FC Liverpool 0 – FC Utrecht 0

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As FC Utrecht’s 21-year-old midfielder BARRY MAGUIRE (18), who is native to the Netherlands but pledged his alliegance to Ireland this past September, attempts to keep pace with England World Cup midfielder JOE COLE (10) of FC Liverpool at fabled Anfield on the Isle of Great Britain. (Clint Hughes/Getty Images)
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UEFA Europa League
Group Stage
12/15/2010

0 – FC Liverpool (ENG)
0 – FC Utrecht (HOL)

“Liverpool may have given children free tickets for the Europa League tie against Utrecht at Anfield but even they will have felt short-changed by the disappointing goalless draw…”

SPORTSMAIL REPORTER – Mail Online Football
http://www.dailymail.co./uk

Hey! — What is so bad about error-free goalkeeping, organized defense and a clean sheet?

Besides, the blog would have been thrilled just to be at Anfield on someone’s else’s dime…the blog has every confidence the children somehow managed to enjoy themselves in spite of the dearth of goals scored.

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Australia international goalkeeper BRAD JONES, a purchase of 2.3 million English pounds by manager Roy Hodgson from Middlesborough this past August who has appeared exactly twice now for Liverpool since, punches the ball to safety against FC Utrecht at Anfield. (IHN/dailymail.co.uk)
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Having already qualified for the knockout round of 32 this spring, FC Liverpool manager ROY HODGSON did the right thing to send out the reserves for the Scousers’ final match at the group stage.

Australia international goalkeeper BRAD JONES, who had previously made just one start for the Reds in the Carling League Cup since signing from Middlesborough this summer, appeared in Europe for the first time since the 2005-06 season.

Holland international striker RICKY VAN WOLFSWINKEL, who leads FC Utrecht with 11 goals in 18 Eredivisie games this season, was taken off at halftime by visiting manager TON DU CHATINIER in favor of 19-year-old attacker LEON DE KOGEL; thus, the promising 21-year-old ends his 2010-11 European campaign with a record of eight goals from 12 UEFA Europa League matches.

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Holland World Cup reserve goalkeeper MICHEL VORM, who collected his third shutout in six UEFA Europa League group stage games against FC Liverpool, barks out instructions to his FC Utrecht defense during the match against the Reds at Anfield in England. (Clint Hughes/Getty Images)
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FC LIVERPOOL : Jones – Kelly, Skrtel (Kyrgiakos 46′), Wilson, Aurelio – Jovanovic (Kuyt 73′), Poulsen, Shelvey, Cole – Babel, Eccleston (Pacheco 56′)

FC UTRECHT : Vorm – Cornelisse, Keller, Wuytens, Nesu – Duplan (Oar 71′), Silberbauer, Nijholt, Maguire (Sarota 83′), Mertens – van Wolfswinkel (de Kogel 46′)

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(Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images)

FC Utrecht 3 – SSC Napoli 3

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Holland World Cup reserve goalkeeper MICHEL VORM of FC Utrecht, who had several significant saves in the UEFA Europa League match, courageously saves the close-range shot of SSC Napoli’s Argentina interntional striker EZEQUIEL LAVEZZI (22) at the Stadion Galgenwaard in the Netherlands. (Michael Kooren/Reuters)
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UEFA Europa League
Group Stage
12/2/2010

3 – FC Utrecht (HOL) ——— van Wolfswinkel 6′, pen 28′, Demouge 35′
3 – SSC Napoli (ITA) ———- Cavani 5′, 42′, pen 70′

For all the goals — to speak nothing of scoring chances — absolutely nothing was settled as visiting Serie A side SSC NAPOLI fought back from two goals down on the road to draw 3-3 with Dutch Eredivisie outfit FC UTRECHT in Group K of the UEFA Europa League.

21-year-old attacker RICKY VAN WOLFSWINKEL, who made his senior international debut for the Netherlands against Ukraine in August, struck for a brace while veteran striker FRANK DEMOUGE added a goal in the 35th minute to sent FC Utrecht up 3-1.

The emerging van Wolfswinkel, who scored seven goals in 31 league games last season after arriving from Vitesse Arnhem, leads FC Utrecht this term with both 11 goals in 17 Eredivisie matches as well as eight goals in 11 UEFA contests.

