Eredivisie: Fortuna Sittard and FC Utrecht draw 2-2 on Saturday
SITTARD. Fortuna Sittard manages to recover against FC Utrecht with a goal on the M. Mahi 21' and a goal on the S. van 50'.
SITTARD. Fortuna Sittard manages to recover against FC Utrecht with a goal on the M. Mahi 21′ and a goal on the S. van 50′.
The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Martin Perez with the help of Charl Schaap and Rens Bluemink. The 4th official was Luuk Timmer. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold around 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.7 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 97%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Fortuna Sittard was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. FC Utrecht that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
FC Utrecht was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for FC Utrecht to win the match.
Fortuna Sittard shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, FC Utrecht shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Fortuna Sittard received 1 yellow card (G. Cox). On the opposite side, FC Utrecht received 3 yellow cards (S. van de Streek, A. Maher and W. Janssen).
After this contest, Fortuna Sittard will have 12 points to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, FC Utrecht will have 27 points like SC Cambuur to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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17'17'
J. van Overeem
H. ter Avest
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21'21'
M. Mahi
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24'24'
G. Cox
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33'33'
G. Cox
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45'45'
S. van de Streek
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50'50'
S. van de Streek
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70'70'
A. Maher
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71'71'
M. Angha
N. Lonwijk
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71'71'
I. Pinto
M. Tirpan
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71'71'
R. Balk
A. Douvikas
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77'77'
Z. Flemming
G. Cox
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84'84'
W. Janssen
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86'86'
E. Maddy
S. Gustafson
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87'87'
A. Dalmau
Q. Timber
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88'88'
T. Noslin
B. Rienstra
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Fortuna Sittard will play away with Ajax on the 22nd of December with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Ajax (0 draws).
FC Utrecht will host FC Twente on the 22nd of December with a 17-10 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (8 draws).
Fortuna Sittard: Formation and Lineups
Fortuna Sittard started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Sjors Ultee chose to play with the following team: Yanick van Osch , Mickael Tirpan , Nigel Cello Lonwijk , Andreas Samaris , Roel Janssen , George Cox , Tesfaldet Tekie , Deroy Duarte , Ben Rienstra , Mats Seuntjens and Zian Flemming .
Substitutes
Fortuna Sittard made 3 changes: N. Lonwijk for M. Angha (71′), M. Tirpan for I. Pinto (71′) and B. Rienstra for T. Noslin (88′).
Top player: George Cox
Probably the most impressive player in Fortuna Sittard was George Cox.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
FC Utrecht: Formation and Lineups
FC Utrecht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, René Hake played with: Maarten Paes , Hidde ter Avest , Mike Van der Hoorn , Willem Janssen , Arthur Zagre , Adam Maher , Quinten Timber , Simon Gustafsson , Sander van de Streek , Mimoun Mahi and Anastasios Douvikas .
Substitutes
FC Utrecht made 4 changes: H. ter Avest for J. van Overeem (17′), A. Douvikas for R. Balk (71′), S. Gustafson for E. Maddy (86′) and Q. Timber for A. Dalmau (87′).
Top player: Adam Maher
The player who no doubt impressed FC Utrecht the most was Adam Maher.
His rating is with 54 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
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