Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at De Langeleegte where Veendam play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 19,623 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Veendam are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sparta Rotterdam appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Veendam are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sparta Rotterdam appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Veendam kick off!
9.20
0-0Piet Gentenaar knocks the ball to his team mate, Adilson Van Der Sar. Adilson Van Der Sar goes all the way! Adilson Van Der Sar tries a spectacular strike. Niels Human easily smothers it.
15.36
0-0Kevin Marbus threads the ball through to Said Van Den Herik. Said Van Den Herik makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Reinder Verberne. Reinder Verberne tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.01
Thibault Laigle decides to run forward with the ball. Thibault Laigle shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.58
0-0Tom Houwing comes in with a late challenge on Dennis Inia. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dennis Inia stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.18
Ivan Cabrera surges forward with the ball. Ivan Cabrera knocks in a cross ball towards Henk Schoenmakers. Henk Schoenmakers is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Emanuele Porchia easily picks it out of the air!
32.24
0-0Ernest Van Ankeren comes in with a late challenge on Sieme Huizingh. Ernest Van Ankeren is given a warning by the referee! Sieme Huizingh runs off the knock.
33.56
Artur Castro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Piet Gentenaar. Piet Gentenaar knocks the ball forward to Adilson Van Der Sar. Adilson Van Der Sar plays a perfect one-two with Miel Van Dinteren and rushes in on goal... Adilson Van Der Sar cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.07
Piet Gentenaar knocks the ball to his team mate, Miel Van Dinteren. Miel Van Dinteren knocks the ball forward to Adilson Van Der Sar. Adilson Van Der Sar shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
39.27
Thibault Laigle passes the ball forward to Adilson Van Der Sar. Adilson Van Der Sar lofts in a cross ball towards Sieme Huizingh. Sieme Huizingh heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.55
0-0Sieb Zoetebier flicks the ball to his team mate, Thibault Laigle. Thibault Laigle kicks a strong pass forward to Sieme Huizingh. Sieme Huizingh knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.47
Kevin Marbus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Cabrera. Ivan Cabrera passes the ball forward to Henk Schoenmakers. Henk Schoenmakers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Emanuele Porchia who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Sparta Rotterdam kicking off!
47.32
Miel Van Dinteren barges into Davy Van Rijswijk. Miel Van Dinteren is given a warning by the referee! Davy Van Rijswijk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.10
1-0Wilco Gentile chips the ball to his team mate, Henk Schoenmakers. Henk Schoenmakers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Henk Schoenmakers!
61.58
Tom Houwing chips the ball to his team mate, Sieme Huizingh. Sieme Huizingh shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.43
Artur Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Thibault Laigle. Thibault Laigle passes the ball forward to Adilson Van Der Sar. Adilson Van Der Sar goes all the way! Adilson Van Der Sar rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
71.19
Davy Van Rijswijk makes a probing pass to Ivan Cabrera. Ivan Cabrera threads the ball through to Reinder Verberne. Reinder Verberne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.57
1-0Tom Houwing advances with the ball. Tom Houwing makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miel Van Dinteren but he's offside!
77.04
Tom Houwing knocks the ball forward to Miel Van Dinteren. Miel Van Dinteren shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.15
Ernest Van Ankeren decides to run forward with the ball. Ernest Van Ankeren makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Henk Schoenmakers. Henk Schoenmakers knocks in a cross ball towards Reinder Verberne. Reinder Verberne is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.33
Arnold Hoogendorp clumsily knocks into Henk Schoenmakers. Arnold Hoogendorp is given a warning by the referee! Henk Schoenmakers runs off the knock.
84.52
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
89.29
Arnold Hoogendorp surges forward with the ball. Arnold Hoogendorp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adilson Van Der Sar. Adilson Van Der Sar knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Niels Human who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Arnold Hoogendorp flicks the ball to his team mate, Tom Houwing. Tom Houwing makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miel Van Dinteren. Miel Van Dinteren deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adilson Van Der Sar but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
30.4%
45.6%
24.1%
Scorers