Fortuna was unable to surprise against Feyenoord on Sunday afternoon in Sittard. An impotent Fortuna went down 3-1.
Two hits in the first half by Geertruida and one after the break by Nelson ensure that Sittard’s enforcement in the Eredivisie remains uncertain. Zian Flemming scored for Fortuna.
Trilogy
Fortuna was unable to successfully complete the last part of the trilogy, three home games in a row. After a win over Sparta and Go Ahead, the hopeless defeat against Feyenoord followed.
Coach Sjors Ultee should have changed his team in one place before the game against the Rotterdam team. The injured Dimitrios Siovas was replaced in the heart of the defense by Roel Janssen.
The Limburgers employed by Feyenoord, Bryan Linssen and Jorrit Hendrix, started on the bench. The same eleven players as last Thursday in the won Conference League match against Olympique Marseille (3-2), appeared in the base in Sittard.
setback
The first opportunity was for the guests, but Guus Til pushed the ball wide, only in front of goalkeeper Yanick van Osch. However, Fortuna soon fell behind. Lutsharel Geertruida easily headed in a corner in the eighth minute.
In the 17th minute Feyenoord got the chance to increase the lead. Van Osch didn’t look too good at the 0-1, but he made up for that at the eleven meter. He tapped Kökcü’s penalty kick against the post with his right hand. The 0-2 came anyway. A few minutes later, Geertruida was brought into position again and the right back scored again (!). Only 25 minutes had been played.
Another setback was the failure of Martin Angha. He got injured and was substituted for Nigel Lonwijk in the 34th minute.
Just not
Samy Baghdadi came after tea instead of Tijjani Noslin. Fortuna immediately had a chance but the cross was grazed with the head by Paul Gladon, Mats Seuntjens just couldn’t reach it anymore. That was against the 0-3. Nelson Reiss took off on the right and his slider in the long corner fit just right (52′).
At Feyenoord, Jorrit Hendrix (Panningen) and Bryan Linssen (Neeritter) joined the squad. However, the next chance was not for the guests, but for Tesfaldet Tekie. His shot was taken off the line by Guus Til.
Goal
Zian Flemming brought hope back into Sittard’s hearts in the 70th minute. Last week he scored the only Sittard goal against the Eagles. Then good for the win, now he ‘only’ narrowed the deficit: 1-3. Charlison Benschop had a good opportunity in the 77th minute, but the substitute couldn’t get the ball under control. On the other side, Van Osch kept Linssen from scoring with a good exit. Then Geertruida missed the chance for his third goal of the game. Despite a better final from Fortuna, the team had little to say against Feyenoord.
remainder
The competition also lost points. Although Sparta took a point, PEC and Willem II lost their matches. RKC will play against FC Groningen later on Sunday evening.
There are still three matches left for Fortuna in this competition: next Saturday to FC Twente, the home match against Vitesse in the midweek and then away to NEC on Sunday afternoon 15 May.