FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 1': Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 2': Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Attempt missed. Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 15': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Bart van Hintum.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomas Suslov.
- 19': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
- 19': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 24': Attempt saved. Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 27': Goal! FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aaron Meijers.
- 34': Attempt saved. Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdou Harroui.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Meijers.
- 35': Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
- 37': Foul by Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 37': Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Smeets.
- 44': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Ahmed El Messaoudi.
- 44': Attempt missed. Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
- 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Daniël van Kaam replaces Wessel Dammers.
- 48': Azor Matusiwa (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 49': Attempt blocked. Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Adil Auassar.
- 51': Foul by Ko Itakura (FC Groningen).
- 51': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Laros Duarte tries a through ball, but Mario Engels is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt missed. Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mo El Hankouri.
- 54': Hand ball by Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mo El Hankouri.
- 56': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Daniël van Kaam.
- 56': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Goal! FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 58': Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen).
- 58': Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 60': Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Substitution, FC Groningen. Arjen Robben replaces Patrick Joosten.
- 61': Substitution, FC Groningen. Ramon Pascal Lundqvist replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
- 61': Substitution, FC Groningen. Paulos Abraham replaces Bart van Hintum.
- 61': Attempt missed. Paulos Abraham (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mike te Wierik with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 62': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
- 62': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Attempt saved. Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
- 64': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Paulos Abraham.
- 67': Foul by Azor Matusiwa (FC Groningen).
- 67': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Smeets.
- 69': Attempt missed. Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
- 71': Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 71': Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Attempt missed. Paulos Abraham (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tomas Suslov following a set piece situation.
- 72': Attempt saved. Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomas Suslov.
- 72': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
- 73': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Reda Kharchouch replaces Mario Engels.
- 74': Offside, FC Groningen. Mo El Hankouri tries a through ball, but Arjen Robben is caught offside.
- 77': Foul by Reda Kharchouch (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 77': Ko Itakura (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Lennart Thy tries a through ball, but Bryan Smeets is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, FC Groningen. Damil Dankerlui replaces Tomas Suslov.
- 83': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Deroy Duarte replaces Laros Duarte because of an injury.
- 87': Goal! FC Groningen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
- 89': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Emanuel Emegha replaces Bryan Smeets.
- 89': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
- 90': Attempt missed. Paulos Abraham (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mo El Hankouri.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen).
- 90'+1': Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Emanuel Emegha (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 90'+2': Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2.
- 0': Match ends, FC Groningen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2.
Statistics
SPA |
GRO![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.6 | Possession | 59.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 228 | Accurate Passes | 407 |
| 329 | Passes | 499 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 16 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 84 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 57 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 21 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Eredivisie Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 28 | +41 | 68 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 28 | +21 | 53 |
| 3 | NEC Nijmegen | 28 | +22 | 50 |
| 4 | Ajax Amsterdam | 28 | +18 | 48 |
Line-Ups
FC Groningen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Padt (GK) |
| 5 | Kou Itakura |
| 4 | Wessel Dammers |
| 3 | Bart Van Hintum |
| 32 | Mike te Wierik |
| 31 | Tomás Suslov |
| 6 | Azor Matusiwa |
| 18 | Ahmed El Messaoudi |
| 9 | Jørgen Strand Larsen |
| 14 | Patrick Joosten |
| 11 | Mohamed El Hankouri |
Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Maduka Okoye (GK) |
| 4 | Adil Auassar |
| 3 | Tom Beugelsdijk |
| 5 | Aaron Meijers |
| 2 | Dirk Abels |
| 10 | Bryan Smeets |
| 6 | Laros Duarte |
| 8 | Abdou Harroui |
| 9 | Lennart Thy |
| 11 | Mario Engels |
| 7 | Sven Mijnans |
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