The Utrecht Gazette
Match5 Dec 2026
Utrecht tear Groningen apart
Rarely has this fixture seen a display like it: 4‑1 against Groningen, and it could have been more.
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
Marius Broholm, 21, steals the show — 9.70
Marked 9.70 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Squad7 Dec 2026
25 days out for Justin Eversen after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Utrecht will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Squad7 Dec 2026
3 goals for Marius Broholm
The match ball belongs to Marius Broholm, whose 3 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
Yoann Cathline runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 25. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market7 Dec 2026
Igoh Ogbu wants more than Utrecht are offering
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Artem Stepanov is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 19 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Tempers go at Utrecht
Marius Broholm was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Loan watch7 Dec 2026
Björn Menzo wants to come home
“I did not go to ADO Den Haag to sit and watch. I want to come back to Utrecht and fight for my place.” 4 appearances in 14 matches say the rest.
In brief
- Player ratings A masterclass from Kaj Sierhuis
- Market No place for Niklas Vesterlund in the plan
- The dugout The manager makes an example of David Min