Match Report


Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg     Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Marc KoschmiederM. Koschmieder54
G
1
G
72Ivar Van VlietI. Van Vliet
Nuno JesusN. Jesus80
D
2
D
73Gerald CollinG. Collin
Regilio Van Der GouwR. Van Der Gouw70
D
3
D
68Arjen De VetA. De Vet
Jorge CarvalhoJ. Carvalho67
D
4captain
D
65Alan PearsonA. Pearson
Urvin MarbusU. Marbus65
D
5
D
59Gary McgovernG. Mcgovern
Luis CarvalhoL. Carvalho73
M
6
M
78Nicolas PardoN. Pardo
Mario AlberdaM. Alberda73
M
7
M
58Achille CammarataA. Cammarata
Gianmarco LavecchiaG. Lavecchia68
A
captain8
A
75Regillio de KoningR. de Koning
Christopher AlberdaC. Alberda67
A
9
A
69Menno Van Der WoerdtM. Van Der Woerdt
Gareth LampardG. Lampard64
A
10
A
68Ernesto CarmonaE. Carmona
Melchior BomersM. Bomers61
A
11
A
55Mitchell Van AnkerenM. Van Ankeren
 
Gianmatteo AlbinoG. Albino69
M
12
G
64Louis Van WonderenL. Van Wonderen
Marc JanesM. Janes69
M
13
D
59Antoine JosephA. Joseph
Callum HansenC. Hansen68
M
14
D
55Dries FaberD. Faber

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to Fortuna Sittard. A crowd of 18,545 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Willem II Tilburg and Fortuna Sittard are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Fred Lambers.


0.00
Willem II Tilburg get the match underway!
9.05
Gerald Collin makes a probing pass to Nicolas Pardo. With some swift thinking, Nicolas Pardo plays the ball forward to Menno Van Der Woerdt. Menno Van Der Woerdt plays a one-two with Regillio de Koning and rushes in on goal... Menno Van Der Woerdt strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
14.04
Mario Alberda flicks a high ball forward to Melchior Bomers who takes it down. Melchior Bomers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.26
Achille Cammarata kicks a strong pass forward to Regillio de Koning. Regillio de Koning sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
21.12
Mario Alberda hits a low pass to Gareth Lampard. Gareth Lampard knocks in a cross ball towards Melchior Bomers. Melchior Bomers makes a deft header. Ivar Van Vliet effortlessly picks it out of the air!
26.05
With great vision, Luis Carvalho plays the ball forward to Gareth Lampard. Gareth Lampard knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Christopher Alberda is offside!
28.04
Mario Alberda knocks the ball to his team mate, Christopher Alberda. Christopher Alberda lofts in a cross ball towards Gareth Lampard. Arjen De Vet hacks Gareth Lampard from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
32.53
Arjen De Vet plays the ball forward to Nicolas Pardo. Nicolas Pardo passes the ball forward to Mitchell Van Ankeren. Mitchell Van Ankeren sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.43
Alan Pearson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Achille Cammarata. Achille Cammarata kicks a strong pass forward to Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona threads a neat, attacking ball through to Regillio de Koning. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Regillio de Koning provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but Marc Koschmieder is on top of his game. Good save!
39.44
Mario Alberda flicks a high pass forward. Melchior Bomers controls it well on his chest. Melchior Bomers whips in a cross ball towards Gianmarco Lavecchia. Gianmarco Lavecchia knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.14
Gianmarco Lavecchia comes in with a late challenge on Arjen De Vet. The referee calls over Gianmarco Lavecchia and shows him a yellow card! Arjen De Vet runs off the knock.
44.16
Nuno Jesus flicks a high pass forward. Mario Alberda collects the pass. Without breaking stride, Mario Alberda plays the ball forward to Melchior Bomers. Melchior Bomers tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Willem II Tilburg appear unchanged since the first half. Fortuna Sittard also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Fortuna Sittard kick off!
53.07
Achille Cammarata flicks a high pass forward. Regillio de Koning collects the pass. Regillio de Koning finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.12
Luis Carvalho knocks the ball forward to Gianmarco Lavecchia. Gianmarco Lavecchia whips in a cross ball towards Melchior Bomers. Melchior Bomers finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Gerald Collin is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
57.24
Mario Alberda threads a neat ball through to Christopher Alberda. Christopher Alberda knocks in a cross ball towards Gianmarco Lavecchia. Gianmarco Lavecchia makes a deft header. Solid save from Ivar Van Vliet. What a great pair of hands!
59.22
Nuno Jesus catches Mitchell Van Ankeren on the ankles. The referee calls over Nuno Jesus and shows him a yellow card! Mitchell Van Ankeren grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
65.38
Mario Alberda flicks a high pass forward. Melchior Bomers controls it well on his chest. Melchior Bomers knocks in a cross ball towards Gareth Lampard. Gareth Lampard connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Ivar Van Vliet didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
73.54
Regilio Van Der Gouw laces a weighted ball forward to Mario Alberda. Mario Alberda flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianmarco Lavecchia. Gianmarco Lavecchia lofts in a cross ball towards Melchior Bomers. Melchior Bomers is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Ivar Van Vliet reads it well. Well saved!
75.27
Alan Pearson flicks a high pass forward. Achille Cammarata collects the pass. Achille Cammarata knocks the ball to his team mate, Regillio de Koning. Regillio de Koning plays a one-two with Menno Van Der Woerdt and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Regillio de Koning provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Jorge Carvalho is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
83.11
Mario Alberda flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianmarco Lavecchia. Gianmarco Lavecchia shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Willem II Tilburg

Fortuna Sittard
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.8%
47.2%
Play Area
19.4%
44.4%
36.1%

Scorers
Gianmarco Lavecchia 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mario Alberda of Willem II Tilburg

Match Ratings