Match Report
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Trendwork Arena where Fortuna Sittard play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 18,709 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Fortuna Sittard and Sparta Rotterdam are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Fortuna Sittard and Sparta Rotterdam are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Sparta Rotterdam start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.14
0-0Jordy Mans knocks the ball to his team mate, Kew Sedouki. Kew Sedouki controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Erwin Witschge. Erwin Witschge knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mitchell Ooijer.
3.38
0-0Milan Berck Yakubu barges into Rodney Goossen. Milan Berck Yakubu is warned by the referee! Rodney Goossen stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.06
0-0Rodney Goossen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Calvo. Carlos Calvo plays a perfect one-two with Alfredo Cruz and rushes in on goal... Carlos Calvo rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Tjalle Van Der Leegte manages to gather it comfortably.
9.36
Guillermo Corstanje lofts the ball long. Carlos Calvo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Tjalle Van Der Leegte manages to gather it comfortably.
10.58
0-0Louis Hasselbaink passes the ball forward to Rodney Goossen. Rodney Goossen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.28
1-0Louis Hasselbaink advances with the ball. Louis Hasselbaink makes a beautiful solo run. Louis Hasselbaink goes all the way! Louis Hasselbaink cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Louis Hasselbaink scores for Fortuna Sittard!!
26.40
Sven Scharrenburg kicks a strong pass forward to Johan Van Westerop. Johan Van Westerop knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Tjalle Van Der Leegte!
30.05
Sven Scharrenburg makes a probing pass to Carlos Calvo. Carlos Calvo goes all the way! Carlos Calvo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.27
Rody Boussatta clumsily knocks into Guillermo Corstanje. The referee calls over Rody Boussatta and warns him to calm down! Guillermo Corstanje stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.41
1-0Louis Hasselbaink barges into Giulliano De Jong. The referee calls over Louis Hasselbaink and warns him to calm down! Giulliano De Jong carries on, but is struggling a bit.
34.34
Sven Scharrenburg knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz goes all the way! Alfredo Cruz rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alfredo Cruz!
38.39
2-0Fortuna Sittard are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sparta Rotterdam's defence.
39.51
Kew Sedouki kicks a strong pass forward to Erwin Witschge. Erwin Witschge lofts in a cross ball towards Giulliano De Jong. Giulliano De Jong is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Patrick Van Der Weerden manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
Andy Wilnis makes a probing pass to Erwin Witschge. Erwin Witschge 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!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Fortuna Sittard kick off and get the second half underway!
47.53
Andy Wilnis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giulliano De Jong. Giulliano De Jong lofts in a cross ball towards Erwin Witschge. Erwin Witschge connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Patrick Van Der Weerden easily smothers it.
48.30
2-0Rodney Goossen passes the ball forward to Carlos Calvo. Carlos Calvo knocks the ball forward to Johan Van Westerop but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
49.37
Kew Sedouki makes a probing pass to Giulliano De Jong. Giulliano De Jong shoots from 25 yards. Patrick Van Der Weerden is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.36
Rodney Goossen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Johan Van Westerop. Johan Van Westerop sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Tjalle Van Der Leegte manages to gather it comfortably.
63.16
Kew Sedouki passes the ball forward to Erwin Witschge. Erwin Witschge lofts in a cross ball towards Giulliano De Jong. Giulliano De Jong directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
72.43
Rodney Goossen flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Cruz. Alfredo Cruz knocks the ball forward to Carlos Calvo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
87.44
Andy Wilnis knocks the ball to his team mate, Erwin Witschge. Erwin Witschge plays a perfect one-two with Rody Boussatta and rushes in on goal... Erwin Witschge shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Patrick Van Der Weerden has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
26.5%
47.1%
26.5%
Scorers