Match Report


Telstar VelsenTelstar Velsen     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Lee Cooper Lee Cooper
Dirk Van DijkD. Van Dijk67
G
1
G
75Joachim IulianoJ. Iuliano
Antonio CarrascoA. Carrasco70
D
2
D
69Daniele HallD. Hall
Wilco CruyffW. Cruyff68
D
3
D
73Carlos SuarezC. Suarez
Gionatha Di SalvatoreG. Di Salvatore66
D
4
D
72Gerhard EderG. Eder
Valerio Cala CampanaV. Cala Campana73
M
5
M
74Lennart BackesL. Backes
Vitor GomesV. Gomes72
M
captain6
M
73Ernest CornelisseE. Cornelisse
Niels de BruinN. de Bruin68
M
7
M
76Jason LjungbergJ. Ljungberg
Billy HillB. Hill45
M
8
M
72Ugo BeckhamU. Beckham
Edgar RedekerE. Redeker70
A
9captain
A
69Eric BräutigamE. Bräutigam
Raimond HeesakkersR. Heesakkers70
A
10
A
72Alec YoungA. Young
Frederico MoraF. Mora68
A
11
A
69Moktar TalfournierM. Talfournier
 
Melchior DavidsM. Davids64
D
12
A
66David KoncheskyD. Konchesky
Danny MathijssenD. Mathijssen57
D
13
M
72Patricio RubioP. Rubio
Ronnie ArtsR. Arts57
D
14
D
66Uwe EngelsU. Engels

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at TATA Steel Stadion where Telstar Velsen play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 18,828 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Telstar Velsen and Sparta Rotterdam are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pius Broerse.


0.00
Sparta Rotterdam kick off the first half!
3.04
Ugo Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Ernest Cornelisse collects the pass. Ernest Cornelisse passes the ball forward but Eric Bräutigam is offside!
4.17
Billy Hill barges into Daniele Hall. Billy Hill is shown the yellow card! Daniele Hall gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.04
Valerio Cala Campana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vitor Gomes. Vitor Gomes shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
8.55
Antonio Carrasco runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Antonio Carrasco knocks the ball forward to Raimond Heesakkers but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.54
Niels de Bruin chips the ball to his team mate, Valerio Cala Campana. Valerio Cala Campana lofts in a cross ball towards Vitor Gomes. Vitor Gomes heads the ball goalwards but it's well over the bar!
15.37
Gerhard Eder makes a simple pass to Ernest Cornelisse. Ernest Cornelisse makes a simple pass to Alec Young. Alec Young knocks in a cross ball towards Jason Ljungberg. Jason Ljungberg directs the ball goalwards with his head but Dirk Van Dijk is on top of it.
20.12
Vitor Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Valerio Cala Campana collects the pass. Valerio Cala Campana finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.31
Ugo Beckham receives the ball from a throw-in from Ernest Cornelisse. Ugo Beckham threads the ball through to Alec Young. Alec Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonio Carrasco.
24.29
Jason Ljungberg flicks a high ball forward to Eric Bräutigam who takes it down. Eric Bräutigam whips in a cross ball towards Jason Ljungberg. Jason Ljungberg makes a convincing header. Magnificent save by Dirk Van Dijk!
27.28
Gionatha Di Salvatore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edgar Redeker. Edgar Redeker rushes past Carlos Suarez! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Edgar Redeker provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it flies just off target!
32.01
Ugo Beckham makes a simple pass to Alec Young. Alec Young shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
34.07
Carlos Suarez passes the ball forward to Jason Ljungberg. Seeing a gap ahead, Jason Ljungberg plays the ball forward to Ernest Cornelisse. Ernest Cornelisse advances inside the box! Ernest Cornelisse cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
39.08
Gionatha Di Salvatore passes the ball forward to Antonio Carrasco. Antonio Carrasco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Hill. Billy Hill knocks in a cross ball towards Niels de Bruin. Niels de Bruin makes a convincing header. Joachim Iuliano picks it out of the air!
40.27
Valerio Cala Campana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Mora. Frederico Mora sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Frederico Mora scores for Telstar Velsen!!
45.00
Vitor Gomes makes a simple pass to Edgar Redeker. Edgar Redeker cuts inside the box! Edgar Redeker muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Telstar Velsen!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Telstar Velsen have changed their lineup with Ronnie Arts replacing Raimond Heesakkers. Sparta Rotterdam have changed their lineup with Patricio Rubio replacing Jason Ljungberg.

