Dutch Eredivisie

Fortuna Sittard vs NEC Nijmegen, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Fortuna Sittard
  • 4': Mohamed Ihattaren
  • 35': Mohamed Ihattaren (P)
  • 90'+4': Paul Gladon
FT
3 - 2
NEC Nijmegen
  • 28': Bryan Linssen
  • 67': Sami Ouaissa

About

Fortuna Sittard are hosting NEC Nijmegen 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 Justin Lonwijk (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 1': Vito van Crooij (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Goal! Fortuna Sittard 1, N.E.C. 0. Mohamed Ihattaren (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Peterson.
  • 8': Basar Önal (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Dimitrios Limnios (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 9': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Jasper Dahlhaus.
  • 11': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Brayann Pereira.
  • 12': Foul by Ryan Fosso (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 12': Vito van Crooij (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Jasper Dahlhaus (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 14': Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Ihattaren (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Peterson.
  • 16': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Brayann Pereira.
  • 18': Delay in match (N.E.C.).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Foul by Iván Márquez (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 19': Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Delay in match (N.E.C.).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Shawn Adewoye.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Calvin Verdonk (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 24': Foul by Kristoffer Peterson (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 24': Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Shawn Adewoye (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 25': Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Vito van Crooij (N.E.C.).
  • 25': Iván Márquez (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 28': Goal! Fortuna Sittard 1, N.E.C. 1. Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 32': Penalty conceded by Brayann Pereira (N.E.C.) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 35': Goal! Fortuna Sittard 2, N.E.C. 1. Mohamed Ihattaren (Fortuna Sittard) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 37': Foul by Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.).
  • 37': Ryan Fosso (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Jasper Dahlhaus (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 39': Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Jasper Dahlhaus (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Rober (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dirk Proper with a through ball.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Basar Önal (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vito van Crooij.
  • 43': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Brayann Pereira.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Philip Brittijn (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Ihattaren with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Basar Önal (N.E.C.).
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ryan Fosso (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rober.
  • 45'+4': Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Philip Brittijn (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 45'+5': Brayann Pereira (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Kristoffer Peterson (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 45'+6': Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+6': Kristoffer Peterson (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Fortuna Sittard 2, N.E.C. 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fortuna Sittard 2, N.E.C. 1.
  • 45': Substitution, N.E.C.. Virgil Misidjan replaces Basar Önal.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vito van Crooij.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Dimitrios Limnios (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gonzalo Crettaz (N.E.C.).
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Peterson (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Justin Lonwijk (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 51': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Dimitrios Limnios is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Iván Márquez (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 52': Rober (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Offside, N.E.C.. Vito van Crooij is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard). Assisted by Dirk Proper.
  • 54': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Dimitrios Limnios is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Virgil Misidjan (N.E.C.).
  • 55': Philip Brittijn (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Rober (N.E.C.).
  • 56': Ryan Fosso (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Iván Márquez is caught offside.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Márquez (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 58': Substitution, N.E.C.. Kento Shiogai replaces Bryan Linssen.
  • 58': Substitution, N.E.C.. Youssef El Kachati replaces Rober.
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Jasper Dahlhaus.
  • 60': Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Kristoffer Peterson (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gonzalo Crettaz (N.E.C.). Assisted by Mattijs Branderhorst.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Kento Shiogai (N.E.C.) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Brayann Pereira.
  • 65': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Paul Gladon replaces Mohamed Ihattaren.
  • 67': Goal! Fortuna Sittard 2, N.E.C. 2. Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Virgil Misidjan.
  • 68': Delay in match (N.E.C.).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Peterson (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Philip Brittijn with a cross.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef El Kachati.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tjaronn Chery.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Márquez (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Justin Hubner replaces Justin Lonwijk.
  • 73': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Luka Tunjic replaces Dimitrios Limnios.
  • 74': Delay in match (N.E.C.).
  • 74': Justin Hubner (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Foul by Kento Shiogai (N.E.C.).
  • 76': Shawn Adewoye (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Ivo Pinto (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Foul by Paul Gladon (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 80': Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Dangerous play by Luka Tunjic (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 83': Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Márquez (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Paul Gladon (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 86': Foul by Philip Brittijn (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 86': Virgil Misidjan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Houboulang Mendes replaces Kristoffer Peterson.
  • 88': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Marko Kerkez replaces Iván Márquez because of an injury.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard). Assisted by Vito van Crooij.
  • 90': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Mattijs Branderhorst.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Handball by Brayann Pereira (N.E.C.).
  • 90'+4': Goal! Fortuna Sittard 3, N.E.C. 2. Paul Gladon (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philip Brittijn following a fast break.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dirk Proper with a through ball.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Kodai Sano (N.E.C.).
  • 90'+8': Ryan Fosso (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Fortuna Sittard 3, N.E.C. 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Fortuna Sittard 3, N.E.C. 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 3
61.9 Possession 38.1
14 SHOTS 10
5 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
351 Accurate Passes 174
445 Passes 280
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
3 Accurate Crosses 4
26 Crosses 10
0.1 Cross % 0.4
56 Long Balls 81
19 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
6 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 14
12 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 11
25 Effective Clearances 56
25 Clearances 56

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Location: Sittard, Netherlands
Attendance: 10,573

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
31 Mattijs Branderhorst (GK) Yellow Card
44 Iván Márquez
4 Shawn Adewoye
8 Jasper Dahlhaus Yellow Card
12 Ivo Pinto
17 Justin Lonwijk
80 Ryan Fosso
23 Philip Brittijn
52 Mohamed Ihattaren
7 Kristoffer Peterson
18 Dimitrios Limnios
Fortuna Sittard Substitutes:
Paul Gladon, Tristan Schenkhuizen, Houboulang Mendes, Luuk Koopmans, Marko Kerkez, Justin Hubner, Luka Tunjic, Niels Martens.

NEC NEC Nijmegen (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Gonzalo Cretazz (GK)
23 Kodai Sano
24 Calvin Verdonk
2 Brayann Pereira
32 Vito van Crooij
21 Roberto González
71 Dirk Proper
11 Basar Önal
25 Sami Ouaissa
30 Bryan Linssen
10 Tjaronn Chery Yellow Card
NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:
Koki Ogawa, Freek Entius, Kento Shiogai, Sam De Laat, Thomas Ouwejan, Yousri Sbai, Martijn Overmars, Argyrios Darelas, Virgil Misidjan, Youssef El Kachati.

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