Dutch Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Twente, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam
    FT
    0 - 2
    FC Twente
    • 42': Michal Sadílek
    • 45': Sem Steijn

    About

    Sparta Rotterdam are hosting FC Twente at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 3': Sem Steijn (FC Twente) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mathias Kjølø with a cross.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 7': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Mathias Kjølø.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Gjivai Zechiël (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kristian Hlynsson following a corner.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Daan Rots (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 11': Hand ball by Mathias Kjølø (FC Twente).
    • 13': Attempt missed. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël following a fast break.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Bas Kuipers (FC Twente) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bart van Rooij with a cross.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick van Aanholt (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bart van Rooij with a cross.
    • 17': Foul by Daan Rots (FC Twente).
    • 17': Gjivai Zechiël (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Mees Hilgers (FC Twente).
    • 19': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 19': Mees Hilgers (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Gjivai Zechiël.
    • 22': Foul by Bas Kuipers (FC Twente).
    • 22': Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Hand ball by Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 26': Foul by Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 26': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Bas Kuipers (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Gjivai Zechiël (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 32': Attempt missed. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen with a cross.
    • 33': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Alec Van Hoorenbeeck.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kristian Hlynsson with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Foul by Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 39': Mees Hilgers (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, FC Twente 1. Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
    • 45': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, FC Twente 2. Sem Steijn (FC Twente) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Mathias Kjølø.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Mitchell van Bergen.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, FC Twente 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 0, FC Twente 2.
    • 48': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Bas Kuipers.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Gjivai Zechiël (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
    • 53': Gjivai Zechiël (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
    • 58': Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Saïd Bakari (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 61': Mathias Kjølø (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Foul by Kristian Hlynsson (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 65': Attempt missed. Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sem Steijn with a cross.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Bakari.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Gjivai Zechiël (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
    • 68': Delay in match (FC Twente).
    • 69': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mohamed Nassoh replaces Shunsuke Mito.
    • 69': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Pelle Clement replaces Joshua Kitolano.
    • 69': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Nökkvi Thórisson replaces Patrick van Aanholt.
    • 69': Substitution, FC Twente. Sayfallah Ltaief replaces Daan Rots.
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Foul by Nökkvi Thórisson (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 72': Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Sem Steijn (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ricky van Wolfswinkel with a headed pass.
    • 78': Bas Kuipers (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Nökkvi Thórisson (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 79': Substitution, FC Twente. Arno Verschueren replaces Michel Vlap.
    • 79': Substitution, FC Twente. Gerald Alders replaces Bas Kuipers.
    • 79': Hand ball by Kristian Hlynsson (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bart van Rooij with a through ball.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Kristian Hlynsson (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nökkvi Thórisson.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Nassoh.
    • 84': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Mathias Kjølø.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Nökkvi Thórisson (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
    • 87': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Saïd Bakari.
    • 89': Substitution, FC Twente. Gijs Besselink replaces Sem Steijn.
    • 90': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Arno Verschueren.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Hlynsson with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marvin Young.
    • 90'+2': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Kristian Hlynsson.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Nökkvi Thórisson (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 90'+3': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, FC Twente 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, FC Twente 2.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 0
    50.6 Possession 49.4
    9 SHOTS 14
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    359 Accurate Passes 355
    459 Passes 440
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 7
    19 Crosses 23
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    75 Long Balls 72
    36 Accurate Long Balls 42
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    11 Effective Tackles 6
    13 Tackles 11
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    16 Interceptions 14
    32 Effective Clearances 21
    32 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
    Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 10,499

    Eredivisie Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 33 +62 76
    2 Ajax Amsterdam 33 +33 75
    3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 33 +40 68
    4 FC Utrecht 33 +17 63
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SPA Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Nick Olij (GK)
    4 Mike Eerdhuijzen
    3 Marvin Young
    5 Patrick van Aanholt
    2 Saïd Bakari
    10 Kristian Hlynsson
    6 Gjivai Zechiël
    8 Joshua Kitolano
    9 Tobias Lauritsen
    11 Shunsuke Mito
    7 Mitchell van Bergen
    Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
    Pelle Clement, Ayoub Oufkir, Mohamed Nassoh, Mike Kleijn, Kaylen Reitmaier, Boyd Reith, Nökkvi Thórisson, Max De Ligt, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Joel Ideho, Rick Meijssen, Jonathan de Guzmán.

    TWE FC Twente (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lars Unnerstall (GK)
    17 Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
    2 Mees Hilgers
    5 Bas Kuipers
    28 Bart van Rooij
    14 Sem Steijn
    23 Michal Sadílek
    4 Mathias Kjølø
    9 Ricky van Wolfswinkel
    18 Michel Vlap
    11 Daan Rots
    FC Twente Substitutes:
    Naci Ünüvar, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Max Bruns, Gerald Alders, Arno Verschueren, Przemyslaw Tyton, Younes Taha El Idrissi, Gijs Besselink, Sayfallah Ltaief, Sam Karssies, Lucas Vennegoor Of Hesselink, Harrie Kuster.

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