Match Report


Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard     Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Marino QuansahM. Quansah60
G
1
G
63Dominique KasmiD. Kasmi
Arco De GoeyA. De Goey70
D
2
D
61Patricio FernandezP. Fernandez
Dami‘n Van KouwenD. Van Kouwen66
D
3
D
59Alfons ClaesA. Claes
Marvin De NooijerM. De Nooijer56
D
4
D
57Romano van GastelR. van Gastel
Ulrich FränkelU. Fränkel70
M
5
D
54Carlton SalmonC. Salmon
Tiago AntunesT. Antunes64
M
6
M
67Ellery HellemonsE. Hellemons
Edwin HendriksE. Hendriks64
M
captain7
M
63Bryan BosB. Bos
Jordy MonteiroJ. Monteiro60
M
8captain
M
60Jordi SedoukiJ. Sedouki
Alessio BrancaA. Branca68
A
9
A
76Arnold HespA. Hesp
Ulrich BomersU. Bomers68
A
10
A
55Nikos KoolN. Kool
Ruud Van Den BergR. Van Den Berg64
A
11
A
54Paolo OpdamP. Opdam
 
Marchanno WoltersM. Wolters59
A
12
G
59Yuri SmitsY. Smits
Adilson DijkstraA. Dijkstra57
M
13
M
58John GallacherJ. Gallacher
Cliff BosveltC. Bosvelt57
G
14
D
53Carlos KortlandC. Kortland

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Trendwork Arena where Fortuna Sittard play host to Willem II Tilburg. A crowd of 9,881 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Fortuna Sittard are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Willem II Tilburg appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ruud Van Halst.


