Eredivisie: Fortuna Sittard recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Vitesse 2-1
ARNHEM. Fortuna Sittard was capable to turn the table against Vitesse to win 2-1.
ARNHEM. Fortuna Sittard was capable to turn the table against Vitesse to win 2-1. It was Vitesse to strike first with a goal of B. Bialek at the 32′. Then it was a goal in the 40′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Vita gave the win to Fortuna Sittard in the 80′ minute with a goal. Vitesse lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot with the assistance of Rens Bluemink and Thomas Krijt. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.65 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 81%.
Match Statistics
Vitesse was in firm control of the ball 58% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Vitesse was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Fortuna Sittard was able to find the solution to win this match.
Vitesse shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Fortuna Sittard shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Vitesse received 4 yellow cards (T. Hajek, M. Wittek, R. Flamingo and M. Bero). On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard received 1 yellow card (O. Ozyakup).
After playing this contest, Vitesse will stay with 5 points like FC Emmen and FC Volendam to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard will have 7 points like Go Ahead Eagles and SC Cambuur to move up in the 15th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
M. Seuntjens
I. Pinto
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32'32'
B. Bialek
M. Bero
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40'40'
A. Ferati
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51'51'
T. Hajek
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55'55'
M. Wittek
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59'59'
R. Flamingo
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59'59'
M. Bero
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61'61'
O. Ozyakup
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67'67'
K. Kozlowski
R. Flamingo
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68'68'
M. Manhoef
N. Baden Frederiksen
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68'68'
M. Meulensteen
T. Hajek
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78'78'
R. Vita
I. Cordoba
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78'78'
T. Noslin
U. Embalo
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80'80'
R. Vita
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83'83'
G. de Regt
G. Vidovic
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88'88'
R. Janssen
A. Ferati
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88'88'
C. Bassett
O. Ozyakup
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Vitesse will play away against SC Cambuur on the 15th of October with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Vitesse (1 draw).
Fortuna Sittard will host RKC Waalwijk on the 15th of October with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Fortuna Sittard (1 draw).
Vitesse: Formation and Lineups
Vitesse adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Phillip Cocu chose to play with the following team: Kjell Scherpen , Carlens Arcus , Ferro , Tomáš Hájek , Maximilian Wittek , Sondre Tronstad , Ryan Flamingo , Nikolai Baden Frederiksen , Gabriel Vidović , Matúš Bero and Bartosz Białek .
Substitutes
Vitesse made 4 changes: R. Flamingo for K. Kozlowski (67′), N. Baden Frederiksen for M. Manhoef (68′), T. Hajek for M. Meulensteen (68′) and G. Vidovic for G. de Regt (83′).
Top player: Ferro
Probably the most impressive player in Vitesse was Ferro.
His rating is with 49 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Fortuna Sittard: Formation and Lineups
Also Fortuna Sittard adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Julio Velázquez Santiago played with: Ivor Pandur , Ivo Pinto , Ximo Navarro , Rodrigo Guth , George Cox , Doğan Erdoğan , Arianit Ferati , Úmaro Embaló , Oğuzhan Özyakup , Iñigo Cordoba and Burak Yılmaz .
Substitutes
Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: I. Pinto for M. Seuntjens (16′), U. Embalo for T. Noslin (79′), I. Cordoba for R. Vita (81′), A. Ferati for R. Janssen (88′) and O. Ozyakup for C. Bassett (88′).
Top player: Arianit Ferati
Probably the most impressive player in Fortuna Sittard was Arianit Ferati.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
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