Артем Степанов, getty images
In the match of the 31st round of the Dutch championship, Utrecht could not impose a fight on Excelsior and recognized a crushing defeat with a 0:5 result on the road.
The guests found themselves at the crease already in the first half - on the 31st half, Matisse Didden snatched two cards in a short space of an hour and deprived the team of tens. Before the break, it's already 0:2.
Ukrainian striker Artem Stepanov was at the starting line, but did not finish before the break - he was replaced on the 41st quarter, if the coaching staff decided to restart the group after training.
In the other half, Excelsior achieved a great victory, scoring three more goals. For Stepanov, this match became the 12th in the current season of the Yeredivisie.
Excelsior – Utrecht 5:0 Goals: Naujoks 11, Fernandez Sanchez 36, Fernandez Sanchez 55, Yegoryan 70, Hartjes 90+3.