Match Report


Roda JC KerkradeRoda JC Kerkrade     Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard
Clyde WoottonClyde Wootton Christopher George Christopher George
Manuel DevauxM. Devaux65
G
1
G
62Mustapha SonkayaM. Sonkaya
Arno WitteA. Witte60
D
2
D
76Peter RourkeP. Rourke
Joos HuibertsJ. Huiberts72
D
captain3
D
69Luis BentoL. Bento
Mikael SjölundM. Sjölund79
D
4
D
74Alje BraatA. Braat
Gavin NaysmithG. Naysmith61
D
5
D
72Anthony NaylorA. Naylor
Nikos MensahN. Mensah56
M
6
M
78Don HendryD. Hendry
Teddy DucheminT. Duchemin63
M
7
M
68Jean-Paul VarkevisserJ. Varkevisser
Ivar de GraafI. de Graaf58
M
8captain
M
69Ugo HurstU. Hurst
Bernardo PeruzziB. Peruzzi57
A
9
A
65Victor van DijkV. van Dijk
Joris KoemanJ. Koeman66
A
10
A
70Jeroen KnopperJ. Knopper
Christopher MeiserC. Meiser70
A
11
A
70Artur VianaA. Viana
 
Rokuro YamaguchiR. Yamaguchi66
A
12
D
58Johnny HendriksJ. Hendriks
Gregoor HouwingG. Houwing50
G
13
M
61Hans BlinkerH. Blinker
Zerbini TascaZ. Tasca58
D
14
A
58Ellery van VlietE. van Vliet

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Parkstad Limburg Stadion where Roda JC Kerkrade play host to Fortuna Sittard. A crowd of 20,641 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Roda JC Kerkrade and Fortuna Sittard are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Luis-Clemente Peyrlade.


0.00
Roda JC Kerkrade start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.58
Teddy Duchemin flicks a high pass forward. Nikos Mensah holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nikos Mensah makes a pass forward but Christopher Meiser makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
10.45
Don Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Victor van Dijk. Victor van Dijk kicks a strong pass forward to Artur Viana but the referee indicates it's offside!
16.35
Ugo Hurst sees a break and surges forward. Ugo Hurst tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
24.17
Don Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Jeroen Knopper who brings the ball under control. Jeroen Knopper edges inside the box! Jeroen Knopper makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Manuel Devaux. Excellent save.
26.51
Ugo Hurst chips the ball to his team mate, Victor van Dijk. Victor van Dijk knocks the ball forward to Artur Viana but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
27.07
Ivar de Graaf controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Teddy Duchemin. Teddy Duchemin plays a one-two with Bernardo Peruzzi and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Teddy Duchemin provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is miles over!
30.17
Joos Huiberts threads a neat ball through to Nikos Mensah. Nikos Mensah passes the ball forward to Bernardo Peruzzi. Bernardo Peruzzi plays a scrappy one-two with Ivar de Graaf and stumbles forward towards the goal... Bernardo Peruzzi muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.49
Ugo Hurst flicks a high pass forward. Victor van Dijk collects the pass. Victor van Dijk shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
34.25
Luis Bento sees Jeroen Knopper in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jeroen Knopper finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.03
Teddy Duchemin flicks a high pass forward. Ivar de Graaf collects the pass. Ivar de Graaf edges inside the box! Ivar de Graaf strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Jeroen Knopper knocks the ball forward to Victor van Dijk. Victor van Dijk shoots from 25 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Roda JC Kerkrade have changed their lineup with Rokuro Yamaguchi replacing Bernardo Peruzzi. Fortuna Sittard appear unchanged since the first half. The Roda JC Kerkrade players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Fortuna Sittard kick off and get the second half underway!
48.21
With a delightful solo run, Teddy Duchemin stretches the opposition's defence. Teddy Duchemin plays a one-two with Joris Koeman and rushes in on goal... Teddy Duchemin rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
49.28
Ivar de Graaf flicks a high pass forward. Christopher Meiser collects the pass. Christopher Meiser lofts in a cross ball towards Joris Koeman. Joris Koeman finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Mustapha Sonkaya!
53.50
Seeing a gap ahead, Joos Huiberts laces a weighted ball forward to Teddy Duchemin. Teddy Duchemin threads a neat ball through to Nikos Mensah. Nikos Mensah knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.48
Alje Braat sees a break and surges forward. Alje Braat knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.15
Mikael Sjölund hits it upfield. Joris Koeman knocks in a cross ball towards Ivar de Graaf. Ivar de Graaf makes a convincing header. Mustapha Sonkaya gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
67.18
Ivar de Graaf makes a probing pass to Christopher Meiser. Christopher Meiser rushes past Peter Rourke! Christopher Meiser side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
72.19
Ivar de Graaf makes an attacking run forward. Ivar de Graaf makes a defence splitting pass to Nikos Mensah. Nikos Mensah strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Roda JC Kerkrade!
75.57
Joos Huiberts advances with the ball. Joos Huiberts chips the ball to his team mate, Joris Koeman. Joris Koeman shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Mustapha Sonkaya.
77.29
Corner kick to Roda JC Kerkrade. Nikos Mensah plays it out to the edge of the box. Alje Braat gets to the ball and clears it up field.
78.26
Gavin Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Teddy Duchemin. Teddy Duchemin threads a neat ball through to Rokuro Yamaguchi. Rokuro Yamaguchi finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Mustapha Sonkaya manages to keep it out.
79.58
Jean-Paul Varkevisser passes the ball forward to Don Hendry. Don Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper makes a deft header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Manuel Devaux with no chance!! Goal for Fortuna Sittard!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Roda JC Kerkrade

Fortuna Sittard
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
29.3%
45.3%
25.3%

Scorers
Nikos Mensah 72
Victor van Dijk 45
Jeroen Knopper 80

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jeroen Knopper of Fortuna Sittard

Match Ratings
1.Manuel Devaux (GK)
6
2.Arno Witte (DEF)
6
3.Joos Huiberts (DEF)
6
4.Mikael Sjölund (DEF)
6
5.Gavin Naysmith (DEF)
6
6.Nikos Mensah (MID)goal scored
8
7.Teddy Duchemin (MID)
7
8.Ivar de Graaf (MID)
8
9.Bernardo Peruzzi (ATT)
6
10.Joris Koeman (ATT)
6
11.Christopher Meiser (ATT)
6
 
12.Rokuro Yamaguchi (ATT)
6
13.Gregoor Houwing (GK)
0
14.Zerbini Tasca (DEF)
0

1.Mustapha Sonkaya (GK)
8
2.Peter Rourke (DEF)
6
3.Luis Bento (DEF)
6
4.Alje Braat (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Naylor (DEF)
6
6.Don Hendry (MID)
7
7.Jean-Paul Varkevisser (MID)
7
8.Ugo Hurst (MID)
7
9.Victor van Dijk (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Jeroen Knopper (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Artur Viana (ATT)
6
 
12.Johnny Hendriks (DEF)
0
13.Hans Blinker (MID)
0
14.Ellery van Vliet (ATT)
0