Dutch Eredivisie

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

· Dutch Eredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 44': Sven Mijnans
FT
1 - 1
NEC Nijmegen
  • 28': Jonathan Okita

About

Sparta Rotterdam are hosting NEC Nijmegen 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': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Osman.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Mohammed Osman (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vito van Crooij.
  • 5': Foul by Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.).
  • 5': Mica Pinto (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Adil Auassar.
  • 8': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Bart van Rooij.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross.
  • 14': Foul by Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.).
  • 14': Mohammed Osman (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Michael Heylen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 15': Mikkel Duelund (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Mohammed Osman (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 20': Attempt missed. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dirk Abels.
  • 25': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Iván Márquez.
  • 28': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, N.E.C. 1. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordy Bruijn.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cas Odenthal.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Mikkel Duelund (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dirk Proper.
  • 34': Offside, N.E.C.. Mikkel Duelund tries a through ball, but Ali Akman is caught offside.
  • 36': Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Ali Akman (N.E.C.).
  • 36': Ali Akman (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Foul by Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.).
  • 37': Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Ali Akman (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordy Bruijn with a through ball.
  • 39': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dirk Proper.
  • 41': Foul by Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 41': Mikkel Duelund (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Mohammed Osman (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mica Pinto.
  • 44': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, N.E.C. 1. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+1': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, N.E.C. 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 1, N.E.C. 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Emanuel Emegha replaces Bryan Smeets.
  • 47': Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Jordy Bruijn (N.E.C.).
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adil Auassar with a headed pass.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Mohammed Osman (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Duelund.
  • 52': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
  • 54': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Jordy Bruijn.
  • 56': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Jordy Bruijn.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mica Pinto.
  • 60': Foul by Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 60': Mikkel Duelund (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, N.E.C.. Magnus Mattsson replaces Jordy Bruijn.
  • 61': Foul by Emanuel Emegha (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 61': Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 62': Iván Márquez (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Offside, N.E.C.. Mikkel Duelund tries a through ball, but Ali Akman is caught offside.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emanuel Emegha with a headed pass.
  • 68': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Michael Heylen.
  • 70': Substitution, N.E.C.. Elayis Tavsan replaces Ali Akman.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Duelund (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Magnus Mattsson.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Duelund (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 71': Foul by Lasse Schöne (N.E.C.).
  • 71': Mohammed Osman (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mario Engels replaces Vito van Crooij.
  • 71': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Giannis Masouras replaces Sven Mijnans.
  • 72': Foul by Lasse Schöne (N.E.C.).
  • 72': Mohammed Osman (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 72': Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bart van Rooij.
  • 76': Substitution, N.E.C.. Edgar Barreto replaces Mikkel Duelund.
  • 77': Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.).
  • 78': Foul by Edgar Barreto (N.E.C.).
  • 78': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Edgar Barreto (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Mohammed Osman (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adil Auassar following a set piece situation.
  • 80': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Kenzo Goudmijn replaces Mohammed Osman.
  • 80': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Laurent Jans replaces Dirk Abels.
  • 84': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
  • 85': Emanuel Emegha (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Lasse Schöne (N.E.C.).
  • 85': Lasse Schöne (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.).
  • 89': Offside, N.E.C.. Bart van Rooij tries a through ball, but Elayis Tavsan is caught offside.
  • 90': Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Kenzo Goudmijn (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Edgar Barreto (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elayis Tavsan.
  • 90'+2': Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mica Pinto (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, N.E.C. 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, N.E.C. 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
54.1 Possession 45.9
11 SHOTS 15
4 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
401 Accurate Passes 314
499 Passes 415
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
19 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.1
64 Long Balls 62
28 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 5
3 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 21
0.3 Tackle % 0.4
13 Interceptions 8
22 Effective Clearances 21
22 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 7,041

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 27 +43 68
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 27 +21 52
3 NEC Nijmegen 27 +22 49
4 Ajax Amsterdam 27 +18 47
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Maduka Okoye (GK)
4 Michaël Heylen
3 Bart Vriends
5 Mica Pinto
2 Dirk Abels Yellow Card
10 Bryan Smeets
6 Adil Auassar Yellow Card
8 Mohammed Osman
9 Lennart Thy
11 Vito van Crooij
7 Sven Mijnans
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
Tim Coremans, Emmanuel Emegha, Laurent Jans, Jeremy Van Mullem, Giannis Masouras, Mario Engels, Aaron Meijers, Kenzo Goudmijn, Benjamin van Leer.

NEC NEC Nijmegen (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Mattijs Branderhorst (GK)
26 Cas Odenthal
4 Iván Márquez
16 Souffian El Karouani
28 Bart van Rooij
14 Mikkel Duelund
71 Dirk Proper
20 Lasse Schöne Yellow Card
9 Ali Akman Yellow Card
6 Jordy Bruijn
10 Jonathan Okita
NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:
Thomas Beekman, Calvin Verdonk, Javier Vet, Ole Romeny, Elayis Tavsan, Ilias Bronkhorst, Édgar Barreto, Joep van der Sluijs, Magnus Mattsson, Rodrigo Guth, Robin Roefs, Danny Vukovic.

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