans
21 Paxten Aaronson
27 Alonzo Engwanda Yellow Card
6 Oscar Fraulo
91 Sébastien Haller
20 Yoann Cathline
22 Miguel Rodríguez
FC Utrecht Substitutes:
Joshua Mukeh, Matisse Didden, Miliano Jonathans, Jens Toornstra, Adrian Blake, Tom De Graaff, Noah Ohio, Kolbeinn Finnsson, David Min, Victor Jensen, Michael Brouwer.

GRO FC Groningen (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Etienne Vaessen (GK)
3 Thijmen Blokzijl
4 Hjalmar Ekdal
43 Marvin Peersman
5 Marco Rente
6 Stije Resink Yellow Card
18 Tika De Jonge
16 Dave Kwakman
20 Mats Seuntjens
26 Thom Van Bergen Yellow Card
10 Luciano Valente
FC Groningen Substitutes:
Leandro Bacuna, David Van Der Werff, Sven Bouland, Finn Stam, Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson, Noam Emeran, Thijs Oosting, Hidde Jurjus, Jorg Schreuders, Jasper Meijster, Rui Mendes, Romano Postema.

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