Feyenoord beats FC Utrecht 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord overcomes FC Utrecht 3-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Feyenoord beats FC Utrecht 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord defeats FC Utrecht 3-1. Feyenoord was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Sebastian Szymanski (15′), Santiago Giménez (54′) and Alireza Jahanbakhsh (82′). FC Utrecht reduced the distance with a goal (89′) by Bas Dost, but there was not much to do for them. Feyenoord made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Edwin van de Graaf who was helped by Roy de Nas and Bas van Dongen. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Feyenoord

3 - 1

Team 1

FC Utrecht

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 15 Total 6
  • 9 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 135 Attack 68
  • 49 Dangerous attack 22
  • 85 Ball safe​ 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 0
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 0 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Feyenoord had a superior ball possession 60% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Feyenoord was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the match​.

Feyenoord shot 15 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, FC Utrecht shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Feyenoord didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards (Luuk Brouwers and Ruben Kluivert).

Match Timeline

Sebastian Szymański(goal)Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
15'
20'
Luuk Brouwers- Yellow
Danilo- sub ->Sebastian Szymanski
46'
Santiago Giménez(goal)
54'
62'
Taylor Booth- sub ->Luuk Brouwers
62'
Ruben Kluivert- sub ->Mike van der Hoorn 
62'
Can Bozdogan- sub ->Luuk Brouwers
67'
Bas Dost- sub ->Anastasios Douvikas
73'
Zakaria Labyad- sub ->Luuk Brouwers
Alireza Jahanbakhsh- sub ->Igor Paixão
77'
Javairô Dilrosun- sub ->Oussama Idrissi
78'
Alireza Jahanbakhsh(goal)
82'
Neraysho Kasanwirjo- sub ->Mats Wieffer
84'
84'
89'
Bas Dost(goal)S. Klaiber
90'
Ruben Kluivert- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After playing this contest, Feyenoord will have 73 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, FC Utrecht will stay with 45 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 14th of May with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Feyenoord (1 draw).

FC Utrecht will host RKC Waalwijk on the 13th of May with a 12-4 head to head record in favor of FC Utrecht (4 draws).

Feyenoord – Formation

Feyenoord
G
Justin Bijlow 1.Netherlands
6.6
D
Dávid Hancko 33.Slovakia
6.2
D
Marcos López 15.Peru
7.3
D
Lutsharel Geertruida 4.Netherlands
6.9
D
Marcus Pedersen 2.Norway
7.1
M
Sebastian Szymański 17.Poland
7.8
46' Goals15'
M
Orkun Kökçü 10.Netherlands
8.0
M
Mats Wieffer 20.Netherlands
6.8
84'
M
Oussama Idrissi 26.Morocco
6.9
78'
M
Igor Paixão 14.Brazil
6.5
77'
F
Santiago Giménez 29.Mexico
7.0
84' Goals54'
Substitutes
G
Ofir Marciano 21.Israel
G
Timon Wellenreuther 22.Germany
D
Neraysho Kasanwirjo 28.Netherlands
6.2
84'
D
Jacob Rasmussen 6.Denmark
M
Antoni-Djibu Milambo 48.Netherlands
84'
M
Mohamed Taabouni 25.Netherlands
M
Ezequiel Bullaude 30.Argentina
F
Danilo 9.Brazil
6.3
46'
F
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 7.Iran
7.2
77' Goals82'
F
Javairô Dilrosun 11.Netherlands
6.7
78'

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

The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Justin Bijlow (6.6), Marcus Pedersen (7.1), Lutsharel Geertruida (6.9), Dávid Hancko (6.2), Marcos López (7.3), Mats Wieffer (7.0), Orkun Kökçü (8.0), Igor Paixão (6.5), Sebastian Szymański (7.8), Oussama Idrissi (6.9) and Santiago Giménez (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Antoni Milambo, Mohamed Taabouni, Danilo (6.3), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (7.2), Ezequiel Bullaude, Ofir Marciano, Neraysho Kasanwirjo, Jacob Rasmussen, Javairô Dilrosun (6.7) and Timon Wellenreuther.

Feyenoord could not rely on the presence of A. Milambo (injured).

Substitutions

Feyenoord made 5 changes: Sebastian Szymanski for Danilo (46′), Igor Paixão for Alireza Jahanbakhsh (77′), Oussama Idrissi for Javairô Dilrosun (78′), Mats Wieffer for Neraysho Kasanwirjo (84′) and Santiago Giménez for Antoni-Djibu Milambo (84′).

Best player: Orkun Kökçü​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Feyenoord was Orkun Kökçü even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 81 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 4 crosses.

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
Vasilis Barkas 1.Greece
6.4
D
Nick Viergever 24.Netherlands
6.4
D
Mark van der Maarel 2.Netherlands
6.4
D
Mike Van der Hoorn 33.Netherlands
6.2
62'
D
Sean Klaiber 17.Netherlands
6.3
M
Jens Toornstra 18.Netherlands
6.8
M
Sander van de Streek 22.Netherlands
6.8
M
Luuk Brouwers 8.Netherlands
6.6
73' 20'
F
Victor Jensen 7.Denmark
6.4
F
Othman Boussaid 26.Belgium
6.8
F
Anastasios Douvikas 9.Greece
6.4
67'
Substitutes
G
Thijmen Nijhuis 31.Netherlands
G
Fabian De Keijzer 16.Netherlands
D
Ruben Kluivert 25.Netherlands
6.4
62' 90'
D
Modibo Sagnan 27.France
D
Hidde ter Avest 5.Netherlands
M
Zakaria Labyad 20.Morocco
6.7
73'
M
Can Bozdogan 6.Germany
6.4
62'
M
Bart Ramselaar 23.Netherlands
M
Taylor Booth 10.USA
6.2
62'
F
Anthony Descotte 19.Belgium
F
Naoki Maeda 30.Japan
F
Bas Dost 28.Netherlands
7.2
67' Goals89'

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

Michael Kappelgaard Silberbauer played with: Vasilis Barkas (6.4), Sean Klaiber (6.3), Mike van der Hoorn (6.2), Nick Viergever (6.4), Mark van der Maarel (6.4), Jens Toornstra (6.8), Luuk Brouwers (6.6), Sander van de Streek (6.8), Victor Jensen (6.4), Anastasios Douvikas (6.6) and Othman Boussaid (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Zakaria Labyad (6.7), Ruben Kluivert (6.4), Thijmen Nijhuis, Can Bozdoğan (6.4), Anthony Descotte, Fabian De Keijzer, Modibo Sagnan, Bart Ramselaar, Hidde ter Avest, Taylor Booth (6.2), Naoki Maeda and Bas Dost (6.4).

FC Utrecht could not rely on the presence of Ruben Kluivert (injured).

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Mike van der Hoorn  for Ruben Kluivert (62′), Luuk Brouwers for Taylor Booth (62′), Luuk Brouwers for Can Bozdogan (62′), Anastasios Douvikas for Bas Dost (67′) and Luuk Brouwers for Zakaria Labyad (73′).

Best player: Sander van de Streek​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was Sander van de Streek.

His rating is (6.8) with 26 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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