Match Report


Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam     SBV ExcelsiorSBV Excelsior
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Humphrey BosschaartH. Bosschaart69
G
1
G
70Youssef De JongY. De Jong
Ellery HeerkensE. Heerkens77
D
2
D
73Denny RoordaD. Roorda
Maurizio PinardiM. Pinardi76
D
3
D
73Reinder PahlplatzR. Pahlplatz
Jose Javier IglesiasJ. Iglesias65
D
4
D
64Thomas Van RijswijkT. Van Rijswijk
Brutil KoevermansB. Koevermans62
D
5
M
72Pascal PaterP. Pater
Jeffrey Van Der MeydeJ. Van Der Meyde74
M
6
M
71Raymond BisselingR. Bisseling
Nabil WapenaarN. Wapenaar72
M
7
M
63Bakary SchnoorB. Schnoor
Paulo LoureiroP. Loureiro57
M
8
M
54Erik Van KouwenE. Van Kouwen
Fernando VegaF. Vega66
A
9
A
70David YoungD. Young
Humphrey GerritsenH. Gerritsen65
A
10
A
66Houssin AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui
Marco DainelliM. Dainelli63
A
11
A
64Steve VandenbroeckS. Vandenbroeck

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Het Kasteel where Sparta Rotterdam play host to SBV Excelsior. A crowd of 17,887 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Sparta Rotterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SBV Excelsior appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and SBV Excelsior kick off!
3.41
Jeffrey Van Der Meyde catches Bakary Schnoor on the ankles. Jeffrey Van Der Meyde is shown the yellow card! Bakary Schnoor grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
8.10
Ellery Heerkens advances with the ball. Ellery Heerkens kicks a strong pass forward to Marco Dainelli. Marco Dainelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Humphrey Gerritsen. Humphrey Gerritsen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
9.21
Maurizio Pinardi barges into Bakary Schnoor. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bakary Schnoor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.49
Bakary Schnoor knocks the ball forward to Steve Vandenbroeck. Steve Vandenbroeck shoots from long range but it is miles over!
14.57
Denny Roorda comes in with a late challenge on Humphrey Gerritsen. The referee calls over Denny Roorda and shows him a yellow card! Humphrey Gerritsen runs off the knock.
18.03
Bakary Schnoor takes it forward alone. Bakary Schnoor passes the ball forward but David Young is offside!
20.41
Raymond Bisseling controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Vandenbroeck. Steve Vandenbroeck whips in a cross ball towards Houssin Abdellaoui. Houssin Abdellaoui heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.32
Jeffrey Van Der Meyde controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Humphrey Gerritsen. Humphrey Gerritsen knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.59
Maurizio Pinardi knocks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Loureiro. Paulo Loureiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Humphrey Gerritsen. Humphrey Gerritsen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.23
Jose Javier Iglesias catches David Young on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Young gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.36
Jose Javier Iglesias makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeffrey Van Der Meyde. Jeffrey Van Der Meyde makes a probing pass to Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thomas Van Rijswijk.
28.37
Reinder Pahlplatz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pascal Pater. Pascal Pater passes the ball forward to Houssin Abdellaoui. Houssin Abdellaoui makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Young but he's offside!
33.47
Raymond Bisseling makes a probing pass to Houssin Abdellaoui. Houssin Abdellaoui shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.02
Paulo Loureiro makes a probing pass to Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega knocks in a cross ball towards Humphrey Gerritsen. Humphrey Gerritsen directs the ball goalwards with his head. Youssef De Jong easily picks it out of the air!
39.44
Sparta Rotterdam are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
40.14
Ellery Heerkens makes a simple pass to Paulo Loureiro. Paulo Loureiro kicks a strong pass forward to Humphrey Gerritsen. Humphrey Gerritsen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.40
Maurizio Pinardi knocks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Loureiro. Paulo Loureiro threads the ball through to Marco Dainelli. Marco Dainelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Bakary Schnoor kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Vandenbroeck. Steve Vandenbroeck controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Houssin Abdellaoui. Houssin Abdellaoui tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
Sparta Rotterdam kick off the second half!
48.50
Erik Van Kouwen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Young. David Young plays a perfect one-two with Houssin Abdellaoui and rushes in on goal... David Young makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.54
Maurizio Pinardi clumsily knocks into Steve Vandenbroeck. The referee calls over Maurizio Pinardi and warns him to calm down! Steve Vandenbroeck runs off the knock.
53.31
Maurizio Pinardi chips the ball to his team mate, Paulo Loureiro. Paulo Loureiro makes a simple pass to Marco Dainelli. Marco Dainelli goes all the way! Marco Dainelli tries a spectacular strike. Youssef De Jong easily smothers it.
54.47
Bakary Schnoor knocks the ball forward to Houssin Abdellaoui. Houssin Abdellaoui shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
60.35
Thomas Van Rijswijk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Erik Van Kouwen. Erik Van Kouwen kicks a strong pass forward to David Young. David Young goes all the way! David Young takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.36
Nabil Wapenaar makes a beautiful solo run. Nabil Wapenaar goes all the way! Nabil Wapenaar makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
67.05
Nabil Wapenaar sees space and advances. Nabil Wapenaar finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.13
Jose Javier Iglesias passes the ball forward to Jeffrey Van Der Meyde. Jeffrey Van Der Meyde advances with the ball. Jeffrey Van Der Meyde knocks in a cross ball towards Marco Dainelli. Marco Dainelli powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.04
Jeffrey Van Der Meyde controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega whips in a cross ball towards Humphrey Gerritsen. Humphrey Gerritsen directs the ball goalwards with his head. Youssef De Jong easily smothers it.
81.42
Fernando Vega hacks Reinder Pahlplatz from behind! The referee calls over Fernando Vega and warns him to calm down! Reinder Pahlplatz carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.53
Erik Van Kouwen knocks the ball to his team mate, Houssin Abdellaoui. Houssin Abdellaoui shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.01
Nabil Wapenaar knocks the ball forward to Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to David Young of SBV Excelsior
Match Statistics
 

Sparta Rotterdam

SBV Excelsior
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.7%
48.3%
Play Area
28.7%
43.7%
27.6%

Scorers
Fernando Vega 21
David Young 48, 60