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FC Utrecht

Conference League Playoffs · Final
Ugh, no.
FC Utrecht lost to Ajax Amsterdam (3–4 on penalties)
FC Utrecht 1 – 1 Ajax Amsterdam
FT-Pens · Sun, May 24

Match Details

Kras Stadion (Volendam) · 5,300 fans · ESPN+

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Ajax 1(4), FC Utrecht 1(3).
  • 120'Penalty Shootout ends, Ajax 1(4), FC Utrecht 1(3).
  • 120'Penalty saved. Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Maarten Paes (Ajax).
  • 120'Goal! Ajax 1(4), FC Utrecht 1(3). Anton Gaaei (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120'Goal! Ajax 1(3), FC Utrecht 1(3). Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120'Goal! Ajax 1(3), FC Utrecht 1(2). Mika Godts (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 120'Goal! Ajax 1(2), FC Utrecht 1(2). Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 120'Goal! Ajax 1(2), FC Utrecht 1(1). Wout Weghorst (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 120'Goal! Ajax 1(1), FC Utrecht 1(1). Rafik El Arguioui (FC Utrecht) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 120'Goal! Ajax 1(1), FC Utrecht 1. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 120'Penalty saved. Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Maarten Paes (Ajax).
  • 120'Penalty Shootout begins Ajax 1, FC Utrecht 1.

Line Score

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UTR 00013 1
AJA 00104 1

Match Leaders

FC Utrecht
Ajax Amsterdam

League Table · 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 AZ Alkmaar 7 6 1 0 +12 19
2 Feyenoord 7 5 2 0 +18 17
3 PSV 7 5 1 1 +14 16
4 FC Twente 7 5 1 1 +8 16
5 Ajax 7 4 2 1 +12 14
6 Fortuna 7 4 1 2 -1 13
7 Excelsior 7 3 2 2 +6 11
8 FC Groningen 7 3 2 2 +2 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 2 4 1 +2 10
10 Heerenveen 7 2 3 2 +2 9
11 NEC 7 2 2 3 -1 8
12 Sparta 7 1 2 4 -7 5
13 Telstar 7 1 2 4 -7 5
14 Cambuur 7 1 2 4 -9 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 1 2 4 -13 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 1 1 5 -14 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 0 2 5 -10 2
18 Willem II 7 0 2 5 -14 2
Champions LeagueChampions League qualifyingEuropa League qualifyingConference League qualifyingEuropa LeagueRelegation playoffsRelegation

Penalty Shootout

FC Utrecht · 3/5

  1. Sébastien Haller
  2. Rafik El Arguioui
  3. Gjivai Zechiël
  4. Adrian Blake
  5. Souffian El Karouani

Ajax Amsterdam · 4/4

  1. Davy Klaassen
  2. Wout Weghorst
  3. Mika Godts
  4. Anton Gaaei

Key Events

120'Davy Klaassen (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
107'Wout Weghorst (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
106'Goal! Ajax 1, FC Utrecht 1. Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
98'Substitution, FC Utrecht. Ángel Alarcón replaces Yoann Cathline.
96'Goal! Ajax 1, FC Utrecht 0. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu following a set piece situation.
95'Substitution, Ajax. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Youri Baas.
90'+5'Rafik El Arguioui (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'Substitution, Ajax. Ko Itakura replaces Youri Regeer.
78'Substitution, Ajax. Maher Carrizo replaces Steven Berghuis.
78'Substitution, Ajax. Wout Weghorst replaces Kasper Dolberg.
73'Substitution, FC Utrecht. Rafik El Arguioui replaces Siebe Horemans because of an injury.
70'Substitution, FC Utrecht. Adrian Blake replaces Jesper Karlsson.
61'Substitution, FC Utrecht. Nick Viergever replaces Mike Eerdhuijzen.
60'Substitution, FC Utrecht. Sébastien Haller replaces Artem Stepanov.
54'Substitution, Ajax. Sean Steur replaces Jorthy Mokio because of an injury.

Team Stats

FC UtrechtAjax Amsterdam
General
36.8 Possession % 63.2
12 Shots 24
4 On Target 8
1 Offsides 1
4 Corners 8
17 Fouls 16
Passing & Defense
325 Passes Completed 612
5 Crosses Won 6
12 Tackles Won 16
10 Interceptions 10
39 Clearances 17
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
7 Saves 3

Recent Form

Ajax Amsterdam W D L D W
FC Utrecht L W W W W

Starting Lineups

Ajax Amsterdam4-3-3
26 Paes
3 Gaaei 30 Bouwman 15 Baas 2 Rosa
6 Regeer 24 Mokio 18 Klaassen 96'
23 Berghuis 9 Dolberg 11 Godts
18 Stepanov
11 Karlsson 20 de Wit 10 Cathline
21 Zechiël 106' 2 Horemans
16 El Karouani 44 Eerdhuijzen 3 van der Hoorn 23 Vesterlund
1 Barkas
FC Utrecht4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Ajax Amsterdam

  1. #26 Maarten PaesG
  2. #15 Youri BaasCD-L
  3. #30 Aaron BouwmanCD-R
  4. LR #2 Lucas RosaLB
  5. #3 Anton GaaeiRB
  6. #24 Jorthy MokioCM
  7. #18 Davy KlaassenLM96'
  8. YR #6 Youri RegeerRM
  9. KD #9 Kasper DolbergF
  10. MG #11 Mika GodtsLF
  11. #23 Steven BerghuisRF
Substitutes · 5 used

FC Utrecht

  1. #1 Vasilios BarkasG
  2. #44 Mike EerdhuijzenCD-L
  3. #3 Mike van der HoornCD-R
  4. #16 Souffian El KarouaniLB
  5. #23 Niklas VesterlundRB
  6. #20 Dani de WitAM
  7. #21 Gjivai ZechiëlLM106'
  8. #2 Siebe HoremansRM
  9. #18 Artem StepanovF
  10. #11 Jesper KarlssonAM-L
  11. #10 Yoann CathlineAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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Upcoming
vs Willem II at FC Twente vs PEC Zwolle at Telstar vs NEC Nijmegen vs SC Cambuur at ADO Den Haag at Ajax Amsterdam vs Fortuna Sittard vs Heerenveen
Recent Results
L 0–5 at Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2–1 at Excelsior D 3–3 vs Go Ahead Eagles L 1–6 vs PSV Eindhoven D 3–3 at Sparta Rotterdam L 1–4 vs AZ Alkmaar L 1–2 at FC Groningen L 0–1 vs Sevilla Schedule only D 1–1 at Ajax Amsterdam Conference League Playoffs · Final W 3–2 vs Heerenveen Conference League Playoffs · Semifinals