Fortuna Sittard defeats FC Twente 2-1 with Z. Flemming scoring a double
ENSCHEDE. Fortuna Sittard topped FC Twente to win 2-1. Z. Flemming was the key to score 2 goals.
ENSCHEDE. Fortuna Sittard topped FC Twente to win 2-1. Z. Flemming was the key to score 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Fortuna Sittard to strike first with a goal of Z. Flemming at the 25′. Then it was a goal in the 37′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Z. Flemming gave the win to Fortuna Sittard in the 42′ minute with a goal scoring a double. FC Twente was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (72%).
The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis who was helped by Maarten Ketting and Martijn Beijer. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 15.4 degrees Celsius or 59.77 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 67%.
Match Statistics
FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 72% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
FC Twente was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Fortuna Sittard succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
FC Twente shot 23 times, 4 on target, 19 off target. On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
FC Twente received 3 yellow cards (J. Brenet, V. Cerny and R. Propper). On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard received 6 yellow cards (Z. Flemming, G. Cox, P. Gladon, D. Duarte, A. Samaris and M. Seuntjens).
After playing this match, FC Twente will stay with 62 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Fortuna Sittard will have 29 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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5'5'
Z. Flemming
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23'23'
G. Cox
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25'25'
Z. Flemming
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37'37'
R. van Wolfswinkel
D. Limnios
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40'40'
J. Brenet
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42'42'
Z. Flemming
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44'44'
P. Gladon
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46'46'
L. Semedo
T. Noslin
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70'70'
M. Ugalde
J. Bosch
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73'73'
D. Duarte
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75'75'
C. Benschop
P. Gladon
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75'75'
A. Ferati
G. Cox
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75'75'
V. Misidjan
V. Cerny
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78'78'
A. Samaris
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78'78'
V. Cerny
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86'86'
R. Propper
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90'90'
M. Seuntjens
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, FC Twente will host FC Groningen on the 11th of May with a 17-5 head to head in favor of FC Twente (11 draws).
Fortuna Sittard will host Vitesse on the 11th of May with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Vitesse (2 draws).
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 , Jesse Bosch , Ramiz Zerrouki , Václav Černý , Michel Vlap , Dimitris Limnios and Ricky van Wolfswinkel .
Substitutes
FC Twente made 2 changes: J. Bosch for M. Ugalde (70′) and V. Cerny for V. Misidjan (75′).
Top player: Ramiz Zerrouki
The player who no doubt impressed FC Twente the most was Ramiz Zerrouki.
His rating is with 74 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. 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 opposite side, Sjors Ultee played with: Yanick van Osch , Ivo Pinto , Mickael Tirpan, Martin Angha , Andreas Samaris , George Cox , Deroy Duarte , Tesfaldet Tekie , Tijjani Noslin , Zian Flemming and Mats Seuntjens , Paul Gladon .
Substitutes
Fortuna Sittard made 3 changes: T. Noslin for L. Semedo (46′), P. Gladon for C. Benschop (75′) and G. Cox for A. Ferati (75′).
Top player: Zian Flemming
Probably the most impressive player in Fortuna Sittard was Zian Flemming.
His rating is with 2 goals, 14 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
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