0.00
Fortuna Sittard kick off and get the first half underway!
2.36
Ulrich Fränkel comes in with a late challenge on Jordi Sedouki. The referee calls over Ulrich Fränkel and shows him a yellow card! Jordi Sedouki stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.18
Bryan Bos makes a run forward as Jordi Sedouki takes the throw-in. Bryan Bos skillfully chests the ball down. With great vision, Bryan Bos plays the ball forward to Nikos Kool. Nikos Kool shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Marino Quansah.
14.50
Marvin De Nooijer flicks a high pass forward. Edwin Hendriks controls it well on his chest. Edwin Hendriks flicks a high pass forward. Ulrich Bomers collects the pass. Ulrich Bomers lofts in a cross ball towards Ruud Van Den Berg. Ruud Van Den Berg makes a deft header. Dominique Kasmi manages to gather it.
21.00
Tiago Antunes makes a probing pass to Alessio Branca. Alessio Branca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ulrich Bomers but he's offside!
24.24
Jordy Monteiro sees Ulrich Bomers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ulrich Bomers knocks in a cross ball towards Alessio Branca. With a superhuman jump, Alessio Branca connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. What a cracker!! Dominique Kasmi had no chance!! Goal for Fortuna Sittard!
30.03
With a delightful solo run, Tiago Antunes stretches the opposition's defence. Tiago Antunes makes a simple pass, allowing Ulrich Bomers to run into the box. Ulrich Bomers makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
33.50
Jordy Monteiro flicks a high ball forward to Ulrich Bomers who takes it down. Ulrich Bomers plays a one-two with Alessio Branca and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Ulrich Bomers provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
34.00
Ellery Hellemons advances with the ball. Ellery Hellemons knocks in a cross ball towards Arnold Hesp. Arnold Hesp beats his man to it with a header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Arnold Hesp!
40.24
Edwin Hendriks decides to run forward with the ball. Edwin Hendriks threads a neat, attacking ball through to Alessio Branca. Alessio Branca shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies well off target!
44.32
Jordi Sedouki makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arnold Hesp. Arnold Hesp knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marvin De Nooijer.
45.00
Marvin De Nooijer makes a simple pass to Jordy Monteiro. Jordy Monteiro makes a probing pass to Ulrich Bomers. Ulrich Bomers lofts in a cross ball towards Ruud Van Den Berg. Ruud Van Den Berg finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fortuna Sittard appear unchanged since the first half. Willem II Tilburg 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
The whistle blows and Willem II Tilburg kick off!
47.40
Seeing a gap ahead, Bryan Bos plays the ball forward to Arnold Hesp. Arnold Hesp whips in a cross ball towards Nikos Kool. Nikos Kool makes a deft header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.21
Romano van Gastel threads a neat ball through to Jordi Sedouki. Jordi Sedouki kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Opdam. Paolo Opdam shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
54.53
Bryan Bos clumsily knocks into Edwin Hendriks. Bryan Bos is warned by the referee! Edwin Hendriks stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.16
Willem II Tilburg have made a substitution with Carlos Kortland replacing Nikos Kool .
61.21
Patricio Fernandez threads a neat ball through to Bryan Bos. Bryan Bos flicks a high pass forward. Arnold Hesp controls it well on his chest. Arnold Hesp finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
63.44
Carlton Salmon makes a strong solo run forward. Carlton Salmon flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Kortland controls it well on his chest. Carlos Kortland tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
65.12
Edwin Hendriks flicks the ball to his team mate, Alessio Branca. Alessio Branca whips in a cross ball towards Ulrich Bomers. Ulrich Bomers is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Dominique Kasmi manages to gather it.
66.25
Dami‘n Van Kouwen chips the ball to his team mate, Edwin Hendriks. Edwin Hendriks flicks a high pass forward. Ruud Van Den Berg collects the pass. Ruud Van Den Berg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.50
Dami‘n Van Kouwen flicks a high pass forward. Ulrich Fränkel collects the pass. Ulrich Fränkel chips the ball to his team mate, Ruud Van Den Berg. Ruud Van Den Berg plays a one-two with Alessio Branca and rushes in on goal... Ruud Van Den Berg cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Dominique Kasmi!
71.57
Ulrich Fränkel threads a neat ball through to Alessio Branca. Alessio Branca skips past Carlton Salmon! Alessio Branca makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
72.02
Carlton Salmon catches Ulrich Bomers on the ankles. The referee calls over Carlton Salmon and shows him a yellow card! Ulrich Bomers runs off the knock.
73.41
Marvin De Nooijer passes the ball forward to Ulrich Fränkel. Ulrich Fränkel threads the ball through to Ruud Van Den Berg. Ruud Van Den Berg knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominique Kasmi who gathers it comfortably.
78.45
Without breaking stride, Tiago Antunes plays the ball forward to Ulrich Bomers. Ulrich Bomers whips in a cross ball towards Ruud Van Den Berg. Ruud Van Den Berg connects with a diving header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.49
Jordy Monteiro plays the ball forward to Ruud Van Den Berg. Ruud Van Den Berg lofts in a cross ball towards Alessio Branca. Alessio Branca gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
84.28
Tiago Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Alessio Branca collects the pass. Alessio Branca skips past Alfons Claes! Alessio Branca cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Dominique Kasmi!
85.07
Ellery Hellemons makes a simple pass to Carlos Kortland. Carlos Kortland shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
89.23
Arco De Goey flicks a high pass forward. Edwin Hendriks holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Without breaking stride, Edwin Hendriks plays the ball forward to Ruud Van Den Berg. Ruud Van Den Berg knocks in a cross ball towards Alessio Branca. Alessio Branca whips the ball goalwards with his head but Dominique Kasmi is on top of his game. Well saved!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Fortuna Sittard

Willem II Tilburg
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68%
32%
Play Area
20.6%
45.4%
34%

Scorers
Alessio Branca 24, 81
Arnold Hesp 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alessio Branca of Fortuna Sittard

Match Ratings
1.Marino Quansah (GK)
6
2.Arco De Goey (DEF)
6
3.Dami‘n Van Kouwen (DEF)
6
4.Marvin De Nooijer (DEF)
7
5.Ulrich Fränkel (MID)yellow card
6
6.Tiago Antunes (MID)
7
7.Edwin Hendriks (MID)
7
8.Jordy Monteiro (MID)
7
9.Alessio Branca (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Ulrich Bomers (ATT)
7
11.Ruud Van Den Berg (ATT)
7
 
12.Marchanno Wolters (ATT)
0
13.Adilson Dijkstra (MID)
0
14.Cliff Bosvelt (GK)
0

1.Dominique Kasmi (GK)
7
2.Patricio Fernandez (DEF)
6
3.Alfons Claes (DEF)
6
4.Romano van Gastel (DEF)
6
5.Carlton Salmon (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Ellery Hellemons (MID)
7
7.Bryan Bos (MID)
6
8.Jordi Sedouki (MID)
6
9.Arnold Hesp (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Nikos Kool (ATT)
6
11.Paolo Opdam (ATT)
6
 
12.Yuri Smits (GK)
0
13.John Gallacher (MID)
0
14.Carlos Kortland (DEF)
6