AZ recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Fortuna Sittard 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SITTARD. AZ succeeded in turn the tables against Fortuna Sittard to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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AZ recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Fortuna Sittard 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SITTARD. AZ succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Fortuna Sittard to win 2-1. It was Fortuna Sittard to strike first with a goal of Iñigo Córdoba at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 63′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Dani de Wit gave the win to AZ in the 90′ minute. AZ was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 9,705 spectators.​ The referee was Richard Martens with the help of Rens Bluemink and Michael Osseweijer. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.19 degrees Celsius or 50.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Fortuna Sittard

1 - 2

Team 1

AZ

  • ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
  • 14 Total 19
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 9
  • 5 Shots blocked 6
  • 78 Attack 156
  • 26 Dangerous attack 96
  • 91 Ball safe 97
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 10
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

AZ had a superior ball possession 70% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AZ was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AZ won the match.​

Fortuna Sittard shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, AZ shot 19 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Sittard received 1 yellow card (Justin Lonwijk). Talking about the opposition, AZ received 1 yellow card (Riechedly Bazoer).

Match Timeline

Iñigo Córdoba(goal)
18'
Justin Lonwijk- Yellow
41'
Alen Halilovic- sub ->Alessio Da Cruz
53'
57'
M. van Brederode- sub ->Ruben van Bommel
57'
Tiago Dantas- sub ->Kristijan Belić
63'
Vangelis Pavlidis(goal)
64'
Bruno Martins Indi - sub ->Wouter Goes 
64'
Mayckel Lahdo- sub ->David Møller Wolfe
69'
Riechedly Bazoer- Yellow
Jayden Braaf- sub ->Justin Lonwijk
76'
Ragnar Oratmangoen- sub ->Iñigo Córdoba
85'
Kristoffer Peterson- sub ->Kaj Sierhuis
85'
85'
Lequincio Zeefuik- sub ->Sven Mijnans
Oğuzhan Özyakup- sub ->Arianit Ferati
85'
90'
D. de Wit(goal)Lequincio Zeefuik

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
42
31
SC Heerenveen
36
31
PEC Zwolle
35
31
Fortuna Sittard
35
31
Almere City
33
31
Heracles Almelo
32
31
Excelsior
26
31
RKC Waalwijk
25
31
FC Volendam
19
31
Vitesse
2
31

After this encounter, Fortuna Sittard stays with 24 points to remain in the 13th place. On the opposite side, AZ will has 39 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Fortuna Sittard will play away with RKC Waalwijk on the 25th of February with a 9-8 head to head record in favor of Fortuna Sittard (5 draws).

AZ will host Ajax on the 25th of February with a 21-13 head to head record in favor of Ajax (10 draws).

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Michael Verrips 99.Netherlands
7.0
D
Ivo Pinto  12.Portugal
6.7
D
Rodrigo Guth 14.Brazil
6.8
D
Dimitrios Siovas 33.Greece
D
Mitchell Dijks 35.Netherlands
6.7
D
Siemen Voet 2.Belgium
7.0
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
6.7
M
Iñigo Córdoba 7.Spain
7.5
85' Goals18'
M
Arianit Ferati 19.Kosovo
6.6
85'
M
Justin Lonwijk 21.Netherlands
6.7
76' 41'
M
Alessio da Cruz 23.Cape Verde
6.4
53'
F
K. Sierhuis 9.Netherlands
7.5
85'
Substitutes
G
Luuk Koopmans 1.Netherlands
G
Tom Hendriks 22.Netherlands
D
N. Markelo 24.Netherlands
D
Rémy Vita 61.Madagascar
M
Alen Halilovic 10.Croatia
7.0
53'
M
Sadik Fofana 3.Germany
M
Oğuzhan Özyakup 15.Turkey
6.4
85'
F
Kristoffer Peterson 8.Sweden
6.8
85'
F
Iman Griffith 17.Netherlands
F
Mouhamed Belkheir 20.Algeria
F
Jayden Braaf 27.Netherlands
6.8
76'
F
Ragnar Oratmangoen 34.Netherlands
6.7
85'

