Eredivisie: AZ grabs a 2-1 win against Fortuna Sittard 2-1
SITTARD. AZ beat Fortuna Sittard to win 2-1. A goal from B. Rienstra was decisive in the 85min.
SITTARD. AZ beat Fortuna Sittard to win 2-1. A goal from B. Rienstra was decisive in the 85min. It was AZ to strike first with a goal of S. Beukema at the 14′. Then Y. Sugawara scored again for AZ in the 61′ minute with a goal. Eventually, B. Rienstra reduced the distance for Fortuna Sittard with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Rob Dieperink with the assistance of Erwin Zeinstra and Freek Vandeursen. The 4th official was Laurens Gerrets. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.69 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.
Match Statistics
AZ was in firm control of the ball 55% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
AZ was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons AZ won the match.
Fortuna Sittard shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, AZ shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Fortuna Sittard. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to AZ.
After playing this match, Fortuna Sittard will stay with 13 points like Sparta Rotterdam to stay in the 17th place. On the other side, AZ will have 32 points to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
S. Beukema
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46'46'
I. Pinto
A. Samaris
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61'61'
Y. Sugawara
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62'62'
T. Tekie
A. Ferati
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65'65'
H. Evjen
A. F. Witry
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75'75'
T. Noslin
R. Janssen
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80'80'
T. Reijnders
V. Pavlidis
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80'80'
A. Gudmundsson
J. Clasie
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85'85'
B. Rienstra
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Fortuna Sittard will play away against RKC Waalwijk on the 23rd of January with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Fortuna Sittard (1 draw).
AZ will host SC Cambuur on the 22nd of January with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of AZ (2 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: Michael Verrips , Mickael Tirpan , Martin Angha , Andreas Samaris , Roel Janssen , George Cox , Deroy Duarte , Arianit Ferati , Ben Rienstra , Mats Seuntjens and Zian Flemming .
Substitutes
Fortuna Sittard made 3 changes: A. Samaris for I. Pinto (46′), A. Ferati for T. Tekie (62′) and R. Janssen for T. Noslin (75′).
Top player: Tesfaldet Tekie
Probably the most impressive player in Fortuna Sittard was Tesfaldet Tekie.
His rating is with 11 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 62′.
AZ: Formation and Lineups
AZ started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Pascal Jansen played with: Peter Vindahl Jensen , Aslak Fonn Witry , Pantelis Chatzidiakos , Sam Beukema , Owen Wijndal , Fredrik Midtsjø , Jordy Clasie , Yukinari Sugawara , Dani De Wit , Jesper Karlsson and Vangelis Pavlidis .
Substitutes
AZ made 3 changes: A. F. Witry for H. Evjen (65′), V. Pavlidis for T. Reijnders (80′) and J. Clasie for A. Gudmundsson (80′).
Top player: Dani De Wit
The player who no doubt impressed AZ the most was Dani De Wit even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 38 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
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