De Graafschap vs Jong Utrecht 2-1

De Graafschap came from behind to beat Jong Utrecht 2-1 at De Vijverberg, with both goals coming in a six-minute spell late in the second half. Wessel Kooy had put the visitors in front, but Fedde De Jong and Julian Kania turned it around.

Jong Utrecht led at the break after Kooy scored in the 24th minute from a move that gave them a 1-0 advantage. Emmanuel Chigozie Owen was booked in the 42nd minute before De Graafschap made a change on 45 minutes, with Kaya Symons replaced by Toivo Mero, and the half-time score was 0-1.

De Graafschap levelled in the 74th minute when Fedde De Jong scored from Gabriele Finocchiaro, who had come on in the 60th minute, to make it 1-1. Three minutes later, Julian Kania, who had come on in the 72nd minute, finished off Nolan Martens' assist to put De Graafschap 2-1 ahead. The home side had made two changes on 60 minutes, and Jong Utrecht also made two, then another two on 80 minutes, but they could not recover the deficit. De Graafschap then had Joran Hardeman booked in the 84th minute and Julian Kania in the 88th minute.

The numbers were close. De Graafschap had 54% of the possession and 423 passes to Jong Utrecht's 355, while the shots were level at 16 each. The home side had more shots on target, 5-3, and more corners, 6-5, but Jong Utrecht's expected goals were slightly higher at 1.53 to 1.48. Both goalkeepers made 2 saves, and De Graafschap committed 10 fouls to Jong Utrecht's 18.

De Graafschap received 2 yellow cards, for Joran Hardeman and Julian Kania, while Jong Utrecht had 1, shown to Emmanuel Chigozie Owen. There were no red cards.