45.00
Telstar Velsen kick off the second half!
48.24
Ernest Cornelisse hits a low pass to Eric Bräutigam. Eric Bräutigam shoots from outside the area but somehow Dirk Van Dijk manages to keep it out.
53.51
Gerhard Eder flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Rubio collects the pass. Patricio Rubio flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Beckham easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ugo Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Moktar Talfournier. With a superhuman jump, Moktar Talfournier connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
60.49
Sparta Rotterdam have made 2 substitutions with Uwe Engels replacing Daniele Hall and David Konchesky replacing Alec Young .
65.32
Vitor Gomes sees Niels de Bruin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Niels de Bruin shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
66.51
Gerhard Eder sees space and advances. Gerhard Eder flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Rubio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Patricio Rubio shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Dirk Van Dijk.
68.18
Corner kick to Sparta Rotterdam. Patricio Rubio plays it short to David Konchesky. David Konchesky chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Lennart Backes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
71.55
Gionatha Di Salvatore makes a probing pass to Niels de Bruin. Niels de Bruin flicks a high ball forward to Frederico Mora who takes it down. Frederico Mora shoots from long range. Joachim Iuliano gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
72.33
Ernest Cornelisse makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Bräutigam. Eric Bräutigam knocks in a cross ball towards Ugo Beckham. Ugo Beckham powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
73.48
Carlos Suarez flicks a high pass forward to Patricio Rubio who brings the ball under control. Patricio Rubio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Moktar Talfournier. Moktar Talfournier plays a one-two with Ernest Cornelisse and advances towards the goal... Moktar Talfournier shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Dirk Van Dijk manages to gather it easily.
78.00
Lennart Backes threads a neat ball through to David Konchesky. David Konchesky plays a one-two with Patricio Rubio and advances towards the goal... Some superb footwork from David Konchesky provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is miles over!
81.52
Niels de Bruin flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Redeker collects the pass. Edgar Redeker shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
84.15
Billy Hill knocks the ball forward to Edgar Redeker. Edgar Redeker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gerhard Eder.
87.02
Gerhard Eder flicks a high ball forward to Uwe Engels who gracefully takes it down. With imagination, Uwe Engels laces a through ball forward to Eric Bräutigam. Eric Bräutigam shoots from distance but it flies wide!
89.50
Gionatha Di Salvatore comes in with a late challenge on Eric Bräutigam. The referee calls over Gionatha Di Salvatore and warns him to calm down! Eric Bräutigam hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Telstar Velsen

Sparta Rotterdam
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.7%
55.3%
Play Area
26.3%
46.1%
27.6%

Scorers
Frederico Mora 40
Edgar Redeker 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dirk Van Dijk of Telstar Velsen

Match Ratings
1.Dirk Van Dijk (GK)
9
2.Antonio Carrasco (DEF)
6
3.Wilco Cruyff (DEF)
6
4.Gionatha Di Salvatore (DEF)
6
5.Valerio Cala Campana (MID)
7
6.Vitor Gomes (MID)
7
7.Niels de Bruin (MID)
7
8.Billy Hill (MID)yellow card
5
9.Edgar Redeker (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Raimond Heesakkers (ATT)
6
11.Frederico Mora (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Melchior Davids (DEF)
0
13.Danny Mathijssen (DEF)
0
14.Ronnie Arts (DEF)
6

1.Joachim Iuliano (GK)
7
2.Daniele Hall (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Suarez (DEF)
6
4.Gerhard Eder (DEF)
7
5.Lennart Backes (MID)
6
6.Ernest Cornelisse (MID)
7
7.Jason Ljungberg (MID)
6
8.Ugo Beckham (MID)
7
9.Eric Bräutigam (ATT)
6
10.Alec Young (ATT)
6
11.Moktar Talfournier (ATT)
6
 
12.David Konchesky (ATT)
6
13.Patricio Rubio (MID)
7
14.Uwe Engels (DEF)
6