Eredivisie: FC Utrecht recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer SC Heerenveen 2-1
HEERENVEEN. FC Utrecht succeeded in turn the table against SC Heerenveen to win 2-1.
HEERENVEEN. FC Utrecht found a way to turn the table against SC Heerenveen to win 2-1. It was SC Heerenveen to strike first with a goal of S. van Hooijdonk at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 44′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Sagnan gave the win to FC Utrecht in the 67′ minute with a goal. SC Heerenveen was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Abe Lenstra Stadion stadium in Heerenveen on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot with the assistance of Richard Polman and Marco Ribbink. The 4th official was Richard Martens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.79 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.
Match Statistics
SC Heerenveen was in firm control of the ball 61% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
SC Heerenveen was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, FC Utrecht was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
SC Heerenveen shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, FC Utrecht shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
SC Heerenveen received 2 yellow cards (A. Tahiri and T. Haye). On the other side, FC Utrecht received 4 yellow cards (J. Toornstra, L. Brouwers, S. van de Streek and O. Boussaid).
After playing this encounter, SC Heerenveen will stay with 17 points like Sparta Rotterdam to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, FC Utrecht will have 15 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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34'34'
S. van Hooijdonk
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44'44'
A. Douvikas
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45'45'
A. Tahiri
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58'58'
J. Toornstra
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63'63'
Othmane Boussaid
Daishawn Redan
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64'64'
Hidde ter Avest
Sean Klaiber
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67'67'
M. Sagnan
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73'73'
Antoine Colassin
Rami Al Hajj
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73'73'
Tibor Halilovic
Anas Tahiri
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73'73'
Alex Andersson
Simon Olsson
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77'77'
L. Brouwers
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77'77'
S. van de Streek
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81'81'
T. Haye
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88'88'
O. Boussaid
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89'89'
R. Kluivert
J. Toornstra
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90'90'
C. Bozdogan
S. van de Streek
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, SC Heerenveen will play away against Excelsior on the 5th of November with a 11-5 head to head stats in favor of SC Heerenveen (2 draws).
FC Utrecht will host FC Groningen on the 6th of November with a 17-14 head to head statistic in favor of FC Utrecht (11 draws).
SC Heerenveen: Formation and Lineups
SC Heerenveen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Kees van Wonderen chose to play with the following team: Andries Noppert , Milan van Ewijk , Sven van Beek , Paweł Bochniewicz , Mats Köhlert , Simon Olsson , Thom Haye , Anas Tahiri , Amin Sarr , Sydney van Hooijdonk and Rami Al Hajj .
Substitutes
SC Heerenveen made 3 changes: S. Olsson for A. Andersson (73′), R. Al Hajj for A. Colassin (73′) and A. Tahiri for T. Halilovic (73′).
Top player: Sydney van Hooijdonk
Probably the most impressive player in SC Heerenveen was Sydney van Hooijdonk.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
FC Utrecht: Formation and Lineups
FC Utrecht started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the opposite side, Henk Fraser played with: Vasilis Barkas , Sean Klaiber , Mike Van der Hoorn , Modibo Sagnan , Mark van der Maarel , Luuk Brouwers , Jens Toornstra , Taylor Booth , Sander van de Streek , Anastasios Douvikas and Daishawn Redan .
Substitutes
FC Utrecht made 4 changes: S. Klaiber for H. ter Avest (64′), D. Redan for O. Boussaid (64′), J. Toornstra for R. Kluivert (89′) and S. van de Streek for C. Bozdogan (90′).
Best player: Vasilis Barkas
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was the goalkeeper: Vasilis Barkas. His rating is 8.14. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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