Overview
- Almere City cruised to a 4-0 victory at the Yanmar Stadion on Friday after leading 1-0 at halftime.
- Julian Rijkhoff opened the scoring in the 20th minute with his first goal for the club after Byron Burgering's cross.
- Junior Kadile struck for 2-0 around the 62nd minute and sealed the result with a stoppage-time tap-in.
- Substitute Emmanuel Poku made it 3-0 in the 85th minute with a powerful long-range finish.
- Jong Utrecht goalkeeper Kevin Gadellaa produced several first-half saves, and coach Jeroen Rijsdijk handed Tiziano Vianello a late debut during a flurry of substitutions.