Match Report


Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard     AZ 67 AlkmaarAZ 67 Alkmaar
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ruben VictoriaR. Victoria65
G
1
G
69Alexandre BentoA. Bento
Urvin KooimanU. Kooiman67
D
2
D
81Danilo GiorgettiD. Giorgetti
Barry de BruinB. de Bruin63
D
3
D
68Billy MendesB. Mendes
Jesper SluiterJ. Sluiter62
D
4
D
66Pablo MolownyP. Molowny
Stefano de RuiterS. de Ruiter81
M
5
M
74Hennie ClaesH. Claes
Claudio PascualC. Pascual68
M
6
M
69Hennie SluiterH. Sluiter
Giovanni PantanoG. Pantano66
M
captain7captain
M
67Don McStayD. McStay
Jerome MendesJ. Mendes61
M
8
M
62Ivar Van NistelrooyI. Van Nistelrooy
Niels Van Der GouwN. Van Der Gouw71
A
9
A
70Henry DraperH. Draper
Antonio MoralesA. Morales69
A
10
A
67Jeffrey WaterreusJ. Waterreus
Kwame KansK. Kans69
A
11
A
60Rui MoutinhoR. Moutinho
 
Marcel MaasM. Maas59
M
12
G
69Antoine Van Der HeijdenA. Van Der Heijden
Humphrey GronkjaerH. Gronkjaer56
M
13
D
66Ed MathijssenE. Mathijssen
Copain ZegersC. Zegers56
D
14
D
65Ruben van den BroekR. van den Broek

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Trendwork Arena where Fortuna Sittard play host to AZ 67 Alkmaar. A crowd of 19,667 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Fortuna Sittard and AZ 67 Alkmaar are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar Chaveyriat.


