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Match Report

Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Philips Stadion where PSV Eindhoven play host to Fortuna Sittard. A crowd of 20,025 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both PSV Eindhoven and Fortuna Sittard are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by JŸrgen Molendijk.


0.00
Fortuna Sittard kick off and get the first half underway!
6.44
Alfons Willems flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Kooiman collects the pass. Oscar Kooiman threads a neat ball through to Jose Marques. Jose Marques knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.08
Arco van Dijk flicks a high pass forward to Anton de Boer who brings the ball under control. Anton de Boer shoots from 20 yards but Sylvain Deloumeau reads it well. Excellent keeping!
9.37
Alje Braat sees a break and surges forward. Alje Braat controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sammy Meite. Sammy Meite shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.09
Anton de Boer hits a low pass to Jose Marques. Jose Marques whips in a cross ball towards Martijn Wevers. Martijn Wevers directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Sylvain Deloumeau manages to keep it out.
16.12
David Jess flicks a high pass forward. Jose Marques holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luis Bento.
21.34
Daniel Dekker clumsily knocks into Anton de Boer. The referee warns Daniel Dekker to calm down! Anton de Boer stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.34
Alje Braat advances with the ball. Alje Braat flicks a high ball forward to Sammy Meite who takes it down. Sammy Meite knocks the ball forward to Artur Viana but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.17
Luis Bento flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Paul Varkevisser controls it well on his chest. Jean-Paul Varkevisser sees Don Hendry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Don Hendry shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
33.49
Don Hendry threads a neat ball through to Uwe Schröder. Uwe Schröder flicks the ball to his team mate, Artur Viana. Artur Viana tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.19
Don Hendry makes a probing pass to Sammy Meite. Sammy Meite knocks in a cross ball towards Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.46
Arco van Dijk pushes mid-way up the pitch. Arco van Dijk passes the ball forward to Martijn Wevers. Martijn Wevers threads the ball through to Oscar Chabbert but he's offside!
45.00
Uwe Schröder deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Hendry. Don Hendry hits a low pass to Sammy Meite. Sammy Meite advances inside the box! Sammy Meite takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. PSV Eindhoven appear unchanged since the first half. Fortuna Sittard also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
PSV Eindhoven kick off!
54.47
Daniel Dekker threads a neat ball through to Don Hendry. Don Hendry flicks the ball to his team mate, Sammy Meite. Sammy Meite skips past David Jess! Sammy Meite muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Joe Hoogendorp reads it well. Nice keeping!
60.17
Fortuna Sittard have made a substitution with Boudewijn Peppinck replacing Sammy Meite .
61.20
With vision, David Jess plays the ball forward to Martijn Wevers. Martijn Wevers knocks in a cross ball towards Anton de Boer. Anton de Boer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just wide!
63.31
Don Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Boudewijn Peppinck is offside!
66.47
Alfons Willems flicks a high pass forward. David Jess easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Jess flicks the ball to his team mate, Anton de Boer. Anton de Boer knocks in a cross ball towards Martijn Wevers. Martijn Wevers heads the ball goalwards. Sylvain Deloumeau didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
67.09
Seeing a gap ahead, Uwe Schröder plays the ball forward to Boudewijn Peppinck. Boudewijn Peppinck cuts inside the box! Boudewijn Peppinck cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
77.24
Fortuna Sittard have made 2 substitutions with Dries Kerkhof replacing Anthony Naylor and Kai Riemann replacing Luis Bento .
87.57
Dries Kerkhof flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Paul Varkevisser collects the pass. Jean-Paul Varkevisser makes a simple pass to Don Hendry. Don Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eddy Florentin.
90.00
Don Hendry passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 3
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 37.6470588235294 vs 62.3529411764706
Play Area
Home team third: 29.41%, Midfield: 42.35%, Away team third: 28.24%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Don Hendry of Fortuna Sittard

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
6
4. Arco van Dijk (DEF)
7
6
6
7. David Jess (MID)
7
8. Oscar Kooiman (MID)
6
9. Anton de Boer (ATT)
6
10. Martijn Wevers (ATT)
6
11. Jose Marques (ATT)
6

12. Ben Coppinger (MID)
0
0
14. Donny Abidallah (MID)
0

2. Luis Bento (DEF)
6
3. Daniel Dekker (DEF)
7
4. Alje Braat (DEF)
7
6
6. Don Hendry (MID)
9
8. Uwe Schröder (MID)
8
9. Sammy Meite (ATT)
8
10. Jeroen Knopper (ATT)
9
11. Artur Viana (ATT)
6

12. Dries Kerkhof (DEF)
6
13. Kai Riemann (DEF)
6