Match Report


CambuurCambuur     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Jelle De haanJelle De haan Computer Player Computer Player
Rui FonsecaR. Fonseca64
G
1captain
G
61Billy PothuizenB. Pothuizen
Eric ZimmermannE. Zimmermann56
D
2
D
79Diego Van Der HeijdenD. Van Der Heijden
Kofi de BoerK. de Boer57
D
3
D
59Romano KellerR. Keller
Miguel GarridoM. Garrido59
D
4
D
58Jimmy Van De LooiJ. Van De Looi
Petri Van VlietP. Van Vliet72
D
5
M
59Damian De PalmasD. De Palmas
Boudewijn WinterB. Winter61
M
6
M
57David LevintskyD. Levintsky
Dries OoijerD. Ooijer72
M
7
M
57Ottavio CosciaO. Coscia
Jose MonteroJ. Montero66
M
captain8
M
53Ronald MaximianoR. Maximiano
Hennie WisgerhofH. Wisgerhof50
M
9
A
60Djimi ModesteD. Modeste
Ferdi WillemsF. Willems62
A
10
A
56Enrique MedinaE. Medina
Guillermo Van Der MeydeG. Van Der Meyde59
A
11
A
54Leon JungL. Jung
 
Reinder Van GalenR. Van Galen50
G
12
D
58Nicola C. RussoN. Russo
Marko SjölundM. Sjölund59
A
13
G
54Nicholas MiddletonN. Middleton
Tomas FarnerudT. Farnerud58
D
14
D
53Corrado ItalianoC. Italiano

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Cambuur where Cambuur play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 13,683 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cambuur are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sparta Rotterdam appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ignacio Claes.


0.00
The first half starts with Cambuur kicking off!
2.51
Ronald Maximiano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eric Zimmermann.
6.33
With some swift thinking, Miguel Garrido plays the ball forward to Kofi de Boer. With a delightful solo run, Kofi de Boer stretches the opposition's defence. Kofi de Boer rushes past Romano Keller! Kofi de Boer tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving Billy Pothuizen with no chance!! Goal for Cambuur!
10.28
Ottavio Coscia threads a neat ball through to Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste lofts in a cross ball towards Enrique Medina. Enrique Medina jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Rui Fonseca.
16.40
Dries Ooijer threads a neat ball through to Guillermo Van Der Meyde. Guillermo Van Der Meyde knocks the ball forward to Boudewijn Winter but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
18.48
Boudewijn Winter barges into Ronald Maximiano. The referee brings Boudewijn Winter to one side and gives him a warning! Ronald Maximiano stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.56
Ottavio Coscia makes a simple pass to Leon Jung. Leon Jung knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Fonseca who gathers it comfortably.
21.48
Dries Ooijer flicks a high pass forward. Ferdi Willems holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ferdi Willems plays a scrappy one-two with Dries Ooijer and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ferdi Willems shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.35
Djimi Modeste makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enrique Medina. Enrique Medina lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Jung. Leon Jung outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Rui Fonseca gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
27.19
Miguel Garrido makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Van Der Meyde. Guillermo Van Der Meyde tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.19
Boudewijn Winter clumsily knocks into Jimmy Van De Looi. Boudewijn Winter is warned by the referee again! Jimmy Van De Looi gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.28
Romano Keller flicks a high pass forward to Enrique Medina who brings the ball under control. Enrique Medina lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Jung. Leon Jung beats his man to it with a header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
39.45
Jimmy Van De Looi catches Ferdi Willems on the ankles. Jimmy Van De Looi is shown the yellow card! Ferdi Willems stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.26
Leon Jung clumsily knocks into Miguel Garrido. The referee warns Leon Jung to calm down! Miguel Garrido runs off the knock.
45.00
Ronald Maximiano catches Guillermo Van Der Meyde on the ankles. The referee calls over Ronald Maximiano and shows him a yellow card! Guillermo Van Der Meyde runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cambuur appear unchanged since the first half. Sparta Rotterdam also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sparta Rotterdam players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Sparta Rotterdam kick off the second half!
47.52
Kofi de Boer sees space and advances. Kofi de Boer makes an attacking run forward. Kofi de Boer edges inside the box! Kofi de Boer shoots from just inside the box but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
59.12
Petri Van Vliet makes a simple pass to Jose Montero. Jose Montero chips the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Van Der Meyde. Guillermo Van Der Meyde finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
60.25
Cambuur have made a substitution with Reinder Van Galen replacing Ferdi Willems .
63.08
Kofi de Boer picks a pass forward to Boudewijn Winter. Boudewijn Winter knocks the ball forward to Guillermo Van Der Meyde. Guillermo Van Der Meyde shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
75.26
With a delightful solo run, Leon Jung stretches the opposition's defence. Leon Jung lofts in a cross ball towards Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
77.01
Cambuur have made a substitution with Tomas Farnerud replacing Eric Zimmermann .
79.49
Boudewijn Winter makes a simple pass to Reinder Van Galen. Reinder Van Galen shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
81.04
Jimmy Van De Looi kicks a strong pass forward to Ronald Maximiano. Ronald Maximiano chips the ball to his team mate, Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste shoots from outside the area but Rui Fonseca is on top of it.
89.17
Boudewijn Winter darts forward. Boudewijn Winter shoots from long range but Billy Pothuizen is on top of it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Cambuur

Sparta Rotterdam
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
27.4%
47.9%
24.7%

Scorers
Kofi de Boer 6
Guillermo Van Der Meyde 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kofi de Boer of Cambuur

Match Ratings