ARNHEM. Vitesse conquered Fortuna Sittard 3-2 thanks to P. Aaronson who scored in the 22nd and 76th minute.
The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. In front of 17,826 spectators. The referee was Robin Hensgens with the help of Roy de Nas and Frans Ozinga. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 11 Total 20
- 6 On Target 10
- 3 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 78 Attack 98
- 43 Dangerous attack 61
- 113 Ball safe 102
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 6
Fouls
- 20 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Vitesse was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Fortuna Sittard that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fortuna Sittard was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 10 were on target. Nevertheless, Vitesse was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Vitesse shot 10 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard shot 20 times, 10 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Vitesse received 3 yellow cards (Ramon Hendriks, Mica Pinto and Giovanni van Zwam). On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard received 3 yellow cards (Deroy Duarte, Siemen Voet and N. Markelo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Vitesse has 2 points to sit in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard will stays with 35 points like PEC Zwolle to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Vitesse will play away with FC Utrecht on the 5th of May with a 16-13 head to head record in favor of Vitesse (13 draws).
Fortuna Sittard will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 5th of May with a 14-8 head to head statistic in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (4 draws).
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse
35'
60'
22', 76'
Vitesse started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Edward Sturing decided to play with the following team: Melle Meulensteen, Eloy Room , Giovanni van Zwam , Dominik Oroz , Ramon Hendriks , Mica Pinto , P. Aaronson , Mathijs Tielemans , K. Kozłowski , Anis Hadj Moussa , Thomas Buitink and Gyan de Regt .
The home team had on the bench: Carlens Arcus , Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Amine Boutrah , Marco van Ginkel , Joel Voelkerling Persson, E. Cornelisse , Toni Domgjoni, Daan Huisman, Markus Schubert, Tom Bramel and Andy Visser.
Substitutions
Vitesse made 4 changes: Anis Hadj Moussa for Amine Boutrah (60′), Thomas Buitink for Marco van Ginkel (60′), Gyan de Regt for E. Cornelisse (81′) and Mathijs Tielemans for Carlens Arcus (86′).
Player of the match: P. Aaronson
The most impressive player for Vitesse was P. Aaronson.
His rating is with 2 goals, 28 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.
Fortuna Sittard – Formation
Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Danny Buijs played with: Oğuzhan Özyakup, Dimitrios Siovas, Michael Verrips, Luuk Koopmans , N. Markelo , Sadik Fofana , Rodrigo Guth , Siemen Voet , Mitchell Dijks , Justin Lonwijk , Deroy Duarte and Alen Halilovic , Iñigo Córdoba , K. Sierhuis .
They had on the bench: Kristoffer Peterson , Ramazan Bayram, Iman Griffith, Mouhamed Belkheir, Tom Hendriks, Alessio da Cruz , Jayden Braaf , Loreintz Rosier , Ragnar Oratmangoen , Daan Bisschops and Rémy Vita.
Substitutions
Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: Deroy Duarte for Loreintz Rosier (46′), N. Markelo for Alessio da Cruz (46′), Iñigo Córdoba for Kristoffer Peterson (78′), Alen Halilovic for Ragnar Oratmangoen (79′) and Siemen Voet for Jayden Braaf (86′).
Player of the match: K. Sierhuis
The most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was K. Sierhuis.
His rating is with 16 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- RKC Waalwijk – FC Utrecht – 2-2
- Sparta Rotterdam – FC Volendam – 1-0
- PEC Zwolle – Heracles Almelo – 3-1
- Vitesse – Fortuna Sittard – 3-2
- NEC – AZ – 0-3
