Match Report


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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Het Kasteel where Sparta Rotterdam play host to PSV Eindhoven. A crowd of 20,236 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sparta Rotterdam and PSV Eindhoven are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Hugo Veloso.


0.00
The whistle blows and PSV Eindhoven kick off!
3.33
Moktar Talfournier threads a neat ball through to Ernest Cornelisse. Ernest Cornelisse shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
20.18
Gerhard Eder runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gerhard Eder shoots from distance but it is miles over!
22.52
Gerhard Eder deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Ljungberg. Jason Ljungberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernest Cornelisse. Ernest Cornelisse plays a sublime one-two with Alec Young and races in on goal... Ernest Cornelisse rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Iwan Van Der Woerdt easily smothers it!
24.04
Stefano Van Nistelrooy passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson knocks in a cross ball towards Sylvain Mike. Sylvain Mike gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.10
Tjalle Stroeve knocks the ball forward to Frederico Menendez. Frederico Menendez passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Manuel Barbosa. Manuel Barbosa plays a quick one-two with Spencer Patterson and rushes in on goal... Manuel Barbosa tries a spectacular strike his aim is horrendously poor!
33.12
Adolfo Farinos sees Scott Collins in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Collins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefano Van Nistelrooy. Stefano Van Nistelrooy threads a neat ball through to Manuel Barbosa. Manuel Barbosa makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
34.22
Edgar Opschoor hacks Carlos Suarez from behind! The referee calls over Edgar Opschoor and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Suarez runs off the knock.
38.33
Moktar Talfournier barges into Scott Collins. Moktar Talfournier is given a warning by the referee! Scott Collins gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sparta Rotterdam have changed their lineup with Patricio Rubio replacing Jason Ljungberg. PSV Eindhoven appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sparta Rotterdam start the second half!
47.12
Carlos Suarez passes the ball forward to Ugo Beckham. Ugo Beckham sees Moktar Talfournier in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Moktar Talfournier controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
51.44
Carlos Suarez threads a neat ball through to Lennart Backes. Lennart Backes flicks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Rubio. Patricio Rubio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.12
Sylvain Mike flicks a high ball forward to Edgar Opschoor who takes it down. Edgar Opschoor lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Barbosa. Manuel Barbosa is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Joachim Iuliano punches it away to safety.
54.31
Ugo Beckham flicks a high ball forward to Moktar Talfournier who takes it down. Moktar Talfournier shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.24
Sparta Rotterdam have made 2 substitutions with Alfred Kelban replacing Daniele Hall and Kaba Michel replacing Moktar Talfournier .PSV Eindhoven have made a substitution with Marc Dodd replacing Frederico Menendez .
61.26
Ernest Cornelisse threads a neat ball through to Eric Bräutigam. Eric Bräutigam knocks in a cross ball towards Patricio Rubio. Patricio Rubio is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Iwan Van Der Woerdt. Excellent save.
63.04
Tjalle Stroeve threads a neat ball through to Adolfo Farinos. Adolfo Farinos threads a neat ball through to Sylvain Mike. Sylvain Mike knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Barbosa. Manuel Barbosa is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.07
Gerhard Eder catches Spencer Patterson on the ankles. Gerhard Eder is shown the yellow card! Spencer Patterson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.57
Ugo Beckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Kaba Michel. Kaba Michel shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Iwan Van Der Woerdt. Excellent save.
73.07
Alfred Kelban flicks a high ball forward to Patricio Rubio who takes it down. Patricio Rubio flicks a high pass forward. Alec Young controls it well on his chest. Alec Young makes a probing pass between the defence to Patricio Rubio. Patricio Rubio comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.55
PSV Eindhoven have made a substitution with Matt Griffin replacing Manuel Barbosa .
78.65
Matt Griffin hacks Carlos Suarez from behind! The referee calls over Matt Griffin and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Suarez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.44
Adolfo Farinos hacks Patricio Rubio from behind! The referee calls over Adolfo Farinos and shows him a yellow card! Patricio Rubio stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.05
With great vision, Gerhard Eder plays the ball forward to Ernest Cornelisse. Ernest Cornelisse chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Young. Alec Young skips past Adolfo Farinos! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alec Young provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The keeper, Iwan Van Der Woerdt, sees it late!! Goal for Sparta Rotterdam!
89.38
Gerhard Eder threads the ball through to Ernest Cornelisse. Ernest Cornelisse flicks a high pass forward to Patricio Rubio who brings the ball under control. Patricio Rubio flicks a high pass forward. Kaba Michel controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some good footwork from Kaba Michel provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Iwan Van Der Woerdt manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Gerhard Eder catches Scott Collins on the ankles. Gerhard Eder is warned by the referee! Scott Collins hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
28.2%
39.7%
32.1%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alec Young of Sparta Rotterdam

Match Ratings
1.Joachim Iuliano (GK)
6
2.Daniele Hall (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Suarez (DEF)
6
4.Gerhard Eder (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Lennart Backes (MID)
6
6.Ernest Cornelisse (MID)
8
7.Jason Ljungberg (MID)
6
8.Ugo Beckham (MID)
7
9.Eric Bräutigam (ATT)
6
10.Alec Young (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Moktar Talfournier (ATT)
6
 
12.Kaba Michel (ATT)
6
13.Patricio Rubio (MID)goal scored
8
14.Alfred Kelban (DEF)
6