Match Report
| Sparta Rotterdam | Sparta Rotterdam |  |  | Almere City FC | Almere City FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youssef Of Hesselink | Y. Of Hesselink |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 | | Jeremy Turpijn | J. Turpijn | |||||||||
| Meziane Haouche | M. Haouche |  | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 |  | Mario Rego | M. Rego | |||||||||
| Thomas Knol | T. Knol | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Shota Hulshoff | S. Hulshoff | |||||||||
| Marco Kanu | M. Kanu | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Pascal Koroglu | P. Koroglu | |||||||||
| Raymond Van Den Berg | R. Van Den Berg | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 |  | Chris Beresford | C. Beresford | |||||||||
| Dennis de Groot | D. de Groot | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Henk Koning | H. Koning | |||||||||
| Mike de Vos | M. de Vos | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Silvio Valente | S. Valente | |||||||||
| Wouter Davids | W. Davids | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Tiago Valente | T. Valente | |||||||||
| Nabil Olfers | N. Olfers | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 |  | Dado Henin | D. Henin | |||||||||
| Raffaele Inzaghi | R. Inzaghi |  | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Romano Hersi | R. Hersi | |||||||||
| Pius Van Veen | P. Van Veen | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 |  | Adolfo Crespo | A. Crespo | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Ski France |
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Het Kasteel where Sparta Rotterdam play host to Almere City FC. A crowd of 9,855 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sparta Rotterdam and Almere City FC are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Sparta Rotterdam and Almere City FC are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Sparta Rotterdam start the match!
2.02
0-0Henk Koning comes in with a late challenge on Wouter Davids. Henk Koning is given a warning by the referee! Wouter Davids stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.51
0-0Thomas Knol sees space and advances. Thomas Knol kicks a strong pass forward to Raffaele Inzaghi. Raffaele Inzaghi tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
6.49
1-0Dennis de Groot knocks the ball forward to Nabil Olfers. Nabil Olfers plays a perfect one-two with Pius Van Veen and rushes in on goal... Nabil Olfers takes a shot at goal. Jeremy Turpijn is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
9.21
1-0Henk Koning knocks the ball forward to Romano Hersi. Romano Hersi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.12
Thomas Knol flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike de Vos. Mike de Vos makes a probing pass to Pius Van Veen. Pius Van Veen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jeremy Turpijn who gathers it comfortably.
12.16
1-0Dennis de Groot threads the ball through to Nabil Olfers. Nabil Olfers passes the ball forward but Raffaele Inzaghi is offside!
14.55
1-0Dennis de Groot knocks the ball to his team mate, Nabil Olfers. Nabil Olfers shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
15.08
Dennis de Groot makes a simple pass to Nabil Olfers. Nabil Olfers goes all the way! Nabil Olfers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Jeremy Turpijn!
20.42
Dennis de Groot makes a probing pass to Pius Van Veen. Pius Van Veen shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Jeremy Turpijn manages to gather it comfortably.
30.08
1-0Almere City FC are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sparta Rotterdam's defence.
38.31
Tiago Valente knocks the ball forward to Adolfo Crespo. Adolfo Crespo shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Youssef Of Hesselink.
40.40
Dado Henin comes in with a late challenge on Meziane Haouche. The referee calls over Dado Henin and warns him to calm down! Meziane Haouche runs off the knock.
44.37
1-0Mario Rego clumsily knocks into Pius Van Veen. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pius Van Veen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Almere City FC kick off and get the second half underway!
51.34
Tiago Valente sees space and advances. Tiago Valente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.33
Shota Hulshoff makes a simple pass to Henk Koning. Henk Koning sees space and advances. Henk Koning knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.55
Wouter Davids makes a probing pass to Nabil Olfers. Nabil Olfers plays a perfect one-two with Raffaele Inzaghi and rushes in on goal... Nabil Olfers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nabil Olfers!
59.41
Wouter Davids flicks the ball to his team mate, Pius Van Veen. Pius Van Veen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
63.03
Tiago Valente controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dado Henin. Dado Henin lofts in a cross ball towards Romano Hersi. Romano Hersi directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.50
Pascal Koroglu makes a probing pass to Henk Koning. Henk Koning kicks a strong pass forward to Dado Henin. Dado Henin passes the ball forward but Romano Hersi is offside!
67.35
Silvio Valente chips the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Crespo. Adolfo Crespo shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.45
Mike de Vos chips the ball to his team mate, Nabil Olfers. Nabil Olfers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jeremy Turpijn who gathers it comfortably.
73.45
Henk Koning makes a simple pass to Romano Hersi. Romano Hersi knocks in a cross ball towards Dado Henin. Dado Henin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
75.45
Dennis de Groot knocks the ball to his team mate, Nabil Olfers. Nabil Olfers kicks a strong pass forward to Pius Van Veen but the referee indicates it's offside!
77.37
Wouter Davids catches Henk Koning on the ankles. Wouter Davids is given a warning by the referee! Henk Koning gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
79.35
Mike de Vos knocks the ball to his team mate, Raffaele Inzaghi. Raffaele Inzaghi plays a perfect one-two with Nabil Olfers and rushes in on goal... Raffaele Inzaghi shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.20
Pascal Koroglu knocks the ball forward to Tiago Valente. Tiago Valente knocks the ball forward to Adolfo Crespo. Adolfo Crespo knocks the ball forward to Dado Henin but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
4
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
26.3%
46.1%
27.6%
Scorers
| Nabil Olfers 6, 56 |