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A brand new chapter has been added to the file with suspended matches in skilled soccer. Though the sport between FC Utrecht and RKC was stopped twice, it was determined to play the sport towards the principles.
This on the request of mayor Sharon Dijksma of Utrecht, who needed the remaining minutes of harm time to be performed out for security causes.
The soccer gamers refused to do something within the the rest of the sport. RKC keeper Etienne Vaessen demonstratively stored the ball below his toes over the past two minutes, the opposite gamers remained stationary.
Time ticked away and FC Utrecht ultimately prolonged its subscription to the play-offs for a yr, as a result of the rating was and remained 2-0 in favor of the house membership. The final seven instances that playoffs had been performed, Utrecht at all times participated.
Opponent RKC additionally hopes to take part within the jump-off competitions for European soccer, however sees competitor sc Heerenveen working out some extent.
And FC Utrecht additionally intently adopted the actions in Friesland. And particularly that of striker Sydney van Hooijdonk. As a result of he didn’t rating, Anastasios Douvikas is once more the one prime scorer within the premier league as a result of his opening aim. That standing can carry FC Utrecht some extra cash, with a switch of the Greek striker.
Douvikas equals Haller
Together with his seventeen targets, already equaling Sébastien Haller’s finest season, Douvikas has put himself within the highlight. However with all eyes on him, it took him an hour to lastly rating.
He had a superb alternative from eleven meters, after Sander van de Streek was introduced down inside the penalty space. However Etienne Vaessen stopped Douvikas’ weak effort, usually a certainty on the subject of penalties.
Douvikas received one other large likelihood with the top, earlier than he hit the goal from a deep cross by Jens Toornstra on his third large likelihood. Precisely on the proper second, he aimed the ball by Shawn Adewoye’s legs, after which Vaessen was nailed to the bottom.
In all of the festivity, a cup was thrown on the sphere, after which each groups needed to go inside in accordance with the strict protocol. RKC got here out of the dressing room stronger after the pressured break, however Utrecht’s lead was not at risk.
Zakaria Labyad, who’s getting ready for a key position within the play-offs after a footballless interval, tapped in a cleverly taken nook from Can Bozdogan in further time. Once more a cup was thrown on the sphere and once more Ingmar Oostrom stopped the sport, however after session it was determined to deviate from the protocol.
