Sparta Rotterdam vs RKC Waalwijk, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
· Dutch Eredivisie
67': Arno Verschueren
FT
2 - 0
2 - 0
About
Sparta Rotterdam are hosting RKC Waalwijk
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 blocked. Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Arno Verschueren with a cross.
- 1': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Julian Lelieveld.
- 1': Attempt missed. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Camiel Neghli with a cross following a corner.
- 2': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 2': Godfried Roemeratoe (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Yassin Oukili (RKC Waalwijk).
- 3': Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan de Guzmán with a cross.
- 7': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Jeroen Houwen.
- 11': Foul by Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 11': Yassin Oukili (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Attempt saved. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arno Verschueren with a through ball.
- 12': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Jeroen Houwen.
- 12': Attempt missed. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Camiel Neghli with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Kevin Felida (RKC Waalwijk).
- 17': Foul by Kevin Felida (RKC Waalwijk).
- 17': Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Godfried Roemeratoe (RKC Waalwijk).
- 18': Godfried Roemeratoe (RKC Waalwijk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Attempt missed. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan de Guzmán following a set piece situation.
- 20': Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 20': Yassin Oukili (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Filip Stevanovic (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yassin Oukili.
- 23': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Saïd Bakari.
- 23': Attempt missed. Shawn Adewoye (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
- 24': Attempt saved. Denilho Cleonise (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yassin Oukili.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djevencio van der Kust with a cross.
- 26': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Godfried Roemeratoe.
- 31': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Djevencio van der Kust.
- 38': Foul by Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 38': Yassin Oukili (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 39': Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt missed. Filip Stevanovic (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yassin Oukili.
- 43': Hand ball by Julian Lelieveld (RKC Waalwijk).
- 44': Attempt missed. Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Camiel Neghli with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45': Attempt missed. Denilho Cleonise (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeroen Houwen.
- 45'+3': VAR Decision: No Penalty Sparta Rotterdam.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, RKC Waalwijk 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 0, RKC Waalwijk 0.
- 46': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Julian Lelieveld.
- 48': Attempt missed. Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tijs Velthuis.
- 49': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 49': Godfried Roemeratoe (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Kevin Felida.
- 52': Penalty conceded by Yassin Oukili (RKC Waalwijk) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 53': VAR Decision: Penalty Sparta Rotterdam.
- 54': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, RKC Waalwijk 0. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 55': Foul by Kevin Felida (RKC Waalwijk).
- 55': Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Denilho Cleonise (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yassin Oukili.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Denilho Cleonise (RKC Waalwijk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Lelieveld.
- 63': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Raz Meir replaces Julian Lelieveld.
- 63': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Zakaria Bakkali replaces Denilho Cleonise.
- 63': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Chris Lokesa replaces Kevin Felida.
- 64': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, RKC Waalwijk 0. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
- 67': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 67': Zakaria Bakkali (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the red card.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Zakaria Bakkali (RKC Waalwijk).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Hand ball by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 70': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Foul by Godfried Roemeratoe (RKC Waalwijk).
- 74': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Saïd Bakari.
- 79': Attempt missed. Chris Lokesa (RKC Waalwijk) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aaron Meijers with a cross.
- 79': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Django Warmerdam replaces Camiel Neghli.
- 80': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Daouda Weidmann replaces Godfried Roemeratoe.
- 80': Substitution, RKC Waalwijk. Jeffrey Bruma replaces Filip Stevanovic.
- 80': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Charles-Andreas Brym replaces Tobias Lauritsen.
- 81': Attempt saved. Yassin Oukili (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daouda Weidmann.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Django Warmerdam.
- 84': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Raz Meir.
- 85': Attempt missed. Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Django Warmerdam following a corner.
- 87': Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Daouda Weidmann (RKC Waalwijk).
- 88': Attempt blocked. Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Dario Van den Buijs.
- 89': Attempt saved. Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kitolano.
- 90': Corner, RKC Waalwijk. Conceded by Jonathan de Guzmán.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Raz Meir (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zakaria Bakkali with a cross.
- 90'+3': Daouda Weidmann (RKC Waalwijk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Saïd Bakari (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Shawn Adewoye (RKC Waalwijk) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, RKC Waalwijk 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, RKC Waalwijk 0.
Statistics
 RKC |
SPA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 47.7 | Possession | 52.3 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 329 | Accurate Passes | 369 |
| 398 | Passes | 446 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 27 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 7 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 16 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 10,341
Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 10,341
Eredivisie Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 31 | +86 | 84 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 31 | +56 | 75 |
| 3 | FC Twente | 31 | +28 | 63 |
| 4 | AZ Alkmaar | 31 | +27 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Olij (GK) |
| 4 | Tijs Velthuis |
| 3 | Bart Vriends |
| 5 | Djevencio Van Der Kust |
| 2 | Saïd Bakari |
| 10 | Arno Verschueren |
| 8 | Joshua Kitolano |
| 6 | Jonathan de Guzmán |
| 9 | Tobias Lauritsen |
| 11 | Pelle Clement  |
| 7 | Camiel Neghli |
RKC Waalwijk (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Jeroen Houwen (GK) |
| 3 | Dario van den Buijs |
| 4 | Shawn Adewoye |
| 24 | Godfried Roemeratoe |
| 28 | Aaron Meijers |
| 2 | Julian Lelieveld |
| 6 | Yassin Oukili |
| 35 | Kevin Felida |
| 10 | Filip Stevanovic |
| 7 | Denilho Cleonise |
| 29 | Michiel Kramer |
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