Goalkeeper Ronald Koeman’s mistake cost Telstar the deserved win against FC Utrecht

As a result, Heracles Almelo has now handed over the last place to the team of coach Anthony Correia, who receives many compliments for the game shown, but does not know enough to convert it into victories.

Feyenoord squanders a handful of chances against NEC and suffers a painful defeat in their own Kuip

The teams at the bottom give little to each other. Telstar now has ten points. Heracles Almelo and NAC Breda, which had offered PSV such a good defense on Saturday evening, have 12 points from 13 matches and PEC Zwolle could possibly add to that later today if coach Henry van der Vegt’s team were to lose at FC Groningen. Above them are Excelsior, which surprisingly defeated Ajax this round, with one point more than NAC, Heracles and PEC Zwolle and FC Volendam, which scored a point against FC Twente, with two points more.

Telstar without a win in the Eredivisie for a long time

A win would have been very welcome for Telstar, which had not won in the Eredivisie since the end of September or in recent times. Things almost worked out after FC Utrecht’s late equalizer. But an effort by the energetic Kay Tejan was cleared from the goal line by Souffian El Karouani.

In difficult circumstances due to the cold, rain and the slippery field, a messy football fight ensued, with Telstar dealing best with the unappealing conditions. The team of coach Anthony Correia went full throttle and also succeeded better than FC Utrecht in becoming a threat. Guus Offerhaus and Soufiane Hetli scored dangerous shots.

FC Utrecht had gained some confidence in recent weeks with victories over NEC and Ajax and a creditable draw against FC Porto in the Europa League in between, but the decline in the level of play was significant in Velsen-Zuid. FC Utrecht coach Ron Jans had reserved a starting place for Yoann Cathline. That was the first time since the Frenchman’s return after his injury. Jans had retained Matisse Didden in the center back after his strong performance against Ajax. Mike van der Hoorn was fit enough to take a seat on the bench again.

Soufiane Hetli scores third Eredivisie goal

The precarious balance between both teams came to an end early in the second half when Hetli gave the home team the lead with a well-placed shot. It was the third goal of this Eredivisie season for Hetli, a former player for the AFC amateurs.

The crowd in the BUKO Stadium celebrated Hetli’s goal enthusiastically. Only once earlier this season, against Go Ahead Eagles, did they see their favorites win a home game. FC Utrecht still had half an hour to repair the damage, but Jans’ team had great difficulty in enforcing anything. Jans changed his entire vanguard. Sébastien Haller, Miguel Rodriguez and Cathline made way for David Min, Adrian Blake and Emirhan Demircan. That almost had the desired effect, when Blake had a great chance, but the Englishman placed the ball in the hands of Telstar goalkeeper Koeman.

FC Utrecht jumps over Ajax in the rankings

Ultimately, FC Utrecht came alongside due to Koeman’s mistake, meaning that FC Utrecht leapfrogged Ajax in the Eredivisie rankings based on goal difference. Thanks to the late equalizer, Jans’ team can still prepare with a somewhat good feeling for the tough away match in the Europa League against Real Betis, although the play that Jans’ team showed was severely below par.