FC Utrecht played at the OVC’85 sports complex in Oosterbeek in Gelderland not only without Flamingo. The injured Soufyan el Karouani, Niklas Vesterlund, Wessel Kooy and Can Bozdogan were also absent. The injury of the latter in particular is a cause for concern. “He has a lot of trouble with his ankle”, says Jans, who fears that the midfielder will not be fit in time for the start of the competition.