Match Report


Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard     NAC BredaNAC Breda
Christopher GeorgeChristopher George Grant Bennion Grant Bennion
Mustapha SonkayaM. Sonkaya62
G
1
G
71Hugo BentoH. Bento
Peter RourkeP. Rourke76
D
2
D
68Marinus BabangidaM. Babangida
Gregorio KikoG. Kiko66
D
3
D
69Yassine AbdellaouiY. Abdellaoui
Alje BraatA. Braat74
D
4
D
67Hugo ArreolaH. Arreola
Anthony NaylorA. Naylor72
D
5
D
66Olaf MulderO. Mulder
Don HendryD. Hendry78
M
6
M
73Efrain PerlazaE. Perlaza
Jean-Paul VarkevisserJ. Varkevisser68
M
7captain
M
74Jakob GleisensteinJ. Gleisenstein
Ugo HurstU. Hurst69
M
captain8
A
67Fouad BezzaiF. Bezzai
Victor van DijkV. van Dijk65
A
9
A
68Pablo MoraP. Mora
Jeroen KnopperJ. Knopper70
A
10
A
75Frank MatthijsF. Matthijs
Artur VianaA. Viana70
A
11
A
67Jean Chr. CésarJ. César
 
Johnny HendriksJ. Hendriks58
D
12
D
66George ZwaanswijkG. Zwaanswijk
Hans BlinkerH. Blinker61
M
13
M
65Eduardo NascimentoE. Nascimento
Ellery van VlietE. van Vliet58
A
14
A
66Billy DalglishB. Dalglish

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Trendwork Arena where Fortuna Sittard play host to NAC Breda. A crowd of 20,085 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Fortuna Sittard are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while NAC Breda appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Wouter Van Bommel.


