Feyenoord strike late after VAR red card at Fortuna | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Feyenoord beat Fortuna Sittard 2-1 in Sittard. In the 51st minute Kaj Sierhuis glanced in a header from a Dimitris Limnios cross to put the hosts ahead. The game flipped when Paul Gladon was sent off after a VAR upgrade (80.), Tsuyoshi Watanabe then headed an equaliser (84.) before Givairo Read struck the winner from outside the box (90.). Feyenoord had 19 attempts to seven and 53.4% possession, reflecting sustained pressure. The visitors remain second and host AZ next, while Fortuna drop from 12th to 13th and host PEC Zwolle next.

Player of the Match: Oussama Targhalline ran the midfield and set up the late winner, creating three key passes, winning possession 12 times and completing 40 of 52 passes.

Stat of the Match: Feyenoord registered 19 attempts, a volume that eventually told against a Fortuna side limited to seven.

Three Things We Learned: Fortuna's threat faded after the break, finishing with just seven attempts and a single corner. Tsuyoshi Watanabe's aerial presence and five clearances underpinned the comeback alongside his equaliser. The VAR-upgraded red card for Paul Gladon reduced the hosts to 10 and preceded the visitors' late swing.