Dutch Eredivisie

FC Utrecht vs Almere City, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Utrecht
  • Red Card 63': Hugo Novoa
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0 - 2
Almere City
  • 80': Thomas Robinet
  • 89': Rajiv van La Parra

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Delay in match (FC Utrecht).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (Almere City FC).
  • 6': Othmane Boussaid (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Mats Seuntjens (FC Utrecht).
  • 6': Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Peer Koopmeiners (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Hand ball by Damian van Bruggen (Almere City FC).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oscar Fraulo.
  • 14': Delay in match (FC Utrecht).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (Almere City FC).
  • 15': Oscar Fraulo (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Can Bozdogan (FC Utrecht).
  • 17': Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Stije Resink (Almere City FC).
  • 18': Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Hidde ter Avest (FC Utrecht).
  • 18': Stije Resink (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a through ball.
  • 20': Foul by Damian van Bruggen (Almere City FC).
  • 20': Mats Seuntjens (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Damian van Bruggen (Almere City FC).
  • 22': Ole Romeny (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Damian van Bruggen (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Can Bozdogan (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Yann Kitala (Almere City FC).
  • 24': Foul by Sherel Floranus (Almere City FC).
  • 24': Ole Romeny (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Offside, Almere City FC. Loïc Mbe Soh tries a through ball, but Yann Kitala is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Ole Romeny (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Othmane Boussaid.
  • 26': Foul by Loïc Mbe Soh (Almere City FC).
  • 26': Othmane Boussaid (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Loïc Mbe Soh (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Mats Seuntjens (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Fraulo with a through ball.
  • 29': Can Bozdogan (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Yann Kitala (Almere City FC).
  • 35': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Damian van Bruggen.
  • 36': Foul by Ryan Flamingo (FC Utrecht).
  • 36': Yann Kitala (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Ryan Flamingo (FC Utrecht).
  • 38': Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Ryan Flamingo (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Yann Kitala (Almere City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hamdi Akujobi.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Foul by Ryan Flamingo (FC Utrecht).
  • 44': Yann Kitala (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann Kitala.
  • 45': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Nick Viergever.
  • 45'+1': Damian van Bruggen (Almere City FC) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Hidde ter Avest (FC Utrecht).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Yann Kitala (Almere City FC).
  • 45'+3': Ole Romeny (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Yann Kitala (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Utrecht 0, Almere City FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Utrecht 0, Almere City FC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Hugo Novoa replaces Hidde ter Avest because of an injury.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Marouan Azarkan replaces Ole Romeny.
  • 47': Foul by Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC).
  • 47': Hugo Novoa (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Hamdi Akujobi.
  • 49': Foul by Can Bozdogan (FC Utrecht).
  • 49': Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Mats Seuntjens (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vasilios Barkas following a fast break.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Othmane Boussaid.
  • 51': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Stije Resink.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Nick Viergever (FC Utrecht) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Seuntjens with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Othmane Boussaid with a cross.
  • 52': Foul by Mats Seuntjens (FC Utrecht).
  • 52': Théo Barbet (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Hugo Novoa (FC Utrecht).
  • 54': Sherel Floranus (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Modibo Sagnan (FC Utrecht).
  • 55': Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Substitution, Almere City FC. Yoann Cathline replaces Damian van Bruggen.
  • 59': Foul by Marouan Azarkan (FC Utrecht).
  • 59': Théo Barbet (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Yann Kitala (Almere City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yoann Cathline with a headed pass.
  • 60': Foul by Hugo Novoa (FC Utrecht).
  • 60': Yoann Cathline (Almere City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Hugo Novoa (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Yoann Cathline (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 61': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Nick Viergever.
  • 62': Foul by Yann Kitala (Almere City FC).
  • 62': Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Hugo Novoa (FC Utrecht).
  • 63': Yoann Cathline (Almere City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Second yellow card to Hugo Novoa (FC Utrecht) for a bad foul.
  • 65': Offside, Almere City FC. Nordin Bakker tries a through ball, but Yann Kitala is caught offside.
  • 66': Foul by Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC).
  • 66': Othmane Boussaid (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Mark van der Maarel replaces Othmane Boussaid.
  • 68': Foul by Yoann Cathline (Almere City FC).
  • 68': Mark van der Maarel (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Victor Jensen.
  • 70': Foul by Loïc Mbe Soh (Almere City FC).
  • 70': Mats Seuntjens (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Almere City FC. Kornelius Normann Hansen replaces Yann Kitala.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Mats Seuntjens (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 71': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Sherel Floranus.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Oscar Fraulo (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Stije Resink (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kornelius Normann Hansen.
  • 76': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Isac Lidberg replaces Mats Seuntjens.
  • 77': Foul by Stije Resink (Almere City FC).
  • 77': Isac Lidberg (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Oscar Fraulo (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Marouan Azarkan.
  • 80': Goal! FC Utrecht 0, Almere City FC 1. Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Loïc Mbe Soh following a corner.
  • 84': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Zakaria Labyad replaces Nick Viergever.
  • 85': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (Almere City FC).
  • 85': Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Ryan Flamingo (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marouan Azarkan following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kornelius Normann Hansen.
  • 87': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Modibo Sagnan.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Stije Resink (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoann Cathline with a cross.
  • 87': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Modibo Sagnan.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Yoann Cathline (Almere City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sherel Floranus.
  • 88': Substitution, Almere City FC. Lance Duijvestijn replaces Thomas Robinet.
  • 88': Foul by Oscar Fraulo (FC Utrecht).
  • 88': Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Oscar Fraulo (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Goal! FC Utrecht 0, Almere City FC 2. Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kornelius Normann Hansen.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Yoann Cathline (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (Almere City FC).
  • 90'+1': Marouan Azarkan (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Peer Koopmeiners (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Isac Lidberg (FC Utrecht).
  • 90'+4': Peer Koopmeiners (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Utrecht 0, Almere City FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Utrecht 0, Almere City FC 2.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 15
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
47.7 Possession 52.3
17 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
269 Accurate Passes 296
371 Passes 418
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 3
23 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
89 Long Balls 70
45 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 9
13 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 5
17 Effective Clearances 29
17 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Attendance: 22,177

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 13 +36 36
2 FC Utrecht 12 +10 31
3 Ajax Amsterdam 12 +16 29
4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 13 +18 28
Full Table

Line-Ups

UTR FC Utrecht (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Vasilios Barkas (GK)
27 Modibo Sagnan
34 Ryan Flamingo Yellow Card
24 Nick Viergever
5 Hidde ter Avest
6 Can Bozdogan
8 Oscar Fraulo Yellow Card
7 Victor Jensen
21 Mats Seuntjens
26 Othmane Boussaid
77 Ole Romeny
FC Utrecht Substitutes:
Mattijs Branderhorst, Mark van der Maarel, Hugo Novoa, Zakaria Labyad, Calvin Raatsie, Marouan Azarkan, Isac Lidberg, Yannick Leliendal.

ALM Almere City (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Nordin Bakker (GK)
4 Damian Van Bruggen Yellow Card
22 Theo Barbet
5 Loïc Mbe Soh Yellow Card
2 Sherel Floranus
20 Hamdi Akujobi
9 Thomas Robinet
28 Stije Resink
15 Peer Koopmeiners Yellow Card
11 Yann Kitala Yellow Card
27 Rajiv van La Parra
Almere City Substitutes:
Joey Jacobs, Samuel Radlinger, Royo, Kornelius Hansen, Christopher Mamengi, Danny Post, Yoann Cathline, Marcelencio Esajas, Pascu, Stijn Keller, Lance Duijvestijn.

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