
Excelsior vs Fortuna Sittard, 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Dogan Erdogan (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Kik Pierie (Excelsior).
- 7': Foul by George Cox (Fortuna Sittard).
- 7': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Paul Gladon (Fortuna Sittard).
- 9': Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Arthur Zagre (Excelsior).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Substitution, Excelsior. Nathan Tjoe-A-On replaces Arthur Zagre because of an injury.
- 13': Foul by Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Excelsior).
- 13': Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Couhaib Driouech.
- 14': Attempt saved. Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by George Cox with a cross.
- 16': Offside, Excelsior. Nathan Tjoe-A-On tries a through ball, but Lazaros Lamprou is caught offside.
- 20': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Stipe Radic.
- 20': Attempt missed. Kik Pierie (Excelsior) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt missed. Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kik Pierie following a corner.
- 22': Attempt saved. Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Úmaro Embaló with a through ball.
- 25': Attempt missed. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Marouan Azarkan.
- 35': Attempt missed. Deroy Duarte (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Iñigo Córdoba.
- 35': Attempt missed. Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dogan Erdogan.
- 36': Foul by Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Excelsior).
- 36': Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior).
- 37': Paul Gladon (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by George Cox with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 38': Deroy Duarte (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior).
- 40': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Úmaro Embaló.
- 42': Foul by George Cox (Fortuna Sittard).
- 42': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Excelsior 0, Fortuna Sittard 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Excelsior 0, Fortuna Sittard 0.
- 45': Substitution, Excelsior. Reda Kharchouch replaces Lazaros Lamprou.
- 46': Offside, Excelsior. Siebe Horemans tries a through ball, but Reda Kharchouch is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior).
- 48': George Cox (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Foul by Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior).
- 49': George Cox (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Foul by Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior).
- 50': Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior).
- 51': Paul Gladon (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Siebe Horemans with a cross.
- 55': Úmaro Embaló (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Attempt saved. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 56': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Ivor Pandur.
- 58': Foul by George Cox (Fortuna Sittard).
- 58': Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': George Cox (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Goal! Excelsior 1, Fortuna Sittard 0. Kik Pierie (Excelsior) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Marouan Azarkan with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury George Cox (Fortuna Sittard).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Deroy Duarte (Fortuna Sittard).
- 67': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Gianmarco Cangiano replaces Deroy Duarte because of an injury.
- 67': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Remy Vita replaces Úmaro Embaló.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Iñigo Córdoba (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Noslin.
- 69': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Stipe Radic.
- 69': Attempt missed. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Marouan Azarkan (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech.
- 71': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (Excelsior).
- 71': Ivo Pinto (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt missed. George Cox (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 72': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Arianit Ferati replaces Iñigo Córdoba.
- 73': Goal! Excelsior 2, Fortuna Sittard 0. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kenzo Goudmijn with a cross.
- 76': Attempt missed. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marouan Azarkan with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Julian Baas (Excelsior).
- 77': Gianmarco Cangiano (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Arianit Ferati (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 79': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Tunahan Tasci replaces George Cox.
- 79': Foul by Julian Baas (Excelsior).
- 79': Gianmarco Cangiano (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Julian Baas (Excelsior).
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Paul Gladon (Fortuna Sittard).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Arianit Ferati (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remy Vita.
- 83': Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Marouan Azarkan.
- 83': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
- 84': Attempt saved. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross.
- 85': Goal! Excelsior 3, Fortuna Sittard 0. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Substitution, Excelsior. Nikolas Agrafiotis replaces Kenzo Goudmijn because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Excelsior. Sven Nieuwpoort replaces Couhaib Driouech.
- 88': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
- 89': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Dogan Erdogan.
- 89': Attempt missed. Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Tunahan Tasci (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dogan Erdogan.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Paul Gladon (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arianit Ferati with a through ball.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Tijjani Noslin (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tunahan Tasci.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Excelsior 3, Fortuna Sittard 0.
- 0': Match ends, Excelsior 3, Fortuna Sittard 0.
Statistics
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EXC![]() |
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4 | Fouls | 12 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
55.1 | Possession | 44.9 |
13 | SHOTS | 14 |
3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
317 | Accurate Passes | 232 |
394 | Passes | 310 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
21 | Crosses | 27 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
52 | Long Balls | 50 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
21 | Tackles | 15 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
8 | Interceptions | 5 |
21 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
21 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 4,400
Eredivisie Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PSV Eindhoven | 33 | +62 | 76 |
2 | Ajax Amsterdam | 33 | +33 | 75 |
3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 33 | +40 | 68 |
4 | FC Utrecht | 33 | +17 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Excelsior (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Stijn van Gassel (GK) |
3 | Kik Pierie |
4 | Redouan El Yaakoubi |
12 | Arthur Zagre |
2 | Siebe Horemans |
23 | Peer Koopmeiners |
33 | Julian Baas |
8 | Kenzo Goudmijn |
22 | Lazaros Lamprou |
14 | Couhaib Driouech |
10 | Marouan Azarkan ![]() |
Fortuna Sittard (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Ivor Pandur (GK) |
14 | Rodrigo Guth |
55 | Stipe Radic |
5 | George Cox ![]() |
12 | Ivo Pinto |
7 | Iñigo Córdoba |
6 | Deroy Duarte |
21 | Dogan Erdogan |
11 | Paul Gladon |
85 | Úmaro Embaló ![]() |
77 | Tijjani Noslin |
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