Dutch Eredivisie

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

· Dutch Eredivisie
VVV-Venlo
    FT
    0 - 1
    Sparta Rotterdam
    • 70': Kristopher Da Graca (OG)

    About

    VVV-Venlo are hosting Sparta Rotterdam at Seacon Stadion – De Koel –, Venlo, 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': Foul by Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 1': Yahcuroo Roemer (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Christos Donis (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Foul by Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 5': Foul by Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 5': Meritan Shabani (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Foul by Tobias Pachonik (VVV-Venlo).
    • 8': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Danny Post (VVV-Venlo).
    • 9': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Arjan Swinkels.
    • 12': Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 12': Kristopher Da Graca (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 16': Jafar Arias (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Jafar Arias (VVV-Venlo) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Yahcuroo Roemer with a cross.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Meijers.
    • 22': Offside, VVV-Venlo. Meritan Shabani tries a through ball, but Yahcuroo Roemer is caught offside.
    • 23': Foul by Josua John (VVV-Venlo).
    • 23': Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Danny Post.
    • 26': Foul by Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 26': Meritan Shabani (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Meritan Shabani (VVV-Venlo).
    • 28': Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Christos Donis (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yahcuroo Roemer.
    • 32': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Dirk Abels.
    • 34': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Deroy Duarte replaces Adil Auassar because of an injury.
    • 34': Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 34': Tobias Pachonik (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Christian Kum.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wouter Burger.
    • 42': Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Christian Kum (VVV-Venlo).
    • 42': Attempt saved. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dirk Abels.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Deroy Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wouter Burger.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, VVV-Venlo 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins VVV-Venlo 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Sven Mijnans replaces Deroy Duarte.
    • 45': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Vito van Crooij replaces Meritan Shabani.
    • 47': Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Jafar Arias (VVV-Venlo).
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdou Harroui.
    • 49': Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 49': Josua John (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Laros Duarte.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Arjan Swinkels (VVV-Venlo) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Vito van Crooij (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yahcuroo Roemer.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Josua John (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vito van Crooij.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Vito van Crooij (VVV-Venlo) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yahcuroo Roemer.
    • 57': Corner, VVV-Venlo. Conceded by Tom Beugelsdijk.
    • 59': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Simon Janssen replaces Christos Donis because of an injury.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Vito van Crooij (VVV-Venlo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josua John with a cross.
    • 61': Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 61': Jafar Arias (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Christian Kum (VVV-Venlo).
    • 63': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Wouter Burger (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Abdou Harroui.
    • 64': Foul by Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 64': Yahcuroo Roemer (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Christian Kum (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 65': Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Emanuel Emegha replaces Mario Engels.
    • 66': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jeffry Fortes replaces Wouter Burger.
    • 67': Arjan Swinkels (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Emanuel Emegha (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 68': Foul by Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 68': Jafar Arias (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Christian Kum.
    • 70': Own Goal by Kristopher Da Graca, VVV-Venlo. VVV-Venlo 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
    • 71': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Roy Gelmi replaces Arjan Swinkels.
    • 72': Hand ball by Jafar Arias (VVV-Venlo).
    • 74': Foul by Danny Post (VVV-Venlo).
    • 74': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Christian Kum (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Jeffry Fortes (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 80': Attempt saved. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross.
    • 80': Foul by Tobias Pachonik (VVV-Venlo).
    • 80': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Danny Post (VVV-Venlo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vito van Crooij with a headed pass.
    • 82': Substitution, VVV-Venlo. Torino Hunte replaces Christian Kum.
    • 82': Foul by Emanuel Emegha (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 82': Tobias Pachonik (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emanuel Emegha.
    • 84': Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Danny Post (VVV-Venlo).
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Jeffry Fortes (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
    • 85': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Kristopher Da Graca.
    • 85': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Yahcuroo Roemer.
    • 86': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Vito van Crooij.
    • 86': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Yahcuroo Roemer.
    • 87': Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Torino Hunte (VVV-Venlo).
    • 88': Foul by Jeffry Fortes (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 88': Kristopher Da Graca (VVV-Venlo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Emanuel Emegha (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Danny Post (VVV-Venlo).
    • 90': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Josua John.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emanuel Emegha.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, VVV-Venlo 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
    • 0': Match ends, VVV-Venlo 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    9 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 5
    51.9 Possession 48.1
    12 SHOTS 8
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    299 Accurate Passes 249
    411 Passes 371
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 7
    17 Crosses 27
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    71 Long Balls 81
    23 Accurate Long Balls 39
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    11 Effective Tackles 8
    18 Tackles 11
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 13
    27 Effective Clearances 19
    27 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Seacon Stadion – De Koel –
    Location: Venlo, 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

    VVV VVV-Venlo (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Thorsten Kirschbaum (GK)
    3 Arjan Swinkels
    44 Kristopher Da Graca
    14 Christian Kum
    2 Tobias Pachonik
    37 Meritan Shabani
    18 Christos Donis
    6 Danny Post
    25 Jafar Arias
    12 Josua John
    19 Yahcuroo Roemer
    VVV-Venlo Substitutes:
    Lukas Schmitz, Vito van Crooij, Guus Hupperts, Roy Gelmi, Steffen Schäfer, Delano van Crooij, Lars Nabbe, Simon Janssen, Wassim Essanoussi, Bram Verbong, Leon Guwara, Torino Hunte.

    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 Yellow Card
    10 Wouter Burger
    7 Abdou Harroui
    9 Lennart Thy
    11 Mario Engels
    Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
    Reda Kharchouch, Benjamin van Leer, Emmanuel Emegha, Michael Fabrie, Michaël Heylen, Danzell Gravenberch, Sven Mijnans, Delano Vianello, Deroy Duarte, Jeffry Fortes, Jason Meerstadt, Bryan Smeets.

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