FC Utrecht liquidates Fortuna Sittard 4-0 playing a great match. HIGHLIGHTS

UTRECHT. FC Utrecht estinguishes Fortuna Sittard 4-0 with goals of

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Luke Meyer
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FC Utrecht liquidates Fortuna Sittard 4-0 playing a great match. HIGHLIGHTS

UTRECHT. FC Utrecht annihilates Fortuna Sittard 4-0 with goals of Taylor Booth  (21′), Othmane Boussaid (70′), Taylor Booth  (75′) and Sam Lammers (78′).

The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 18,463 spectators.​ The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük who was helped by Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Laurens Gerrets. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.41 degrees Celsius or 48.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FC Utrecht

4 - 0

Team 1

Fortuna Sittard

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 16 Total 9
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 5
  • 119 Attack 98
  • 44 Dangerous attack 34
  • 75 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. FC Utrecht was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Fortuna Sittard that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Utrecht was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Utrecht won the match​.

FC Utrecht shot 16 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard shot 9 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

T. Booth(goal)Sam Lammers
21'
46'
Alessio da Cruz- sub ->Kristoffer Peterson
46'
Mitchell Dijks- sub ->Dimitrios Siovas
O. Fraulo- sub ->Zidane Iqbal 
66'
Othmane Boussaid(goal)Victor Jensen
70'
Victor Jensen- sub ->Jens Toornstra
66'
73'
Iñigo Córdoba- sub ->Justin Lonwijk
73'
Iman Griffith- sub ->Alen Halilovic
T. Booth(goal)
75'
Sam Lammers(goal)
78'
Sam Lammers(VAR)
80'
Tim Handwerker - sub ->Souffian El Karouani
81'
Jeppe Okkels- sub ->Othmane Boussaid
81'
85'
Ragnar Oratmangoen- sub ->Kaj Sierhuis
Can Bozdoğan- sub ->Ryan Flamingo
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
84
31
Feyenoord
75
31
FC Twente
63
31
AZ
58
31
Ajax
49
31
NEC
47
31
FC Utrecht
46
31
Sparta Rotterdam
43
31
Go Ahead Eagles
43
32
SC Heerenveen
37
32
Fortuna Sittard
36
32
PEC Zwolle
35
31
Almere City
34
32
Heracles Almelo
32
31
Excelsior
26
31
RKC Waalwijk
25
31
FC Volendam
19
31
Vitesse
2
31

After this encounter, FC Utrecht has 26 points like Sparta Rotterdam to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Fortuna Sittard will stays with 24 points like Almere City to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away with FC Twente on the 18th of February with a 15-12 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (10 draws).

Fortuna Sittard will host AZ on the 18th of February with a 10-0 head to head in favor of AZ (1 draw).

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
Vasilis Barkas 1.Greece
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 31.Netherlands
7.1
D
Mike van der Hoorn 3.Netherlands
7.7
D
Hidde ter Avest 5.Netherlands
7.5
D
Souffian El Karouani 16.Morocco
7.3
81'
D
Nick Viergever  24.Netherlands
7.9
M
T. Booth 10.United States
8.7
Goals21', 75'
M
Jens Toornstra 18.Netherlands
7.3
66'
M
Othmane Boussaid 26.Belgium
7.5
81' Goals70'
M
R. Flamingo 34.Netherlands
7.0
85'
M
Zidane Iqbal 14.Iraq
6.8
66'
F
Sam Lammers 9.Netherlands
9.1
Goals78'
Substitutes
G
T. Nijhuis 32.Netherlands
G
Devin Remie 41.Netherlands
D
Mark van der Maarel 2.Netherlands
D
Niklas Vesterlund 23.Denmark
7.1
D
Tim Handwerker  29.Germany
81'
M
O. Fraulo 8.Denmark
7.7
66'
M
Can Bozdoğan 6.Germany
85'
M
Victor Jensen 7.Denmark
7.1
66'
M
Zakaria Labyad 20.Morocco
F
Marouan Azarkan 11.Netherlands
F
Jeppe Okkels 17.Denmark
6.4
81'
F
J. van de Haar 49.Netherlands

