Dutch Eredivisie

FC Twente vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Twente
  • 23': Ricky van Wolfswinkel
  • 57': Michel Vlap
FT
2 - 0
Sparta Rotterdam

    About

    FC Twente are hosting Sparta Rotterdam at De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, 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. Laurent Jans (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adil Auassar with a headed pass.
    • 2': Foul by Giannis Masouras (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 2': Joshua Brenet (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Dimitris Limnios (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by Giannis Masouras (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 4': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Adil Auassar.
    • 6': VAR Decision: No Penalty FC Twente.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 9': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Dirk Abels.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Joshua Brenet (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Michal Sadílek with a cross.
    • 9': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
    • 10': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Arno Verschueren.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Virgil Misidjan (FC Twente) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 13': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Julio Pleguezuelo.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Laurent Jans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dirk Abels.
    • 15': Foul by Jeremy Van Mullem (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 15': Michel Vlap (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Foul by Jeremy Van Mullem (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 23': Michel Vlap (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Goal! FC Twente 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Brenet.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 33': Foul by Joshua Brenet (FC Twente).
    • 33': Giannis Masouras (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Jeremy Van Mullem (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 34': Michel Vlap (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 35': Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Offside, FC Twente. Gijs Smal tries a through ball, but Virgil Misidjan is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Giannis Masouras (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dirk Abels with a cross.
    • 45'+3': Offside, FC Twente. Ricky van Wolfswinkel tries a through ball, but Virgil Misidjan is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Twente 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Twente 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
    • 46': Foul by Virgil Misidjan (FC Twente).
    • 46': Michael Heylen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Michael Heylen (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 47': Virgil Misidjan (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Offside, FC Twente. Robin Pröpper tries a through ball, but Joshua Brenet is caught offside.
    • 51': Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 51': Michel Vlap (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Adrián Dalmau replaces Riza Durmisi.
    • 57': Goal! FC Twente 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Michel Vlap (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Pröpper with a through ball.
    • 59': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 59': Virgil Misidjan (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Michel Vlap (FC Twente) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 61': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Dimitris Limnios (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 64': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Sven Mijnans replaces Arno Verschueren.
    • 64': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Younes Namli replaces Jeremy Van Mullem.
    • 64': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Augustin Drakpe replaces Adil Auassar because of an injury.
    • 65': Foul by Augustin Drakpe (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 65': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Dirk Abels.
    • 67': Dimitris Limnios (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 69': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
    • 71': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Giannis Masouras tries a through ball, but Lennart Thy is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Michel Vlap (FC Twente) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Brenet.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 75': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gijs Smal with a cross.
    • 77': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jason Meerstadt replaces Michael Heylen.
    • 79': Foul by Giannis Masouras (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 79': Virgil Misidjan (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Giannis Masouras (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Michel Vlap (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 80': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Sven Mijnans.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Michel Vlap (FC Twente) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ramiz Zerrouki with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Dimitris Limnios (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Foul by Laurent Jans (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 82': Substitution, FC Twente. Vaclav Cerny replaces Virgil Misidjan.
    • 82': Substitution, FC Twente. Manfred Ugalde replaces Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Dimitris Limnios (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vaclav Cerny.
    • 86': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Dirk Abels.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Julio Pleguezuelo (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michal Sadílek with a cross following a corner.
    • 87': Adrián Dalmau (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 88': Foul by Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 88': Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, FC Twente. Jesse Bosch replaces Michel Vlap.
    • 90': Substitution, FC Twente. Denilho Cleonise replaces Dimitris Limnios.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Laurent Jans with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Gijs Smal (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vaclav Cerny.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Gijs Smal (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Manfred Ugalde with a headed pass.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Julio Pleguezuelo.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Michal Sadílek.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Jason Meerstadt (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 90'+6': Julio Pleguezuelo (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Twente 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Twente 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 3
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 10
    5 Saves 1
    33.5 Possession 66.5
    5 SHOTS 19
    0 ON GOAL 7
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    162 Accurate Passes 399
    264 Passes 515
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    11 Crosses 24
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    63 Long Balls 74
    27 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 11
    14 Tackles 14
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    15 Interceptions 10
    37 Effective Clearances 17
    37 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: De Grolsch Veste
    Location: Enschede, Netherlands
    Attendance: 29,100

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 25 +43 65
    2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 25 +20 48
    3 Ajax Amsterdam 26 +14 44
    4 NEC Nijmegen 25 +18 43
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    TWE FC Twente (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lars Unnerstall (GK)
    4 Julio Pleguezuelo
    3 Robin Pröpper
    5 Gijs Smal
    20 Joshua Brenet
    14 Michel Vlap
    23 Michal Sadílek
    19 Ramiz Zerrouki
    13 Ricky van Wolfswinkel
    10 Virgil Misidjan
    18 Dimitrios Limnios
    FC Twente Substitutes:
    Mees Hilgers, Giovanni Troupée, Václav Cerný, Denilho Cleonise, Manfred Ugalde, Casper Staring, Jesse Bosch, Jeffrey de Lange, Sam Karssies, Max Bruns.

    SPA Sparta Rotterdam (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Maduka Okoye (GK)
    3 Bart Vriends Yellow Card
    6 Adil Auassar
    4 Michaël Heylen
    5 Riza Durmisi
    2 Dirk Abels
    10 Arno Verschueren Yellow Card
    8 Jeremy Van Mullem
    11 Giannis Masouras Yellow Card
    7 Laurent Jans
    9 Lennart Thy
    Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
    Younes Namli, Adrián Dalmau, Tim Coremans, Aaron Meijers, Sven Mijnans, Jason Meerstadt, Benjamin van Leer, Augustin Drakpe.

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