Dutch Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam vs RKC Waalwijk, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 57': Tom Beugelsdijk
  • 90'+3': Bryan Smeets
FT
2 - 0
RKC Waalwijk

    About

    Sparta Rotterdam are hosting RKC Waalwijk 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.
    • 2': Finn Stokkers (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 6': Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Anas Tahiri (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 7': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Ahmed Touba.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adil Auassar with a cross.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Meijers.
    • 11': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Wouter Burger tries a through ball, but Mario Engels is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 13': Said Bakari (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
    • 20': Foul by Ahmed Touba (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 20': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Wouter Burger tries a through ball, but Lennart Thy is caught offside.
    • 26': Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Ayman Azhil (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 29': Attempt saved. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lennart Thy with a cross.
    • 31': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Laros Duarte tries a through ball, but Mario Engels is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by Ayman Azhil (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 32': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 38': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Bryan Smeets replaces Mario Engels because of an injury.
    • 40': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Lennerd Daneels.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a cross.
    • 42': Hand ball by Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 44': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Aaron Meijers.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Ayman Azhil (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Adil Auassar tries a through ball, but Lennart Thy is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, RKC Waalwijk 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 0, RKC Waalwijk 0.
    • 50': Foul by Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 50': Lennerd Daneels (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Wouter Burger (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Smeets with a cross.
    • 53': Foul by Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 53': Ola John (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Thierry Lutonda replaces Paul Quasten.
    • 55': Offside, RKC Waalwijk. Thierry Lutonda tries a through ball, but Finn Stokkers is caught offside.
    • 56': Foul by Ahmed Touba (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 56': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, RKC Waalwijk 0. Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 58': Foul by Wouter Burger (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 58': Lennerd Daneels (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Melle Meulensteen.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Wouter Burger (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.
    • 61': Anas Tahiri (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Wouter Burger (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adil Auassar.
    • 63': Offside, RKC Waalwijk. Ola John tries a through ball, but Finn Stokkers is caught offside.
    • 63': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Thijs Oosting replaces Anas Tahiri.
    • 64': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Cyril Ngonge replaces Ola John.
    • 66': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Deroy Duarte replaces Wouter Burger.
    • 66': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Sven Mijnans replaces Adil Auassar.
    • 66': Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 68': Attempt missed. Thijs Oosting (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Finn Stokkers.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Deroy Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bryan Smeets.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Lennerd Daneels (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vurnon Anita.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dirk Abels.
    • 76': Cyril Ngonge (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Melle Meulensteen (RKC Waalwijk) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thijs Oosting.
    • 81': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Shawn Adewoye replaces Said Bakari.
    • 81': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. David Min replaces Ayman Azhil.
    • 83': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Emanuel Emegha replaces Lennart Thy.
    • 85': Emanuel Emegha (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Ahmed Touba (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 86': David Min (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 87': Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Thijs Oosting (RKC Waalwijk).
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Emanuel Emegha (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross.
    • 87': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Melle Meulensteen.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a cross.
    • 89': Foul by Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 89': Lennerd Daneels (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Emanuel Emegha (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 89': Thierry Lutonda (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 90': Lennerd Daneels (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Ahmed Touba.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, RKC Waalwijk 0. Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deroy Duarte.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, RKC Waalwijk 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, RKC Waalwijk 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 0
    55.6 Possession 44.4
    4 SHOTS 16
    0 ON GOAL 3
    0.0 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    439 Accurate Passes 326
    551 Passes 427
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 10
    9 Crosses 22
    0.0 Cross % 0.5
    80 Long Balls 61
    34 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 7
    5 Effective Tackles 12
    10 Tackles 25
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    11 Interceptions 18
    13 Effective Clearances 12
    13 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
    Location: Rotterdam, 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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SPA Sparta Rotterdam (4-4-2)

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

    RKC RKC Waalwijk (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    31 Kostas Lamprou (GK)
    59 Ahmed Touba
    3 Melle Meulensteen
    5 Paul Quasten
    28 Saïd Bakari
    16 Ayman Azhil
    8 Anas Tahiri
    4 Vurnon Anita
    9 Finn Stokkers
    11 Ola John
    21 Lennerd Daneels
    RKC Waalwijk Substitutes:
    Sylla Sow, David Min, Thijs Oosting, Hans Mulder, Thierry Lutonda, James Efmorfidis, Cyril Ngonge, Juriën Gaari, Etienne Vaessen, Lars Nieuwpoort, Shawn Adewoye.

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