But Uruguay World Cup striker EDINSON CAVANI, Napoli’s leading scorer in Serie A with nine goals heading into the match in the Netherlands, completed his hat trick to bring the Italian club back for a share of the spoils; on loan from US Palermo, Cavani also tops Napoli with six goals in the UEFA Europa League this season.

Napoli might have snatched a late winner, but were unfortunate to have the point-blank header of 30-year-old veteran Brazilian defender EMILSON SANCHEZ CRIBARI, a purchase of 500,000 Euros from SS Lazio this summer, rebound off the base of the post in injury time.

The result leaves both FC Utrecht and SSC Napoli with four points after five games in Group K of the UEFA Europa League. In the final round of matches at this stage, Napoli will host Steaua Bucharest while FC Utrecht must travel to England and face FC Liverpool at Anfield. The former Romanian army club are currently occupying the critical second place on six points.

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SSC Napoli goalkeeper MORGAN DE SANCTIS, the 33-year-old veteran who could not find first team football with FC Sevilla in Spain but has earned three caps in his career for Italy, dives to stop the well-struck free kick of FC Utrecht’s Belgian winger DRIES MERTENS (11) at the Stadion Galgenwaard in the Low Countries. (Michael Kooren/Reuters)
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FC UTRECHT : Vorm – Cornelisse, Schut, Wuytens, Nesu – Lensky, Silberbauer – Duplan, van Wolfswinkel, Mertens – Demouge

SSC NAPOLI : De Sanctis – Grava, Cribari, Campagnaro – Camilo Zuniga, Yebda, Gargano, Vitale – Hamsik, Cavani, Lavezzi

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(Michael Kooren/Reuters)
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(Michael Kooren/Reuters)
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(Michael Kooren/Reuters)
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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
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FC Steaua Bucharest 3 – FC Utrecht 1

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Belgium winger DRIES MERTENS (11) of FC Utrecht, who scored his third goal of this season’s UEFA Europa League competition in the match, is brought down by FC Steaua Bucharest’s Serbian defender NOVAK MARTINOVIC at the Stadionul Steaua in the capital city of Romania. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images)
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UEFA Europa League
Group Stage
11/4/2010

3 – FC Steaua Bucharest (ROM) —— Gardos 29′, Stancu 52′, 53′
1 – FC Utrecht (HOL) ———————- Mertens 33′

Two goals inside of sixty seconds within the opening ten minutes of the second half from Romania international striker BOGDAN STANCU sparked FC STEAUA BUCHAREST to a pivotal 3-1 defeat of visiting Dutch side FC UTRECHT in Group K of the UEFA Europa League.

Shortly before the half hour mark, controversy arrived when FC Utrecht’s Holland World Cup reserve goalkeeper MICHEL VORM carried the header of FC Steaua Bucharest defender FLORIN GARDOS over the goalline after a scramble in front following a corner kick.

The match referee, STANISLAV SUKHINA of Russia, awarded the goal and was proven by television replay to have made the correct call.

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The match between visiting Dutch side FC Utrecht and Romanian host FC Steau Bucharest is halted briefly by the referee after a flare was tossed onto the pitch at the Stadionul Steaua. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images)
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Stancu’s second half brace bankrolled the victory that vaulted FC Steaua Bucharest from bottom of Group K up into second place with five points from four matches; with their first loss at the group stage, FC Utrecht plummet to last in the group on three points.

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Romania international midfielder BANEL NICOLITA of FC Steaua Bucharest shoots past the attempted block of FC Utrecht’s Romania international defender MIHAI NESU, who spent eight seasons with FC Steaua Bucharest before transferring to to the Dutch Eredivisie in August of 2008, as the home side’s Serbian defender NOVAK MARTINOVIC (18) observes at the Stadionul Steaua. (Bogdan Cristel/Reuters)
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FC STEAU BUCHAREST : Tatarusanu ; Martinovic, Gardos, Alves, Latovievici ; Nicolita, Apostol (Bifalvi 46′), Ricardo, Tanase (Szekely 83′) ; Surdu (Angelov 88′), Stancu

