Fortuna Sittard defeats SC Cambuur 1-0 with a late goal scored by G. Cox. Interview

SITTARD. Fortuna Sittard snatched a late win SC Cambuur 1-0 after G. Cox scored just 1 goal (86').

Fortuna Sittard defeats SC Cambuur 1-0 with a late goal scored by G. Cox. Interview

SITTARD. Fortuna Sittard snatched a late win SC Cambuur 1-0 after G. Cox scored just 1 goal (86′).

The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler with the help of Angelo Boonman and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Jannick van der Laan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 9 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 106 Attack 88
  • 39 Dangerous attack 29
  • 74 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

The ball possession was similar. Fortuna Sittard was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. SC Cambuur that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Fortuna Sittard was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fortuna Sittard won the match​.

Fortuna Sittard shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, SC Cambuur shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Sittard received 3 yellow cards (Z. Flemming, G. Cox and M. Tirpan). On the other side, SC Cambuur received 1 yellow card (J. Jacobs).

Match Timeline

34'
53'
57'
64'
68'
73'
73'
77'
Roberts Uldrikis- sub ->T. Boere
79'
83'
86'
90'

Standings

After this match, Fortuna Sittard will have 8 points to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, SC Cambuur will stay with 12 points to stay in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Fortuna Sittard will play away with Willem II on the 22nd of October with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Willem II (3 draws).

SC Cambuur will host Feyenoord on the 24th of October with a 7-0 head to head statistic in favor of Feyenoord (0 draws).

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Yanick van Osch 1.Netherlands
7.2
D
Ivo Pinto  12.Portugal
7.1
D
Martin Angha 2.Switzerland
6.9
D
Mickaël Tirpan 25.Belgium
6.7
79' 53'
D
George Cox 35.England
7.9
64' Goals86'
M
Ben Rienstra 23.Netherlands
6.9
M
T. Tekie 14.Sweden
7.0
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
6.6
73'
M
Emil Hansson 11.Sweden
6.1
73'
F
Mats Seuntjens  10.Netherlands
6.6
F
Zian Flemming 8.Netherlands
7.3
68'
Substitutes
G
Felix Dornebusch 32.Germany
G
Ruben van Kouwen 30.Netherlands
D
S. Hogervorst 48.Netherlands
D
Nigel Lonwijk 18.Netherlands
6.4
79'
M
Ryan Johansson 28.Luxembourg
M
M
Richie Musaba 29.Netherlands
M
Arianit Ferati 19.Kosovo
F
Tijjani Noslin 77.Netherlands
6.6
73'
F
Samy Baghdadi 24.France
F
Toshio Lake 39.Netherlands
F
Bassala Sambou 45.England
6.4
73'

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

The manager Sjors Ultee decided to play with the following team: Yanick van Osch (7.2), Mickael Tirpan (6.7), Martin Angha (6.9), Ivo Pinto (7.1), George Cox (7.9), Deroy Duarte (6.6), Tesfaldet Tekie (7.0), Ben Rienstra (6.9), Emil Hansson (6.1), Zian Flemming (7.3) and Mats Seuntjens (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Ryan Johansson, Yiğit Emre Çeltik, Richie Musaba, Stijn Hogervorst, Tijjani Noslin (6.6), Felix Dornebusch, Samy Baghdadi, Arianit Ferati, Toshio Lake, Ruben van Kouwen, Bassala Sambou (6.4) and Nigel Cello Lonwijk (6.4).

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 3 changes: E. Hansson for B. Sambou (73′), D. Duarte for T. Noslin (73′) and M. Tirpan for N. Lonwijk (79′).

Best player: George Cox​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was George Cox.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 34 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

SC Cambuur – Formation

SC Cambuur
G
Sonny Stevens 1.Netherlands
7.2
D
Calvin Mac-Intosch 3.Suriname
7.2
D
Erik Schouten 4.Netherlands
7.3
D
D. Schmidt 5.Netherlands
6.5
D
David Sambissa 18.Gabon
6.6
M
Robin Maulun 20.France
6.9
M
Jamie Jacobs 8.Netherlands
6.6
83' 34'
M
Mees Hoedemakers 6.Netherlands
7.1
M
Michael Breij 14.Netherlands
7.2
57'
M
Issa Kallon 7.Sierra Leone
6.1
F
Tom Boere 9.Netherlands
7.0
77'
Substitutes
G
Brett Minnema 31.Netherlands
G
P. Bos 12.Netherlands
D
Maxim Gullit 23.Netherlands
D
Jasper ter Heide 2.Netherlands
D
Marco Tol 15.Netherlands
M
Mitchell Paulissen 10.Netherlands
6.4
83'
M
Filip Krastev 30.Bulgaria
F
Roberts Uldrikis 28.Latvia
6.8
77'
F
Sam Hendriks 19.Netherlands
F
Nick Doodeman 17.Netherlands
F
Tamás Kiss 21.Hungary
6.4
57'

SC Cambuur started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

On the opposite side, Henk de Jong played with: Sonny Stevens (7.2), Doke Schmidt (6.5), Calvin Mac-Intosh (7.2), Erik Schouten (7.3), David Sambissa (6.6), Mees Hoedemakers (7.1), Michael Breij (7.2), Jamie Jacobs (6.6), Robin Maulun (6.9), Issa Kallon (6.1) and Tom Boere (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Roberts Uldriķis (6.8), Mitchell Paulissen (6.4), Bret Minnema, Pieter Bos, Maxim Gullit, Sam Hendriks, Jasper ter Heide, Nick Doodeman, Jhondly van der Meer, Filip Krastev, Tamás Kiss (6.4) and Marco Tol.

Substitutions

SC Cambuur made 3 changes: M. Breij for T. Kiss (57′), T. Boere for R. Uldrikis (77′) and J. Jacobs for M. Paulissen (83′).

Best player: Erik Schouten​

The player that probably impressed the most for SC Cambuur was Erik Schouten.

His rating is (7.3) with 60 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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