Match Report


Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem     Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard
Computer Player Computer Player Christopher George Christopher George
Ahmed MelchiotA. Melchiot56
G
1
G
69Mustapha SonkayaM. Sonkaya
Alex MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn67
D
2
D
77Peter RourkeP. Rourke
Leon HoutmanL. Houtman67
D
3
D
68Leon UpsonL. Upson
Joos Van Der WoerdtJ. Van Der Woerdt64
D
4
D
76Alje BraatA. Braat
Roger ChivuR. Chivu63
D
5
D
67Matteo MaterazziM. Materazzi
Aaron RedknappA. Redknapp76
M
6
M
81Don HendryD. Hendry
Kevin KnopperK. Knopper66
M
7
M
75Jean-Paul VarkevisserJ. Varkevisser
Ivo van der MeerI. van der Meer64
M
captain8
M
71Ronald IniaR. Inia
Jean-Paul GoossenJ. Goossen61
M
9
A
65Victor van DijkV. van Dijk
Ed DavidsE. Davids75
A
10captain
A
76Rafael VredeR. Vrede
Piet VercammenP. Vercammen61
A
11
A
73Artur VianaA. Viana
 
Mario CodognolaM. Codognola60
M
12
D
72Jaap KlompeJ. Klompe
Raimond Van Der LeegteR. Van Der Leegte56
M
13
M
73Nico HerzogN. Herzog
Rafael RamirezR. Ramirez55
A
14
A
72Glenn YakubuG. Yakubu

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Gelredome where Vitesse Arnhem play host to Fortuna Sittard. A crowd of 19,149 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Vitesse Arnhem are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Fortuna Sittard appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pius de Bruin.


0.00
Fortuna Sittard start the match!
2.47
Jean-Paul Goossen flicks a high pass forward. Ed Davids controls it well on his chest. Ed Davids controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
3.30
Don Hendry makes a probing pass to Jean-Paul Varkevisser. Jean-Paul Varkevisser knocks the ball forward, putting Don Hendry through on goal. Don Hendry looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
6.52
Matteo Materazzi picks a pass forward to Don Hendry. Don Hendry plays the ball forward to Victor van Dijk. Victor van Dijk skips past Joos Van Der Woerdt! Victor van Dijk side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Ahmed Melchiot had no chance!! Goal for Fortuna Sittard!
9.13
Ivo van der Meer knocks the ball forward to Ed Davids. Ed Davids knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mustapha Sonkaya who gathers it comfortably.
15.06
Aaron Redknapp passes the ball forward to Ed Davids. Ed Davids deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Piet Vercammen but the linesman indicates offside!
21.43
Don Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean-Paul Varkevisser. Jean-Paul Varkevisser shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
24.07
Matteo Materazzi comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Knopper. Matteo Materazzi is shown the yellow card! Kevin Knopper runs off the knock.
27.44
Don Hendry passes the ball forward to Rafael Vrede. Rafael Vrede shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Ahmed Melchiot!
28.53
Ronald Inia threads the ball through to Victor van Dijk. Victor van Dijk shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
38.34
Jean-Paul Goossen takes it forward alone. Jean-Paul Goossen finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.07
Aaron Redknapp comes in with a late challenge on Ronald Inia. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ronald Inia runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vitesse Arnhem appear unchanged since the first half. Fortuna Sittard also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Vitesse Arnhem kick off!
49.11
Jean-Paul Goossen kicks a strong pass forward to Piet Vercammen. Piet Vercammen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.57
Alje Braat threads a neat ball through to Matteo Materazzi. Matteo Materazzi makes an attacking run forward. Matteo Materazzi makes a probing pass between the defence to Jean-Paul Varkevisser. Jean-Paul Varkevisser comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
55.44
Matteo Materazzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Upson. Leon Upson flicks a high pass forward. Don Hendry collects the pass. Don Hendry shoots from long range but Ahmed Melchiot reads it well. Fabulous stop!
57.39
Don Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Artur Viana holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Artur Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ahmed Melchiot who gathers it comfortably.
60.30
Fortuna Sittard have made 3 substitutions with Jaap Klompe replacing Alje Braat, Nico Herzog replacing Victor van Dijk and Glenn Yakubu replacing Rafael Vrede and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
61.38
Ronald Inia kicks a strong pass forward to Don Hendry. Don Hendry advances inside the box! Don Hendry comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
63.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Matteo Materazzi plays the ball forward to Nico Herzog. Nico Herzog flicks the ball to his team mate, Don Hendry. Don Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Houtman.
66.04
Jaap Klompe hits a low pass to Peter Rourke. Peter Rourke flicks a high ball forward to Nico Herzog who takes it down. Nico Herzog tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
73.44
Peter Rourke comes in with a late challenge on Ed Davids. The referee calls over Peter Rourke and warns him to calm down! Ed Davids stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.05
Ronald Inia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Glenn Yakubu. Glenn Yakubu knocks the ball forward into space. Nico Herzog bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
79.55
Leon Upson threads the ball through to Glenn Yakubu. Glenn Yakubu knocks the ball forward to Ronald Inia but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
81.01
Ed Davids decides to run forward with the ball. Ed Davids knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Peter Rourke.
85.29
Joos Van Der Woerdt threads a neat ball through to Kevin Knopper. Kevin Knopper flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Paul Goossen. Jean-Paul Goossen knocks the ball forward to Piet Vercammen but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
87.15
Jaap Klompe threads a neat ball through to Artur Viana. Artur Viana flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Paul Varkevisser controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Ivo van der Meer comes in with a late challenge on Jean-Paul Varkevisser. Jean-Paul Varkevisser appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Vitesse Arnhem

Fortuna Sittard
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
6
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.7%
59.3%
Play Area
32.6%
44.2%
23.3%

Scorers
Don Hendry 3
Victor van Dijk 7

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

Match Ratings
1.Ahmed Melchiot (GK)
7
2.Alex Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
3.Leon Houtman (DEF)
6
4.Joos Van Der Woerdt (DEF)
6
5.Roger Chivu (DEF)
6
6.Aaron Redknapp (MID)yellow card
5
7.Kevin Knopper (MID)
6
8.Ivo van der Meer (MID)
6
9.Jean-Paul Goossen (MID)
6
10.Ed Davids (ATT)
6
11.Piet Vercammen (ATT)
6
 
12.Mario Codognola (MID)
0
13.Raimond Van Der Leegte (MID)
0
14.Rafael Ramirez (ATT)
0

1.Mustapha Sonkaya (GK)
6
2.Peter Rourke (DEF)
6
3.Leon Upson (DEF)
7
4.Alje Braat (DEF)
6
5.Matteo Materazzi (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Don Hendry (MID)goal scored
9
7.Jean-Paul Varkevisser (MID)
7
8.Ronald Inia (MID)
7
9.Victor van Dijk (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Rafael Vrede (ATT)
6
11.Artur Viana (ATT)
6
 
12.Jaap Klompe (DEF)
6
13.Nico Herzog (MID)
6
14.Glenn Yakubu (ATT)
6