0.00
NAC Breda start the match!
3.24
Ugo Hurst flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Paul Varkevisser who brings the ball under control. Jean-Paul Varkevisser runs straight at the defence! Jean-Paul Varkevisser shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Hugo Bento.
4.09
Don Hendry takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Jakob Gleisenstein steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
6.59
Jean-Paul Varkevisser sees Artur Viana in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Artur Viana lofts in a cross ball towards Don Hendry. Don Hendry powers a header at goal. Hugo Arreola steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
9.38
Gregorio Kiko barges into Jean Chr. César. The referee calls over Gregorio Kiko and shows him a yellow card! Jean Chr. César runs off the knock.
12.25
Alje Braat flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Paul Varkevisser collects the pass. Jean-Paul Varkevisser makes a beautiful solo run. Jean-Paul Varkevisser advances inside the box! Jean-Paul Varkevisser shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Hugo Bento has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
15.03
Frank Matthijs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fouad Bezzai. Fouad Bezzai lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Mora. Pablo Mora outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies towards the top corner but Anthony Naylor is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
16.59
Corner kick to NAC Breda. Jakob Gleisenstein chips it to the near post. Mustapha Sonkaya scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
18.56
Don Hendry makes a probing pass to Victor van Dijk. Victor van Dijk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Artur Viana but he's offside!
21.43
Jean Chr. César catches Peter Rourke on the ankles. Jean Chr. César is warned by the referee! Peter Rourke runs off the knock.
26.23
Efrain Perlaza threads a neat ball through to Fouad Bezzai. Fouad Bezzai plays a scrappy one-two with Jakob Gleisenstein and stumbles forward towards the goal... Fouad Bezzai rockets a shot on goal. Solid save from Mustapha Sonkaya.
32.17
Ugo Hurst makes a simple pass to Jean-Paul Varkevisser. Jean-Paul Varkevisser makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Don Hendry. Hugo Arreola catches Don Hendry on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
33.11
Marinus Babangida threads a neat ball through to Jean Chr. César. Jean Chr. César knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Matthijs. Frank Matthijs outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Mustapha Sonkaya is on top of his game. Fabulous stop!
38.08
Frank Matthijs flicks a high pass forward to Pablo Mora who brings the ball under control. Pablo Mora whips in a cross ball towards Frank Matthijs. Frank Matthijs finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Mustapha Sonkaya didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
39.25
Yassine Abdellaoui threads the ball through to Jakob Gleisenstein. Jakob Gleisenstein sees Frank Matthijs in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frank Matthijs whips in a cross ball towards Fouad Bezzai. Fouad Bezzai makes a convincing header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Marinus Babangida plays the ball forward to Jakob Gleisenstein. Jakob Gleisenstein hits a low pass to Jean Chr. César. Jean Chr. César controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jean Chr. César!
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. NAC Breda also appear unchanged since the first half. The Fortuna Sittard players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Fortuna Sittard kick off!
47.08
Efrain Perlaza chips the ball to his team mate, Jakob Gleisenstein. Jakob Gleisenstein threads a neat ball through to Fouad Bezzai. Fouad Bezzai skips past Peter Rourke! Fouad Bezzai takes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
48.12
Peter Rourke sees Jean-Paul Varkevisser in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean-Paul Varkevisser flicks a high ball forward to Don Hendry who takes it down. Don Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Hurst but the linesman indicates offside!
49.13
Alje Braat kicks a strong pass forward to Don Hendry. With vision, Don Hendry laces a through ball forward to Ugo Hurst. Ugo Hurst flicks the ball to his team mate, Victor van Dijk. Victor van Dijk looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
54.14
Ugo Hurst hacks Yassine Abdellaoui from behind! The referee calls over Ugo Hurst and shows him a yellow card! Yassine Abdellaoui runs off the knock.
55.14
Jean-Paul Varkevisser comes in with a late challenge on Jakob Gleisenstein. Jean-Paul Varkevisser is warned by the referee! Jakob Gleisenstein hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.35
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
60.37
Fortuna Sittard have made a substitution with Ellery van Vliet replacing Artur Viana .NAC Breda have made a substitution with Billy Dalglish replacing Fouad Bezzai .
66.05
With great vision, Ugo Hurst plays the ball forward to Victor van Dijk. Victor van Dijk knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hugo Bento who gathers it comfortably.
67.28
Frank Matthijs comes in with a late challenge on Gregorio Kiko. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gregorio Kiko gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.47
Don Hendry knocks the ball forward to Victor van Dijk. Victor van Dijk shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
73.48
Hugo Arreola flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Gleisenstein controls it well on his chest. Jakob Gleisenstein runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jakob Gleisenstein knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.31
Jean Chr. César chips the ball to his team mate, Jakob Gleisenstein. Jakob Gleisenstein knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alje Braat.
77.09
NAC Breda have made a substitution with George Zwaanswijk replacing Hugo Arreola .
81.30
Alje Braat makes a simple pass to Ellery van Vliet. Ellery van Vliet whips in a cross ball towards Don Hendry. Don Hendry outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Hugo Bento gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
85.55
Frank Matthijs kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Mora. Pablo Mora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Don Hendry laces a through ball forward to Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper advances inside the box! Jeroen Knopper cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Fortuna Sittard are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Fortuna Sittard

NAC Breda
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
30.1%
46.6%
23.3%

Scorers
Jean-Paul Varkevisser 12
Victor van Dijk 49
Fouad Bezzai 39
Jean Chr. César 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean-Paul Varkevisser of Fortuna Sittard

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

1.Hugo Bento (GK)
7
2.Marinus Babangida (DEF)
6
3.Yassine Abdellaoui (DEF)
6
4.Hugo Arreola (DEF)
6
5.Olaf Mulder (DEF)
6
6.Efrain Perlaza (MID)
6
7.Jakob Gleisenstein (MID)
9
8.Fouad Bezzai (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Pablo Mora (ATT)
6
10.Frank Matthijs (ATT)yellow card
7
11.Jean Chr. César (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.George Zwaanswijk (DEF)
6
13.Eduardo Nascimento (MID)
0
14.Billy Dalglish (ATT)
6