Match Report


Willem II TilburgWillem II Tilburg     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Martin SpenglerM. Spengler50
G
1
G
71Rob DibiR. Dibi
Ivar RicciI. Ricci63
D
2
D
66Jannes BoatengJ. Boateng
Ulrich de GrootU. de Groot57
D
3captain
D
57Jean-Pierre GinolaJ. Ginola
Wilco Van VlietW. Van Vliet54
D
4
D
56Bram SluiterB. Sluiter
Marinus SplinterM. Splinter52
D
5
D
54Richard ZafarinR. Zafarin
Ole WijnenO. Wijnen58
M
6
M
57Christian MansC. Mans
Jimmy Van WonderenJ. Van Wonderen55
M
7
M
55Pedro VidalP. Vidal
Shota HuistraS. Huistra55
M
8
M
47Henk LindenberghH. Lindenbergh
Bryan BogardeB. Bogarde53
M
9
M
47Ulrich MokoenaU. Mokoena
Carlos AkerboomC. Akerboom64
A
10
A
59Stuart NivenS. Niven
Tjalle Van NistelrooyT. Van Nistelrooy58
A
captain11
A
58Glenn MeijndershagenG. Meijndershagen
 
Bogdan VandenbroeckB. Vandenbroeck56
A
12
G
60Matt McallisterM. Mcallister
Tomˆs van VlietT. van Vliet52
A
13
A
55David PendersD. Penders
Florian BackesF. Backes50
G
14
A
54Thomas Van Den BromT. Van Den Brom

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Willem II Stadion where Willem II Tilburg play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 12,728 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Willem II Tilburg and Sparta Rotterdam are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Iwan Molendijk.


0.00
Sparta Rotterdam get the match underway!
3.25
Jimmy Van Wonderen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tjalle Van Nistelrooy. Tjalle Van Nistelrooy plays a scrappy one-two with Shota Huistra and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tjalle Van Nistelrooy muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Rob Dibi manages to gather it.
9.16
Pedro Vidal clumsily knocks into Carlos Akerboom. Pedro Vidal is warned by the referee! Carlos Akerboom grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
14.24
Jimmy Van Wonderen flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Akerboom who brings the ball under control. Carlos Akerboom knocks in a cross ball towards Tjalle Van Nistelrooy. With a superhuman jump, Tjalle Van Nistelrooy connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
20.56
Pedro Vidal barges into Shota Huistra. Pedro Vidal is warned by the referee again! Shota Huistra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.18
Marinus Splinter plays the ball forward to Jimmy Van Wonderen. Jimmy Van Wonderen advances with the ball. Jimmy Van Wonderen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Zafarin.
40.33
Henk Lindenbergh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Spengler who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Willem II Tilburg appear unchanged since the first half. Sparta Rotterdam also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Willem II Tilburg kick off!
48.17
Christian Mans sees a break and surges forward. Christian Mans threads a neat ball through to Henk Lindenbergh. Shota Huistra barges into Henk Lindenbergh. Henk Lindenbergh appeals for a penalty! Given!!
48.17
The referee points to the spot..
49.26
Glenn Meijndershagen takes a stuttering run up. The keeper dives to the left but Glenn Meijndershagen cheekily places the ball straight down the middle. Goal!
51.48
Pedro Vidal hacks Carlos Akerboom from behind! The referee calls over Pedro Vidal and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Akerboom gets up but these knocks are taking their toll on his game.
54.58
Ole Wijnen flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Akerboom controls it well on his chest. Carlos Akerboom sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
57.44
Ole Wijnen makes a probing pass to Tjalle Van Nistelrooy. Tjalle Van Nistelrooy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.34
Pedro Vidal threads a neat ball through to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.42
Stuart Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Glenn Meijndershagen. Glenn Meijndershagen cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Glenn Meijndershagen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.10
Shota Huistra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bryan Bogarde. Bryan Bogarde shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
72.42
Ole Wijnen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Akerboom. Carlos Akerboom knocks in a cross ball towards Tjalle Van Nistelrooy. Tjalle Van Nistelrooy beats his man to it with a header. Rob Dibi is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.48
Wilco Van Vliet makes a strong solo run forward. Wilco Van Vliet brings the ball forward. Wilco Van Vliet lofts in a cross ball towards Tjalle Van Nistelrooy. Tjalle Van Nistelrooy makes a looping header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.25
Stuart Niven threads the ball through to Glenn Meijndershagen. Glenn Meijndershagen tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.25
Tjalle Van Nistelrooy flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Akerboom collects the pass. Carlos Akerboom tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Willem II Tilburg

Sparta Rotterdam
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61%
39%
Play Area
22%
55.9%
22%

Scorers
Tjalle Van Nistelrooy 72, 75
Glenn Meijndershagen 49 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tjalle Van Nistelrooy of Willem II Tilburg

Match Ratings