Dusan Tadic’s strike gave the visitors a perfect start, but goals from Edouard Duplan, Cedric van der Gun and Alexander Gerndt secured a much-needed win for Jan Wouters’ men.
On Eredivisie match-day 26, FC Utrecht managed to secure a 3-1 win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Groningen-c39119 at Stadion Galgewaard on Sunday, March 18. The Utreg came from behind to beat the Europa League hopefuls and ended their three-match winless run in the Dutch top tier.
Pride of the North made a brilliant start away from home and took the lead in the 13th minute. The home side’s defence failed to clear a ball in the area, and Dusan Tadic took full advantage of the defensive error to find the back of the net with
a neat finish.
The Utreg responded well after conceding an early goal and put immense pressure on the visiting side’s back-line. In the 22nd minute, the home side earned a free-kick in a dangerous position after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexander-Gerndt-c4831. However,
Gerndt failed to find the target from the resulting free-kick.
Chances were hard to come by, as both sides frequently lost possession in the midfield. However, the Utreg scored the equaliser in the 42nd minute. Gerndt made a brilliant run on the right flank before setting up Edouard Duplan inside the box,
who made no mistake in hitting the bottom left corner of the net.
After the half-time break, the Utreg resumed proceedings aggressively and created a couple of good opportunities. However, Nana Asare’s effort went well wide of the target while Anouar Kali failed to meet Cedric van der Gun’s cross from the left.
Tadic then had a good opportunity to restore his side’s one-goal lead in the 78th minute after a defensive error left him one-on-one with Fernandez. However, his effort crashed against the outside of the post before going out for a goal-kick,
much to the dismay of the Groningen head coach, Pieter Huistra.
The home side took full advantage of the visiting side’s missed opportunity and went ahead in the 84th minute. Duplan made a brilliant run on the right flank before sending a cross into the box, and Van der Gun headed the ball perfectly into the
back of the net.
Five minutes later, the hosts doubled their advantage through Gerndt. The striker ran from the half-line before powering his shot into the top left corner of the net with a left-footed striker to seal a 3-1 win.
All three points ensured that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Utrecht-c39237 occupy 13th spot in the league table, five points clear of the danger zone.
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