Dutch Eredivisie

RKC Waalwijk vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
RKC Waalwijk
  • 10': Michiel Kramer
  • 60': Iliass Bel Hassani
FT
2 - 2
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 35': Arno Verschueren
  • Red Card 62': Shurandy Sambo
  • 75': Arno Verschueren

About

RKC Waalwijk are hosting Sparta Rotterdam at Mandemakers Stadion, Waalwijk, 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': Foul by Thierry Lutonda (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 2': Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Dario Van den Buijs (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 3': Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Shawn Adewoye (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 4': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Pinto with a cross.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Younes Namli.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
  • 10': Goal! RKC Waalwijk 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Michiel Kramer (RKC Waalwijk) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iliass Bel Hassani with a cross.
  • 14': Foul by Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 14': Iliass Bel Hassani (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Younes Namli.
  • 19': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Etienne Vaessen.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
  • 21': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Thierry Lutonda.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 32': Foul by Julian Lelieveld (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 32': Michael Pinto (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vito van Crooij.
  • 35': Goal! RKC Waalwijk 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen with a headed pass.
  • 39': Foul by Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 39': Julen Lobete (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Roy Kuijpers replaces Michiel Kramer because of an injury.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arno Verschueren.
  • 43': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Thierry Lutonda.
  • 43': Foul by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 43': Julen Lobete (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Shawn Adewoye.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Younes Namli.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 45'+2': Julen Lobete (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, RKC Waalwijk 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins RKC Waalwijk 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
  • 45': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Patrick Vroegh replaces Dario Van den Buijs.
  • 47': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Thierry Lutonda (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Shurandy Sambo.
  • 48': Foul by Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 48': Juriën Gaari (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Iliass Bel Hassani (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Lelieveld.
  • 50': Foul by Thierry Lutonda (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 50': Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 52': Shawn Adewoye (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Shurandy Sambo.
  • 57': Foul by Pelle Clement (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 57': Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
  • 60': Goal! RKC Waalwijk 2, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Iliass Bel Hassani (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roy Kuijpers with a cross.
  • 62': Foul by Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 62': Roy Kuijpers (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the red card.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Iliass Bel Hassani (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 65': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Dirk Abels replaces Jonathan de Guzmán.
  • 67': Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Iliass Bel Hassani (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 67': Iliass Bel Hassani (RKC Waalwijk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Zakaria Bakkali replaces Iliass Bel Hassani because of an injury.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Patrick Vroegh (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Clement.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Pinto.
  • 75': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Thierry Lutonda.
  • 75': Goal! RKC Waalwijk 2, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vito van Crooij with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Pelle Clement (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thierry Lutonda.
  • 78': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Joshua Kitolano replaces Younes Namli.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Julen Lobete (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 80': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Joshua Kitolano.
  • 81': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 81': Zakaria Bakkali (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Pelle Clement (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vurnon Anita.
  • 86': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Mika Biereth replaces Pelle Clement.
  • 87': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Omar Rekik replaces Sven Mijnans.
  • 88': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jeremy Van Mullem replaces Arno Verschueren.
  • 90': Foul by Shawn Adewoye (RKC Waalwijk).
  • 90': Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Shawn Adewoye (RKC Waalwijk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Omar Rekik (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+3': Mika Biereth (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Roy Kuijpers (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julen Lobete.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Patrick Vroegh (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Lelieveld.
  • 90'+5': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Vito van Crooij.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Juriën Gaari (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thierry Lutonda.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+7': Patrick Vroegh (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Julian Lelieveld (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, RKC Waalwijk 2, Sparta Rotterdam 2.
  • 0': Match ends, RKC Waalwijk 2, Sparta Rotterdam 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 4
48.9 Possession 51.1
15 SHOTS 13
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
384 Accurate Passes 396
466 Passes 477
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 22
0.1 Cross % 0.1
55 Long Balls 38
28 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
5 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 4
13 Tackles 7
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 9
23 Effective Clearances 15
23 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Mandemakers Stadion
Location: Waalwijk, Netherlands
Attendance: 5,647

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

RKC RKC Waalwijk (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Etienne Vaessen (GK)
4 Shawn Adewoye Yellow Card
24 Dario van den Buijs
23 Juriën Gaari
5 Thierry Lutonda
2 Julian Lelieveld
6 Vurnon Anita
14 Pelle Clement
11 Iliass Bel Hassani
7 Julen Lobete
29 Michiel Kramer
RKC Waalwijk Substitutes:
Zakaria Bakkali, Mika Biereth, Luuk Wouters, Patrick Vroegh, Sebbe Augustijns, Mark Spenkelink, Roy Kuijpers, Yassin Oukili, Saïd Bakari, Hans Mulder, Kevin Felida, Joel Pereira.

SPA Sparta Rotterdam (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Youri Schoonderwaldt (GK)
4 Adil Auassar
3 Bart Vriends
5 Mica Pinto
2 Shurandy Sambo Red Card
10 Sven Mijnans
8 Arno Verschueren
6 Jonathan de Guzmán
9 Tobias Lauritsen
11 Vito van Crooij
7 Younes Namli
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
Dirk Abels, Delano van Crooij, Joshua Kitolano, Jeremy Van Mullem, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Mario Engels, Koki Saito, Aaron Meijers, Ishan Kort, Patrick Brouwer, Omar Rekik, Jason Eyenga Lokilo.

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