FC Utrecht seizes a 2-1 win against Excelsior. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. FC Utrecht conquered Excelsior to win 2-1. A goal from D. de was decisive in the 90min.

By
Luke Meyer
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FC Utrecht seizes a 2-1 win against Excelsior. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. FC Utrecht beat Excelsior to win 2-1. A goal from D. de was decisive in the 90min. It was FC Utrecht to strike first with a goal of Artem Stepanov at the 36′. Then it was a goal in the 77′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Dani de Wit gave the win to FC Utrecht in the 90′ minute with a goal. Excelsior lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Excelsior

1 - 2

Team 1

FC Utrecht

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 10 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 120 Attack 75
  • 51 Dangerous attack 33
  • 72 Ball safe 83
  • 8 Free Kicks 9
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Excelsior had a superior ball possession 56% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Excelsior was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, FC Utrecht found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Excelsior shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Utrecht shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Excelsior received 2 yellow cards (Mario Domínguez and Valentin Sulzbacher). On the other side, FC Utrecht didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

36'
Artem Stepanov(goal)
62'
Marius Broholm- sub ->Ángel Alarcón
62'
Yoann Cathline- sub ->Artem Stepanov
62'
Sem van Duijn- sub ->Adrian Blake
Mario Domínguez- sub ->David Garden
70'
Simon Janssen- sub ->Kasey Bos 
70'
Valentin Sulzbacher- sub ->Eric da Silva Moreira
70'
Aymen Sliti(goal)Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson
77'
Valentin Sulzbacher- Yellow
71'
Alireza Jahanbakhsh- sub ->Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson
80'
81'
Joris van Overeem - sub ->Niklas Vesterlund
Guilliano Cairo- sub ->Lennard Hartjes
85'
Mario Domínguez- Yellow
85'
90'
Dani de Wit(goal)
90'
Jakov Medic- sub ->Arthur Zagré

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
16
6
AZ Alkmaar
16
6
Feyenoord
14
6
Ajax
13
6
FC Twente
13
6
Excelsior
10
6
Fortuna Sittard
10
6
Go Ahead Eagles
9
6
FC Groningen
8
6
NEC Nijmegen
7
6
SC Heerenveen
6
6
Sparta Rotterdam
5
6
Telstar
5
6
FC Utrecht
5
6
SC Cambuur
4
6
PEC Zwolle
4
6
Willem II
2
6
ADO Den Haag
1
6

After playing this match, Excelsior stays with 10 points to occupy the 6th place in the table. On the other side, FC Utrecht has 5 points (14th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will play away against Ajax on the 19th of September with a 0-0 head to head.

FC Utrecht will play away against Feyenoord on the 20th of September with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Excelsior – Formation

Excelsior
G
Stijn van Gassel 1.Netherlands
6.7
D
Kasey Bos  12.Australia
6.4
70'
D
Eric da Silva Moreira 2.Germany
6.7
70'
D
Casper Widell 4.Sweden
6.5
D
Jan Plug 14.Netherlands
7.2
M
Rick Meissen 3.Netherlands
6.9
M
Aymen Sliti 7.Netherlands
7.5
Goals77'
M
Irakli Yegoian 8.Georgia
6.3
M
Lennard Hartjes 20.Netherlands
6.4
85'
M
Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson 30.Iceland
7.3
80'
F
David Garden 19.Netherlands
6.4
70'
Substitutes
G
Celton Biai 16.Guinea-Bissau
D
Osman Turay 22.Germany
D
Simon Janssen 15.Netherlands
6.3
70'
M
Daniel van Vianen 6.Netherlands
M
Valentin Sulzbacher 18.Austria
6.4
70' 71'
M
Yacqub Finey 23.Somalia
M
Guilliano Cairo 24.
6.5
85'
F
Mario Domínguez 9.Spain
6.4
70' 85'
F
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 11.Iran
6.6
80'
F
Ilano Silva Timas 21.Netherlands
F
Nesto Groen 28.Netherlands

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

The manager Ruben den Uil decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel (6.7), Eric da Silva Moreira (6.7), Casper Widell (6.5), Jan Plug (7.2), Kasey Bos (6.4), Rick Meissen (6.9), Aymen Sliti (7.5), Irakli Yegoian (6.3), Lennard Hartjes (6.4), Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson (7.3) and David Garden (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Simon Janssen (6.3), Daniel van Vianen, Mario Domínguez (6.4), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (6.6), Celton Biai, Valentin Sulzbacher (6.4), Ilano Silva Timas, Osman Turay, Yacqub Finey, Guilliano Cairo (6.5) and Nesto Groen.

Substitutions

Excelsior made 5 changes: David Garden for Mario Domínguez (70′), Kasey Bos  for Simon Janssen (70′), Eric da Silva Moreira for Valentin Sulzbacher (70′), Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson for Alireza Jahanbakhsh (80′) and Lennard Hartjes for Guilliano Cairo (85′).

Player of the match: Aymen Sliti​

The most impressive player for Excelsior was Aymen Sliti.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 28 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
Vasilios Barkas  1.Greece
6.8
D
Matisse Didden  3.Belgium
7.2
D
Niklas Vesterlund 23.Denmark
6.4
81'
D
Siebe Horemans 2.Belgium
6.7
D
Nikolas Panagiotou 5.Cyprus
6.4
D
Arthur Zagré 92.France
6.8
90'
M
Adrian Blake 15.England
7.4
62'
M
Ángel Alarcón 11.Spain
6.6
62'
M
Dani de Wit 20.Netherlands
7.5
Goals90'
M
Davy van den Berg 34.Netherlands
7.2
F
Artem Stepanov 9.Ukraine
7.0
62' Goals36'
Substitutes
G
Sergio Padt 22.Netherlands
G
Kevin Gadellaa 33.Netherlands
D
Jakov Medic 18.Croatia
90'
D
Per Kloosterboer 32.Netherlands
D
Guus Offerhaus 6.Netherlands
D
Neville Ogidi Nwankwo  21.Netherlands
M
Joris van Overeem  8.Netherlands
6.4
81'
F
Sem van Duijn 17.Netherlands
6.3
62'
F
Nordin Amrabat  39.Morocco
F
Marius Broholm 80.Norway
6.7
62'
F
Yoann Cathline 10.France
6.9
62'

FC Utrecht started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Anthony Correia played with: Vasilios Barkas (6.8), Niklas Vesterlund (6.4), Siebe Horemans (6.7), Matisse Didden (7.2), Nikolas Panagiotou (6.4), Arthur Zagré (6.8), Ángel Alarcón (6.6), Dani de Wit (7.5), Davy van den Berg (7.2), Adrian Blake (7.4) and Artem Stepanov (7.0).

They had on the bench: Guus Offerhaus, Yoann Cathline (6.9), Neville Ogidi Nwankwo, Joris van Overeem (6.4), Sem van Duijn (6.3), Jakov Medic, Sergio Padt, Per Kloosterboer, Kevin Gadellaa, Nordin Amrabat and Marius Broholm (6.7).

FC Utrecht could not rely on the presence of Jakov Medic (injured).

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Ángel Alarcón for Marius Broholm (62′), Artem Stepanov for Yoann Cathline (62′), Adrian Blake for Sem van Duijn (62′), Niklas Vesterlund for Joris van Overeem  (81′) and Arthur Zagré for Jakov Medic (90′).

Player of the match: Dani de Wit​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was Dani de Wit.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 30 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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