Sparta Rotterdam vs PSV Eindhoven, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
· Dutch Eredivisie
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PSV beat Sparta to complete historic Ajax title collapse
PSV Eindhoven's Luuk de Jong and Malik Tillman scored second-half goals to help retain the Eredivisie in a nervous 3-1 victory at Sparta Rotterdam as they consigned rivals Ajax to suffer a historic title collpase.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 7': Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 7': Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven).
- 10': Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Marvin Young.
- 12': Foul by Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven).
- 12': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 13': Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luuk de Jong.
- 16': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Mike Eerdhuijzen.
- 16': Attempt missed. Ryan Flamingo (PSV Eindhoven) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Attempt saved. Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 18': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luuk de Jong.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismael Saibari.
- 23': Attempt missed. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 27': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, PSV Eindhoven 1. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Boscagli with a cross.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luuk de Jong.
- 32': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Nick Olij.
- 33': Attempt saved. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Noa Lang with a cross.
- 33': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Nick Olij.
- 34': Foul by Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 34': Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Attempt saved. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
- 35': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Nick Olij.
- 36': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Mitchell van Bergen is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven).
- 37': Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël with a cross.
- 40': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
- 40': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
- 42': Foul by Gjivai Zechiël (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 42': Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Gjivai Zechiël (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven).
- 43': Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt saved. Kristian Hlynsson (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Mitchell van Bergen is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, PSV Eindhoven 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 0, PSV Eindhoven 1.
- 45': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mohamed Nassoh replaces Shunsuke Mito.
- 46': Foul by Mohamed Nassoh (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 46': Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Ismael Saibari is caught offside.
- 49': VAR Decision: No Penalty PSV Eindhoven.
- 52': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, PSV Eindhoven 1. Gjivai Zechiël (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Nassoh with a through ball.
- 56': Attempt missed. Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Noa Lang.
- 58': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, PSV Eindhoven 2. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
- 61': Foul by Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 61': Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noa Lang.
- 64': Foul by Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven).
- 64': Kristian Hlynsson (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Nassoh with a cross.
- 67': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Gjivai Zechiël.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 68': Foul by Kristian Hlynsson (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 68': Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 71': Foul by Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven).
- 71': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Gjivai Zechiël (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 72': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Armando Obispo replaces Ismael Saibari.
- 73': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Guus Til replaces Olivier Boscagli.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Foul by Mohamed Nassoh (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 74': Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saïd Bakari with a cross.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
- 78': Attempt saved. Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luuk de Jong.
- 84': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, PSV Eindhoven 3. Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Guus Til with a headed pass.
- 86': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Nökkvi Thórisson replaces Mike Eerdhuijzen.
- 86': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Pelle Clement replaces Kristian Hlynsson.
- 86': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mike Kleijn replaces Patrick van Aanholt.
- 87': Foul by Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven).
- 87': Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Nökkvi Thórisson (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 89': Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Guus Til.
- 90': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Malik Tillman is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven).
- 90'+1': Mohamed Nassoh (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Guus Til.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, PSV Eindhoven 3.
- 0': Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, PSV Eindhoven 3.
Statistics
 PSV |
SPA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 69 | Possession | 31 |
| 25 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 497 | Accurate Passes | 183 |
| 576 | Passes | 266 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 39 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 11 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 49 |
| 15 | Clearances | 49 |
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 10,599
Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 10,599
Eredivisie Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | +64 | 79 |
| 2 | Ajax Amsterdam | 34 | +35 | 78 |
| 3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 34 | +38 | 68 |
| 4 | FC Utrecht | 34 | +17 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Sparta Rotterdam (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Olij (GK) |
| 4 | Mike Eerdhuijzen |
| 3 | Marvin Young |
| 5 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 2 | Saïd Bakari |
| 6 | Gjivai Zechiël  |
| 8 | Joshua Kitolano |
| 10 | Kristian Hlynsson |
| 9 | Tobias Lauritsen |
| 11 | Shunsuke Mito |
| 7 | Mitchell van Bergen |
PSV Eindhoven (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 18 | Olivier Boscagli |
| 6 | Ryan Flamingo |
| 17 | Mauro Júnior |
| 8 | Sergiño Dest |
| 23 | Joey Veerman |
| 7 | Malik Tillman |
| 34 | Ismael Saibari |
| 9 | Luuk de Jong |
| 10 | Noa Lang |
| 5 | Ivan Perisic |
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