Dutch Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam vs NEC Nijmegen, 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 7': Dirk Abels
  • 29': Jonathan de Guzmán
FT
2 - 0
NEC Nijmegen

    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.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dirk Abels with a cross.
    • 1': Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 1': Landry Dimata (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Foul by Michael Pinto (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen with a headed pass.
    • 6': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Iván Márquez.
    • 7': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, N.E.C. 0. Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross following a corner.
    • 9': Foul by Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 9': Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bart van Rooij.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lasse Schöne.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 14': Hand ball by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 17': Foul by Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 17': Landry Dimata (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dirk Proper.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Landry Dimata.
    • 20': Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Foul by Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.).
    • 23': Foul by Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.).
    • 23': Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.).
    • 25': Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card.
    • 28': Foul by Dirk Proper (N.E.C.).
    • 28': Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, N.E.C. 0. Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koki Saito.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Iván Márquez.
    • 32': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Nick Olij.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kitolano.
    • 33': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Calvin Verdonk.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross.
    • 39': Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 39': Iván Márquez (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Hand ball by Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.).
    • 43': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Calvin Verdonk.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Koki Saito with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, N.E.C. 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 2, N.E.C. 0.
    • 47': Foul by Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 47': Landry Dimata (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 48': Foul by Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.).
    • 48': Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 52': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Souffian El Karouani.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Landry Dimata (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Magnus Mattsson.
    • 57': Foul by Landry Dimata (N.E.C.).
    • 57': Michael Pinto (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Substitution, N.E.C.. Pedro Marques replaces Magnus Mattsson.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sven Mijnans with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 60': Foul by Iván Márquez (N.E.C.).
    • 60': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Sven Mijnans tries a through ball, but Tobias Lauritsen is caught offside.
    • 62': Foul by Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.).
    • 62': Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Michael Pinto.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 65': Foul by Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 65': Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Landry Dimata.
    • 68': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Vito van Crooij replaces Koki Saito.
    • 70': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 70': Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Substitution, N.E.C.. Mikkel Duelund replaces Dirk Proper.
    • 71': Substitution, N.E.C.. Ibrahim Cissoko replaces Souffian El Karouani.
    • 72': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 72': Iván Márquez (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Sven Mijnans.
    • 78': Calvin Verdonk (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 79': Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
    • 79': Calvin Verdonk (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dirk Abels.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 82': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jeremy Van Mullem replaces Jonathan de Guzmán.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen with a headed pass.
    • 82': Foul by Jeremy Van Mullem (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 82': Mikkel Duelund (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 85': Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vito van Crooij with a cross.
    • 89': Foul by Oussama Tannane (N.E.C.).
    • 89': Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Omar Rekik replaces Sven Mijnans because of an injury.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mario Engels replaces Tobias Lauritsen.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Iván Márquez (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ibrahim Cissoko with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Cissoko (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oussama Tannane.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Mikkel Duelund (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elayis Tavsan with a cross.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, N.E.C. 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, N.E.C. 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 4
    60.1 Possession 39.9
    15 SHOTS 14
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    372 Accurate Passes 204
    435 Passes 289
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 7
    22 Crosses 14
    0.1 Cross % 0.5
    40 Long Balls 72
    27 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    5 Effective Tackles 11
    11 Tackles 26
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    6 Interceptions 5
    17 Effective Clearances 28
    17 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
    Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 10,420

    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 Nick Olij (GK)
    4 Adil Auassar
    3 Bart Vriends
    5 Mica Pinto
    2 Dirk Abels
    10 Arno Verschueren
    6 Jonathan de Guzmán
    8 Joshua Kitolano
    9 Tobias Lauritsen Yellow Card
    11 Koki Saito
    7 Sven Mijnans
    Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
    Delano van Crooij, Jeremy Van Mullem, Aaron Meijers, Augustin Drakpe, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Patrick Brouwer, Mario Engels, Mohammed Tahiri, Vito van Crooij, Omar Rekik, Youri Schoonderwaldt.

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

    No. Name
    22 Jasper Cillessen (GK)
    24 Calvin Verdonk Yellow Card
    4 Iván Márquez
    16 Souffian El Karouani Yellow Card
    28 Bart van Rooij
    14 Oussama Tannane Yellow Card
    20 Lasse Schöne
    71 Dirk Proper
    19 Landry Dimata
    11 Magnus Mattsson
    7 Elayis Tavsan
    NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:
    Pedro Marques, Nils Rossen, Terry Lartey Sanniez, Mattijs Branderhorst, Philippe Sandler, Robin Roefs, Ibrahim Cissoko, Ilias Bronkhorst, Mikkel Duelund.

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