FC Utrecht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Vasilis Barkas, Mattijs Branderhorst (7.1), Hidde ter Avest (7.5), Mike van der Hoorn (7.7), Nick Viergever (7.9), Souffian El Karouani (7.3), Ryan Flamingo (7.0), Zidane Iqbal  (6.8), Taylor Booth  (8.7), Jens Toornstra (7.3), Othmane Boussaid (7.5) and Sam Lammers (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Oscar Fraulo (7.7), Mark van der Maarel, Can Bozdogan, Victor Jensen (7.1), Marouan Azarkan, J. Okkels (6.4), Zakaria Labyad, Niklas Vesterlund (7.1), Tim Handwerker, Thijmen Nijhuis, Devin Remie and Jesse van de Haar.

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Souffian El Karouani for Tim Handwerker (81′), Othmane Boussaid for J. Okkels (81′), Zidane Iqbal  for Oscar Fraulo (66′), Ryan Flamingo for Can Bozdogan (85′) and Jens Toornstra for Victor Jensen (66′).

Player of the match: Sam Lammers​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Sam Lammers.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 24 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Michael Verrips 99.Netherlands
6.3
D
Ivo Pinto  12.Portugal
6.3
D
Rodrigo Guth 14.Brazil
6.1
D
Dimitrios Siovas 33.Greece
6.6
46'
D
Siemen Voet 2.Belgium
6.8
M
Alen Halilovic 10.Croatia
7.0
73'
M
Arianit Ferati 19.Kosovo
6.8
M
Justin Lonwijk 21.Netherlands
7.0
73'
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
7.3
F
K. Sierhuis 9.Netherlands
6.7
85'
F
Kristoffer Peterson 8.Sweden
6.8
46'
Substitutes
G
Luuk Koopmans 1.Netherlands
G
Tom Hendriks 22.Netherlands
D
Mitchell Dijks 35.Netherlands
6.4
46'
D
N. Markelo 24.Netherlands
M
Sadik Fofana 3.Germany
M
Oğuzhan Özyakup 15.Turkey
F
Iñigo Córdoba 7.Spain
7.0
73'
F
Ragnar Oratmangoen 34.Netherlands
85'
F
Iman Griffith 17.Netherlands
6.6
73'
F
Mouhamed Belkheir 20.Algeria
F
Alessio da Cruz 23.Cape Verde
6.6
46'
F
Jayden Braaf 27.Netherlands

Fortuna Sittard started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Danny Buijs played with: Michael Verrips (6.3), Ivo Pinto (6.3), Rodrigo Guth (6.1), Dimitrios Siovas (6.6), Siemen Voet (6.8), Arianit Ferati (6.8), Deroy Duarte (7.3), Justin Lonwijk (7.0), Alen Halilovic (7.0), Kaj Sierhuis (6.7), Kristoffer Peterson (6.8).

They had on the bench: Iñigo Córdoba (7.0), Ragnar Oratmangoen, Mitchell Dijks (6.4), Luuk Koopmans, Sadik Fofana, Oguzhan Özyakup, Iman Griffith (6.6), Mouhamed Belkheir, Tom Hendriks, Alessio Da Cruz (6.6), N. Markelo and Jayden Braaf.

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: Justin Lonwijk for Iñigo Córdoba (73′), Dimitrios Siovas for Mitchell Dijks (46′), Kristoffer Peterson for Alessio Da Cruz (46′), Kaj Sierhuis for Ragnar Oratmangoen (85′) and Alen Halilovic for Iman Griffith (73′).

Player of the match: Deroy Duarte​

The most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Deroy Duarte.

His rating is 7.3 with 43 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​