Match Report


RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk     Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard
Computer Player Computer Player Jens Bertrams Jens Bertrams
Aaron HasselbainkA. Hasselbaink74
G
1captain
G
69Andy SteijnA. Steijn
Cliff Van WesteropC. Van Westerop57
D
2
D
69Peter Wright-PhillipsP. Wright-Phillips
Marvin DichioM. Dichio53
D
3
D
65Nick KleinN. Klein
Aaron RizaA. Riza51
D
4
D
63Mihai FidatofM. Fidatof
Fernando KikoF. Kiko78
M
5
D
70Sieme CaluwéS. Caluwé
John EvansJ. Evans67
M
6
M
56Giulliano NieuwenhuijzenG. Nieuwenhuijzen
Jerome ZafarinJ. Zafarin66
M
captain7
M
63Fred AbidallahF. Abidallah
Bjšrn MachlasB. Machlas64
M
8
M
60Spencer BoertienS. Boertien
Nelson BeekinkN. Beekink68
A
9
M
69JŸrgen De BoerJ. De Boer
Jšrg Van GalàsekJ. Galàsek65
A
10
A
81Brett SterjovskiB. Sterjovski
Sol GreenS. Green59
A
11
A
75Don JohnstoneD. Johnstone
 
Joos KromkampJ. Kromkamp62
G
12
D
62João RodriguesJ. Rodrigues
Fabien AbdessadkiF. Abdessadki58
M
13
M
58Darren SheringhamD. Sheringham
Gian Paolo StroppaG. Stroppa57
G
14
A
67Giovanni Van Den BromG. Van Den Brom

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Mandemakers Stadion where RKC Waalwijk play host to Fortuna Sittard. A crowd of 19,059 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
RKC Waalwijk are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Fortuna Sittard appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Max Reuser.


0.00
RKC Waalwijk kick off!
4.33
Spencer Boertien hits a low pass to Brett Sterjovski. Brett Sterjovski plays a scrappy one-two with Don Johnstone and stumbles forward towards the goal... Brett Sterjovski muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Aaron Hasselbaink has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
8.41
Giulliano Nieuwenhuijzen knocks the ball forward to Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone finds some space and shoots from distance. Aaron Hasselbaink effortlessly gets down and covers it.
15.22
Spencer Boertien passes the ball forward to Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron Hasselbaink who gathers it comfortably.
16.42
Bjšrn Machlas knocks the ball forward to Sol Green. Sol Green knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nick Klein.
18.29
Cliff Van Westerop knocks the ball to his team mate, Jerome Zafarin. Jerome Zafarin hits a low pass to Nelson Beekink. Nelson Beekink knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Wright-Phillips.
22.34
Aaron Riza takes it forward alone. Aaron Riza hits a low pass to Sol Green. Sol Green knocks in a cross ball towards Jšrg Van Galàsek. Jšrg Van Galàsek gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Andy Steijn is on top of it.
24.03
Giulliano Nieuwenhuijzen threads a neat ball through to Brett Sterjovski. Brett Sterjovski shoots from 20 yards. Aaron Hasselbaink gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
27.14
Jerome Zafarin kicks a strong pass forward to Nelson Beekink. Nelson Beekink whips in a cross ball towards Jšrg Van Galàsek. Jšrg Van Galàsek connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
34.10
Jerome Zafarin flicks a high ball forward to Jšrg Van Galàsek who takes it down. Jšrg Van Galàsek whips in a cross ball towards Nelson Beekink. Nelson Beekink makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
38.49
Cliff Van Westerop threads a neat ball through to Jerome Zafarin. Jerome Zafarin passes the ball forward to Sol Green. Sol Green sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
40.47
Spencer Boertien threads the ball through to Don Johnstone. Don Johnstone knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron Hasselbaink who gathers it comfortably.
44.12
Jerome Zafarin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sol Green. Sol Green shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. RKC Waalwijk appear unchanged since the first half. Fortuna Sittard also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Fortuna Sittard kick off!
48.38
Marvin Dichio threads a neat ball through to Jerome Zafarin. Jerome Zafarin takes it forward alone. Jerome Zafarin plays a one-two with Nelson Beekink and advances towards the goal... Jerome Zafarin strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's there!! Andy Steijn has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.32
Fred Abidallah advances with the ball. Fred Abidallah sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.03
Jerome Zafarin knocks the ball forward to Nelson Beekink. Nelson Beekink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.21
Marvin Dichio threads a neat ball through to Jerome Zafarin. Jerome Zafarin sees Nelson Beekink in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nelson Beekink finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
59.52
Marvin Dichio comes in with a late challenge on Brett Sterjovski. Marvin Dichio is shown the yellow card! Brett Sterjovski stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.38
Bjšrn Machlas chips the ball to his team mate, Nelson Beekink. Nelson Beekink controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
61.50
Fred Abidallah threads a neat ball through to Brett Sterjovski. Brett Sterjovski finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
63.47
Marvin Dichio makes a beautiful solo run. Marvin Dichio changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marvin Dichio advances inside the box! Marvin Dichio looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Andy Steijn gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
65.23
John Evans knocks the ball forward to Nelson Beekink. Nelson Beekink shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.14
Nick Klein flicks a high pass forward. JŸrgen De Boer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. JŸrgen De Boer threads a neat ball through to Brett Sterjovski. Brett Sterjovski controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Aaron Hasselbaink easily gets down and covers it.
79.08
JŸrgen De Boer threads the ball through to Brett Sterjovski. Brett Sterjovski knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron Hasselbaink who gathers it comfortably.
81.09
John Evans hits a low pass to Nelson Beekink. Nelson Beekink knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nick Klein.
83.15
Peter Wright-Phillips surges forward with the ball. Peter Wright-Phillips controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brett Sterjovski. Brett Sterjovski shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
84.18
Bjšrn Machlas passes the ball forward to Sol Green. Sol Green knocks in a cross ball towards Nelson Beekink. Nelson Beekink beats his man to it with a header but it flies well off target!
85.47
Jerome Zafarin brings the ball forward. Jerome Zafarin knocks in a cross ball towards Nelson Beekink. Nelson Beekink finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
89.29
Sieme Caluwé sees Spencer Boertien in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With some swift thinking, Spencer Boertien plays the ball forward to Brett Sterjovski. Brett Sterjovski knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron Hasselbaink who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Sieme Caluwé plays the ball forward to JŸrgen De Boer. JŸrgen De Boer makes a probing pass to Brett Sterjovski. Brett Sterjovski knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marvin Dichio.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RKC Waalwijk

Fortuna Sittard
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
25.8%
47.2%
27%

Scorers
Jšrg Van Galàsek 27
Jerome Zafarin 48
Nelson Beekink 85
Brett Sterjovski 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jerome Zafarin of RKC Waalwijk

Match Ratings