Dutch Eredivisie

Fortuna Sittard vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Fortuna Sittard
    FT
    0 - 2
    Sparta Rotterdam
    • 33': Shunsuke Mito
    • 48': Metinho

    About

    Fortuna Sittard are hosting Sparta Rotterdam 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': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Djevencio van der Kust.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Kaj Sierhuis (Fortuna Sittard) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Alen Halilovic with a cross following a corner.
    • 3': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Rodrigo Guth.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arno Verschueren.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ivo Pinto with a cross.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shunsuke Mito.
    • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Ivo Pinto (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan de Guzmán with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Alen Halilovic (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arianit Ferati.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arno Verschueren.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Arianit Ferati (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 19': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Django Warmerdam.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Kaj Sierhuis (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Kaj Sierhuis (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ragnar Oratmangoen.
    • 23': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 23': Mitchell Dijks (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shunsuke Mito.
    • 24': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Djevencio van der Kust.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Mitchell Dijks (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 25': Mitchell Dijks (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Kitolano.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Arianit Ferati (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iñigo Córdoba.
    • 30': Hand ball by Rick Meissen (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 33': Attempt missed. Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ragnar Oratmangoen.
    • 33': Goal! Fortuna Sittard 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Kitolano with a through ball.
    • 36': Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Ragnar Oratmangoen (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 36': Foul by Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 36': Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Foul by Arianit Ferati (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 39': Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 39': Mitchell Dijks (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Mitchell Dijks.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Alen Halilovic (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 44': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Charles-Andreas Brym.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iñigo Córdoba with a headed pass.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mitchell Dijks.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Arianit Ferati (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivo Pinto with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ragnar Oratmangoen (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Alen Halilovic (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Kaj Sierhuis (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivo Pinto with a cross.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Fortuna Sittard 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Fortuna Sittard 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Metinho replaces Shunsuke Mito.
    • 48': Goal! Fortuna Sittard 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Metinho (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
    • 49': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Mouhamed Belkheir replaces Kaj Sierhuis.
    • 50': Foul by Alen Halilovic (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 50': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Alen Halilovic (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Foul by Ragnar Oratmangoen (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 54': Metinho (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Arianit Ferati (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Foul by Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 56': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Siovas (Fortuna Sittard) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Alen Halilovic with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Kitolano.
    • 62': Foul by Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 62': Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ivo Pinto with a cross.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Alen Halilovic (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ragnar Oratmangoen.
    • 64': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Siemen Voet replaces Mitchell Dijks.
    • 65': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Kristoffer Peterson replaces Arianit Ferati.
    • 65': Foul by Loreintz Rosier (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 65': Metinho (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Dimitrios Siovas (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 71': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Pelle Clement replaces Jonathan de Guzmán.
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Djevencio van der Kust.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Siemen Voet (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alen Halilovic with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Dimitrios Siovas (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Dimitrios Siovas (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 78': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Milan Robberechts replaces Dimitrios Siovas because of an injury.
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Milan Robberechts (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mouhamed Belkheir.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tijs Velthuis.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Mouhamed Belkheir (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Siemen Voet with a cross.
    • 83': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Sadik Fofana replaces Ivo Pinto.
    • 84': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Iman Griffith replaces Alen Halilovic.
    • 86': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mike Eerdhuijzen replaces Charles-Andreas Brym.
    • 87': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Django Warmerdam.
    • 87': Penalty Fortuna Sittard. Kristoffer Peterson draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 87': Penalty conceded by Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 89': Penalty missed! Still Fortuna Sittard 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Mouhamed Belkheir (Fortuna Sittard) hits the left post with a left footed shot.
    • 89': Django Warmerdam (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Sadik Fofana (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 90': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Djevencio van der Kust.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ragnar Oratmangoen (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kristoffer Peterson.
    • 90'+3': Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Kristoffer Peterson (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 90'+3': Kristoffer Peterson (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Loreintz Rosier (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 90'+4': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Loreintz Rosier (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Fortuna Sittard 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Fortuna Sittard 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    6 Saves 4
    51.8 Possession 48.2
    10 SHOTS 25
    7 ON GOAL 6
    0.7 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    352 Accurate Passes 312
    454 Passes 387
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 11
    7 Crosses 43
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    68 Long Balls 65
    20 Accurate Long Balls 40
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    15 Effective Tackles 14
    21 Tackles 25
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 15
    31 Effective Clearances 6
    31 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
    Location: Sittard, Netherlands
    Attendance: 9,800

    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

    FOR Fortuna Sittard (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Luuk Koopmans (GK)
    33 Dimitrios Siovas
    14 Rodrigo Guth
    35 Mitchell Dijks
    12 Ivo Pinto
    19 Arianit Ferati
    32 Loreintz Rosier Yellow Card
    10 Alen Halilovic Yellow Card
    9 Kaj Sierhuis
    7 Iñigo Córdoba
    34 Ragnar Oratmangoen
    Fortuna Sittard Substitutes:
    Sadik Fofana, Remy Vita, Mouhamed Belkheir, Marko Lazetic, Iman Griffith, Nathangelo Markelo, Oguzhan Özyakup, Tom Hendriks, Kristoffer Peterson, Michael Verrips, Milan Robberechts, Siemen Voet.

    SPA Sparta Rotterdam (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Nick Olij (GK)
    4 Tijs Velthuis
    3 Rick Meijssen
    5 Django Warmerdam
    2 Djevencio van der Kust Yellow Card
    6 Jonathan de Guzmán
    8 Joshua Kitolano
    10 Arno Verschueren
    9 Tobias Lauritsen
    11 Charles-Andreas Brym
    7 Shunsuke Mito
    Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
    Jesse Bal, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Sergi Rosanas, Hamza El Dahri, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Rayvien Rosario, Metinho, Delano van Crooij, Pelle Clement.

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