Match Report


Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam     Vitesse ArnhemVitesse Arnhem
Computer Player Computer Player Rick Mottershead Rick Mottershead
Alberto RamirezA. Ramirez66
G
1
G
69Maurice WauM. Wau
Gerhard EderG. Eder74
D
2
D
61Tijani De BoerT. De Boer
Alfred KelbanA. Kelban69
D
3captain
D
68Diaw LavecchiaD. Lavecchia
Joost LangerakJ. Langerak60
D
4
D
68Juan RomanJ. Roman
Theo Van EijkT. Van Eijk77
M
5
M
72Stuart WhiteS. White
Ugo BeckhamU. Beckham73
M
6
M
66Duncan HansenD. Hansen
Leon BraatL. Braat73
M
7
M
64Ledley ShieldsL. Shields
Matthias RiemannM. Riemann68
M
8
M
68Morris ScholesM. Scholes
Youssef MaasY. Maas74
A
9
A
60Lorenzo ScottiL. Scotti
David KoncheskyD. Konchesky68
A
captain10
A
69Joao SemedoJ. Semedo
Stefano HammingS. Hamming66
A
11
A
66Anselmo VignaroliA. Vignaroli
 
Andy BakkerA. Bakker64
A
12
D
57Johan PienaarJ. Pienaar
Guilherme TeixeiraG. Teixeira63
M
13
M
58Ferry HansmaF. Hansma
Pierre PetitP. Petit63
A
14
A
64Richard BeckhamR. Beckham

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Het Kasteel where Sparta Rotterdam play host to Vitesse Arnhem. A crowd of 16,808 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sparta Rotterdam and Vitesse Arnhem are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Giulliano Van Halst.


0.00
The first half starts with Vitesse Arnhem kicking off!
2.30
Ugo Beckham hacks Diaw Lavecchia from behind! Ugo Beckham is given a warning by the referee! Diaw Lavecchia runs off the knock.
4.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Ugo Beckham laces a through ball forward to Youssef Maas. Youssef Maas shoots from long range. Fantastic reaction save from Maurice Wau!
15.06
Matthias Riemann threads the ball through to Stefano Hamming. Stefano Hamming makes a probing pass to Leon Braat but he's offside!
16.08
Youssef Maas flicks a high pass forward. David Konchesky holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Konchesky shoots from distance but is denied by Maurice Wau. Excellent save.
21.10
Alfred Kelban runs forward with the ball. Alfred Kelban knocks the ball forward to Theo Van Eijk. Theo Van Eijk plays a scrappy one-two with Stefano Hamming and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Theo Van Eijk provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies wide!
22.49
Leon Braat laces a through ball forward to Stefano Hamming. Stefano Hamming sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.15
Juan Roman flicks a high ball forward to Duncan Hansen who takes it down. Duncan Hansen threads the ball through to Lorenzo Scotti. Lorenzo Scotti knocks in a cross ball towards Anselmo Vignaroli. Anselmo Vignaroli whips the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
27.16
Ugo Beckham clumsily knocks into Morris Scholes. Ugo Beckham is warned by the referee again! Morris Scholes runs off the knock.
28.31
Matthias Riemann flicks the ball to his team mate, Youssef Maas. Youssef Maas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.36
Duncan Hansen chips the ball to his team mate, Ledley Shields. Ledley Shields plays the ball forward to Lorenzo Scotti. Lorenzo Scotti shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Alberto Ramirez.
31.42
Stuart White takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Morris Scholes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.11
Matthias Riemann flicks a high pass forward to Leon Braat who brings the ball under control. Leon Braat sees Youssef Maas just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Youssef Maas tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
38.52
Alfred Kelban makes a simple pass to Theo Van Eijk. Theo Van Eijk kicks a strong pass forward to David Konchesky. David Konchesky edges inside the box! David Konchesky looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Maurice Wau has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
42.37
Ugo Beckham chips the ball to his team mate, David Konchesky. David Konchesky knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sparta Rotterdam appear unchanged since the first half. Vitesse Arnhem also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sparta Rotterdam get the second half underway!
47.16
Morris Scholes makes a simple pass to Joao Semedo. Joao Semedo makes a pass forward but Lorenzo Scotti makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
54.25
Gerhard Eder threads a neat ball through to Youssef Maas. Youssef Maas threads a neat ball through to Stefano Hamming. Stefano Hamming knocks in a cross ball towards David Konchesky. David Konchesky shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Maurice Wau manages to gather it.
57.57
Theo Van Eijk knocks the ball forward to Matthias Riemann. Matthias Riemann lofts in a cross ball towards Theo Van Eijk. Theo Van Eijk directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sparta Rotterdam!
63.37
Gerhard Eder comes in with a late challenge on Ledley Shields. The referee calls over Gerhard Eder and shows him a yellow card! Ledley Shields stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.08
Ugo Beckham chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Braat. Leon Braat tries a spectacular long range effort. Maurice Wau gets down and covers it.
69.49
Duncan Hansen threads a neat ball through to Stuart White. Stuart White whips in a cross ball towards Lorenzo Scotti. Lorenzo Scotti connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Alberto Ramirez is on top of it.
71.33
Gerhard Eder sees Leon Braat in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leon Braat kicks a strong pass forward to Youssef Maas. Youssef Maas threads a neat ball through to Theo Van Eijk. Theo Van Eijk side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
75.44
Leon Braat knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefano Hamming. Stefano Hamming shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
81.05
With vision, Leon Braat plays the ball forward to Theo Van Eijk. Theo Van Eijk shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.25
Tijani De Boer clumsily knocks into Youssef Maas. The referee calls over Tijani De Boer and warns him to calm down! Youssef Maas runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sparta Rotterdam

Vitesse Arnhem
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
72.6%
27.4%
Play Area
20.5%
43.8%
35.6%

Scorers
Youssef Maas 32
David Konchesky 39
Theo Van Eijk 58

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Theo Van Eijk of Sparta Rotterdam

Match Ratings
1.Alberto Ramirez (GK)
6
2.Gerhard Eder (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Alfred Kelban (DEF)
6
4.Joost Langerak (DEF)
7
5.Theo Van Eijk (MID)goal scored
9
6.Ugo Beckham (MID)
6
7.Leon Braat (MID)
8
8.Matthias Riemann (MID)
7
9.Youssef Maas (ATT)goal scored
8
10.David Konchesky (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Stefano Hamming (ATT)
6
 
12.Andy Bakker (ATT)
0
13.Guilherme Teixeira (MID)
0
14.Pierre Petit (ATT)
0

1.Maurice Wau (GK)
7
2.Tijani De Boer (DEF)
5
3.Diaw Lavecchia (DEF)
6
4.Juan Roman (DEF)
6
5.Stuart White (MID)
6
6.Duncan Hansen (MID)
6
7.Ledley Shields (MID)
6
8.Morris Scholes (MID)
6
9.Lorenzo Scotti (ATT)
6
10.Joao Semedo (ATT)
6
11.Anselmo Vignaroli (ATT)
6
 
12.Johan Pienaar (DEF)
0
13.Ferry Hansma (MID)
0
14.Richard Beckham (ATT)
0