Ton du Chatinier’s side succeeded to win one point against De Graafschap last night at the De Vijverberg Stadium. Following a red card, FC Utrecht had to handle their inferiority for almost half an hour. Silberbauer left his side in ten men and struggling to grab at least one point from the 12th-ranked Graafschap.
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The visitors dominated the first half, thing which made Utrecht coach look very disappointed and frustrated at the end of the match. One of the biggest opportunities involved Nana Asare and Edouard Duplan. The French missed to strike the ball home after Asare fed him with a very good pass. It was the 24th minute, but Chatinier’s squad looked very decided to claim the victory.
Demouge was the one to have the first word of the second half. Silberbauer found the striker with a superb cross that ended with a pretty dangerous header. Referee Pieter Vink would penalize the same Silberbauer with a red card 30 minutes from time. The midfielder was sent off following a tough challenge over Youssouf Hersi.
The result remained unchanged until the final whistle. 0-0 as Utrecht miss their chance to climb seventh in the Eredivisie. Said visitors’ boss, Ton du Chatinier: “We had so many chances but we were far too careless with them.” As for de Graafschap, they also looked a bit disappointed for not being able to beat ten-men Utrecht in front of a 11,000-home crowd. Darije Kalezic’s squad stay mid-tabled in the Dutch league with 25 points in 21 games.
Utrecht – Vorm; Cornelisse, Schut, Wuytens, Lensky (Nesu ’77); Silberbauer, Strootman, Duplan, Asare, Mertens; Demouge (E. Brouwers ’53). Reserves: K. Sinouh, G. Nijholt, M. van der Maarel, A. Sarota, A. Yildirim.
De Graafschap – Waterman; Frankel, Broekhof, Meijer, Buijs, Wormgoor; Jungschlage, Hersi, Rose (yellow card); Poepon, de Ridder (yellow card). Reserves: J. Kujala, J. Terol, S. Overgoor, R. Sebens, H. Bargas, T. Evers, J. Jansen.
Utrecht sit eighth in the table with ten wins, three draws and eight losses, while De Graafschap have six wins, seven draws and eight defeats.
Other results:
NEC 1 – 1 Heracles Almelo
Vitesse 5 – 2 Roda JC Kerkdrade
AZ Alkmaar 6 – 1 VVV Venlo
PSV Eindhoven 2 – 1 Willem II
Excelsior 1 – 5 ADO Den Haag
FC Twente 2 – 1 Feyenoord
SC Heerenveen 1 – 4 FC Gronigen
NAC Breda 0 – 3 Ajax Amsterdam
PSV lead the Eredivisie table with 47 points in 21 games. FC Twente, who produced a very good figure in the UEFA Champions League, are very close to make the return in the UCL. They sit second, one point behind PSV. Dutch champions Ajax are third with 41 points.
