Utrecht snatched its first victory in the regular season of the Eredivisie, defeating Excelsior iz Rahunkom 2:1.
The main hero of the match was Dani de Wit, who in the 93rd round effectively overthrew the Gospodars goalkeeper Sijn van Gassel, bringing his team three points at the most critical moment of the match..
The match started dynamically: the guests could open the rakhunok already on the other side, after receiving the ball from the post after Adrian Blake’s hit. Excelsior Shvidko Vidpovi with powerful attacks, creating tense efforts by Agust Thorsteinsson and Aymen Sliti, but the rulers were not able to break through the defense of their opponent.
At the end of the first half of Utrecht, the best lead was the Ukrainian striker Artem Stepanov, finishing in the right place and hitting the goal from a close distance.. Tsikavo, scho Stepanov (19 years and 34 days) - the youngest Gravets, who scored a goal against? 5 matches since 18 years of Rafael van der Vaart in 2001 (7 years).
After interrupting the little ones, they changed. Excelsior made a series of substitutions (closed, Sem van Dijn and Joann Catline entered the field) and began to act significantly more aggressively. Wanting the citizen of Utrecht, Davey van den Bergh, to have a chance to increase the momentum by breaking through the order, the initiative completely passed on to the Rotterdammers.
On the 76th line, the activity of the Gospodars was converted into a goal: Ditching a masterful defender, diving into a cross from the right and beating Vasilios Barkas with a low shot from a sharp corner.
Struck by the goal scored, Excelsior rushed towards his opponent, hoping for a full-fledged comeback in front of the crowd.
Prote overworldly burying the attack cost him a point - in compensation, the hour de Wet cold-bloodedly realized his moment, giving the rulers a beggarly blow. Having achieved an honorable victory, the next year of Utrecht's decorations will destroy the guest's presence in another Rotterdam club - Feenoord.
Excelsior - Utrecht - 1:2 Goals: Sliti 77 - Stepanov 36, De Wit 90+2.