Eredivisie: FC Twente tops Fortuna Sittard 3-0
ENSCHEDE. FC Twente was eventually too much to handle for Fortuna Sittard.
ENSCHEDE. FC Twente was ultimately too much to handle for Fortuna Sittard with the goal of R. van Wolfswinkel (22′), J. Brenet (44′) and V. Misidjan (53′).
The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof with the assistance of Rens Bluemink and Don Frijn. The 4th official was Stan Teuben. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot around 32.2 degrees Celsius or 90 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 38%.
Match Statistics
FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 55% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
FC Twente was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons FC Twente won the encounter.
FC Twente shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Twente received 1 yellow card (R. van Wolfswinkel). On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard received 3 yellow cards (D. Duarte, M. Seuntjens and B. Yilmaz).
After playing this encounter, FC Twente has 3 points to occupy the 7th place in the table. while Fortuna Sittard stays with 0 points (16th).
Match Events
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22'22'
R. van Wolfswinkel
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44'44'
J. Brenet
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46'46'
I. Pinto
M. Tirpan
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46'46'
Burak Yılmaz
Arianit Ferati
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46'46'
Iñigo Córdoba
Tijanni Noslin
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53'53'
V. Misidjan
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69'69'
M. Kjolo
M. Vlap
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69'69'
S. Steijn
R. Zerrouki
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74'74'
D. Duarte
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73'73'
R. van Wolfswinkel
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76'76'
M. Ugalde
R. van Wolfswinkel
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80'80'
M. Seuntjens
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82'82'
Roel Janssen
Dimitrios Siovas
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82'82'
Vasilios Sourlis
Dogan Erdogan
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83'83'
V. Cerny
D. Rots
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83'83'
C. Tzolis
V. Misidjan
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90'90'
B. Yilmaz
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, FC Twente will play away against FC Volendam on the 28th of August with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (0 draws).
Fortuna Sittard will host SC Cambuur on the 20th of August with a 1-1 head to head.
FC Twente: Formation and Lineups
FC Twente adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ron Jans chose to play with the following team: Lars Unnerstall , Joshua Brenet , Robin Pröpper , Julio Pleguezuelo , Gijs Smal , Ramiz Zerrouki , Michal Sadílek , Daan Rots , Michel Vlap , Virgil Misidjan and Ricky van Wolfswinkel .
Substitutes
FC Twente made 5 changes: M. Vlap for M. Kjolo (69′), R. Zerrouki for S. Steijn (69′), R. van Wolfswinkel for M. Ugalde (76′), D. Rots for V. Cerny (83′) and V. Misidjan for C. Tzolis (83′).
Top player: Virgil Misidjan
The player who no doubt impressed FC Twente the most was Virgil Misidjan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.
Fortuna Sittard: Formation and Lineups
Also Fortuna Sittard adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Sjors Ultee played with: Yanick van Osch , Mickael Tirpan , Rodrigo Guth , Dimitrios Siovas , George Cox , Doğan Erdoğan , Deroy Duarte , Tijjani Noslin , Arianit Ferati , Mats Seuntjens and Paul Gladon .
Substitutes
Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: M. Tirpan for I. Pinto (46′), A. Ferati for I. Cordoba (46′), T. Noslin for B. Yilmaz (46′), D. Erdogan for V. Sourlis (82′) and D. Siovas for R. Janssen (82′).
Top player: Mickael Tirpan
The player who no doubt impressed Fortuna Sittard the most was Mickael Tirpan.
His rating is with 10 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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