Fortuna Sittard vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

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Fortuna Sittard are hosting Ajax Amsterdam 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.
4': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
5': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alen Halilovic.
5': Foul by Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard).
5': Gastón Ávila (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Penalty Fortuna Sittard. Tijjani Noslin draws a foul in the penalty area.
8': Penalty conceded by Devyne Rensch (Ajax) after a foul in the penalty area.
9': Delay in match because of an injury Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot is high and wide to the right. Tijjani Noslin should be disappointed.
11': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Hlynsson.
11': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Fortuna Sittard).
11': Josip Sutalo (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt missed. Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
15': Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Menaour Belkheir (Fortuna Sittard).
18': Devyne Rensch (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Menaour Belkheir (Fortuna Sittard).
20': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Devyne Rensch.
27': Attempt missed. Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen.
29': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Carlos Forbs.
30': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Mitchell Dijks tries a through ball, but Iñigo Córdoba is caught offside.
31': Dimitrios Siovas (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
33': Attempt saved. Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Devyne Rensch.
35': Alen Halilovic (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Gastón Ávila (Ajax).
36': Foul by Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax).
36': Loreintz Rosier (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Gastón Ávila (Ajax).
36': Ivo Pinto (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Gastón Ávila (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Delay in match because of an injury Ivo Pinto (Fortuna Sittard).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Foul by Menaour Belkheir (Fortuna Sittard).
40': Jorrel Hato (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Carlos Forbs (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard).
43': Delay in match (Ajax).
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Menaour Belkheir.
45': Attempt blocked. Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
45'+1': Foul by Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard).
45'+1': Gastón Ávila (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Noslin.
45'+4': Offside, Ajax. Branco van den Boomen tries a through ball, but Brian Brobbey is caught offside.
45'+4': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard).
45'+6': (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
45'+6': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
45'+6': First Half ends, Fortuna Sittard 0, Ajax 0.
45': Second Half begins Fortuna Sittard 0, Ajax 0.
53': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
53': Attempt missed. Gastón Ávila (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
54': Attempt missed. Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Iñigo Córdoba.
55': Hand ball by Menaour Belkheir (Fortuna Sittard).
57': Attempt blocked. Menaour Belkheir (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Noslin.
57': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
58': Devyne Rensch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard).
59': Devyne Rensch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard).
60': Foul by Deroy Duarte (Fortuna Sittard).
60': Jay Gorter (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Ajax. Anton Gaaei replaces Devyne Rensch.
62': Substitution, Ajax. Chuba Akpom replaces Brian Brobbey.
64': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Kaj Sierhuis replaces Menaour Belkheir.
64': Attempt saved. Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loreintz Rosier.
65': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Fortuna Sittard).
65': Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Mitchell Dijks (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt saved. Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
70': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Fortuna Sittard).
70': Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Gaaei.
72': Substitution, Ajax. Kenneth Taylor replaces Benjamin Tahirovic.
72': Substitution, Ajax. Mika Godts replaces Carlos Forbs.
73': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Remy Vita replaces Mitchell Dijks because of an injury.
73': Foul by Josip Sutalo (Ajax).
73': Kaj Sierhuis (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Attempt missed. Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alen Halilovic with a cross following a set piece situation.
75': Chuba Akpom (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Alen Halilovic (Fortuna Sittard).
75': Attempt saved. Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaj Sierhuis.
77': Foul by Remy Vita (Fortuna Sittard).
77': Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard).
78': Gastón Ávila (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Foul by Ivo Pinto (Fortuna Sittard).
79': Mika Godts (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt saved. Georges Mikautadze (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mika Godts.
81': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Remy Vita.
82': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Rodrigo Guth.
83': Attempt saved. Gastón Ávila (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross.
83': Delay in match because of an injury Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard).
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Attempt saved. Alen Halilovic (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Guth with a headed pass.
85': Attempt blocked. Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Ávila.
86': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Loreintz Rosier.
88': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Iman Griffith replaces Tijjani Noslin.
88': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Oguzhan Özyakup replaces Alen Halilovic.
88': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Ragnar Oratmangoen replaces Iñigo Córdoba.
89': Attempt missed. Kaj Sierhuis (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oguzhan Özyakup.
90': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
90': Oguzhan Özyakup (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Loreintz Rosier (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitrios Siovas with a headed pass.
90'+2': Anton Gaaei (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Ragnar Oratmangoen (Fortuna Sittard).
90'+2': Ragnar Oratmangoen (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Dimitrios Siovas tries a through ball, but Iman Griffith is caught offside.
90'+5': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Remy Vita.
90'+6': Foul by Ragnar Oratmangoen (Fortuna Sittard).
90'+6': Josip Sutalo (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Anton Gaaei (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+7': Foul by Ragnar Oratmangoen (Fortuna Sittard).
90'+8': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Fortuna Sittard 0, Ajax 0.
0': Match ends, Fortuna Sittard 0, Ajax 0.
0': Match ends, Fortuna Sittard 0, Ajax 0.

Statistics

AJA		FOR
8	Fouls	21
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	4
65.9	Possession	34.1
12	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
496	Accurate Passes	225
584	Passes	305
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	3
24	Crosses	10
0.2	Cross %	0.3
45	Long Balls	64
18	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	13
11	Tackles	22
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
3	Interceptions	7
14	Effective Clearances	23
14	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Location: Sittard, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,138

Eredivisie Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Feyenoord Rotterdam	3	+7	9
2	NEC Nijmegen	4	+10	9
3	FC Utrecht	4	+8	9
4	PSV Eindhoven	4	+7	9

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Fortuna Sittard (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Ivor Pandur (GK)
33	Dimitrios Siovas
14	Rodrigo Guth
35	Mitchell Dijks
12	Ivo Pinto
10	Alen Halilovic
32	Loreintz Rosier
6	Deroy Duarte
20	Mouhamed Belkheir
77	Tijjani Noslin
7	Iñigo Córdoba

Fortuna Sittard Substitutes:

Arianit Ferati, Sadik Fofana, Milan Robberechts, Remy Vita, Ragnar Oratmangoen, Iman Griffith, Kaj Sierhuis, Tom Hendriks, Nathangelo Markelo, Oguzhan Özyakup, Luuk Koopmans.

Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Jay Gorter (GK)
4	Jorrel Hato
37	Josip Sutalo
30	Gastón Ávila
2	Devyne Rensch
19	Georges Mikautadze
33	Benjamin Tahirovic
21	Branco van den Boomen
9	Brian Brobbey
11	Carlos Forbs
38	Kristian Hlynsson

Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:

Olivier Aertssen, Kenneth Taylor, Chuba Akpom, Mika Godts, Charlie Setford, Jakov Medic, Diant Ramaj, Silvano Vos, Anton Gaaei, Anass Salah-Eddine.

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