Match Report


Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard     FC DordrechtFC Dordrecht
Christopher GeorgeChristopher George Computer Player Computer Player
Mustapha SonkayaM. Sonkaya62
G
1captain
G
64Shota RigaS. Riga
Peter RourkeP. Rourke76
D
2
D
64Matteo Di LoretoM. Di Loreto
Luis BentoL. Bento69
D
3
D
62Arno LameyA. Lamey
Alje BraatA. Braat74
D
4
D
60Oliver RichterO. Richter
Anthony NaylorA. Naylor72
D
captain5
D
57Ron BakkerR. Bakker
Don HendryD. Hendry78
M
6
M
65Linus WidmannL. Widmann
Jean-Paul VarkevisserJ. Varkevisser69
M
7
M
65Sander VierklauS. Vierklau
Rodolfo MenendezR. Menendez70
M
8
M
65Bryan VerlindenB. Verlinden
Victor van DijkV. van Dijk65
A
9
A
71Anton Van Den BerghA. Van Den Bergh
Jeroen KnopperJ. Knopper70
A
10
A
63Tiziano Cala CampanaT. Cala Campana
Artur VianaA. Viana71
A
11
A
63John de VosJ. de Vos
 
Johnny HendriksJ. Hendriks59
D
12
G
63Kevin FrankenK. Franken
Ugo HurstU. Hurst69
M
13
M
63David BuskermolenD. Buskermolen
Humphrey MeijerH. Meijer60
A
14
A
62Craig NivenC. Niven

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Trendwork Arena where Fortuna Sittard play host to FC Dordrecht. A crowd of 19,577 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Fortuna Sittard and FC Dordrecht are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Romano Robben.


0.00
FC Dordrecht kick off and get the first half underway!
2.03
Luis Bento flicks a high pass forward. Don Hendry collects the pass. Don Hendry decides to run forward with the ball. Don Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oliver Richter.
9.24
Don Hendry changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Don Hendry threads the ball through to Jeroen Knopper but he's offside!
10.00
Arno Lamey decides to run forward with the ball. Arno Lamey rushes past Anthony Naylor! Arno Lamey takes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
15.14
Anton Van Den Bergh knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Cala Campana. Tiziano Cala Campana knocks in a cross ball towards Linus Widmann. Linus Widmann beats his man to it with a header but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
18.13
Luis Bento receives the ball from a throw-in from Peter Rourke. Luis Bento knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Menendez. Rodolfo Menendez passes the ball forward to Don Hendry. Don Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Artur Viana. Artur Viana connects with a diving header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
24.22
Linus Widmann flicks a high pass forward. Tiziano Cala Campana controls it well on his chest. Tiziano Cala Campana knocks in a cross ball towards Anton Van Den Bergh. Anton Van Den Bergh finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.36
Sander Vierklau threads the ball through to Tiziano Cala Campana. Tiziano Cala Campana shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
28.27
Jean-Paul Varkevisser flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Menendez controls it well on his chest. Rodolfo Menendez lofts in a cross ball towards Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper flicks the ball with his head. Shota Riga picks it out of the air!
32.54
Alje Braat clumsily knocks into Tiziano Cala Campana. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tiziano Cala Campana carries on, but is struggling a bit.
33.19
Linus Widmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John de Vos. John de Vos whips in a cross ball towards Tiziano Cala Campana. Tiziano Cala Campana is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Mustapha Sonkaya effortlessly picks it out of the air!
34.35
Rodolfo Menendez threads a neat ball through to Jean-Paul Varkevisser. Jean-Paul Varkevisser lofts in a cross ball towards Victor van Dijk. Victor van Dijk connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
36.55
John de Vos catches Artur Viana on the ankles. The referee calls over John de Vos and warns him to calm down! Artur Viana hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.52
Alje Braat flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Paul Varkevisser controls it well on his chest. Jean-Paul Varkevisser chips the ball to his team mate, Victor van Dijk. Victor van Dijk plays a one-two with Artur Viana and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Victor van Dijk provides some space. He shoots at goal. Good keeping from Shota Riga as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
40.58
Corner kick to Fortuna Sittard. Don Hendry plays it to the far post. Jeroen Knopper shows great control and tries a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
44.47
Arno Lamey knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Cala Campana. Tiziano Cala Campana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fortuna Sittard appear unchanged since the first half. FC Dordrecht also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Dordrecht players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Fortuna Sittard kick off the second half!
48.51
Bryan Verlinden flicks a high pass forward. John de Vos controls it well on his chest. John de Vos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Bento.
54.27
Jean-Paul Varkevisser barges into Oliver Richter. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Oliver Richter stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.36
Artur Viana flicks a high pass forward to Jeroen Knopper who brings the ball under control. Jeroen Knopper sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.37
Luis Bento passes the ball forward to Artur Viana. Artur Viana rushes past Arno Lamey! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Artur Viana provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Shota Riga comfortably gets down and covers it.
60.26
Fortuna Sittard have made 2 substitutions with Johnny Hendriks replacing Anthony Naylor and Ugo Hurst replacing Victor van Dijk and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. FC Dordrecht have made a substitution with Craig Niven replacing Tiziano Cala Campana .
61.32
With vision, Luis Bento plays the ball forward to Alje Braat. Alje Braat runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alje Braat kicks a strong pass forward to Artur Viana but the referee indicates it's offside!
67.49
Linus Widmann flicks a high pass forward. Anton Van Den Bergh holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anton Van Den Bergh knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.57
Arno Lamey chips the ball to his team mate, Sander Vierklau. Sander Vierklau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John de Vos. John de Vos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Peter Rourke.
72.03
Showing composure, Anton Van Den Bergh plays the ball forward to John de Vos. John de Vos shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
77.53
FC Dordrecht have made 2 substitutions with Kevin Franken replacing Matteo Di Loreto and David Buskermolen replacing Linus Widmann .
78.57
Arno Lamey clumsily knocks into Ugo Hurst. Arno Lamey is shown the yellow card! Ugo Hurst runs off the knock.
81.09
John de Vos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Niven. Craig Niven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
84.23
Jean-Paul Varkevisser sees Jeroen Knopper in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jeroen Knopper knocks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Hurst. Ugo Hurst comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.26
Ugo Hurst barges into David Buskermolen. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Buskermolen runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Fortuna Sittard

FC Dordrecht
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
28.2%
48.2%
23.5%

Scorers
Artur Viana 18
Ugo Hurst 84
Craig Niven 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Artur Viana of Fortuna Sittard

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

1.Shota Riga (GK)
8
2.Matteo Di Loreto (DEF)
6
3.Arno Lamey (DEF)yellow card
7
4.Oliver Richter (DEF)
6
5.Ron Bakker (DEF)
6
6.Linus Widmann (MID)
7
7.Sander Vierklau (MID)
6
8.Bryan Verlinden (MID)
6
9.Anton Van Den Bergh (ATT)
6
10.Tiziano Cala Campana (ATT)
6
11.John de Vos (ATT)
7
 
12.Kevin Franken (GK)
6
13.David Buskermolen (MID)
6
14.Craig Niven (ATT)goal scored
8