Match Report


Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam     SBV ExcelsiorSBV Excelsior
Olly MartinOlly Martin Gerry Montenegro Gerry Montenegro
Abdelkrim ChippoA. Chippo80
G
1captain
G
83Cesar Marco AurelioC. Marco Aurelio
Komian MateK. Mate76
D
2
D
80Kasper SørensenK. Sørensen
Johann LehmannJ. Lehmann78
D
3
D
79Stefan ZaussingerS. Zaussinger
Mihai DalakisM. Dalakis82
D
4
D
74Robert HuibertsR. Huiberts
Panagiotis PolitesP. Polites77
M
5
D
83Horacio OsorioH. Osorio
Facundo BacaF. Baca76
M
6
M
85Klaus SinkonenK. Sinkonen
Jan Vennegoor LameyJ. Lamey83
M
7
M
82Oliver BabbelO. Babbel
Jos Van BeukeringJ. Van Beukering78
M
8
M
80Duncan ElliottD. Elliott
Gary JamesG. James84
A
9
A
77Martino PoliM. Poli
Houssin AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui75
A
10
A
72Craig MortonC. Morton
James BoydJ. Boyd85
A
captain11
A
77Roland BrugginkR. Bruggink
 
Panagiotis PappasP. Pappas73
D
12
D
82Santiago AguirreS. Aguirre
Linus SchnellingerL. Schnellinger76
M
13
M
79Stefan De ClerS. De Cler
Bakary BusseB. Busse71
A
14
A
73Raymond JochemsenR. Jochemsen

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Het Kasteel where Sparta Rotterdam play host to SBV Excelsior in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Sparta Rotterdam are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SBV Excelsior appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Harvey Goulooze.


0.00
The whistle blows and SBV Excelsior kick off!
15.34
Jan Vennegoor Lamey brings the ball forward. Jan Vennegoor Lamey kicks a strong pass forward to Gary James but the referee indicates it's offside!
20.52
Klaus Sinkonen decides to run forward with the ball. Klaus Sinkonen shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.25
Oliver Babbel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roland Bruggink. Roland Bruggink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.49
Oliver Babbel makes a simple pass to Craig Morton. Craig Morton threads the ball through into the box. Roland Bruggink comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sparta Rotterdam appear unchanged since the first half. SBV Excelsior also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sparta Rotterdam players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Sparta Rotterdam kick off and get the second half underway!
49.51
Jos Van Beukering flicks a high pass forward to Gary James who brings the ball under control. Gary James shoots from 25 yards. Superb reactions from Cesar Marco Aurelio. What a save!
51.19
Johann Lehmann hits a low pass to Panagiotis Polites. Panagiotis Polites threads the ball through to Gary James. Gary James plays a one-two with James Boyd and advances towards the goal... Gary James shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.34
Duncan Elliott plays the ball forward to Roland Bruggink. Roland Bruggink advances inside the box! Roland Bruggink comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
60.30
Sparta Rotterdam have made 2 substitutions with Panagiotis Pappas replacing Komian Mate and Linus Schnellinger replacing Jos Van Beukering .
61.31
Oliver Babbel threads the ball through to Roland Bruggink. Roland Bruggink tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Abdelkrim Chippo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.40
Panagiotis Polites passes the ball forward to Houssin Abdellaoui. Houssin Abdellaoui passes the ball forward but James Boyd is offside!
66.20
Klaus Sinkonen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roland Bruggink. Roland Bruggink lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Morton. Craig Morton flicks the ball with his head but it's well over the bar!
67.13
Linus Schnellinger sees James Boyd in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. James Boyd sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.05
Facundo Baca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Boyd. Without breaking stride, James Boyd plays the ball forward to Gary James who has made a great run into the box. Gary James strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
73.13
Kasper Sørensen makes a probing pass to Duncan Elliott. With great vision, Duncan Elliott plays the ball forward to Martino Poli. Martino Poli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.01
Horacio Osorio flicks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Babbel. Oliver Babbel knocks the ball forward to Martino Poli. Martino Poli knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Morton. Craig Morton knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
78.18
Oliver Babbel knocks the ball to his team mate, Roland Bruggink. Roland Bruggink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.01
Jan Vennegoor Lamey hits a low pass to Gary James. Gary James rushes past Stefan Zaussinger! Gary James makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Cesar Marco Aurelio. Excellent save.
84.02
Roland Bruggink hacks Panagiotis Pappas from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Panagiotis Pappas hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.27
With imagination, Robert Huiberts laces a weighted ball forward to Oliver Babbel. Oliver Babbel sees Craig Morton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Morton lofts in a cross ball towards Roland Bruggink. Roland Bruggink outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Abdelkrim Chippo manages to gather it easily.
90.00
Robert Huiberts threads a neat ball through to Oliver Babbel. Oliver Babbel hits a low pass to Martino Poli. Martino Poli knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Morton. Craig Morton directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sparta Rotterdam

SBV Excelsior
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
28.2%
46.5%
25.4%

Scorers
Gary James 51
James Boyd 67
Klaus Sinkonen 21
Roland Bruggink 32, 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roland Bruggink of SBV Excelsior

Match Ratings