Heracles Almelo-FC Utrecht 2-0
1-0 Luka Kulenovic (8 ‘)
2-0 Mat Rock (34 ‘)
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
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90+2 ‘De Keijzer saves twice. First the shot of Cathline, then the rebound of Haller.
86 ‘Barkas again with a handsome rescue.
73 ‘opportunity Heracles! El Karouani unhappy the ball, from the counter, Heracles is dangerous. El Karouani makes up for his mistake by removing the ball with a sliding of the goal line.
70 ‘The fourth change at FC Utrecht. Jonathans replaces Fraulo. The attack is being changed.
69 ‘Chance FC Utrecht! Blake gives on Haller, the Frenchman touches the pole.
67 ‘Barkas keeps FC Utrecht somewhat alive. The Greek knows how to turn an attempt up close.
63 ‘another switch at FC Utrecht. Blake comes within the lines for Descotte.
55 “” I don’t really have the idea that Plan B is being implemented, “says analyst Jan Willem van Ede.
46 ‘FC Utrecht started the second half with two switches. Haller and Horemans have entered the field for Viergever and Toornstra.
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45+2 ‘”FC Utrecht has had a number of chances, Heracles is much more effective and gets much more space,” says analyst Jan Willem van Ede about the first half.
44 ‘The defense of FC Utrecht remains vulnerable.
40 ‘Cathline comes in and shoots in the far corner, the Keijzer saves the ball.
34 ‘goal Heracles! It became 2-0 for the home team. Again the Utrecht defense does not look good. Rock can easily come in.
32 “” In this competition you could use a point of contact if Haller is very good, “says analyst Jan Willem van Ede.
23 ‘The ball is given on Cathline. The Frenchman gets out of the penalty spot, but his attempt flies half a meter over the goal.
16 ‘Yellow for Nick Viergever who takes the switch from Heracles out with a violation.
8 ‘goal Heracles! Heracles takes a 1-0 lead via Kulenovic. The striker pops up among the Utrecht defenders and works the ball with his heel.
7 ‘FC Utrecht is out via the right. Descotte gives the ball for but Toornstra just can’t do it.
4 ‘The first chance for Heracles! After a pass from the right, the ball goes via Engwanda on the Utrechtse Paal.
1 ‘There has been kicked off in Almelo between Heracles and FC Utrecht.
Constellations:
Heracles: De Keijzer; Wieckhoff, Mirani, Mesik, Rock; Scheperman, Bruns, Zamburek; Podgoreanu, Kulenovic, Talvition
FC Utrecht: Barkas; Engwanda, van der Hoorn, Viergever, El Karouani; Fraulo, Aaronson, Toornstra; Descotte, min, cathline
Warm up:
– A week and a half ago FC Utrecht also played against Heracles in Almelo. The premier league match ended in 1-1.
– FC Utrecht and Heracles faced each other three times before in the cup tournament. FC Utrecht won all three of those duels. In 2003/2004 it was also a quarterfinals, when FC Utrecht won 3-2.
– FC Utrecht has won the KNVB Cup three times (1985, 2003, 2004). Heracles never won the cup.
– Earlier in the cup tournament, FC Utrecht was too strong for FC Lisse, AFC and RKC Waalwijk.
– FC Utrecht has not lost any match this season. With last season counted, FC Utrecht has already been unbeaten fourteen matches in a row.
– At Heracles, former FC Utrecht-keeper and Leusdenaar Fabian de Keijzer is under the bar. Defender Justin Hoogma also has a past at FC Utrecht.
Outlook
FC Utrecht is only two wins removed from a ticket for the cup final. “I already smell De Kuip a bit,” says FC Utrecht coach Ron Jans in the run-up to the quarterfinals with Heracles. The cup fever has been fueled by the Utrecht coach and he believes that his players should also have this now that the final is getting closer.
De kwartfinale van de KNVB Beker tussen Heracles en FC Utrecht is dinsdag live te volgen via de livestream van RTV Utrecht met commentaar van René van den Berg en Bert Kous, de analyse wordt verzorgd door Jan Willem van Ede. De wedstrijd begint om 20.00 uur, de uitzending om 19.30 uur.