WAALWIJK. Fortuna Sittard snatched a late win RKC Waalwijk 1-0 after K. Sierhuis scored just 1 goal (89′).
The match was played at the Mandemakers Stadion stadium in Waalwijk on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Joey Kooij with the help of Patrick Inia and Dyon Fikkert. The 4th official was Thomas Hardeman. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.75 degrees Celsius or 44.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 6 Total 15
- 0 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 126 Attack 133
- 44 Dangerous attack 37
- 128 Ball safe 106
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 16
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
RKC Waalwijk was in firm control of the ball 55% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
RKC Waalwijk was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 0 were on target. Still, Fortuna Sittard succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
RKC Waalwijk shot 6 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Sittard shot 15 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, RKC Waalwijk stays with 18 points to sit in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Sittard will has 27 points like PEC Zwolle and Almere City to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, RKC Waalwijk will play away against Go Ahead Eagles on the 3rd of March with a 7-7 head to head record.
Fortuna Sittard will host Excelsior on the 3rd of March with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Excelsior (5 draws).
RKC Waalwijk – Formation
RKC Waalwijk
57'
RKC Waalwijk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Henk Fraser decided to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen , Julian Lelieveld , Shawn Adewoye , Dario Van den Buijs , Aaron Meijers , G. Roemeratoe , Yassin Oukili , Denilho Cleonise , Reuven Niemeijer , Chris Lokesa and David Min .
The home team had on the bench: Jeroen Houwen, K. Felida, Thierry Lutonda, Patrick Vroegh, Filip Stevanovic , Mark Spenkelink, Richonell Margaret , Ilias Takidine , J. Gaari, Jeffrey Bruma, Michiel Kramer and Daouda Weidmann.
Substitutions
RKC Waalwijk made 4 changes: David Min for Michiel Kramer (81′), G. Roemeratoe for Ilias Takidine (81′), Denilho Cleonise for Richonell Margaret (57′) and Reuven Niemeijer for Filip Stevanovic (89′).
Player of the match: Etienne Vaessen
The most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was the goalkeeper: Etienne Vaessen. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.
Fortuna Sittard – Formation
Fortuna Sittard
89'
Fortuna Sittard started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Danny Buijs played with: Justin Lonwijk, Michael Verrips , Ivo Pinto , Rodrigo Guth , Dimitrios Siovas , Mitchell Dijks , Arianit Ferati , Deroy Duarte , Iñigo Córdoba , Alen Halilovic and Kristoffer Peterson , Kaj Sierhuis .
These were the players on the bench: Ragnar Oratmangoen , Luuk Koopmans, Siemen Voet, Sadik Fofana, Oguzhan Özyakup , Iman Griffith, Mouhamed Belkheir, Tom Hendriks, N. Markelo , Jayden Braaf and Rémy Vita.
Fortuna Sittard could not rely on the presence of N. Markelo (injured).
Substitutions
Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: Arianit Ferati for Oguzhan Özyakup (46′), Kristoffer Peterson for Ragnar Oratmangoen (70′), Ivo Pinto for N. Markelo (71′), Alen Halilovic for Jayden Braaf (78′) and Kaj Sierhuis for Siemen Voet (90′).
Player of the match: Kaj Sierhuis
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Kaj Sierhuis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 24.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- PEC Zwolle – PSV – 1-7
- NEC – Sparta Rotterdam – 2-0
- RKC Waalwijk – Fortuna Sittard – 0-1
