Match Report


NAC BredaNAC Breda     Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nicola C. MainiN. Maini64
G
1
G
58Dominique Van MolD. Van Mol
John BerendsenJ. Berendsen83
D
2
D
70Arco De GoeyA. De Goey
Joao AlmeidaJ. Almeida67
D
3
D
65Niccol˜ ComottoN. Comotto
Garry RudgeG. Rudge67
D
4
D
57Gerard Van GesselG. Van Gessel
Edgar VerberneE. Verberne64
M
captain5
M
79Lorenzo VillaL. Villa
ƒtienne Faberƒ. Faber62
M
6
M
64Jochem KortlandJ. Kortland
Jermaine SalmonJ. Salmon61
M
7captain
M
64Tiago AntunesT. Antunes
Daan CornelisseD. Cornelisse57
M
8
M
60Jordy MonteiroJ. Monteiro
Gianmatteo RipaG. Ripa68
A
9
A
80Romano van der HoekR. van der Hoek
Reinier Van SteenveldtR. Van Steenveldt64
A
10
A
69Miguel CanoM. Cano
Jan ScholzJ. Scholz60
A
11
A
68Alessio BrancaA. Branca
 
Jochem ClaesJ. Claes58
A
12
A
67Leonardo ContehL. Conteh
Sebastiao AlvesS. Alves57
D
13
A
67Ulrich BomersU. Bomers
Jaap NelisseJ. Nelisse56
M
14
A
64Ruud Van Den BergR. Van Den Berg

Callwave
today's match is sponsored by CallWave
Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Rat Verlegh Stadion where NAC Breda play host to Fortuna Sittard. A crowd of 16,543 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both NAC Breda and Fortuna Sittard are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Remco Berger.


0.00
NAC Breda start the match!
3.46
Arco De Goey hacks Jan Scholz from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jan Scholz stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.58
Tiago Antunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Romano van der Hoek. Romano van der Hoek shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.23
Gianmatteo Ripa barges into Gerard Van Gessel. The referee calls over Gianmatteo Ripa and shows him a yellow card! Gerard Van Gessel stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.51
ƒtienne Faber flicks a high pass forward. Gianmatteo Ripa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianmatteo Ripa shoots from long range. It's there!! Dominique Van Mol has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
20.36
Tiago Antunes surges forward with the ball. Tiago Antunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romano van der Hoek but the linesman indicates offside!
21.27
Joao Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Salmon controls it well on his chest. With a delightful solo run, Jermaine Salmon stretches the opposition's defence. Jermaine Salmon plays a one-two with Gianmatteo Ripa and advances towards the goal... Jermaine Salmon cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
22.36
With vision, Tiago Antunes plays the ball forward to Romano van der Hoek. Romano van der Hoek knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicola C. Maini who gathers it comfortably.
26.42
ƒtienne Faber deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
27.46
Jordy Monteiro barges into Edgar Verberne. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edgar Verberne gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
33.15
ƒtienne Faber sees Reinier Van Steenveldt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Reinier Van Steenveldt whips in a cross ball towards Jan Scholz. Jan Scholz jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
38.17
Edgar Verberne plays the ball forward to Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arco De Goey.
44.01
Garry Rudge flicks a high pass forward to Jermaine Salmon who brings the ball under control. Jermaine Salmon laces a through ball forward to Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt whips in a cross ball towards Gianmatteo Ripa. Gianmatteo Ripa makes a looping header on goal but somehow Dominique Van Mol manages to keep it out.
45.00
Arco De Goey hacks Reinier Van Steenveldt from behind! Arco De Goey is warned by the referee! Reinier Van Steenveldt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Fortuna Sittard start the second half!
48.22
Edgar Verberne catches Tiago Antunes on the ankles. Edgar Verberne is warned by the referee! Tiago Antunes runs off the knock.
51.27
ƒtienne Faber sees Reinier Van Steenveldt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Reinier Van Steenveldt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arco De Goey.
53.27
Joao Almeida controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, ƒtienne Faber. With vision, ƒtienne Faber plays the ball forward to Jan Scholz. Jan Scholz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Dominique Van Mol gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
54.51
Joao Almeida sees space and advances. Joao Almeida plays the ball forward to Reinier Van Steenveldt. Reinier Van Steenveldt lofts in a cross ball towards Gianmatteo Ripa. Gianmatteo Ripa makes a looping header on goal but it is deflected wide by Arco De Goey.
56.58
It's a corner kick. ƒtienne Faber loops the ball over to the far post. Joao Almeida tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
57.26
Gerard Van Gessel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jochem Kortland. Jochem Kortland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Cano. Miguel Cano plays a quick one-two with Romano van der Hoek and rushes in on goal... Miguel Cano rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Nicola C. Maini!
59.21
Lorenzo Villa kicks a strong pass forward to Romano van der Hoek. Romano van der Hoek tries a spectacular long range effort. Good keeping from Nicola C. Maini as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
65.18
Joao Almeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Salmon. Jermaine Salmon threads the ball through to Jan Scholz. Jan Scholz knocks in a cross ball towards Gianmatteo Ripa. Gianmatteo Ripa connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.02
Jermaine Salmon flicks a high ball forward to Gianmatteo Ripa who takes it down. Gianmatteo Ripa edges inside the box! Gianmatteo Ripa looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Dominique Van Mol reads it well. Superb keeping!
71.09
Jochem Kortland flicks a high pass forward. Alessio Branca controls it well on his chest. Alessio Branca plays a scrappy one-two with Miguel Cano and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alessio Branca strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
75.19
Tiago Antunes knocks the ball to his team mate, Romano van der Hoek. Romano van der Hoek sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Nicola C. Maini manages to gather it effortlessly.
77.06
NAC Breda have made 3 substitutions with Jochem Claes replacing Joao Almeida, Sebastiao Alves replacing Jermaine Salmon and Jaap Nelisse replacing Gianmatteo Ripa .
79.04
Tiago Antunes hacks Edgar Verberne from behind! Tiago Antunes is shown the yellow card! Edgar Verberne is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
81.04
Niccol˜ Comotto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jochem Kortland. Jochem Kortland takes it forward alone. Jochem Kortland lofts in a cross ball towards Romano van der Hoek. Romano van der Hoek powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

NAC Breda

Fortuna Sittard
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
26.4%
44.4%
29.2%

Scorers
Gianmatteo Ripa 16, 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianmatteo Ripa of NAC Breda

Match Ratings