NOS Voetbal•zondag, 18:44
View the summary of FC Volendam – Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard has temporarily distanced itself from the relegation zone in the Premier League with a 0-1 away win over FC Volendam.
The Volendam team, on the other hand, failed to score important points in the fight once morest relegation. They are in the penultimate place in the Premier League and still have the same number of points (12) as bottom-of-the-table Vitesse.
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The first half was soporific. The ball often passed painfully slowly from foot to foot and sometimes it was so sloppy that fellow players were not reached at all. As a result, no great opportunities were created.
Four minutes following the break, everyone in the stadium woke up. Fortuna striker Iñigo Córdoba was able to tap in from a cross at the far post. After lengthy VAR deliberation, it was determined that the Spaniard was not offside and the goal might be scored. His first of this season.
Zeefuik also doesn’t force anything
After that goal, the stadium became a little more alive. Both in the stands and on the field. Fortuna folded back and Volendam took more of the initiative. This did not yet lead to opportunities. Lequincio Zeefuik, who will most likely leave for AZ on a free transfer this summer, was also unable to force anything.
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Volendam only really increased the pressure following the introduction of Vivaldo Semedo more than fifteen minutes before the end. The Portuguese youth international came over from Udinese earlier this week and now seemed to be able to do something as a crowbar.
Volendam was still close to a goal followingwards. Zach Booth shot at the post and Zeefuik was a toe-length short of hitting the ball following a cross from Brian Plat. The Volendam storm subsided in the last minutes of the match and Fortuna’s victory was no longer in danger.
