Go Ahead Eagles recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer FC Utrecht 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

UTRECHT. Go Ahead Eagles managed to turn the tables against FC Utrecht to win 2-1.

Go Ahead Eagles recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer FC Utrecht 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

UTRECHT. Go Ahead Eagles was capable to turn the tables against FC Utrecht to win 2-1. It was FC Utrecht to strike first with a goal of Anastasios Douvikas at the 42′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Willum Thór Willumsson gave the win to Go Ahead Eagles in the 90′ minute.

The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Alex Bos with the collaboration of Don Frijn and Frans Ozinga. The 4th official was Wouter Wiersma. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 11 Total 18
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 76 Attack 115
  • 37 Dangerous attack 43
  • 91 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

FC Utrecht was in firm control of the ball 55% while Go Ahead Eagles was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Go Ahead Eagles was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Go Ahead Eagles won the match.​

FC Utrecht shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles shot 18 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards (Ruben Kluivert and Jens Toornstra). Talking about the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles received 2 yellow cards (Bobby Adekanye and Jamal Amofa).

Match Timeline

20'
Jens Toornstra- Yellow
21'
33'
Bobby Adekanye- Yellow
42'
45'
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen(goal)Isac Lidberg
Isac Lidberg(var)
45'
58'
Taylor Booth - sub ->Zakaria Labyad
61'
64'
Willum Thór Willumsson- sub ->Bobby Adekanye
72'
78'
78'
83'
86'
Jamal Amofa- Yellow
90'
Willum Thór Willumsson(goal)

Standings

After this match, FC Utrecht will stay with 38 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Go Ahead Eagles will have 29 points like Fortuna Sittard to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away with FC Groningen on the 7th of April with a 21-16 head to head in favor of FC Utrecht (12 draws).

Go Ahead Eagles will play away agasint Excelsior on the 14th of April with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (8 draws).

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
Vasilis Barkas 1.Greece
7.2
D
Nick Viergever 24.Netherlands
6.8
D
Sean Klaiber 17.Suriname
6.4
D
Ramon Hendriks 14.Netherlands
7.3
D
Ruben Kluivert 25.Netherlands
7.1
20'
M
Zakaria Labyad 20.Morocco
6.6
61'
M
Jens Toornstra 18.Netherlands
6.2
21'
M
Sander van de Streek 22.Netherlands
7.0
M
Othmane Boussaid 26.Belgium
7.4
83'
F
7.1
Goals42'
F
Anthony Descotte  19.Belgium
6.6
72'
Substitutes
G
Fabian de Keijzer 16.Netherlands
G
Thijmen Nijhuis 31.Netherlands
D
Hidde ter Avest 5.Netherlands
D
Tommy St. Jago 3.Netherlands
D
Modibo Sagnan 27.France
M
Luuk Brouwers 8.Netherlands
M
Bart Ramselaar 23.Netherlands
6.6
72'
M
Taylor Booth  10.United States
6.6
61'
M
Victor Jensen 7.Denmark
F
Amin Younes 11.Germany
83'
F
Naoki Maeda 30.Japan

FC Utrecht started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Michael Kappelgaard Silberbauer decided to play with the following team: Vasilis Barkas (7.2), Sean Klaiber (6.4), Ruben Kluivert (7.1), Ramon Hendriks (7.3), Nick Viergever (6.8), Zakaria Labyad (6.6), Jens Toornstra (6.2), Othman Boussaid (7.4), Sander van de Streek (7.0), Anthony Descotte (6.6) and Anastasios Douvikas (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Amin Younes, Fabian De Keijzer, Hidde ter Avest, Luuk Brouwers, Tommy St. Jago, Bart Ramselaar (6.5), Modibo Sagnan, Thijmen Nijhuis, Taylor Booth (6.6), Naoki Maeda and Victor Jensen.

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 3 changes: Zakaria Labyad for Taylor Booth (61′), A. Descotte for Bart Ramselaar (72′) and Othmane Boussaid for Amin Younes (83′).

Best player: Othman Boussaid​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Othman Boussaid.

His rating is (7.4) with 34 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Go Ahead Eagles – Formation

Go Ahead Eagles
G
Jeffrey de Lange 1.Netherlands
7.1
D
Gerrit Nauber 3.Germany
6.4
D
Mats Deijl 2.Netherlands
6.8
D
Fredrik Oppegard  26.Norway
7.0
78'
D
Jamal Amofa 25.Netherlands
7.3
86'
M
Philippe Rommens 10.Belgium
7.5
M
Jay Idzes 6.Netherlands
6.9
M
Bobby Adekanye 11.Netherlands
6.9
64' 33'
M
7.4
58' Goals45'
F
Finn Stokkers  27.Netherlands
6.4
78'
F
Isac Lidberg 9.Sweden
6.7
Substitutes
G
Erwin Mulder 22.Netherlands
G
L. Plogmann 40.Germany
D
Jose Fontán 4.Spain
6.7
78'
D
M
Jahnoah Markelo 24.Netherlands
M
Xander Blomme 20.Belgium
M
6.7
64' Goals90'
M
Enric Llansana 21.Netherlands
F
Rashaan Fernandes 7.Netherlands
6.2
58'
F
Darío Serra 17.Spain
F
Sylla Sow 19.Netherlands
6.4
78'

Go Ahead Eagles started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

René Hake played with: Jeffrey De Lange (7.1), Mats Deijl (6.8), Jamal Amofa (7.3), Gerrit Nauber (6.4), Fredrik Oppegård (7.0), Bobby Adekanye (6.6), Jay Idzes (6.9), Philippe Rommens (7.5), Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (7.4), Finn Stokkers (6.4) and Isac Lidberg (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Rashaan Fernandes (6.2), Jahnoah Markelo, Jose Fontán (6.7), Federico Mattiello, Darío Serra, Xander Blomme, Erwin Mulder, Sylla Sow (6.4), Willum Thor Willumsson (6.4), Enric Llansana and Luca Plogmann.

Go Ahead Eagles could not rely on the presence of Rashaan Fernandes (injured) and Willum Thór Willumsson (injured).

Substitutions

Go Ahead Eagles made 4 changes: Oliver Valaker Edvardsen for Rashaan Fernandes (58′), Bobby Adekanye for Willum Thor Willumsson (64′), Finn Stokkers for Sylla Sow (78′) and F. Oppegård for José Fontán (78′).

Best player: Philippe Rommens​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was Philippe Rommens even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 46 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​