“Kaj Sierhuis gave Fortuna Sittard a stunning lead against the run of possession, finishing to put the hosts 1-0 up just six minutes into the second half and sending the home crowd into raptures.”
Pivotal“Tsuyoshi Watanabe pulled Feyenoord level at 1-1 with a goal that completely changed the complexion of the match, drawing the visitors back into it despite being a man down.”
Pivotal“Givairo Read, introduced as a substitute in the 67th minute, completed a remarkable turnaround by poking home the winner in the 90th minute to seal a 2-1 victory for Feyenoord.”
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Fortuna Sittard
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Fortuna Sittard came agonisingly close to a famous upset before Feyenoord's quality and numerical advantage eventually told in the dying moments. The hosts held their own through the first half — limiting Feyenoord's dangerous attack total in the opening period — before Kaj Sierhuis broke the deadlock six minutes after the restart to give Sittard a shock lead against a side who dominated possession and racked up 19 shots to Sittard's seven across the 90 minutes. Feyenoord's task became considerably easier in the 80th minute when substitute Paul Gladon was sent off for a foul just minutes after entering the pitch, and Brian Priske's side wasted little time in capitalising: Tsuyoshi Watanabe levelled two minutes later before Givairo Read, another second-half substitute, stabbed home the winner deep into stoppage time. The result continues Feyenoord's momentum in the Eredivisie title picture, while Sittard — who made 17 tackles and kept themselves competitive for long stretches — will rue a collapse that began the moment their opponents went down to ten men and then somehow gained the advantage.
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Owen Johnson replaces Ivan Marquez Alvarez.
Jordan Lotomba replaces Luciano Valente.
Luciano Valente takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Givairo Read scores with a right-footed shot.
Casper Tengstedt has a shot with his right foot, but it's blocked.
Gaoussou Diarra's header is saved.
Tsuyoshi Watanabe Shot from Tsuyoshi Watanabe results in a header goal.
Ayase Ueda's header is saved.
Casper Tengstedt is on, and Mats Deijl is off.
Paul GladonRed CardPaul Gladon receives a red card.
Yassin Oukili comes on for Kaj Sierhuis.
Paul Gladon receives a yellow card.
Ayase Ueda takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jasper DahlhausYellow CardJasper Dahlhaus receives a yellow card.
Paul Gladon replaces Mohammed Amine Ihattaren.
Kristoffer Peterson comes on for Dimitrios Limnios.
Gaoussou Diarra replaces Tobias van den Elshout.
Givairo Read comes on for Thijs Kraaijeveld.
Jeremiah St. Juste replaces Gernot Trauner.
Luciano ValenteYellow CardLuciano Valente receives a yellow card.
Ayase Ueda's header is blocked.
Shot by Mohammed Amine Ihattaren with his left foot is saved.
Kaj SierhuisKaj Sierhuis scores with a header.
Kaj SierhuisGoal! Kaj Sierhuis scores to make it 1-0.
Yellow card for Anis Hadj Moussa.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Justin Hubner takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Shot by Mohammed Amine Ihattaren with his left foot is blocked.
Philip BrittijnYellow CardPhilip Brittijn receives a yellow card.
Ivan Marquez Alvarez takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Mats Deijl's right-footed shot is saved.
Luciano Valente takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Luciano Valente takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Oussama Targhalline takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Luciano Valente takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Oussama Targhalline takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Lance Duijvestijn takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Ayase Ueda takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Anis Hadj Moussa takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Thijs Kraaijeveld takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Anis Hadj Moussa takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Thijs Kraaijeveld takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Shot by Mohammed Amine Ihattaren with his left foot is blocked.
