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Chaotic Match in Sittard Sees Ajax Triumph Over Fortuna Sittard
Sittard, Netherlands – A match filled with incidents and own goals marked the encounter between Fortuna Sittard and Ajax at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion on December 6, 2025. The match, corresponding to matchday 15 of the Eredivisie, concluded with a high score despite Ajax’s dominance in ball possession (65%).
K. Sierhuis opened the scoring for Fortuna Sittard in the 4th minute, taking advantage of the first arrival in the rival area. Ajax, however, found an unexpected way to equalize the score with an own goal by S. van Ottele just before halftime. The chaos continued in the second half, with another own goal, this time by R. Fosso, putting Ajax ahead. O. Wijndal extended the lead for Ajax in the 52nd minute.
The match was marred by a series of cards. J. Hubner of Fortuna Sittard received a straight red card in the 53rd minute. Y. Baas of Ajax, after receiving a second yellow card in the 60th minute, was also sent off. Referee Sander van der Eijk had a busy afternoon, showing a total of 8 yellow cards in addition to the two reds.
Despite being a man down, Fortuna Sittard tried to react but was overwhelmed by Ajax’s control. The locals dominated the shots with 24 attempts against Ajax’s 12. Ball possession was clearly favorable to Ajax, with 65% compared to Fortuna Sittard’s 35%.
The match, played in a tense atmosphere, ended with a victory for Ajax, in a match that will be remembered more for the incidents than for the quality of the game.
Substitutions ajax: at minute 28 W. Weghorst came in and K. Dolberg went out., at minute 73 O. Wijndal came in and L. Rosa went out., at minute 73 R. Bounida came in and J. Mokio went out., at minute 80 M. Godts came in and R. Moro went out., at minute 80 Y. Regeer came in and A. Gaaei went out.
Substitutions fortuna sittard: at minute 46 J. Dahlhaus came in and J. Hubner went out., at minute 64 S. van Ottele came in and P. Gladon went out., at minute 71 M. Ihattaren came in and J. Lonwijk went out., at minute 71 K. Sierhuis came in and D. Limnios went out., at minute 84 I. Pinto came in and P. Brittijn went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fortuna Sittard
Ajax
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