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Helmond Sport falls to Cambuur in a game filled with cards
Leeuwarden, August 18, 2024. Helmond Sport suffered a 1-0 defeat to Cambuur in an Eerste Divisie match played at Cambuur Stadion. The match was marked by a large number of yellow cards and a red card for Helmond Sport.
The match started at a fast pace and Helmond Sport was forced to defend firmly. Cambuur dominated possession and created numerous scoring chances. In the 25th minute, Helmond Sport took the lead with a goal from D. Sits, assisted by A. van den Hurk.
Despite the goal, Helmond Sport couldn’t control the game and Cambuur kept pushing. In the 76th minute, Cambuur had the chance to equalize with a penalty, but M. Smit failed to convert it.
However, in the 90th minute, D. Sits received his second yellow card, resulting in a red card, leaving Helmond Sport with one less player.
At the end of the match, Cambuur took the win with a score of 1-0. Despite the defeat, Helmond Sport showed resilience and fought until the last minute.
Statistics:
Cambuur: 63% possession, 22 shots (8 on target, 6 off target), 7 corners, 9 fouls, 1 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Helmond Sport: 37% possession, 6 shots (1 on target, 0 off target), 4 corners, 15 fouls, 4 yellow cards, 1 red card
Events:
* 14′: Helmond Sport – Yellow card for M. Mallahi
* 25′: Helmond Sport – Goal by D. Sits (assist by A. van den Hurk)
* 44′: Helmond Sport – Yellow card for A. van den Hurk
* 45′: Cambuur – Yellow card for S. van der Water
* 57′: Helmond Sport – Yellow card for D. Sits
* 76′: Cambuur – Missed penalty by M. Smit
* 90′: Helmond Sport – Red card for D. Sits (second yellow)
* 90′: Helmond Sport – Yellow card for D. Sits
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Substitutions helmond sport: at minute 46 B. Van Hove came in and A. Van Himbeeck went out., at minute 59 H. Ingason came in and A. van den Hurk went out., at minute 90 T. Essakkati came in and L. Daneels went out.
Substitutions cambuur: at minute 46 J. van Mullem came in and F. Smand went out., at minute 46 T. Mercera came in and M. Nartey went out., at minute 46 T. Poll came in and B. Marsman went out., at minute 61 B. Pauwels came in and N. Souren went out., at minute 78 M. de Leeuw came in and A. Casas went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cambuur
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Helmond Sport
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