Dutch Eredivisie

NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen
FT
0 - 0
Sparta Rotterdam

About

NEC Nijmegen are hosting Sparta Rotterdam at Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, 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.
  • 3': Foul by Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.).
  • 3': Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Magnus Mattsson (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 15': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Souffian El Karouani.
  • 16': Offside, N.E.C.. Dirk Proper tries a through ball, but Souffian El Karouani is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.).
  • 18': Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 19': Magnus Mattsson (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Lasse Schöne (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Magnus Mattsson.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 22': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Dirk Abels.
  • 26': Foul by Rodrigo Guth (N.E.C.).
  • 26': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Younes Namli following a set piece situation.
  • 27': Ali Akman (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 30': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Bart van Rooij.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 37': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Ali Akman (N.E.C.) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross.
  • 38': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Arno Verschueren.
  • 39': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Vito van Crooij.
  • 39': Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ali Akman.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ali Akman.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, N.E.C. 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins N.E.C. 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  • 46': Offside, N.E.C.. Mattijs Branderhorst tries a through ball, but Ali Akman is caught offside.
  • 48': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Bart van Rooij.
  • 51': Foul by Rodrigo Guth (N.E.C.).
  • 51': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Rodrigo Guth (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Riza Durmisi.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Guth with a headed pass.
  • 59': Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 60': Ali Akman (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Guth (N.E.C.) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Schöne.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dirk Proper.
  • 63': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Arno Verschueren.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 64': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Riza Durmisi.
  • 65': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Adrián Dalmau replaces Lennart Thy.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Magnus Mattsson.
  • 71': Hand ball by Lasse Schöne (N.E.C.).
  • 76': Substitution, N.E.C.. Wilfried Bony replaces Ali Akman.
  • 76': Substitution, N.E.C.. Javier Vet replaces Magnus Mattsson.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elayis Tavsan.
  • 79': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jeremy Van Mullem replaces Younes Namli.
  • 79': Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 80': Attempt saved. Javier Vet (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 84': Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 85': Foul by Jeremy Van Mullem (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 85': Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Michael Pinto replaces Joeri de Kamps.
  • 86': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Sven Mijnans replaces Vito van Crooij.
  • 86': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Giannis Masouras replaces Mario Engels.
  • 87': Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Michael Pinto (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 87': Adrián Dalmau (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.).
  • 88': Foul by Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 88': Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Riza Durmisi.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Adrián Dalmau (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Adrián Dalmau (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+3': Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Hand ball by Adrián Dalmau (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, N.E.C. 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
  • 0': Match ends, N.E.C. 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 0
30.3 Possession 69.7
3 SHOTS 18
0 ON GOAL 6
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
167 Accurate Passes 518
276 Passes 622
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
10 Crosses 33
0.1 Cross % 0.2
73 Long Balls 60
28 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 8
14 Effective Tackles 9
21 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 7
37 Effective Clearances 12
37 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Goffertstadion
Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,000

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 25 +43 65
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 25 +20 48
3 Ajax Amsterdam 25 +16 44
4 NEC Nijmegen 25 +18 43
Full Table

Line-Ups

NEC NEC Nijmegen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mattijs Branderhorst (GK)
26 Cas Odenthal
5 Rodrigo Guth Yellow Card
16 Souffian El Karouani
28 Bart van Rooij
11 Magnus Mattsson
20 Lasse Schöne
71 Dirk Proper
9 Ali Akman
10 Jonathan Okita
7 Elayis Tavsan
NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:
Calvin Verdonk, Mathias de Wolf, Javier Vet, Iván Márquez, Jordy Bruijn, Danny Vukovic, Wilfried Bony, Joep van der Sluijs, Robin Roefs, Ilias Bronkhorst.

SPA Sparta Rotterdam (4-4-2)

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

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