FC Utrecht annihilates PEC Zwolle 5-1 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

UTRECHT. FC Utrecht obliterates PEC Zwolle 5-1 with goals of

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Mark Hall
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FC Utrecht annihilates PEC Zwolle 5-1 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

UTRECHT. FC Utrecht estinguishes PEC Zwolle 5-1 with goals of Sam Lammers (47′), Jens Toornstra (49′), Isac Lidberg  (77′), Isac Lidberg  (79′) and Adrian Blake (87′). On the other side, PEC Zwolle scored with ​Lennart Thy (60′).

The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 19,606 spectators.​ The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the assistance of Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.71 degrees Celsius or 51.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FC Utrecht

5 - 1

Team 1

PEC Zwolle

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 18 Total 5
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 1
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 133 Attack 80
  • 56 Dangerous attack 14
  • 61 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 5 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. FC Utrecht was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. PEC Zwolle that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Utrecht had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Utrecht won the match​.

FC Utrecht shot 18 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, PEC Zwolle shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

FC Utrecht didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, PEC Zwolle received 1 yellow card (Davy van den Berg).

Match Timeline

32'
Davy van den Berg- Yellow
O. Fraulo- sub ->Can Bozdoğan
46'
Sam Lammers(goal)
47'
Isac Lidberg - sub ->Othmane Boussaid
46'
46'
Silvester van der Water- sub ->Bram van Polen
Mark van der Maarel- sub ->Niklas Vesterlund
46'
Jens Toornstra(goal)Victor Jensen
49'
60'
Lennart Thy(goal)
63'
Damian van der Haar- sub ->Thomas Lam
63'
Tolis Vellios- sub ->Younes Namli
76'
Isac Lidberg (goal)O. Fraulo
77'
Isac Lidberg (goal)
79'
Adrian Blake- sub ->Sam Lammers
83'
Zidane Iqbal- sub ->Victor Jensen
83'
86'
Anthony Fontana- sub ->Anouar El Azzouzi 
Adrian Blake(goal)O. Fraulo
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
87
32
Feyenoord
75
31
FC Twente
63
31
AZ
58
31
Ajax
49
31
NEC
47
31
FC Utrecht
46
31
Go Ahead Eagles
43
32
Sparta Rotterdam
43
32
SC Heerenveen
37
32
Fortuna Sittard
36
32
PEC Zwolle
35
31
Almere City
34
32
Heracles Almelo
32
32
RKC Waalwijk
28
32
Excelsior
26
31
FC Volendam
19
31
Vitesse
2
31

After playing this match, FC Utrecht has 39 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, PEC Zwolle will stays with 28 points to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away against SC Heerenveen on the 7th of April with a 23-11 head to head in favor of FC Utrecht (8 draws).

PEC Zwolle will host Excelsior on the 6th of April with a 11-4 head to head in favor of PEC Zwolle (5 draws).

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
Vasilis Barkas 1.Greece
6.4
D
Souffian El Karouani 16.Morocco
7.0
D
Niklas Vesterlund 23.Denmark
7.1
46'
D
Nick Viergever  24.Netherlands
7.1
D
Mike van der Hoorn 3.Netherlands
8.1
M
Victor Jensen 7.Denmark
7.1
83'
M
Jens Toornstra 18.Netherlands
7.9
Goals49'
M
Othmane Boussaid 26.Belgium
6.8
46'
M
R. Flamingo 34.Netherlands
6.8
M
Can Bozdoğan 6.Germany
7.0
46'
F
Sam Lammers 9.Netherlands
7.7
83' Goals47'
Substitutes
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 31.Netherlands
G
T. Nijhuis 32.Netherlands
D
Mark van der Maarel 2.Netherlands
7.3
46'
D
Joshua Mukeh  44.Netherlands
D
Nazjir Held 45.Curaçao
M
O. Fraulo 8.Denmark
9.1
46'
M
Zidane Iqbal 14.Iraq
6.7
83'
M
Silas Andersen 46.Denmark
M
Lynden Edhart 47.Netherlands
F
Adrian Blake 15.England
7.9
83' Goals87'
F
Isac Lidberg  37.Sweden
8.4
46' Goals77', 79'

