Match Report


MVVMVV     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Olaf van den BergO. van den Berg60
G
1captain
G
61Billy PothuizenB. Pothuizen
Medhi DomoraudM. Domoraud67
D
2
D
79Diego Van Der HeijdenD. Van Der Heijden
Bryan FuchsB. Fuchs63
D
captain3
D
59Romano KellerR. Keller
Roel StroeveR. Stroeve62
D
4
D
58Jimmy Van De LooiJ. Van De Looi
Philipp SchnoorP. Schnoor61
D
5
M
59Damian De PalmasD. De Palmas
Aaron BoertienA. Boertien57
M
6
M
57David LevintskyD. Levintsky
Ernesto MendezE. Mendez54
M
7
M
57Ottavio CosciaO. Coscia
Colin RobertsC. Roberts47
M
8
M
53Ronald MaximianoR. Maximiano
Don CollinsD. Collins47
M
9
A
60Djimi ModesteD. Modeste
Jurgen ArtsJ. Arts63
A
10
A
56Enrique MedinaE. Medina
Mohammed ZwaanswijkM. Zwaanswijk58
A
11
A
54Leon JungL. Jung
 
Ernest WilnisE. Wilnis60
G
12
D
58Nicola C. RussoN. Russo
Glenn De BoerG. De Boer57
G
13
G
54Nicholas MiddletonN. Middleton
Artur AntunesA. Antunes55
D
14
D
53Corrado ItalianoC. Italiano

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at De Geusselt where MVV play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 13,352 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
MVV 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 Humphrey Brouwer.


0.00
The whistle blows and MVV kick off!
4.58
Djimi Modeste knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Jung. Leon Jung shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
6.19
Damian De Palmas sees Leon Jung in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leon Jung lofts in a cross ball towards Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste beats his man to it with a header but it is miles over!
8.33
Ernesto Mendez barges into Ottavio Coscia. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ottavio Coscia gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
9.57
Diego Van Der Heijden flicks a high pass forward. David Levintsky holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Levintsky takes it forward alone. David Levintsky whips in a cross ball towards Enrique Medina. Enrique Medina jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
10.02
David Levintsky makes a simple pass to Enrique Medina. Enrique Medina makes a beautiful solo run. Enrique Medina knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bryan Fuchs.
12.35
Romano Keller hacks Mohammed Zwaanswijk from behind! The referee calls over Romano Keller and shows him a yellow card! Mohammed Zwaanswijk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.55
Diego Van Der Heijden kicks a strong pass forward to Ottavio Coscia. Ottavio Coscia flicks a high pass forward. Leon Jung holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Leon Jung lofts in a cross ball towards Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste makes a convincing header. Olaf van den Berg gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
28.21
Damian De Palmas sees a break and surges forward. Damian De Palmas flicks a high pass forward to Djimi Modeste who brings the ball under control. Djimi Modeste knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.22
Don Collins flicks a high pass forward. Jurgen Arts collects the pass. Jurgen Arts tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
34.10
Medhi Domoraud hits a low pass to Bryan Fuchs. Bryan Fuchs chips the ball to his team mate, Jurgen Arts. Jurgen Arts knocks the ball forward to Mohammed Zwaanswijk but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
36.43
Diego Van Der Heijden threads a neat ball through to David Levintsky. David Levintsky controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Jung. Leon Jung passes the ball forward but Enrique Medina is offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. MVV 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!
49.42
Ottavio Coscia surges forward with the ball. Ottavio Coscia tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
59.09
Romano Keller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Jung. Leon Jung knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Don Collins.
61.48
Ronald Maximiano kicks a strong pass forward to Enrique Medina. Enrique Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.02
Jimmy Van De Looi hacks Ernesto Mendez from behind! The referee calls over Jimmy Van De Looi and shows him a yellow card! Ernesto Mendez stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.28
Romano Keller takes it forward alone. With imagination, Romano Keller plays the ball forward to Leon Jung. Leon Jung lofts in a cross ball towards Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Djimi Modeste!
81.09
David Levintsky hits a low pass to Enrique Medina. Enrique Medina sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Olaf van den Berg is on top of it.
85.38
Roel Stroeve deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Mendez. Ernesto Mendez makes an attacking run forward. Ernesto Mendez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jimmy Van De Looi.
89.32
Without breaking stride, Ottavio Coscia plays the ball forward to Leon Jung. Leon Jung plays a one-two with Enrique Medina and advances towards the goal... Leon Jung looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

MVV

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

Possession
38.9%
61.1%
Play Area
30.6%
51.4%
18.1%

Scorers
Djimi Modeste 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Djimi Modeste of Sparta Rotterdam

Match Ratings