FC UTRECHT : Vorm ; Cornelisse, Schut, Wuytens, Nesu ; Duplan (Danso 76′), Silberbauer, Lensky, Mertens ; van Wolfswinkel, Demouge (de Kogel 82′)

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FC Steaua Bucharest’s Brazilian midfielder RICARDO VILANA GOMES, an off-season acquisition from Romanian side FC Unirea Urziceni, fends off the challenge of FC Utrecht striker FRANK DEMOUGE (12), the transfer deadline signing from Willem II Tilburg, at the Stadionul Steaua. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images)
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FC Steaua Bucharest players appeal to the match referee in the 29th minute after FC Utrecht’s Holland World Cup reserve goalkeeper MICHEL VORM appeared to carry the ball over the goal line after stopping the header of former Romania U-21 international defender FLORIN GARDOS at the Stadionul Steaua in the national capital of Romania. (Bogdan Cristel/Reuters)
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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

FC Utrecht 1 – FC Steaua Bucharest 1

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Zambia international striker JACOB MULENGA of FC Utrecht gets his foot stuck in with FC Steaua Bucharest’s Portuguese defender GERALDO ALVES (23), the off-season addition to the Romanian team from Greek club AEK Athens, at the Stadion Galgenwaard in the Netherlands. (Olaf Kraak/Reuters)
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UEFA Europa League
Group Stage
10/21/2010

1 – FC Utrecht (HOL) ———————– Duplan 60′
1 – FC Steaua Bucharest (ROM) ——— own goal 75′

A late own goal a quarter hour from full time denied the hosts full points as FC UTRECHT tied visiting Romanian side FC STEAUA BUCHAREST 1-1 in Group K of the UEFA Europa League.

FC Utrecht, who put eight shots on target for the game as compared to just three for the one-time Romanian Army club who captured the 1986 European Cup title, might have taken the lead as early as the 26th minute but the fierce shot of 32-year-old veteran defender TIM CORNELISSE from the right flank crashed off the bar.

On the hour mark, FC Utrecht finally scored their first goal in 240 minutes of play at the group stage of the UEFA Champions League; after a scramble at the top of the penatly arc, the ball found itself on the foot of French winger EDOUARD DUPLAN and the mid-August arrival from Sparta Rotterdam promptly curled a shot in off the right post for his first career goal in Europe.

However, with just fifteen minutes to go in the match, FC Utrecht conceded its first goal in exactly 400 minutes of play in the UEFA Champions League this season when 29-year-old defender ALJE SCHUT inadvertantly headed a Steaua Bucharest free kick into his own net to equalize.

Ironically enough, just two minutes earlier, Schut could have sealed the deal for FC Utrecht but headed a corner kick over the bar at the other end.

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Former Romania U-21 international defender FLORIN GARDOS of FC Steaua Bucharest is doubled-teamed by the FC Utrecht midfield tandem of 20-year-old GIANLUCA NIJHOLT (27) and Denmark international MICHAEL SILBERBAUER (8), the Dutch side’s skipper, at the Stadion Galgenwaard. (Olaf Kraak/Reuters)
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FC UTRECHT : Vorm ; Cornelisse, Schut, Nesu ; Duplan, Silberbauer, Nijholt (Vostermans 80′), Mertens ; Duplan, Mulenga, van Wolfswinkel

FC STEAUA BUCHAREST : Tatarusanu ; Eder, Gardos, Alves, Latovievici ; Nicolita, Angelov (Radut 66′), Ricardo, Tanase ; Surdu (Szekely 76′), Stancu

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24-year-old FC Steaua Bucharest goalkeeper CIPRIAN TATARUSANU makes a one-handed save with a clenched fist in front of a seated FC Utrecht’s Zambia international striker JACOB MULENGA (24); watching are FC Steaua Bucharest’s Romania international midfielder BANEL NICOLITA (16) as well as the FC Utrecht pair of defender ISMO VOSTERMANS (25) and French winger EDOUARD DUPLAN (7) at the Stadion Galgenwaard in the Netherlands. (Olaf Kraak/Reuters)

FC Utrecht 0 – FC Liverpool 0

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Sandwiched by a pair of FC Utrecht defenders, ALJE SCHUT (17) and TIM CORNELISSE (2), Liverpool’s England World Cup winger JOE COLE (10) attempts to settle the ball with a high boot at the Stadion Galgenwaard in the Netherlands. (Reuters photo)
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UEFA Europa League
Group Stage
9/30/2010

0 – FC Utrecht (HOL)
0 – FC Liverpool (ENG)

In what turned out to be a battle of back-up World Cup goalkeepers, visiting English Premier League club LIVERPOOL and Dutch Eredivisie side FC UTRECHT produced a 0-0 draw in Group K of the UEFA Europa League.

