Excelsior vs FC Utrecht

U.S. Open Cup

Excelsior

3-1-2

1-2

Final

FC Utrecht

1-2-3

Stadion Woudestein

Match pulse

EXCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTUTR

56%Possession44%

10Shots12

4On target6

5Corners2

4Saves3

9Fouls8

71'Valentin SulzbacherEXC85'Mario DominguezEXC

Team	1H	2H	T
EXC	0	1	1
UTR	1	1	2

Who won: FC Utrecht 2-1

FC Utrecht beat Excelsior 2-1 on Sunday, September 13, 2026 at Stadion Woudestein. Goals for Excelsior: Aymen Sliti (77'). Goals for FC Utrecht: Artem Stepanov (36') and Dani de Wit (90'+2').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

EXCUTR

9Fouls8

2Yellow Cards0

0Red Cards0

1Offsides2

5Corner Kicks2

4Saves3

55.7Possession44.3

10SHOTS12

4ON GOAL6

0.4On Target %0.5

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

441Accurate Passes340

534Passes435

0.8Pass Completion %0.8

2Accurate Crosses0

24Crosses9

0.1Cross %0.0

62Long Balls76

21Accurate Long Balls35

0.3Long Balls %0.5

3Blocked Shots2

2Effective Tackles5

13Tackles7

0.2Tackle %0.7

10Interceptions3

19Effective Clearances33

19Clearances33

Player of the game

Artem Stepanov

UTR · 1 G

7.3

Deserved to win

18%

EXC · 0.84 xG

27%

Draw

55%

UTR · 1.53 xG

FC Utrecht created better chances: they win this game 55% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Excelsior 1, Utrecht 2.
Second Half ends, Excelsior 1, Utrecht 2.
90'+6'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian with a cross.
90'+4'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Zagré
Substitution, Utrecht. Jakov Medic replaces Arthur Zagré because of an injury.
J. Medic
90'+3'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aymen Sliti with a cross.
C. Widell
GOAL90'+2'
Goal! Left footed shot
D. de Wit
Goal! Excelsior 1, Utrecht 2. Dani de Wit (Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
EXC 1 - 2 UTR
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
87'
Foul
Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
87'
Free kick won
Yoann Cathline (Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Yellow card
Mario Domínguez (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
M. Dominguez
85'EXC
Foul
Foul by Mario Domínguez (Excelsior).
85'
Free kick won
Davy van den Berg (Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Hartjes
Substitution, Excelsior. Guilliano Cairo replaces Lennard Hartjes.
G. Cairo
84'
Free kick won
Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Foul
Foul by Nikolas Panagiotou (Utrecht).
83'EXC
Corner awarded
Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Siebe Horemans.
82'
Offside
Offside, Utrecht. Sem van Duijn is caught offside.
81'
Sub
Subbed on for N. Vesterlund
Substitution, Utrecht. Joris van Overeem replaces Niklas Vesterlund.
J. van Overeem
80'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
A. Sliti
80'
Sub
Subbed on for Á. Thorsteinsson
Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
A. Jahanbakhsh
79'EXC
Corner awarded
Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Matisse Didden.
GOAL77'
Goal! Right footed shot
A. Sliti · ast Á. Þorsteinsson
Goal! Excelsior 1, Utrecht 1. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
EXC 1 - 1 UTR
76'EXC
Corner awarded
Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Vasilios Barkas.
76'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Jan Plug (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vasilios Barkas (Utrecht). Assisted by Rick Meissen.
74'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Dani de Wit (Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.