Dutch Eredivisie

Fortuna Sittard vs Excelsior, 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Fortuna Sittard
  • Red Card 77': Mats Seuntjens
  • 87': Remy Vita
FT
1 - 0
Excelsior

    About

    Fortuna Sittard are hosting Excelsior at Fortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Julian Baas (Excelsior).
    • 1': Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Siovas (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Mats Seuntjens with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 6': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Mats Seuntjens tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ivo Pinto.
    • 14': Foul by Arianit Ferati (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 14': Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Hand ball by Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 19': Offside, Excelsior. Kenzo Goudmijn tries a through ball, but Yassin Ayoub is caught offside.
    • 22': Foul by Arianit Ferati (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 22': Julian Baas (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Tjoe-A-On with a cross.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Yassin Ayoub (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 30': Foul by Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Excelsior).
    • 30': Mats Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Tijjani Noslin.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 36': Arianit Ferati (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Mike van Duinen (Excelsior).
    • 38': Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Kenzo Goudmijn.
    • 41': Foul by Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Excelsior).
    • 41': Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Dimitrios Siovas tries a through ball, but Iñigo Córdoba is caught offside.
    • 45': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Iñigo Córdoba.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Deroy Duarte.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Adrian Fein (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Fortuna Sittard 0, Excelsior 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Fortuna Sittard 0, Excelsior 0.
    • 46': Foul by George Cox (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 46': Julian Baas (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Foul by Yassin Ayoub (Excelsior).
    • 47': George Cox (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Yassin Ayoub (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Mats Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz with a headed pass.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Julian Baas (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Tjoe-A-On with a cross.
    • 51': Foul by Arianit Ferati (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 51': Julian Baas (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Mats Seuntjens tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Úmaro Embaló replaces Tijjani Noslin.
    • 55': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Oguzhan Özyakup replaces Deroy Duarte.
    • 55': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by George Cox.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 56': Substitution, Excelsior. Lazaros Lamprou replaces Adrian Fein.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kenzo Goudmijn.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yassin Ayoub.
    • 61': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Remy Vita replaces Iñigo Córdoba.
    • 62': Foul by Mats Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 62': Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Mats Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 63': Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Mats Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Úmaro Embaló.
    • 65': Foul by Mats Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 65': Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Mats Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Foul by Oguzhan Özyakup (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 66': Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Substitution, Excelsior. Joshua Eijgenraam replaces Yassin Ayoub.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Remy Vita (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz with a through ball.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 73': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Roel Janssen replaces Dimitrios Siovas because of an injury.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Seuntjens with a through ball.
    • 74': Foul by Julian Baas (Excelsior).
    • 74': Remy Vita (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Excelsior).
    • 74': Úmaro Embaló (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by Mats Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 77': Julian Baas (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Second yellow card to Mats Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard) for a bad foul.
    • 78': Burak Yilmaz (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Úmaro Embaló (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz.
    • 79': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
    • 81': Foul by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).
    • 81': Remy Vita (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Excelsior. Reda Kharchouch replaces Mike van Duinen.
    • 82': Substitution, Excelsior. Nathangelo Markelo replaces Couhaib Driouech.
    • 84': Foul by Joshua Eijgenraam (Excelsior).
    • 84': Remy Vita (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Joshua Eijgenraam (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oguzhan Özyakup with a cross.
    • 87': Goal! Fortuna Sittard 1, Excelsior 0. Remy Vita (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 90': Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Ivor Pandur (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remy Vita.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Eijgenraam.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Ivor Pandur.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenzo Goudmijn.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Joshua Eijgenraam (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Julian Baas (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Fortuna Sittard 1, Excelsior 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Fortuna Sittard 1, Excelsior 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 10
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 1
    1 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 2
    59.4 Possession 40.6
    14 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    392 Accurate Passes 241
    488 Passes 338
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    27 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    52 Long Balls 71
    23 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    7 Effective Tackles 9
    10 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 11
    6 Effective Clearances 21
    6 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
    Location: Sittard, Netherlands
    Attendance: 8,379

    Eredivisie Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 NEC Nijmegen 3 +11 9
    2 PSV Eindhoven 3 +9 9
    3 Ajax Amsterdam 3 +4 7
    4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 +3 6
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    FOR Fortuna Sittard (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    31 Ivor Pandur (GK) Yellow Card
    33 Dimitrios Siovas
    14 Rodrigo Guth
    5 George Cox
    12 Ivo Pinto
    19 Arianit Ferati
    6 Deroy Duarte
    7 Iñigo Córdoba
    77 Tijjani Noslin
    10 Mats Seuntjens Yellow Card
    17 Burak Yilmaz Yellow Card
    Fortuna Sittard Substitutes:
    Yanick van Osch, Oguzhan Özyakup, Remy Vita, Michael van Beijnen, Úmaro Embaló, Vasilis Sourlis, Tom Hendriks, Roel Janssen, Tunahan Tasci, Cole Bassett, Paul Gladon, Ximo Navarro.

    EXC Excelsior (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
    34 Serano Seymor
    4 Redouan El Yaakoubi
    28 Nathan Tjoe-A-On
    2 Siebe Horemans
    8 Kenzo Goudmijn
    21 Yassine Ayoub Yellow Card
    5 Adrian Fein
    29 Mike van Duinen
    14 Couhaib Driouech
    33 Julian Baas
    Excelsior Substitutes:
    Maxime Awoudja, Raphaël Eyongo, Joshua Eijgenraam, Norbert Alblas, Reda Kharchouch, Lazaros Lamprou, Nathangelo Markelo.

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