Holland World Cup forward DIRK KUYT of Liverpool, who made 160 league appearances (51 goals) over five seasons for FC Utrecht before transferring to Feyenoord Rotterdam in the summer of 2003, was given a warm welcome by the faithful at the Stadion Galgenwaard before the match.

Meanwhile, Spain’s PEPE REINA made several sharp plays between the sticks for Liverpool while Dutchman MICHEL VORM proved himself unbeatable at the other end for FC Utrecht.

Spain World Cup champion striker FERNANDO TORRES, who scored 18 goals in 22 league games to lead the Reds last term, made his first appearance for Liverpool in Europe this season. However, the 26-year-old attacker, who has found the back of the net just once in six Premier League games to start the new campaign, continued his struggles to score. Torres did have one quality shot on target that was turned aside by the quick reflexes of Vorm in the 57th minute.

FC Utrecht striker RICKY VAN WOLFSWINKEL, who had scored six goals in six UEFA Europa League matches and another seven goals in seven Dutch league games so far this season coming into the contest versus Liverpool, was effectively restrained by the Reds’ defense for the evening.

Zambia international striker JACOB MULENGA, FC Utrecht’s leading goal-scorer in the Eredivisie, had a late opportunity for the game-winner in a one-on-one situation with Reina but sent his shot wide of the post.

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Watched by Liverpool’s England World Cup defender JAMIE CARRAGHER (23), the back-up goalkeeper for Spain’s World Cup championship squad, PEPE REINA, gets down to deal with the ball at the feet of FC Utrecht forward RICKY VAN WOLFSWINKEL, at the Stadion Galgenwaard. (Reuters photo)
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FC UTRECHT : Vorm – Cornelisse, Schut, Wuytens, Nesu – Duplan (Maguire 69′), Lensky (Nijholt 82′), Silberbauer, Mertens – van Wolfswinkel, Mulenga

FC LIVERPOOL : Reina – Kelly, Carragher, Skrtel, Johnson – Poulsen, Lucas – Cole, Kuyt, Meireles (Rodriguez 81′) – Torres

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With FC Utrecht’s Zambia international forward JACOB MULENGA (24), who had not played the UEFA Europa League on account of injury since early August, having tracked all the way back into his own penalty area, Spain World Cup champion striker FERNANDO TORRES (9) of Liverpool lets loose a volley at the Stadion Galgenwaard in Holland. (Reuters photo)

SSC Napoli 0 – FC Utrecht 0

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SSC Napoli’s Argentina international midfielder JOSE ERNESTO SOSA (left), a purchase of 2.7 million English pounds from German champion Bayern Munich this past August, tangles with Romania international defender MIHALI NESU of FC Utrecht at the Stadio San Paulo in Italy. (Getty Images)
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UEFA Europa League
Group Stage
9/16/2010

0 – SSC Napoli (ITA)
0 – FC Utrecht (HOL)

In an affair that was surprising even, visiting Dutch club FC UTRECHT can be satisfied having earned a 0-0 draw with Serie A side SSC NAPOLI and a point in Group K of the UEFA Europa League.

Both Holland World Cup reserve goalkeeper MICHEL VORM of FC Utrecht and 33-year-old Italy international shot-stopper MORGAN DE SANCTIS, starting his second campaign as Napoli’s first choice after two seasons abroad with FC Sevilla in Spain and Turkish side SK Galatasaray Istanbul, showed themselves to be in good form betwen the sticks.

“If you had previously stated we would leave here (Italy) with a point, we would have loved it,” stated FC Utrecht coach TON DU CHATINIER after the match.

