FC Utrecht started the match excellently. That resulted in an early lead. Then it was unlucky that the 0-2 was disallowed, otherwise it might have played a winning match against Heerenveen. It was not entirely coincidental that FC Utrecht played well in that initial phase, because the tried and tested recipe of high pressure also worked in Friesland. “A great start in their ‘own way’, Alflen explained in Een Berg Sport. “Sometimes they needed the fifth or sixth man to put pressure on to win the ball, but Heerenveen can also play good football. It went well and a quick goal helps. We all thought that everything was fine.”
Robby Alflen analyses FC Utrecht
