Match Report
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Trendwork Arena where Fortuna Sittard play host to HFC Haarlem. A crowd of 17,524 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Fortuna Sittard and HFC Haarlem are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Said Knopper.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Fortuna Sittard and HFC Haarlem are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Said Knopper.
0.00
0-0HFC Haarlem kick off and get the first half underway!
2.04
0-0Albrecht Janes flicks a high pass forward. Karim Marbus collects the pass. Karim Marbus flicks a high pass forward. Aron Jacobs easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aron Jacobs knocks the ball to his team mate, Schumann Carotti. Schumann Carotti side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
3.40
0-0Christian Dijkstra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Barry de Bruin. Barry de Bruin chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Pascual. Claudio Pascual whips in a cross ball towards Kwame Kans. Kwame Kans connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
8.36
0-0Karim Marbus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Schumann Carotti. Schumann Carotti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ruben Victoria who gathers it comfortably.
12.07
Jesper Sluiter knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Morales. Antonio Morales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.56
Claudio Pascual hits a low pass to Damian Sopalski. Damian Sopalski threads a neat ball through to Niels Van Der Gouw. Niels Van Der Gouw shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
16.38
Niels Van Der Gouw flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Pascual holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claudio Pascual knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Morales. Antonio Morales finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
18.11
0-0Ger Besselink comes in with a late challenge on Jerome Mendes. The referee calls over Ger Besselink and shows him a yellow card! Jerome Mendes stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.31
With a delightful solo run, Benoit Martinelli stretches the opposition's defence. Benoit Martinelli tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.12
Ger Besselink sees Mark Greening in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Greening flicks a high pass forward to Aron Jacobs who brings the ball under control. Aron Jacobs shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
27.50
1-0Antonio Morales controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Damian Sopalski. Damian Sopalski whips in a cross ball towards Niels Van Der Gouw. Niels Van Der Gouw rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
34.55
Aron Jacobs flicks a high pass forward to Karim Marbus who brings the ball under control. Karim Marbus lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Greening. Mark Greening makes a convincing header. Ruben Victoria effortlessly punches it away to safety.
38.25
Stefano de Ruiter flicks a high ball forward to Niels Van Der Gouw who takes it down. Niels Van Der Gouw knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Albrecht Janes.
40.50
Lucien Samson hits a low pass to Mark Greening. Mark Greening tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.39
Stefano de Ruiter plays the ball forward to Damian Sopalski. Damian Sopalski knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albrecht Janes.
45.00
Antonio Morales makes a simple pass to Niels Van Der Gouw. Niels Van Der Gouw advances inside the box! Niels Van Der Gouw side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Callum Young had no chance!! Goal for Fortuna Sittard!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Fortuna Sittard appear unchanged since the first half. HFC Haarlem also appear unchanged since the first half. The HFC Haarlem players seem much more motivated whilst the Fortuna Sittard players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Fortuna Sittard kicking off!
51.29
Claudio Pascual passes the ball forward to Stefano de Ruiter. Stefano de Ruiter shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.14
Benoit Martinelli threads a neat ball through to Aron Jacobs. Aron Jacobs shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
61.30
2-0Karim Marbus knocks the ball forward to Schumann Carotti. Schumann Carotti makes a probing pass to Karim Marbus but he's offside!
65.28
Benoit Martinelli threads the ball through to Karim Marbus. Karim Marbus knocks the ball forward to Schumann Carotti but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
67.57
Barry de Bruin makes a simple pass to Jesper Sluiter. Jesper Sluiter passes the ball forward to Niels Van Der Gouw. Niels Van Der Gouw lofts in a cross ball towards Stefano de Ruiter. Stefano de Ruiter connects with a diving header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.42
Christian Dijkstra sees Claudio Pascual in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Claudio Pascual hits a low pass to Stefano de Ruiter. Stefano de Ruiter finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Callum Young manages to gather it comfortably.
71.07
Stefano de Ruiter knocks the ball to his team mate, Jerome Mendes. Jerome Mendes shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
73.13
Jesper Sluiter threads the ball through to Jerome Mendes. Jerome Mendes darts forward. Jerome Mendes whips in a cross ball towards Kwame Kans. Kwame Kans shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Wonderful reactions from Callum Young keeps it out!
79.09
Albrecht Janes plays the ball forward to Nicolas Gonzalez. Nicolas Gonzalez sees Mark Greening just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Mark Greening muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.23
Schumann Carotti makes a simple pass to Benoit Martinelli. Benoit Martinelli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
85.23
Lucien Samson flicks a high pass forward. Karim Marbus controls it well on his chest. Karim Marbus plays a scrappy one-two with Schumann Carotti and advances towards the goal... Karim Marbus makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
87.53
Barry de Bruin flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Morales collects the pass. Antonio Morales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
7
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
25.9%
45.7%
28.4%
Scorers
| Niels Van Der Gouw 28, 45 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Niels Van Der Gouw of Fortuna Sittard |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ruben Victoria (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Christian Dijkstra (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Barry de Bruin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jesper Sluiter (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Damian Sopalski (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Stefano de Ruiter (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Claudio Pascual (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Jerome Mendes (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Niels Van Der Gouw (ATT) |  | 10 |
| 10. | Antonio Morales (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Kwame Kans (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Marcel Maas (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Humphrey Gronkjaer (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Copain Zegers (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Callum Young (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Ger Besselink (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Dominique Overmars (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Albrecht Janes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Lucien Samson (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Benoit Martinelli (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Karim Marbus (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Nicolas Gonzalez (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Schumann Carotti (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Aron Jacobs (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mark Greening (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Harris Of Hesselink (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | John Bakker (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Hans Piket (GK) | 0 | |