FC Utrecht defeats SC Heerenveen 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

HEERENVEEN. FC Utrecht bested SC Heerenveen.

By
John Ross
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FC Utrecht defeats SC Heerenveen 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

HEERENVEEN. FC Utrecht beat SC Heerenveen. SC Heerenveen lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Abe Lenstra Stadion stadium in Heerenveen on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot who had the assistance of Charl Schaap and Thomas Krijt. The 4th official was Thomas Hardeman. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

SC Heerenveen

2 - 3

Team 1

FC Utrecht

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 13 Total 18
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 7
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 86 Attack 106
  • 39 Dangerous attack 48
  • 92 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

SC Heerenveen was in firm control of the ball 56% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Utrecht had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Utrecht won the match.​

SC Heerenveen shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, FC Utrecht shot 18 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

SC Heerenveen received 1 yellow card (Oliver Braude). Regarding the opposition, FC Utrecht received 1 yellow card (Victor Jensen).

Match Timeline

37'
Isac Lidberg (goal)
39'
Victor Jensen- Yellow
48'
Sam Lammers(goal)Isac Lidberg 
Ion Nicolaescu- sub ->Anas Tahiri
57'
Patrik Walemark- sub ->Osame Sahraoui
57'
66'
Othmane Boussaid- sub ->Victor Jensen
66'
Syb van Ottele- sub ->Ché Nunnely
66'
Oliver Braude- Yellow
70'
Oliver Braude(yellowredcard)
77'
83'
Sam Lammers(goal)Othmane Boussaid
84'
Zidane Iqbal- sub ->Jens Toornstra
Espen van Ee- sub ->Mats Köhlert
85'
Nathan Tjoe-A-On- sub ->Pelle van Amersfoort
85'
Patrik Walemark(goal)
90'
89'
89'
Can Bozdoğan- sub ->O. Fraulo
Patrik Walemark(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
84
31
Feyenoord
75
31
FC Twente
63
31
AZ
58
31
Ajax
49
31
NEC
47
31
FC Utrecht
46
31
Sparta Rotterdam
43
31
Go Ahead Eagles
42
31
SC Heerenveen
36
31
PEC Zwolle
35
31
Fortuna Sittard
35
31
Almere City
33
31
Heracles Almelo
32
31
Excelsior
26
31
RKC Waalwijk
25
31
FC Volendam
19
31
Vitesse
2
31

After this match, SC Heerenveen stays with 33 points like Almere City to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, FC Utrecht will has 42 points like Go Ahead Eagles to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, SC Heerenveen will play away against Heracles Almelo on the 14th of April with a 16-12 head to head in favor of Heracles Almelo (6 draws).

FC Utrecht will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 14th of April with a 5-3 head to head in favor of FC Utrecht (4 draws).

SC Heerenveen – Formation

SC Heerenveen
G
Mickey van der Hart 13.Netherlands
6.3
D
Sven van Beek  4.Netherlands
7.0
D
Pawel Bochniewicz 5.Poland
7.1
D
Mats Köhlert 7.Germany
6.7
85'
D
Oliver Braude 45.Norway
6.0
70'
M
Ché Nunnely 17.Netherlands
6.7
66'
M
Anas Tahiri 26.Morocco
6.4
57'
M
Simon Olsson 19.Sweden
7.1
M
Osame Sahraoui 20.Norway
6.3
57'
M
Thom Haye 33.Netherlands
7.1
F
Pelle van Amersfoort 11.Netherlands
6.6
85'
Substitutes
G
Jan Bekkema 23.Netherlands
G
Andries Noppert 44.Netherlands
D
Syb van Ottele 6.Netherlands
6.3
66'
D
Hussein Ali 15.Iraq
D
Nathan Tjoe-A-On 25.Netherlands
6.8
85'
M
C. Webster 14.England
M
Djenahro Nunumete 21.Netherlands
M
Espen van Ee 40.Netherlands
6.3
85'
F
Daniel Karlsbakk 9.Norway
F
Patrik Walemark 24.Sweden
8.4
57' Goals90', 90'
F
Loizos Loizou 10.Cyprus
F
Ion Nicolaescu 18.Moldova
6.6
57'

