Match Report


Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard     Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem
Rick BarlowRick Barlow Computer Player Computer Player
Mateo CamposM. Campos78
G
1
G
72Harald KromkampH. Kromkamp
Rigobert NdoR. Ndo81
D
2
D
81Patrick GriffinP. Griffin
Jesper LaursenJ. Laursen90
D
3
D
69Donny Overbeek-BloemD. Overbeek-Bloem
Abdul DemelA. Demel76
D
4
D
68Albrecht MöllerA. Möller
Rene VeurinkR. Veurink73
M
5
M
68Bryan De NooijerB. De Nooijer
Menno KuytM. Kuyt75
M
6
M
67Alfredo CamineroA. Caminero
Hennie De VisserH. De Visser70
M
7
M
58Jorge FariaJ. Faria
Pieter RenardP. Renard78
M
8
M
51Rainer WitteR. Witte
Shota HuizinghS. Huizingh66
A
9
A
63Iwan BergdolmoI. Bergdolmo
Giovanni MedriG. Medri77
A
10
A
63Denny RobbemondD. Robbemond
Gavin BridgeG. Bridge81
A
11
A
61Niels de GraafN. de Graaf

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Trendwork Arena where Fortuna Sittard play host to Vitesse Arnhem. A crowd of 20,252 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Fortuna Sittard and Vitesse Arnhem are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Fortuna Sittard kick off!
2.24
Rene Veurink makes a probing pass to Shota Huizingh. Shota Huizingh whips in a cross ball towards Giovanni Medri. Giovanni Medri connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Harald Kromkamp is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
9.41
Rigobert Ndo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Menno Kuyt. Menno Kuyt knocks the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Medri. Giovanni Medri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.45
Albrecht Möller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Faria. Jorge Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Iwan Bergdolmo. Iwan Bergdolmo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mateo Campos who gathers it comfortably.
12.30
Bryan De Nooijer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niels de Graaf. Niels de Graaf tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.54
Alfredo Caminero barges into Menno Kuyt. The referee calls over Alfredo Caminero and shows him a yellow card! Menno Kuyt carries on, but is struggling a bit.
18.37
Rene Veurink controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giovanni Medri. Giovanni Medri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albrecht Möller.
21.03
Fortuna Sittard are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
28.41
Menno Kuyt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giovanni Medri. Giovanni Medri whips in a cross ball towards Shota Huizingh. Shota Huizingh flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.49
Menno Kuyt makes a probing pass to Giovanni Medri. Giovanni Medri whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Bridge. Gavin Bridge is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Harald Kromkamp is on top of it.
36.17
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
39.59
Gavin Bridge hacks Albrecht Möller from behind! Gavin Bridge is given a warning by the referee! Albrecht Möller gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.38
Donny Overbeek-Bloem comes in with a late challenge on Shota Huizingh. Donny Overbeek-Bloem is shown the yellow card! Shota Huizingh runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and Vitesse Arnhem kick off!
47.33
Rainer Witte knocks the ball to his team mate, Denny Robbemond. Denny Robbemond knocks the ball forward to Niels de Graaf but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
48.27
Patrick Griffin makes a simple pass to Jorge Faria. Jorge Faria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Iwan Bergdolmo. Iwan Bergdolmo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
51.50
Jesper Laursen makes a beautiful solo run. Jesper Laursen surges forward with the ball. Jesper Laursen whips in a cross ball towards Giovanni Medri. Giovanni Medri connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.48
Patrick Griffin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Faria. Jorge Faria flicks the ball to his team mate, Denny Robbemond. Denny Robbemond controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.14
Pieter Renard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Medri. Giovanni Medri controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Harald Kromkamp.
57.09
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
63.34
Jesper Laursen decides to run forward with the ball. Jesper Laursen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Bridge. Gavin Bridge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.32
Rigobert Ndo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hennie De Visser. Hennie De Visser makes a simple pass to Shota Huizingh. Shota Huizingh whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Bridge. Gavin Bridge is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Harald Kromkamp manages to keep it out.
79.02
Alfredo Caminero barges into Hennie De Visser. Alfredo Caminero is given a warning by the referee! Hennie De Visser stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Giovanni Medri of Fortuna Sittard
Match Statistics
 

Fortuna Sittard

Vitesse Arnhem
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
23.9%
46.3%
29.9%

Scorers
Giovanni Medri 2