Dutch Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam vs VVV-Venlo, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 41': Laros Duarte
  • 67': Bryan Smeets
FT
2 - 0
VVV-Venlo

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Tobias Pachonik (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josua John with a cross.
    • 2': Christos Donis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Foul by Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 3': Attempt saved. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
    • 6': Christos Donis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 8': Christos Donis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Michael Heylen (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 10': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Kristopher Da Graca.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sven Mijnans following a corner.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Christos Donis (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 16': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Aaron Meijers.
    • 17': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Tristan Dekker tries a through ball, but Jafar Arias is caught offside.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
    • 18': Danny Post (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 26': Attempt saved. Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dirk Abels.
    • 29': Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Foul by Vito van Crooij (VVV-Venlo).
    • 30': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Jafar Arias.
    • 31': Foul by Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 31': Leon Guwara (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Yahcuroo Roemer (VVV-Venlo).
    • 32': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Christos Donis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Foul by Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 36': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a through ball.
    • 39': Foul by Danny Post (VVV-Venlo).
    • 39': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 41': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, VVV-Venlo 0. Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Meijers.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Vito van Crooij (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jafar Arias.
    • 43': Foul by Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 43': Josua John (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 45': Josua John (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, VVV-Venlo 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 1, VVV-Venlo 0.
    • 45': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Zinedine Machach replaces Yahcuroo Roemer.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
    • 50': Foul by Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo).
    • 50': Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Danny Post (VVV-Venlo).
    • 51': Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dirk Abels.
    • 55': Foul by Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 55': Leon Guwara (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Danny Post (VVV-Venlo).
    • 56': Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Danny Post (VVV-Venlo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bryan Smeets.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Josua John (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zinedine Machach.
    • 59': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Dirk Abels.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Leon Guwara (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 60': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Tristan Dekker.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a cross.
    • 61': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Thorsten Kirschbaum.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Smeets.
    • 62': Foul by Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo).
    • 62': Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Torino Hunte replaces Josua John.
    • 63': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Anastasios Donis replaces Christos Donis.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a through ball.
    • 66': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Tristan Dekker.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Anastasios Donis (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Vito van Crooij.
    • 67': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, VVV-Venlo 0. Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdou Harroui with a cross.
    • 70': Foul by Vito van Crooij (VVV-Venlo).
    • 70': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Vito van Crooij (VVV-Venlo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Donis (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Torino Hunte.
    • 72': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Michael Heylen.
    • 73': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Reda Kharchouch replaces Laros Duarte.
    • 76': Foul by Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 76': Jafar Arias (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Foul by Anastasios Donis (VVV-Venlo).
    • 77': Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Anastasios Donis (VVV-Venlo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Adil Auassar replaces Michael Heylen.
    • 78': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Emanuel Emegha replaces Mario Engels.
    • 79': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Deroy Duarte replaces Sven Mijnans.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Reda Kharchouch (Sparta Rotterdam) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Abdou Harroui with a cross.
    • 83': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Dirk Abels.
    • 84': Deroy Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dirk Abels.
    • 84': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Wassim Essanoussi replaces Vito van Crooij.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Reda Kharchouch (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lennart Thy with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Leon Guwara (VVV-Venlo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jafar Arias.
    • 87': Foul by Emanuel Emegha (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 87': Tobias Pachonik (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Anastasios Donis (VVV-Venlo) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jafar Arias with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 90': Zinedine Machach (VVV-Venlo) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Anastasios Donis (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tobias Pachonik with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, VVV-Venlo 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, VVV-Venlo 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 11
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    5 Saves 3
    46.9 Possession 53.1
    10 SHOTS 19
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    354 Accurate Passes 414
    434 Passes 489
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 7
    16 Crosses 16
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    66 Long Balls 65
    33 Accurate Long Balls 41
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 9
    14 Tackles 16
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 12
    9 Effective Clearances 15
    9 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
    Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 1,184

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Maduka Okoye (GK)
    4 Michaël Heylen
    3 Tom Beugelsdijk Yellow Card
    5 Aaron Meijers
    2 Dirk Abels
    10 Bryan Smeets Yellow Card
    6 Laros Duarte
    8 Abdou Harroui
    9 Lennart Thy
    11 Mario Engels
    7 Sven Mijnans
    Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
    Emmanuel Emegha, Reda Kharchouch, Jeremy Van Mullem, Delano Vianello, Michael Fabrie, Adil Auassar, Jason Meerstadt, Deroy Duarte, Wouter Burger, Benjamin van Leer.

    VVV VVV-Venlo (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Thorsten Kirschbaum (GK)
    44 Kristopher Da Graca
    17 Tristan Dekker
    38 Leon Guwara
    2 Tobias Pachonik
    10 Vito van Crooij Yellow Card
    18 Christos Donis
    6 Danny Post Yellow Card
    25 Jafar Arias
    12 Josua John
    19 Yahcuroo Roemer
    VVV-Venlo Substitutes:
    Christian Kum, Steffen Schäfer, Zinédine Machach, Anastasios Donis, Wassim Essanoussi, Bram Verbong, Arjan Swinkels, Delano van Crooij, Guus Hupperts, Torino Hunte, Lars Nabbe, Lukas Schmitz.

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