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

The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Vasilis Barkas (6.4), Niklas Vesterlund (7.1), Mike van der Hoorn (8.1), Nick Viergever  (7.1), Souffian El Karouani (7.0), R. Flamingo (6.8), Can Bozdoğan (7.0), Jens Toornstra (7.9), Victor Jensen (7.1), Othmane Boussaid (6.8) and Sam Lammers (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: O. Fraulo (9.1), Mark van der Maarel (7.3), Zidane Iqbal (6.7), Adrian Blake (7.9), Mattijs Branderhorst, T. Nijhuis, Isac Lidberg  (8.4), Joshua Mukeh , Nazjir Held, Silas Andersen and Lynden Edhart.

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Othmane Boussaid for Isac Lidberg  (46′), Niklas Vesterlund for Mark van der Maarel (46′), Can Bozdoğan for O. Fraulo (46′), Sam Lammers for Adrian Blake (83′) and Victor Jensen for Zidane Iqbal (83′).

Player of the match: O. Fraulo​

The most impressive player for FC Utrecht was O. Fraulo even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.1 with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was fantastic also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.

PEC Zwolle – Formation

PEC Zwolle
G
Jasper Schendelaar 1.Netherlands
5.8
D
Bram van Polen 2.Netherlands
6.7
46'
D
Sam Kersten 4.Netherlands
6.3
D
Thomas Lam 13.Finland
6.4
63'
D
A. MacNulty 15.Republic of Ireland
6.3
M
Anouar El Azzouzi  6.Morocco
6.7
86'
M
Younes Namli 7.Denmark
6.4
63'
M
Lennart Thy 9.Germany
7.0
Goals60'
M
Davy van den Berg 11.Netherlands
6.6
32'
M
Odysseus Velanas 18.Netherlands
M
Eliano Reijnders 23.Netherlands
6.3
M
Filip Krastev 50.Bulgaria
6.3
76'
Substitutes
G
Kenneth Vermeer  25.Suriname
G
Mike Hauptmeijer 40.Netherlands
D
Lennart Czyborra 20.Germany
D
Damian van der Haar 33.Netherlands
6.3
63'
M
Anthony Fontana 17.United States
86'
M
M. Oukhattou 37.Netherlands
6.3
76'
F
Silvester van der Water 8.Netherlands
6.8
46'
F
Tolis Vellios 14.Greece
6.3
63'
F
Divaio Bobson 16.Netherlands

PEC Zwolle started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Johnny Jansen played with: Odysseus Velanas, Jasper Schendelaar (5.8), Bram van Polen (6.7), Sam Kersten (6.3), Thomas Lam (6.4), A. MacNulty (6.3), Anouar El Azzouzi  (6.7), Eliano Reijnders (6.3), Filip Krastev (6.3), Davy van den Berg (6.6) and Lennart Thy (7.0), Younes Namli (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Silvester van der Water (6.8), Tolis Vellios (6.3), Divaio Bobson, Anthony Fontana, Lennart Czyborra, Kenneth Vermeer , Damian van der Haar (6.3), Mohamed Oukhattou (6.3), Teun Gijselhart and Mike Hauptmeijer.

PEC Zwolle could not rely on the presence of Silvester van der Water (injured).

Substitutions

PEC Zwolle made 5 changes: Filip Krastev for Mohamed Oukhattou (76′), Bram van Polen for Silvester van der Water (46′), Thomas Lam for Damian van der Haar (63′), Younes Namli for Tolis Vellios (63′) and Anouar El Azzouzi  for Anthony Fontana (86′).

Player of the match: Lennart Thy​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for PEC Zwolle was Lennart Thy.

His rating is 7.0 with 1 goal, 27 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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