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

The manager Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Dimitrios Siovas, Michael Verrips (7.0), Ivo Pinto (6.7), Rodrigo Guth (6.8), Siemen Voet (7.0), Mitchell Dijks (6.7), Alessio Da Cruz (6.4), Deroy Duarte (6.7), Arianit Ferati (6.6), Iñigo Córdoba (7.5), Kaj Sierhuis (7.5) and Justin Lonwijk (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Alen Halilovic (7.0), Luuk Koopmans, Sadik Fofana, Kristoffer Peterson (6.8), Oguzhan Özyakup (6.4), Iman Griffith, Mouhamed Belkheir, Tom Hendriks, N. Markelo, Jayden Braaf (6.8), Ragnar Oratmangoen (6.7) and Rémy Vita.

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: Kaj Sierhuis for Kristoffer Peterson (85′), Arianit Ferati for Oguzhan Özyakup (85′), Iñigo Córdoba for Ragnar Oratmangoen (85′), Alessio Da Cruz for Alen Halilovic (53′) and Justin Lonwijk for Jayden Braaf (76′).

Player of the match: Iñigo Córdoba​

The most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Iñigo Córdoba.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 24 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

AZ – Formation

AZ
G
Mathew Ryan  1.Australia
7.5
D
W. Goes 3.Netherlands
7.5
64'
D
David Møller Wolfe 18.Norway
7.0
64'
D
Riechedly Bazoer 25.Netherlands
7.1
69'
D
Yukinari Sugawara 2.Japan
8.2
M
Jordy Clasie 8.Netherlands
8.2
M
D. de Wit 10.Netherlands
8.4
Goals90'
M
R. van Bommel 15.Netherlands
6.7
57'
M
Sven Mijnans 16.Netherlands
7.5
85'
M
Kristijan Belic 14.Serbia
6.4
57'
F
Vangelis Pavlidis 9.Greece
7.8
Goals63'
Substitutes
G
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro 20.Netherlands
G
Tristan Kuijsten 53.Netherlands
D
Alexandre Penetra 5.Portugal
D
Bruno Martins Indi  4.Netherlands
7.1
64'
D
Denso Kasius 30.Netherlands
D
Mees de Wit 34.Netherlands
M
Tiago Dantas 6.Portugal
7.0
57'
F
Jayden Addai 17.Netherlands
F
M. van Brederode 19.Netherlands
7.3
57'
F
Ernest Poku 21.Netherlands
F
Mayckel Lahdo 23.Sweden
6.7
64'
F
Lequincio Zeefuik 28.Netherlands
7.0
85'

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

Maarten Martens played with: Mathew Ryan  (7.5), Yukinari Sugawara (8.2), Wouter Goes  (7.5), Riechedly Bazoer (7.1), David Møller Wolfe (7.0), Jordy Clasie  (8.2), Kristijan Belić (6.4), Sven Mijnans (7.5), Dani de Wit (8.4), Ruben van Bommel (6.7), Vangelis Pavlidis (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alexandre Penetra, Jayden Addai, Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Bruno Martins Indi  (7.1), Tiago Dantas  (7.0), Myron van Brederode  (7.3), Ernest Poku, Mayckel Lahdo (6.7), Lequincio Zeefuik (7.0), Denso Kasius, Mees de Wit  and Tristan Kuijsten.

Substitutions

AZ made 5 changes: Sven Mijnans for Lequincio Zeefuik (85′), Wouter Goes  for Bruno Martins Indi  (64′), David Møller Wolfe for Mayckel Lahdo (64′), Ruben van Bommel for Myron van Brederode  (57′) and Kristijan Belić for Tiago Dantas  (57′).

Player of the match: Dani de Wit​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AZ was Dani de Wit.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 38 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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