28-year-old Dutch striker FRANK DEMOGUE, a transfer deadline arrival from Willem II Tilburg, made his debut for FC Utrecht in the match with SSC Napoli, who won the old UEFA Cup back during the 1988-89 campaign with Argentina international superstar DIEGO MARADONA on board.

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SSC NAPOLI : De Sanctis ; Dossena (Maggio 76′), Cannavaro, Santacroce, Zuniga ; Aronica, Gargano, Sosa (Hamsik 56′), Yebda (Lucarelli 69′) ; Cavani, Lavezzi

FC UTRECHT : Vorm ; Cornelisse, Schut, Wuytens, Nesu ; Duplan (Maguire 83′), Silberbauer, Lensky, Mertens (Danso 89′) ; van Wolfswinkel, Demouge

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FC Utrecht 4 – Glasgow Celtic 0

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With Czech midfielder JACOB LENSKY (20) looking on, FC Utrecht defender ALJE SCHUT (17) slides in to try and tackle Glasgow Celtic’s French forward MARC-ANTOINE FORTUNE (10) at the Stadion Galgenwaard in the Netherlands. (Reuters photo)
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UEFA Europa League
Playoff round, second leg
8/26/2010

4 – FC Utrecht (HOL) ——— van Wolfswinkel pen 12′, pen 19′, 46′, Maguire 62′
0 – Glasgow Celtic (SCT)

Three goals from 21-year-old attacker RICKY VAN WOLFSWINKEL, including a pair of penalties inside the first twenty minutes of the match, underwrote FC UTRECHT’s 4-0 wipeout of visiting GLASGOW CELTIC in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League playoffs.

Van Wolfswinkel completed his hat trick and put FC Utrecht ahead on aggregate for good in the first minute of the second half following a feed from French forward EDOUARD DUPLAN, a recent signing from Sparta Rotterdam, on the heels of approach work from Ghana international midfielder NANA ASARE.

The former Netherlands U-21 international van Wolfswinkel now has scored six goals in six UEFA Europa League games for FC Utrecht this summer.

20-year-old midfielder BARRY MAGUIRE, a second half substitute for Asare, added FC Utrecht’s fourth on the evening with a long range effort about ten minutes after entering the match.

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FC UTRECHT : Vorm – Cornelisse, Schut, Wuytens, Nesu – Silberbauer, Lensky, Asare (Maguire 52′) – Mertens (Nijholt 74′) – van Wolfswinkel, Duplan

GLASGOW CELTIC : Zaluska – Cha, Hooiveld, Majstotovic, Ledley – Fortune, Juarez (Ki 64′), Brown, Kayal, Forrest – Samaras (McCourt 71′)

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FC Utrecht forward RICKY VAN WOLFSWINKEL (9) shoots his second spot kick in seven minutes past the diving Glasgow Celtic goalkeeper, Poland international LUKASZ ZALUSKA at the Stadion Galgenwaard. (Reuters photo)

Glasgow Celtic 2 – FC Utrecht 0

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Greece World Cup winger GEORGE SAMARAS (9) of Glasgow Celtic shoots past past Holland reserve World Cup goalkeeper MICHEL VORM (1) of FC Utrecht to double the lead for the home side at Celtic Park in the Parkhead region of Scotland’s largest city. (Reuters photo)
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UEFA Europa League
Playoff round, first leg
8/19/2010

2 – Glasgow Celtic (SCT) —— Juarez 19′, Samaras 34′
0 – FC Utrecht (HOL)

After being unceremoniously dumped out of the UEFA Champions League competition, GLASGOW CELTIC post am impressive 2-0 victory over visiting Dutch outfit FC UTRECHT in the first leg of the UEFA Europa playoff round.

Mexico World Cup midfielder EFRAIN JUAREZ, acquired this summer from Mexican club Pumas de la UNAM, scored his first-ever goal for Celtic FC after latching onto a long pass on the ground from Israel international midfielder BERAM KAYAL that was dummied by Greece World Cup winger GEORGE SAMARAS.

Samaras, who has been with the Bhoys since arriving on loan from English club Manchester City in January of 2008, doubled the advantage in the 34th minute after controlling a long cross on the left from South Korea World Cup right back DU-RI CHA, who was purchased by Celtic this summer from German side SC Freiburg.

