Match Report


Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard     SBV ExcelsiorSBV Excelsior
Christopher GeorgeChristopher George Abel Rain Abel Rain
Mustapha SonkayaM. Sonkaya72
G
1
G
71Mahfoud BoukramiM. Boukrami
Marc SchillingM. Schilling81
D
2
D
74Eoin PlowrightE. Plowright
Jaap KlompeJ. Klompe80
D
3
D
67Bas LeeB. Lee
Matteo MaterazziM. Materazzi71
D
4
D
73Paul ThirlwellP. Thirlwell
Mario JardimM. Jardim73
D
5
D
75Joel MoisioJ. Moisio
Alexandre MoreiraA. Moreira80
M
6
M
71Alex NivenA. Niven
Jean-Paul VarkevisserJ. Varkevisser78
M
captain7
M
73Matthew MikeM. Mike
Emanuele FrezzoliniE. Frezzolini73
M
8
A
74Lautaro PérezL. Pérez
Humphrey MeijerH. Meijer68
A
9
A
71Ledley GoodwinL. Goodwin
Rodney KerkhofR. Kerkhof78
A
10captain
A
78Leon ClarkeL. Clarke
Artur VianaA. Viana76
A
11
A
71Jorge FerreiraJ. Ferreira
 
Alje BraatA. Braat78
D
12
A
70Bruno PegoloB. Pegolo
Nico HerzogN. Herzog83
M
13
M
71Samuel SoaresS. Soares
Marchanno WeversM. Wevers73
A
14
M
73Dragan CvitanovicD. Cvitanovic

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Trendwork Arena where Fortuna Sittard play host to SBV Excelsior. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Fortuna Sittard are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SBV Excelsior appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jimmy Sikora.


0.00
Fortuna Sittard kick off the first half!
2.42
Rodney Kerkhof hacks Alex Niven from behind! Rodney Kerkhof is shown the yellow card! Alex Niven stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.27
Matthew Mike makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Clarke. Leon Clarke makes a probing pass to Matthew Mike but he's offside!
6.11
Matthew Mike flicks a high pass forward. Lautaro Pérez controls it well on his chest. Lautaro Pérez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.15
Marc Schilling threads the ball through to Alexandre Moreira. Alexandre Moreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodney Kerkhof. Rodney Kerkhof skips past Paul Thirlwell! Rodney Kerkhof rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Paul Thirlwell.
12.36
Matthew Mike hacks Alexandre Moreira from behind! Matthew Mike is shown the yellow card! Alexandre Moreira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.23
Matteo Materazzi hits a low pass to Emanuele Frezzolini. Emanuele Frezzolini kicks a strong pass forward to Humphrey Meijer. Humphrey Meijer whips in a cross ball towards Rodney Kerkhof. Rodney Kerkhof knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.08
Joel Moisio clumsily knocks into Humphrey Meijer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Humphrey Meijer runs off the knock.
27.34
Emanuele Frezzolini flicks the ball to his team mate, Artur Viana. Artur Viana knocks in a cross ball towards Alexandre Moreira. Alexandre Moreira is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Mahfoud Boukrami manages to keep it out.
33.19
Ledley Goodwin hacks Emanuele Frezzolini from behind! The referee brings Ledley Goodwin to one side and gives him a warning! Emanuele Frezzolini runs off the knock.
34.19
Matthew Mike knocks the ball forward to Leon Clarke. Leon Clarke rushes past Mario Jardim! Leon Clarke makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
40.51
Jean-Paul Varkevisser hits a low pass to Artur Viana. Artur Viana finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.31
Alexandre Moreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Artur Viana. Artur Viana whips in a cross ball towards Humphrey Meijer. Humphrey Meijer makes a looping header on goal. Mahfoud Boukrami didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
45.00
Alexandre Moreira sees Humphrey Meijer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Humphrey Meijer cuts inside the box! Humphrey Meijer takes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fortuna Sittard appear unchanged since the first half. SBV Excelsior also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
SBV Excelsior kick off!
49.09
Emanuele Frezzolini chips the ball to his team mate, Artur Viana. Artur Viana finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Mahfoud Boukrami. Excellent save.
53.21
Alexandre Moreira threads a neat ball through to Artur Viana. Artur Viana cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Artur Viana provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Bas Lee's leg.
54.33
Matthew Mike makes a probing pass to Ledley Goodwin. Ledley Goodwin edges inside the box! Ledley Goodwin rockets a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.41
Matthew Mike flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Goodwin collects the pass. Ledley Goodwin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Mustapha Sonkaya smothers it!
60.51
Fortuna Sittard have made 2 substitutions with Alje Braat replacing Jaap Klompe and Nico Herzog replacing Jean-Paul Varkevisser .
65.30
Alex Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Ledley Goodwin. Ledley Goodwin shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Mustapha Sonkaya effortlessly smothers it!
71.28
Paul Thirlwell flicks a high pass forward. Matthew Mike holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matthew Mike knocks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Goodwin. Ledley Goodwin shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
73.06
Matteo Materazzi barges into Leon Clarke. The referee warns Matteo Materazzi to calm down! Leon Clarke runs off the knock.
75.14
Matthew Mike makes an attacking run forward. Matthew Mike plays a scrappy one-two with Jorge Ferreira and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Matthew Mike provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Mustapha Sonkaya had no chance!! Goal for SBV Excelsior!
77.14
SBV Excelsior have made 3 substitutions with Dragan Cvitanovic replacing Matthew Mike, Samuel Soares replacing Alex Niven and Bruno Pegolo replacing Lautaro Pérez .
78.00
Joel Moisio receives the ball from a throw-in from Bas Lee. Joel Moisio arcs the ball upfield. Jorge Ferreira whips in a cross ball towards Ledley Goodwin. Ledley Goodwin is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Fortuna Sittard

SBV Excelsior
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
26%
42.9%
31.2%

Scorers
Humphrey Meijer 45
Leon Clarke 34
Matthew Mike 75
Ledley Goodwin 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matthew Mike of SBV Excelsior

Match Ratings
1.Mustapha Sonkaya (GK)
6
2.Marc Schilling (DEF)
6
3.Jaap Klompe (DEF)
6
4.Matteo Materazzi (DEF)
6
5.Mario Jardim (DEF)
6
6.Alexandre Moreira (MID)
7
7.Jean-Paul Varkevisser (MID)
6
8.Emanuele Frezzolini (MID)
6
9.Humphrey Meijer (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Rodney Kerkhof (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Artur Viana (ATT)
6
 
12.Alje Braat (DEF)
6
13.Nico Herzog (MID)
6
14.Marchanno Wevers (ATT)
0

1.Mahfoud Boukrami (GK)
7
2.Eoin Plowright (DEF)
6
3.Bas Lee (DEF)
6
4.Paul Thirlwell (DEF)
6
5.Joel Moisio (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Alex Niven (MID)
6
7.Matthew Mike (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
8.Lautaro Pérez (ATT)
6
9.Ledley Goodwin (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Leon Clarke (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Jorge Ferreira (ATT)
7
 
12.Bruno Pegolo (ATT)
6
13.Samuel Soares (MID)
6
14.Dragan Cvitanovic (MID)
6