Fortuna Sittard defeated Excelsior in a extraordinary win on Sunday, 5x2, on to matchday 24 of the Eredivisie. To this matchweek, Danny Buijs's team came from a win, and Marinus Dijkhuizen's team came from four defeats. Kaj Sierhuis made a great performance with 3 goals along with 2 assists.
In the 13th minute, Justin Lonwijk opened the scoring for Fortuna Sittard. With 15 minutes on the clock, Kaj Sierhuis struck the second goal for Danny Buijs's team. After 29 minutes, forward doubled the lead for Fortuna Sittard. Kaj Sierhuis completed the hat-trick, with 34 minutes on the clock.
In the 61st minute, Derensili Fernandes struck for Excelsior. With 68 minutes on the clock, Danny Buijs's team extended their lead with a goal from Rodrigo Guth. In the 82nd minute, Richie Omorowa netted the final goal of the game.
After the result Fortuna Sittard are 11th in the table, with 30 points, while Excelsior sit 15th place, with 21 points. Next up, Danny Buijs's team will play away against Ajax, whilst Marinus Dijkhuizen's team visit AZ Alkmaar.
Fortuna Sittard | Excelsior | |||
7 | 6 | Shots | 2 | 8 |
7 | 4 | Shots on target | 1 | 8 |
7 | 4 | Total Tackles | 3 | 8 |
7 | 2 | Tackles Won | 1 | 8 |
7 | 4 | Ball steals | 3 | 8 |
8 | 53 | Total Passes | 77 | 7 |
8 | 46 | Passes Completed | 69 | 7 |
- | Saves | 3 | 7 | |
8 | 1 | Fouls Committed | 2 | 7 |
2 | Fouls Suffered | 2 |