Match Report
| Fortuna Sittard | Fortuna Sittard |  |  | NEC Nijmegen | NEC Nijmegen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Tieme Berendsen | T. Berendsen |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 | | Raymond Hoogstrate | R. Hoogstrate | |||||||||
| Thijs Van Helmond | T. Van Helmond | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Bart Blinker | B. Blinker | |||||||||
| Cedric Van De Ouweland | C. Van De Ouweland | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 |  | Kewullay Atzori | K. Atzori | |||||||||
| Enrique Alvarez | E. Alvarez |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Tijani Van Vossen | T. Van Vossen | |||||||||
| Dirk Van Den Brom | D. Van Den Brom | | 61 | M | | 5 | | D | 67 |  | Jaime Pinheiro | J. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Abubakari ten Brink | A. ten Brink | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Jeroen De Boer | J. De Boer | |||||||||
| Samba El Khebir | S. El Khebir |  | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 |  | Scott Niven | S. Niven | |||||||||
| Bram Meijer | B. Meijer | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Peter Riga | P. Riga | |||||||||
| Gill Tisci | G. Tisci | | 51 | M | | 9 | | A | 61 | | Remco Jongen | R. Jongen | |||||||||
| Jochem Ketting | J. Ketting | | 85 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Egbert Dassen | E. Dassen | |||||||||
| Sieb Heering | S. Heering | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Kwame Van As | K. Van As | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Trendwork Arena where Fortuna Sittard play host to NEC Nijmegen. A crowd of 8,738 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Fortuna Sittard are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Fortuna Sittard are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Fortuna Sittard kick off the first half!
2.42
0-0Peter Riga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Egbert Dassen. Egbert Dassen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Enrique Alvarez.
3.10
Enrique Alvarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Dirk Van Den Brom. Dirk Van Den Brom knocks the ball to his team mate, Sieb Heering. Sieb Heering knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.44
0-0Jaime Pinheiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Riga. Peter Riga sees a break and surges forward. Peter Riga makes a probing pass to Kwame Van As but he's offside!
8.47
Scott Niven threads the ball through to Egbert Dassen. Egbert Dassen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.35
0-0Gill Tisci surges forward with the ball. Gill Tisci finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.01
Scott Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.46
0-0Thijs Van Helmond plays a long ball forward. Jochem Ketting knocks in a cross ball towards Sieb Heering. Sieb Heering flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
16.29
Bram Meijer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jochem Ketting. Jochem Ketting shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Raymond Hoogstrate!
21.36
Jaime Pinheiro makes a simple pass to Scott Niven. Scott Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Tieme Berendsen.
22.28
Jeroen De Boer makes a simple pass to Egbert Dassen. Egbert Dassen kicks a strong pass forward to Kwame Van As but the referee indicates it's offside!
24.45
Cedric Van De Ouweland makes a simple pass to Samba El Khebir. Samba El Khebir controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sieb Heering. Sieb Heering sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.28
Abubakari ten Brink deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sieb Heering. Sieb Heering knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kewullay Atzori.
32.31
Gill Tisci chips the ball to his team mate, Jochem Ketting. Jochem Ketting sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.11
Bram Meijer threads the ball through to Jochem Ketting. Jochem Ketting shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.07
Samba El Khebir controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sieb Heering. Sieb Heering shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.25
0-0Jeroen De Boer hacks Bram Meijer from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bram Meijer stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
NEC Nijmegen kick off the second half!
53.54
Tijani Van Vossen makes a beautiful solo run. Tijani Van Vossen chips the ball to his team mate, Egbert Dassen. Egbert Dassen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
55.35
Peter Riga advances with the ball. Peter Riga shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
57.20
0-1Bart Blinker makes a probing pass to Scott Niven. Scott Niven knocks the ball forward to Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen knocks in a cross ball towards Egbert Dassen. Egbert Dassen powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
61.30
Samba El Khebir hacks Kewullay Atzori from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kewullay Atzori stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.26
Tijani Van Vossen lofts the ball long. Remco Jongen tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.41
Kwame Van As catches Thijs Van Helmond on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Thijs Van Helmond hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.41
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
67.36
0-1Kwame Van As clumsily knocks into Cedric Van De Ouweland. The referee calls over Kwame Van As and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Cedric Van De Ouweland grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
69.36
0-1Jeroen De Boer catches Bram Meijer on the ankles. The referee calls over Jeroen De Boer and warns him to calm down! Bram Meijer runs off the knock.
72.55
Enrique Alvarez powers a long ball forward. Sieb Heering tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
78.45
Peter Riga makes a probing pass to Remco Jongen. Remco Jongen goes all the way! Remco Jongen shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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