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GLASGOW CELTIC : Zaluska ; Ledley, Loovens, Majstorovic, Cha ; Kayal (Forrest 69′), Brown, Juarez ; Samaras, Fortune, Maloney

FC UTRECHT : Vorm ; Cornelisse, Schut, Wutytens, Nesu ; Asare, Silberbauer, Lensky (Nijholt 82′) ; Mertens, Mulenga (Duplan 17′), van Wolfswinkel

FC Lucerne 1 – FC Utrecht 3

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Aging Dutch defender TIM CORNELISSE (2) of FC Utrecht has a good view as Ghana international midfielder NANA ASARE (15) curls the ball around FC Lucerne goalkeeper DAVID ZIBUNG to send the visitors ahead in the 13th minute at the Stadion Allmend in Switzerland. (ANP photo)
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UEFA Europa League
third round qualifying, second leg
8/05/2010

1 – FC Luzerne (SWITZ) —– Pacar 53′
3 – FC Utrecht (HOL) ——— Asare 13, van Wolfswinkel 22′, Silberbauer 28′

It took less than half an hour for visiting Dutch club FC UTRECHT to sew up the UEFA Europa League third round qualifying tie with FC LUCERNE in Switzerland.

23-year-old midfielder NANA ASARE of Ghana opened FC Utrecht’s account after a feed from Belgian winger DRIES MERTENS, scorer of the only goal from the first leg.

Next, 21-year-old winger RICKY VAN WOLFSWINKEL raced in to score his third goal in four Europa League matches this summer with a ball headed on by Zambia international JACOB MULENGA.

Then, veteran Denmark international midfielder MICHAEL SILBERBAUER knifed right through three FC Lucerne players to effectively end the match not yet even thirty minutes old.

FC Utrecht goalkeeper MICHEL VORM, the backup shot-stopper for the World Cup finalists from the Netherlands this summer in South Africa, lost his shutout early in the second half when 19-year-old substitute forward JANKO PACAR scored with a glancing header.

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FC LUZERNE : Zibung ; Zvertovic, Veskovac, Wiss, Lustenberger ; Gygax, Renggli, Kukeli (Pacar 46′), Ferreira, Yakin (Prager 46′) ; Ianu (Paiva 58′)

FC UTRECHT : Vorm ; Cornelisse, Schut, Wuytens, Nesu ; Asare (Maguire 46′), Silberbauer, Lensky (Nijholt 76′) ; Mertens, Mulenga, van Wolfswinkel (Loval 76′)

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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

FC Utrecht 1 – FC Lucerne 0

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Wearing a mask to protect a broken bone in his nose, Serbian defender DUSAN VESKOVIC of Swiss side FC Lucerne sticks his head in against Zambia international striker JACOB MULENGA of Dutch outfit FC Utrecht at the Stadion Galgenwaard in Utrecht. (Keystone/Blick photo)
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UEFA Europa League
third round qualifying, first leg
7/29/2010

1 – FC Utrecht (HOL) ——— Mertens 35′
0 – FC Lucerne (SWITZ)

Little Belgian left wing DRIES MERTENS managed the only goal of the game ten minutes before the halftime break as FC UTRECHT defeated FC LUCERNE with a minimum scoreline in what was described as a bad-tempered and rough affair in the UEFA Europa League’s third round.

For Mertens, who later had a notorious second-half meeting with the elbow of FC Lucerne’s black mask-wearing, would-be unpunished Serbian defender DUSAN VESKOVIC, the goal was his second in three UEFA Europa League matches for FC Utrecht this campaign.

35-year-old Morocco international KHALID SINOUH made his third consecutive start and collected his second clean sheet in Europe thus far this season between the sticks for FC Utrecht.

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FC UTRECHT : Sinouh ; Cornelisse, Schut, Wuytens, Nesu ; Asare, Silberbauer (Maguire 82′), Lensky (Nijholt 73′), Mertens ; Mulenga, van Wolfswinkel (Oar 69)

FC LUCERNE : Zibung ; Veskovac, Kibebe, Lukmon (Fanger 63′); Ferreira (Zvertovic 58′), Renggli, Kukeli, Lustenberger ; Ianu, Yakin, Gygax (Prager 81′)