Match Report


Almere City FCAlmere City FC     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alex EduseiA. Edusei56
G
captain1captain
G
65Copain Van WanrooyC. Van Wanrooy
Guy QuiévreuxG. Quiévreux67
D
2
D
76Marc VandenbroeckM. Vandenbroeck
Jordi PrommayonJ. Prommayon65
D
3
D
74Glynn EhioguG. Ehiogu
Bakary HankeB. Hanke61
D
4
D
71Jurgen Van DinterenJ. Van Dinteren
Glenn KokG. Kok60
D
5
M
66Iwan BoussattaI. Boussatta
Remco BobsonR. Bobson65
M
6
M
64Jimmy BabangidaJ. Babangida
Davy van VeenD. van Veen61
M
7
M
59David LevintskyD. Levintsky
Neil YoungN. Young54
M
8
M
49Patrick MowbrayP. Mowbray
Ellery De GraefE. De Graef52
M
9
A
60Kwame ZijmK. Zijm
Guglielmo AntonelliniG. Antonellini64
A
10
A
54Ole WeversO. Wevers
Regilio van VlietR. van Vliet63
A
11
A
53Don LiddellD. Liddell
 
Hennie DrentH. Drent59
A
12
D
70Marc-Vivien GourvennecM. Gourvennec
Arjan SierA. Sier56
A
13
D
67Rui HertogR. Hertog
Rob MaximianoR. Maximiano56
D
14
D
58Jimmy Van De LooiJ. Van De Looi

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Yanmar Stadion where Almere City FC play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 13,287 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Almere City FC are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sparta Rotterdam appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by ƒtienne Overbeek-Bloem.


0.00
Almere City FC kick off!
2.34
Jimmy Babangida chips the ball to his team mate, Ole Wevers. Ole Wevers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.46
Jurgen Van Dinteren flicks a high pass forward. Ole Wevers comfortably collects the pass. Ole Wevers knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Liddell. Don Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Kwame Zijm. Kwame Zijm makes a looping header on goal. Alex Edusei punches it away to safety.
8.44
Neil Young hits a low pass to Guglielmo Antonellini. Guglielmo Antonellini sees Davy van Veen just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some silky footwork from Davy van Veen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Copain Van Wanrooy gets down and covers it.
9.20
David Levintsky knocks the ball forward to Iwan Boussatta. Iwan Boussatta knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jordi Prommayon.
10.11
Jordi Prommayon makes a probing pass to Davy van Veen. Davy van Veen flicks a high pass forward. Guglielmo Antonellini comfortably collects the pass. Guglielmo Antonellini whips in a cross ball towards Regilio van Vliet. Regilio van Vliet powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Almere City FC!
16.01
Don Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Ole Wevers collects the pass. Ole Wevers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.49
Guglielmo Antonellini clumsily knocks into Jurgen Van Dinteren. The referee warns Guglielmo Antonellini to calm down! Jurgen Van Dinteren carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.00
Jordi Prommayon pushes up the pitch. Jordi Prommayon threads the ball through to Ellery De Graef. Ellery De Graef sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
27.43
Ellery De Graef clumsily knocks into Ole Wevers. Ellery De Graef is warned by the referee! Ole Wevers runs off the knock.
28.20
Davy van Veen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guglielmo Antonellini. Guglielmo Antonellini shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
30.31
Bakary Hanke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jordi Prommayon. Jordi Prommayon flicks the ball to his team mate, Guglielmo Antonellini. Guglielmo Antonellini shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.16
Remco Bobson clumsily knocks into Patrick Mowbray. The referee calls over Remco Bobson and warns him to calm down! Patrick Mowbray gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.33
Kwame Zijm catches Guy Quiévreux on the ankles. The referee calls over Kwame Zijm and shows him a yellow card! Guy Quiévreux runs off the knock.
39.00
Remco Bobson sees Davy van Veen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Davy van Veen plays a scrappy one-two with Guglielmo Antonellini and advances towards the goal... Davy van Veen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
Patrick Mowbray kicks a strong pass forward to Don Liddell. Don Liddell whips in a cross ball towards Ole Wevers. Ole Wevers 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!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Almere City FC appear unchanged since the first half. Sparta Rotterdam also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sparta Rotterdam players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sparta Rotterdam get the second half underway!
47.42
Davy van Veen flicks a high pass forward. Regilio van Vliet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Regilio van Vliet edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Regilio van Vliet provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Copain Van Wanrooy manages to gather it.
53.45
Jordi Prommayon flicks a high pass forward. Neil Young controls it well on his chest. Neil Young threads a neat ball through to Regilio van Vliet. Regilio van Vliet finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
59.05
Almere City FC are in full control of this game.
60.10
Ellery De Graef barges into Jimmy Babangida. The referee brings Ellery De Graef to one side and gives him another warning! Jimmy Babangida runs off the knock.
67.44
David Levintsky volleys a long ball forward. Ole Wevers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.38
Patrick Mowbray chips the ball to his team mate, Kwame Zijm. Kwame Zijm shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
77.32
Glynn Ehiogu flicks a high pass forward. Ole Wevers controls it well on his chest. Ole Wevers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Remco Bobson.
78.21
Neil Young advances with the ball. Neil Young whips in a cross ball towards Regilio van Vliet. Regilio van Vliet connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
79.08
Ellery De Graef comes in with a late challenge on Iwan Boussatta. The referee warns Ellery De Graef yet again to calm down! Iwan Boussatta runs off the knock.
83.07
Patrick Mowbray makes a simple pass to Don Liddell. Don Liddell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jordi Prommayon.
87.41
Jordi Prommayon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Young. Neil Young runs straight at the opposition's defence. Neil Young knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc Vandenbroeck.
90.00
Jordi Prommayon threads a neat ball through to Remco Bobson. Remco Bobson knocks in a cross ball towards Guglielmo Antonellini. Guglielmo Antonellini jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Copain Van Wanrooy.
90.00
Corner kick to Almere City FC. Remco Bobson plays it to the far post. Some good footwork from Guy Quiévreux provides some space. He shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Almere City FC

Sparta Rotterdam
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
25.3%
50.6%
24.1%

Scorers
Regilio van Vliet 10
Guglielmo Antonellini 30
Ole Wevers 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guglielmo Antonellini of Almere City FC

Match Ratings
1.Alex Edusei (GK)
6
2.Guy Quiévreux (DEF)
6
3.Jordi Prommayon (DEF)
8
4.Bakary Hanke (DEF)
6
5.Glenn Kok (DEF)
6
6.Remco Bobson (MID)
6
7.Davy van Veen (MID)
7
8.Neil Young (MID)
7
9.Ellery De Graef (MID)
5
10.Guglielmo Antonellini (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Regilio van Vliet (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Hennie Drent (ATT)
0
13.Arjan Sier (ATT)
0
14.Rob Maximiano (DEF)
0

1.Copain Van Wanrooy (GK)
8
2.Marc Vandenbroeck (DEF)
6
3.Glynn Ehiogu (DEF)
6
4.Jurgen Van Dinteren (DEF)
6
5.Iwan Boussatta (MID)
6
6.Jimmy Babangida (MID)
6
7.David Levintsky (MID)
6
8.Patrick Mowbray (MID)
6
9.Kwame Zijm (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Ole Wevers (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Don Liddell (ATT)
7
 
12.Marc-Vivien Gourvennec (DEF)
0
13.Rui Hertog (DEF)
0
14.Jimmy Van De Looi (DEF)
0