Fortuna Sittard will miss Ole Romeny for two matches. The attacker was suspended for three games, one of which is conditional, following his red card against AZ, the KNVB reports. Romeny was sent off after just five minutes during Saturday's loss in Sittard (0-2). He received a red after hitting opponent Mateo Chávez hard on the ankle.
Fortuna, having earned 4 points in the first three matches, face FC Groningen this Friday and ADO Den Haag next week. The club's current standing is 8th in Eredivisie, 4 pts, 1W-1D-1L from 3 games, recent form LWD. The absence of the striker presents a serious problem for the squad in the upcoming period.
Peter Bosz was more than happy after PSV's large victory over FC Groningen (5-1). "I would give today's match an 8. That is also because we didn't play so well in the preparations. Today we did, but the puzzle is far from solved," the trainer said at the Philips Stadion. PSV started the competition two weeks ago with a draw against Fortuna Sittard (2-2) and won narrowly last week against Excelsior (1-2).
Today was a different match, an open game with two teams attacking. At some point, you know one of the teams gets so tired you cannot keep it up. We are used to this way of playing; we will do that twice a week when Champions League starts. FC Groningen cannot that, according to Bosz.
Jordy Clasie returns to selection for the AZ duel against Fortuna. The captain is fit again and is part of the squad for Saturday's match, Leroy Echteld told the club website. He is available but will not start. AZ is without a point loss after two rounds, just like FC Groningen. Dave Kwakman made a good impression in the first round as a substitute for Clasie. "I have known Dave for a while. He can play well, but has become much more mature. If he understands better what is needed to show every week that he is making real steps." AZ made six goals in the matches against ADO Den Haag (2-0) and FC Utrecht (1-4). No player scored twice. If you want to play attractively, the result is more boys scoring. Ultimately, it doesn't matter to me who scores, but it is nice to see it is going that way.
