1. 11'
   N. Naujoks

   Assist: D. Sanches Fernandes

   
   ⚽
2. 17'
   VAR — Goal Disallowed - offside

   
   📺
3. 29'
   🟨
   

   M. Didden

   Holding
4. 31'
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   M. Didden

   Roughing
5. 31'
   🟥
   

   M. Didden

   Roughing
6. 36'
   D. Sanches Fernandes

   Assist: G. de Regt

   
   ⚽
7. 41'
   🔁
   

   S. Horemans ↑

   A. Stepanov ↓
8. 46'
   🔁
   

   E. Adiele ↑

   S. El Karouani ↓
9. 55'
   D. Sanches Fernandes

   Assist: A. Zagre

   
   ⚽
10. 63'
    S. Wlodarczyk ↑

    E. Hansson ↓

    
    🔁
11. 64'
    🟨
    

    G. Zechiel

    Tripping
12. 69'
    I. Yegoian

    
    ⚽
13. 73'
    🔁
    

    C. Bozdogan ↑

    G. Zechiel ↓
14. 76'
    A. Carlen ↑

    D. Sanches Fernandes ↓

    
    🔁
15. 76'
    I. Bronkhorst ↑

    I. Yegoian ↓

    
    🔁
16. 80'
    🔁
    

    D. Min ↑

    A. Alarcon ↓
17. 80'
    🔁
    

    J. Karlsson ↑

    Y. Cathline ↓
18. 85'
    S. Janssen ↑

    N. Naujoks ↓

    
    🔁
19. 85'
    G. Cairo ↑

    R. Meissen ↓

    
    🔁
20. 90+3'
    L. Hartjes

    Assist: I. Bronkhorst

    
    ⚽

Match stats

• 59%Possession41%
• 18Shots10
• 9Shots on target3
• 6Shots off target3
• 3Blocked shots4
• 14Shots inside box7
• 4Shots outside box3
• 3.16Expected goals (xG)0.84
• 526Passes360
• 456Accurate passes277
• 87%Pass accuracy77%
• 3Corners2
• 3Offsides1
• 12Fouls8
• 0Yellow cards3
• 0Red cards1
• 3Saves4

Lineups

Excelsior

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

Goalkeeper

• 1Stijn van Gassel

Defenders

• 3Rick Meissen
• 4Casper Widell
• 14Lewis Schouten
• 12Arthur Zagre

Midfielders

• 10Noah Naujoks
• 20Lennard Hartjes
• 23Irakli Yegoian

Forwards

• 30Derensili Sanches Fernandes
• 11Gyan de Regt
• 7Emil Hansson

Substitutes

• 9Szymon Włodarczyk
• 16Calvin Raatsie
• 24Giuliano Cairo
• 2Ilias Bronkhorst
• 15Simon Janssen
• 6Adam Carlén
• 29Mike van Duinen
• 33Jerolldino Bergraaf

Coach: Ruben den Uil

Utrecht

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Goalkeeper

• 1Vasilis Barkas

Defenders

• 23Niklas Vesterlund
• 40Matisse Didden
• 3Mike Van der Hoorn
• 16Souffian El Karouani

Midfielders

• 27Alonzo Engwanda
• 21Gjivai Zechiël
• 77Ángel Alarcón
• 20Dani de Wit
• 10Yoann Cathline

Forwards

• 18Artem Stepanov

Substitutes

• 2Siebe Horemans
• 5Emeka Adeile
• 51Mees Eppink
• 33Kevin Gadellaa
• 53Neal Viereck
• 44Mike Eerdhuijzen
• 8Can Bozdoğan
• 11Jesper Karlsson
• 15Adrian Blake
• 9David Min

Coach: Ron Jans

Top performers

Excelsior

• Derensili Sanches Fernandes2G 1A76'10.0
• Noah Naujoks1G85'8.2
• Casper Widell93'7.7
• Lewis Schouten93'7.7
• Stijn van Gassel93'7.3

Utrecht

• Alonzo Engwanda93'6.9
• Can Bozdoğan21'6.9
• Gjivai Zechiël72'6.7
• Jesper Karlsson13'6.7
• Yoann Cathline80'6.6