Fortuna Sittard withstand late rally to seal high-stakes home win | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Fortuna Sittard beat PEC Zwolle 3-2 in the Eredivisie. In the 21st minute, Lance Duijvestijn opened the scoring with a left-footed strike from outside the box after a pass from Kaj Sierhuis. After the restart, Yassin Oukili doubled the lead (50.), Sierhuis made it three (65.), Gabriel Reiziger pulled one back (75.) and Zico Buurmeester headed in during the third minute of second half stoppage time. Despite seeing less of the ball, the hosts were clinical, scoring three times from four shots on target and producing 12 attempts to Zwolle's eight. Fortuna Sittard visit Utrecht next, while PEC Zwolle host Feyenoord on the final day.

Player of the Match: Kaj Sierhuis drove the attack with a goal and an assist, eight touches in the box and 10 successful final third passes.

Stat of the Match: Fortuna Sittard converted three of four shots on target, a ruthless edge in a tight game.

Three Things We Learned: Set pieces mattered, with one home goal following a set piece and the visitors' late header coming from a corner. Zwolle's bench made an impact, as Gabriel Reiziger scored after replacing Kaj de Rooij and Jamiro Alvarenga supplied an assist. Fortuna Sittard's defence absorbed late pressure, holding Zwolle to eight total attempts and just three on target.