Dutch Eredivisie

Excelsior vs FC Utrecht, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Excelsior
  • 11': Noah Naujoks
  • 36': Sanches Fernandes
  • 55': Sanches Fernandes
  • 69': Irakli Yegoian
  • 90'+3': Lennard Hartjes
FT
5 - 0
FC Utrecht
  • Red Card 31': Matisse Didden

About

Excelsior are hosting FC Utrecht at Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 8': Foul by Matisse Didden (FC Utrecht).
  • 8': Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes following a fast break.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël.
  • 11': Goal! Excelsior 1, FC Utrecht 0. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht).
  • 16': Offside, Excelsior. Arthur Zagré is caught offside.
  • 19': Offside, FC Utrecht. Artem Stepanov is caught offside.
  • 20': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël.
  • 23': Lewis Schouten (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht).
  • 24': Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
  • 24': Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Hansson with a cross.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noah Naujoks following a fast break.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yoann Cathline with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rick Meissen.
  • 29': Foul by Matisse Didden (FC Utrecht).
  • 29': Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Matisse Didden (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
  • 30': Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Matisse Didden (FC Utrecht).
  • 31': Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Second yellow card to Matisse Didden (FC Utrecht) for a bad foul.
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Arthur Zagré following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Foul by Lewis Schouten (Excelsior).
  • 34': Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Emil Hansson (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht). Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
  • 35': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Vasilios Barkas.
  • 36': Goal! Excelsior 2, FC Utrecht 0. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gyan de Regt with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).
  • 40': Foul by Gyan de Regt (Excelsior).
  • 40': Alonzo Engwanda (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Niklas Vesterlund (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Naujoks.
  • 41': Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).
  • 41': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Siebe Horemans replaces Artem Stepanov.
  • 43': Foul by Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht).
  • 43': Rick Meissen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Excelsior 2, FC Utrecht 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Excelsior 2, FC Utrecht 0.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Emeka Adiele replaces Souffian El Karouani.
  • 51': Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël with a through ball.
  • 52': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Lewis Schouten.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Niklas Vesterlund.
  • 55': Goal! Excelsior 3, FC Utrecht 0. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Zagré.
  • 58': Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
  • 58': Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
  • 62': Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Noah Naujoks.
  • 63': Substitution, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Emil Hansson.
  • 64': Foul by Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht).
  • 64': Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht).
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Offside, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk is caught offside.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht). Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  • 69': Goal! Excelsior 4, FC Utrecht 0. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 72': VAR Decision: Goal Excelsior 4-0 FC Utrecht (Irakli Yegoian).
  • 72': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Can Bozdogan replaces Gjivai Zechiël because of an injury.
  • 75': Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
  • 75': Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Irakli Yegoian.
  • 76': Substitution, Excelsior. Ilias Bronkhorst replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mike van der Hoorn.
  • 80': Substitution, FC Utrecht. David Min replaces Ángel Alarcón.
  • 80': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Jesper Karlsson replaces Yoann Cathline.
  • 80': Offside, Excelsior. Gyan de Regt is caught offside.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Szymon Wlodarczyk (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht). Assisted by Arthur Zagré with a through ball.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht). Assisted by Ilias Bronkhorst.
  • 84': Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
  • 84': Can Bozdogan (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Substitution, Excelsior. Simon Janssen replaces Noah Naujoks.
  • 85': Substitution, Excelsior. Guilliano Cairo replaces Rick Meissen.
  • 86': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Can Bozdogan.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Schouten (Excelsior).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Szymon Wlodarczyk (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Szymon Wlodarczyk.
  • 89': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Mike van der Hoorn.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Emeka Adiele (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Guilliano Cairo (Excelsior).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Emeka Adiele (FC Utrecht).
  • 90'+3': Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Excelsior 5, FC Utrecht 0. Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Excelsior 5, FC Utrecht 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Excelsior 5, FC Utrecht 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 3
40.5 Possession 59.5
10 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
276 Accurate Passes 459
358 Passes 532
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
9 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 55
22 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 12
19 Effective Clearances 15
19 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Stadion Woudestein
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 4,600

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 34 +56 84
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 +26 65
3 NEC Nijmegen 34 +24 59
4 FC Twente 34 +19 58
Full Standings

Line-Ups

EXC Excelsior (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
14 Lewis Schouten
4 Casper Widell
12 Arthur Zagre
3 Rick Meissen
20 Lennard Hartjes
23 Irakli Yegoian
10 Noah Naujoks
11 Gyan De Regt
7 Emil Hansson
30 Sanches Fernandes
Excelsior Substitutes:
Adam Carlén, Szymon Wlodarczyk, Mike van Duinen, Jerolldino Bergraaf, Calvin Raatsie, Ilias Bronkhorst, Guilliano Cairo, Simon Janssen.

UTR FC Utrecht (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Vasilios Barkas (GK)
3 Mike van der Hoorn
40 Matisse Didden Yellow Card
16 Souffian El Karouani
23 Niklas Vesterlund
20 Dani de Wit
21 Gjivai Zechiël Yellow Card
27 Alonzo Engwanda
18 Artem Stepanov
10 Yoann Cathline
77 Ángel Alarcón
FC Utrecht Substitutes:
Kevin Gadellaa, Mees Eppink, Adrian Blake, Siebe Horemans, Emeka Adeile, David Min, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Can Bozdogan, Neal Viereck, Jesper Karlsson.

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