0.00
Fortuna Sittard kick off and get the match underway!
3.41
Barry de Bruin knocks the ball to his team mate, Jerome Mendes. Jerome Mendes makes a probing pass to Antonio Morales. Antonio Morales rushes past Danilo Giorgetti! Danilo Giorgetti catches Antonio Morales on the ankles. Antonio Morales appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
4.56
Barry de Bruin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Urvin Kooiman. Urvin Kooiman threads a neat ball through to Kwame Kans. Kwame Kans advances inside the box! Kwame Kans rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Billy Mendes.
6.37
Jesper Sluiter flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Pascual who brings the ball under control. Claudio Pascual finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
8.35
Jesper Sluiter chips the ball to his team mate, Kwame Kans. Kwame Kans whips in a cross ball towards Stefano de Ruiter. Stefano de Ruiter jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stefano de Ruiter!
18.08
Danilo Giorgetti flicks a high pass forward. Hennie Claes controls it well on his chest. Hennie Claes threads a neat ball through to Rui Moutinho. Rui Moutinho shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.21
Jesper Sluiter flicks a high pass forward. Jerome Mendes controls it well on his chest. Seeing a gap ahead, Jerome Mendes plays the ball forward to Niels Van Der Gouw. Niels Van Der Gouw makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Claudio Pascual. Claudio Pascual takes a shot at goal but Alexandre Bento is on top of it.
22.32
Billy Mendes sees Hennie Sluiter in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hennie Sluiter kicks a strong pass forward to Jeffrey Waterreus. Jeffrey Waterreus lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Moutinho. Rui Moutinho makes a convincing header but it whistles just wide of the post!
24.06
Jerome Mendes clumsily knocks into Hennie Sluiter. Jerome Mendes is shown the yellow card! Hennie Sluiter runs off the knock.
27.19
Danilo Giorgetti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Henry Draper. Henry Draper whips in a cross ball towards Hennie Sluiter. Hennie Sluiter powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
28.34
Billy Mendes flicks a high pass forward. Don McStay holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Don McStay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hennie Claes. Hennie Claes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ruben Victoria who gathers it comfortably.
32.29
Billy Mendes flicks a high ball forward to Hennie Sluiter who takes it down. Hennie Sluiter flicks a high pass forward. Hennie Claes controls it well on his chest. Hennie Claes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jesper Sluiter.
33.26
With imagination, Claudio Pascual plays the ball forward to Kwame Kans. Kwame Kans shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
36.26
Danilo Giorgetti threads a neat ball through to Don McStay. Don McStay knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Draper. Henry Draper is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
38.09
Hennie Sluiter passes the ball forward to Don McStay. Don McStay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ruben Victoria who gathers it comfortably.
39.53
Barry de Bruin knocks the ball to his team mate, Kwame Kans. Kwame Kans threads a neat, attacking ball through to Niels Van Der Gouw. Niels Van Der Gouw side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Billy Mendes.
42.38
Urvin Kooiman sees Claudio Pascual in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Claudio Pascual flicks the ball to his team mate, Kwame Kans. Kwame Kans makes a great pass forward. Giovanni Pantano runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fortuna Sittard appear unchanged since the first half. AZ 67 Alkmaar also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with AZ 67 Alkmaar kicking off!
47.09
Jesper Sluiter threads the ball through to Stefano de Ruiter. Stefano de Ruiter knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Pascual. Claudio Pascual connects with a diving header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
49.07
Urvin Kooiman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Barry de Bruin. Barry de Bruin makes a simple pass to Antonio Morales. Antonio Morales knocks in a cross ball towards Niels Van Der Gouw. Niels Van Der Gouw is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.46
Kwame Kans makes a probing pass to Niels Van Der Gouw. Niels Van Der Gouw knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Mendes.
54.53
Giovanni Pantano hacks Jeffrey Waterreus from behind! The referee calls over Giovanni Pantano and shows him a yellow card! Jeffrey Waterreus runs off the knock.
55.51
With great imagination, Niels Van Der Gouw picks a pass forward to Kwame Kans. Kwame Kans controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
60.32
AZ 67 Alkmaar have made 2 substitutions with Ed Mathijssen replacing Hennie Claes and Antoine Van Der Heijden replacing Rui Moutinho .
65.53
Jesper Sluiter flicks a high ball forward to Urvin Kooiman who takes it down. Urvin Kooiman threads a neat ball through to Kwame Kans. Kwame Kans shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
67.52
Claudio Pascual controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Morales. Antonio Morales whips in a cross ball towards Stefano de Ruiter. Stefano de Ruiter jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Alexandre Bento has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
71.02
Barry de Bruin clumsily knocks into Jeffrey Waterreus. The referee warns Barry de Bruin to calm down! Jeffrey Waterreus runs off the knock.
72.20
Barry de Bruin advances with the ball. Barry de Bruin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Morales. Antonio Morales lofts in a cross ball towards Kwame Kans. Kwame Kans whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
73.09
Jesper Sluiter threads a neat ball through to Giovanni Pantano. Giovanni Pantano makes a simple pass to Niels Van Der Gouw. Niels Van Der Gouw knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Morales. Antonio Morales makes a deft header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
81.18
Jesper Sluiter darts forward. Jesper Sluiter chips the ball to his team mate, Jerome Mendes. Jerome Mendes rushes past Pablo Molowny! Jerome Mendes cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but somehow Danilo Giorgetti happens to be in the right place to block it.
83.39
Barry de Bruin threads a neat ball through to Kwame Kans. Kwame Kans takes it forward alone. Kwame Kans controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Alexandre Bento manages to gather it.
84.21
Don McStay surges forward with the ball. Don McStay tries a spectacular long range effort which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.04
Danilo Giorgetti flicks a high pass forward to Henry Draper who brings the ball under control. Henry Draper knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ruben Victoria who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Don McStay hits a low pass to Henry Draper. Henry Draper lofts in a cross ball towards Hennie Sluiter. Hennie Sluiter connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Ruben Victoria is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Fortuna Sittard

AZ 67 Alkmaar
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.3%
40.7%
Play Area
26.7%
43%
30.2%

Scorers
Stefano de Ruiter 8, 68
Niels Van Der Gouw 49
Don McStay 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stefano de Ruiter of Fortuna Sittard

Match Ratings