The Utrecht Gazette
Match21 Mar 2029
The cup run ends for Utrecht
0‑4 against Feyenoord, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
The terraces26 Mar 2029
Utrecht are taken apart by Feyenoord — and the town wants answers
It finished 0-4. A cup exit is a disappointment; this was a public dismantling, and the difference between the two is the number of people who will still be talking about it in August.
Squad26 Mar 2029
Vasilis Barkas keeps Utrecht in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market26 Mar 2029
Jaygo van Ommeren is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Utrecht is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad26 Mar 2029
A falling-out at Utrecht
Ringo Meerveld and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match24 Mar 2029
Utrecht see off Dordrecht
Three points for Utrecht, 3‑2 the final word against Dordrecht in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The dugout26 Mar 2029
Vasilis Barkas gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market26 Mar 2029
One of our own: Robin Van de Beek joins the Utrecht first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Robin Van de Beek is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Mar 2029
Joel Bergwijn steps up from the Utrecht academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Joel Bergwijn has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Utrecht promote Tim Dumfries from within
- Match Siebe Horemans at the heart of a fast Utrecht start
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Siebe Horemans at his very best