SC Heerenveen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Kees van Wonderen decided to play with the following team: Mickey van der Hart (6.3), Oliver Braude (6.0), Sven van Beek  (7.0), Pawel Bochniewicz (7.1), Mats Köhlert (6.7), Thom Haye (7.1), Simon Olsson (7.1), Ché Nunnely (6.7), Anas Tahiri (6.4), Osame Sahraoui (6.3) and Pelle van Amersfoort (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Loizos Loizou, Ion Nicolaescu (6.6), Espen van Ee (6.3), Syb van Ottele (6.3), Daniel Karlsbakk, C. Webster, Hussein Ali, Djenahro Nunumete, Jan Bekkema, Patrik Walemark (8.4), Nathan Tjoe-A-On (6.8) and Andries Noppert.

SC Heerenveen could not rely on the presence of Patrik Walemark (injured).

Substitutions

SC Heerenveen made 5 changes: Ché Nunnely for Syb van Ottele (66′), Anas Tahiri for Ion Nicolaescu (57′), Osame Sahraoui for Patrik Walemark (57′), Mats Köhlert for Espen van Ee (85′) and Pelle van Amersfoort for Nathan Tjoe-A-On (85′).

Player of the match: Patrik Walemark​

The player that probably impressed the most for SC Heerenveen was Patrik Walemark.

His rating is 8.4 with 2 goals, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was sensational also because he started the encounter from the bench before entering in the 57′.

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
Vasilis Barkas 1.Greece
7.0
D
Mark van der Maarel 2.Netherlands
7.0
66'
D
Mike van der Hoorn 3.Netherlands
6.7
D
Souffian El Karouani 16.Morocco
7.3
D
Niklas Vesterlund 23.Denmark
D
Nick Viergever  24.Netherlands
7.0
M
O. Fraulo 8.Denmark
7.5
89'
M
Isac Lidberg  37.Sweden
8.9
89' Goals37'
M
Victor Jensen 7.Denmark
6.3
66' 39'
M
Jens Toornstra 18.Netherlands
7.3
84'
M
R. Flamingo 34.Netherlands
7.0
F
Sam Lammers 9.Netherlands
8.5
Goals48', 83'
Substitutes
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 31.Netherlands
G
A. Dithmer 51.Denmark
D
Joshua Mukeh  44.Netherlands
D
Nazjir Held 45.Curaçao
6.4
66'
M
Zidane Iqbal 14.Iraq
6.4
84'
M
Silas Andersen 46.Denmark
M
Lynden Edhart 47.Netherlands
M
Can Bozdoğan 6.Germany
89'
M
Othmane Boussaid 26.Belgium
5.7
66'
F
Adrian Blake 15.England
89'

Also FC Utrecht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ron Jans played with: Niklas Vesterlund, Vasilis Barkas (7.0), Mark van der Maarel (7.0), Mike van der Hoorn (6.7), Nick Viergever  (7.0), Souffian El Karouani (7.3), R. Flamingo (7.0), O. Fraulo (7.5), Jens Toornstra (7.3), Victor Jensen (6.3) and Isac Lidberg  (8.9), Sam Lammers (8.5).

These were the players on the bench: Can Bozdoğan, Othmane Boussaid (5.7), Zidane Iqbal (6.4), Adrian Blake, Mattijs Branderhorst, Joshua Mukeh , Nazjir Held (6.4), Silas Andersen, Lynden Edhart and A. Dithmer.

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Mark van der Maarel for Nazjir Held (66′), Victor Jensen for Othmane Boussaid (66′), Jens Toornstra for Zidane Iqbal (84′), Isac Lidberg  for Adrian Blake (89′) and O. Fraulo for Can Bozdoğan (89′).

Player of the match: Isac Lidberg ​

The most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Isac Lidberg .

His rating is 8.9 with 1 goal, 26 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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