Match Report


RBC RoosendaalRBC Roosendaal     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Lee Cooper Lee Cooper
Marcos FarinosM. Farinos65
G
1
G
75Joachim IulianoJ. Iuliano
Christopher BobsonC. Bobson70
D
2
D
73Carlos SuarezC. Suarez
Stefan BroerseS. Broerse68
D
3
D
72Gerhard EderG. Eder
Leonardo HelgueraL. Helguera68
D
4
D
69Daniele HallD. Hall
Bryan ZimmermanB. Zimmerman72
M
captain5
M
74Lennart BackesL. Backes
Matt WhiteM. White69
M
6captain
M
76Jason LjungbergJ. Ljungberg
Miguel OrtegaM. Ortega63
M
7
M
73Ernest CornelisseE. Cornelisse
Marvin VeldmanM. Veldman60
M
8
M
72Ugo BeckhamU. Beckham
Victor KooimanV. Kooiman74
A
9
A
69Eric BräutigamE. Bräutigam
Winston van LeeuwenW. van Leeuwen70
A
10
A
72Alec YoungA. Young
Jose E. PellicoriJ. Pellicori68
A
11
A
69Moktar TalfournierM. Talfournier
 
Ruben FonsecaR. Fonseca68
D
12
A
66David KoncheskyD. Konchesky
Garry HopkinG. Hopkin64
D
13
M
67Matthias RiemannM. Riemann
Arnold NieuwenhuijzenA. Nieuwenhuijzen61
G
14
D
68Alfred KelbanA. Kelban

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at MariFlex Stadion where RBC Roosendaal play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 20,246 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both RBC Roosendaal and Sparta Rotterdam are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Giampaolo Polonia.


0.00
The first half starts with Sparta Rotterdam kicking off!
2.32
Jason Ljungberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Young. Alec Young shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.50
Gerhard Eder makes a beautiful solo run. Gerhard Eder threads a neat ball through to Jason Ljungberg. Jason Ljungberg whips in a cross ball towards Lennart Backes. Lennart Backes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball comes off Leonardo Helguera and the loose ball is cleared up field.
10.46
Miguel Ortega makes a probing pass to Victor Kooiman. Victor Kooiman knocks in a cross ball towards Matt White. Matt White directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
16.00
Gerhard Eder makes a simple pass to Eric Bräutigam. Eric Bräutigam finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
26.00
Ugo Beckham flicks a high ball forward to Eric Bräutigam who takes it down. Eric Bräutigam knocks the ball forward, putting Moktar Talfournier through on goal. Moktar Talfournier tries a spectacular strike but it flies just wide!
27.02
Ugo Beckham knocks the ball forward to Lennart Backes. Lennart Backes shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
32.22
Leonardo Helguera pushes up the pitch. Leonardo Helguera sees Miguel Ortega in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Ortega makes a great pass forward. Victor Kooiman runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
34.42
Carlos Suarez flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Beckham controls it well on his chest. Ugo Beckham makes a probing pass to Ernest Cornelisse. Ernest Cornelisse threads a neat ball through to Ugo Beckham. Ugo Beckham muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.12
Seeing a gap ahead, Carlos Suarez plays the ball forward to Jason Ljungberg. Jason Ljungberg threads a neat ball through to Ernest Cornelisse. Ernest Cornelisse shoots from long range but is denied by Marcos Farinos. Excellent save.
45.00
Miguel Ortega brings the ball forward. Miguel Ortega flicks the ball to his team mate, Winston van Leeuwen. Winston van Leeuwen tries a spectacular strike but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RBC Roosendaal appear unchanged since the first half. Sparta Rotterdam have changed their lineup with Alfred Kelban replacing Carlos Suarez.

45.00
The second half starts with RBC Roosendaal kicking off!
54.14
Matt White knocks the ball forward to Jose E. Pellicori. Jose E. Pellicori knocks in a cross ball towards Matt White. Matt White powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
57.38
Stefan Broerse hits a low pass to Marvin Veldman. Marvin Veldman flicks a high pass forward. Victor Kooiman holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Victor Kooiman knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jose E. Pellicori is offside!
59.53
Winston van Leeuwen catches Lennart Backes on the ankles. Winston van Leeuwen is shown the yellow card! Lennart Backes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.40
RBC Roosendaal have made 2 substitutions with Ruben Fonseca replacing Stefan Broerse and Garry Hopkin replacing Victor Kooiman .Sparta Rotterdam have made 2 substitutions with Matthias Riemann replacing Ugo Beckham and David Konchesky replacing Eric Bräutigam .
61.47
Daniele Hall flicks a high ball forward to Matthias Riemann who takes it down. Matthias Riemann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernest Cornelisse. Ernest Cornelisse knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Young. With a superhuman jump, Alec Young connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it slams into the crowd!
63.11
Bryan Zimmerman decides to run forward with the ball. Bryan Zimmerman sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.50
Leonardo Helguera makes a strong solo run forward. Leonardo Helguera hits a low pass to Jose E. Pellicori. Jose E. Pellicori shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Joachim Iuliano.
73.29
It's a corner kick. Miguel Ortega kicks a low ball out wide. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Marvin Veldman provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.16
RBC Roosendaal have made a substitution with Arnold Nieuwenhuijzen replacing Marvin Veldman .
78.24
Lennart Backes flicks a high ball forward to David Konchesky who takes it down. David Konchesky sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Marcos Farinos manages to keep it out.
83.35
Lennart Backes hits a low pass to Alec Young. Alec Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.48
Daniele Hall runs forward with the ball. Daniele Hall kicks a strong pass forward to Ernest Cornelisse. Ernest Cornelisse makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Jason Ljungberg. Some silky footwork from Jason Ljungberg provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Marcos Farinos gets down and covers it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

RBC Roosendaal

Sparta Rotterdam
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.5%
47.5%
Play Area
29.5%
44.3%
26.2%

Scorers
Matt White 54
Bryan Zimmerman 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matt White of RBC Roosendaal

Match Ratings