Match Report


Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem     Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stefan BesselinkS. Besselink63
G
1
G
60Purrel PaauweP. Paauwe
Eric De GierE. De Gier71
D
2
D
69Eric KnappE. Knapp
Johnny BrugginkJ. Bruggink61
D
3
D
63Robin HoutmanR. Houtman
Marchanno De WindtM. De Windt58
D
captain4
D
61Joris JanssenJ. Janssen
Alfred WetherallA. Wetherall58
D
5
D
50Cor Van SteenveldtC. Van Steenveldt
Ferry HansmaF. Hansma57
M
6
M
64Christopher DavidsC. Davids
Kevin McNeillK. McNeill57
M
7
M
60Ivar HupkesI. Hupkes
Kevin AllachK. Allach51
M
8
M
56Omer BishopO. Bishop
Kurt HendriksK. Hendriks51
M
9
M
53Thomas MendesT. Mendes
Eoin GreeningE. Greening72
A
10
A
67Rody DijkstraR. Dijkstra
Tijani KarnebeekT. Karnebeek60
A
11captain
A
62Bryan JanssenB. Janssen
 
Reinder KosterR. Koster58
A
12
A
57Patrick KreekP. Kreek
Lorenzo ScottiL. Scotti58
A
13
A
55Roy SchulpenR. Schulpen
Johan PienaarJ. Pienaar57
D
14
G
53Eddie ShiltonE. Shilton

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Gelredome where Vitesse Arnhem play host to Fortuna Sittard. A crowd of 9,455 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Vitesse Arnhem and Fortuna Sittard are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Henk Winter.


0.00
Vitesse Arnhem kick off the first half!
9.20
Kevin Allach barges into Omer Bishop. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Omer Bishop hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.15
Fortuna Sittard are dictating the run of play here today.
33.24
Kevin McNeill passes the ball forward to Kevin Allach. Kevin Allach whips in a cross ball towards Eoin Greening. Eoin Greening heads the ball goalwards but somehow Purrel Paauwe manages to keep it out.
34.49
Ivar Hupkes makes a beautiful solo run. Ivar Hupkes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alfred Wetherall.
44.51
Cor Van Steenveldt clumsily knocks into Kevin McNeill. The referee warns Cor Van Steenveldt to calm down! Kevin McNeill stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vitesse Arnhem appear unchanged since the first half. Fortuna Sittard also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Fortuna Sittard get the second half underway!
47.57
Omer Bishop makes a simple pass to Ivar Hupkes. Ivar Hupkes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Stefan Besselink gets down and covers it.
49.52
Robin Houtman barges into Eoin Greening. Robin Houtman is shown the yellow card! Eoin Greening hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.57
With fabulous imagination, Joris Janssen laces a through ball forward to Omer Bishop. With vision, Omer Bishop laces a weighted ball forward to Thomas Mendes. Thomas Mendes tries a spectacular long range effort but Stefan Besselink is on top of it.
60.57
Kevin McNeill chips the ball to his team mate, Eoin Greening. Eoin Greening knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.50
Omer Bishop pushes up the pitch. Omer Bishop flicks a high pass forward. Bryan Janssen collects the pass. Bryan Janssen shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Stefan Besselink easily smothers it!
69.12
With some swift thinking, Christopher Davids plays the ball forward to Rody Dijkstra. Rody Dijkstra shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
71.55
Kevin Allach flicks a high ball forward to Ferry Hansma who takes it down. Ferry Hansma shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Purrel Paauwe!
73.15
Omer Bishop makes an attacking run forward. Omer Bishop whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Mendes. Thomas Mendes outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
77.41
Fortuna Sittard are dictating the run of play here today.
81.16
Kevin McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Ferry Hansma. Ferry Hansma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.40
Marchanno De Windt sweeps the ball long. Eoin Greening deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tijani Karnebeek but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Omer Bishop advances with the ball. Omer Bishop knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Vitesse Arnhem

Fortuna Sittard
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42%
58%
Play Area
26.1%
47.8%
26.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Omer Bishop of Fortuna Sittard

Match Ratings
1.Stefan Besselink (GK)
8
2.Eric De Gier (DEF)
6
3.Johnny Bruggink (DEF)
6
4.Marchanno De Windt (DEF)
7
5.Alfred Wetherall (DEF)
6
6.Ferry Hansma (MID)
6
7.Kevin McNeill (MID)
7
8.Kevin Allach (MID)yellow card
6
9.Kurt Hendriks (MID)
6
10.Eoin Greening (ATT)
7
11.Tijani Karnebeek (ATT)
6
 
12.Reinder Koster (ATT)
0
13.Lorenzo Scotti (ATT)
0
14.Johan Pienaar (DEF)
0

1.Purrel Paauwe (GK)
7
2.Eric Knapp (DEF)
6
3.Robin Houtman (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Joris Janssen (DEF)
6
5.Cor Van Steenveldt (DEF)
6
6.Christopher Davids (MID)
6
7.Ivar Hupkes (MID)
7
8.Omer Bishop (MID)
9
9.Thomas Mendes (MID)
7
10.Rody Dijkstra (ATT)
6
11.Bryan Janssen (ATT)
7
 
12.Patrick Kreek (ATT)
0
13.Roy Schulpen (ATT)
0
14.Eddie Shilton (GK)
0