Match Report


Heracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Valentino SaudatiV. Saudati61
G
captain1captain
G
61Billy PothuizenB. Pothuizen
Elvis OliveE. Olive77
D
2
D
79Diego Van Der HeijdenD. Van Der Heijden
Roland Van Der GouwR. Van Der Gouw77
D
3
D
60Romano KellerR. Keller
Henry BesselinkH. Besselink72
D
4
D
58Jimmy Van De LooiJ. Van De Looi
Andre QuaresmaA. Quaresma57
D
5
M
59Damian De PalmasD. De Palmas
Phil MiddletonP. Middleton53
M
6
M
57David LevintskyD. Levintsky
Thomas De VetT. De Vet51
M
7
M
57Ottavio CosciaO. Coscia
Gerard Van Der SchaafG. Van Der Schaaf51
M
8
M
53Ronald MaximianoR. Maximiano
Bas WillemsB. Willems49
M
9
A
60Djimi ModesteD. Modeste
Thomas OpschoorT. Opschoor69
A
10
A
56Enrique MedinaE. Medina
Olaf SplinterO. Splinter66
A
11
A
54Leon JungL. Jung
 
Fred CairoF. Cairo56
A
12
D
58Nicola C. RussoN. Russo
Francisco CamposF. Campos56
D
13
G
54Nicholas MiddletonN. Middleton
Francesco G. SciaccalugaF. Sciaccaluga54
A
14
D
53Corrado ItalianoC. Italiano

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Polman Stadion where Heracles Almelo play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 13,899 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Heracles Almelo 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 Pius Zafarin.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sparta Rotterdam kick off!
3.12
Thomas Opschoor flicks a high pass forward to Olaf Splinter who brings the ball under control. Olaf Splinter whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
4.28
Andre Quaresma surges forward with the ball. Andre Quaresma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Opschoor. Thomas Opschoor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Pothuizen who gathers it comfortably.
21.20
Gerard Van Der Schaaf flicks a high pass forward. Olaf Splinter collects the pass. Olaf Splinter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Opschoor but the linesman indicates offside!
22.52
Gerard Van Der Schaaf knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas De Vet. Thomas De Vet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diego Van Der Heijden.
26.28
Ronald Maximiano decides to run forward with the ball. Ronald Maximiano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Elvis Olive.
27.44
Leon Jung controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste whips in a cross ball towards Leon Jung. Leon Jung jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Valentino Saudati manages to keep it out.
30.21
Leon Jung hacks Thomas De Vet from behind! The referee warns Leon Jung to calm down! Thomas De Vet grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.51
David Levintsky clumsily knocks into Bas Willems. The referee calls over David Levintsky and warns him to calm down! Bas Willems hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.14
Gerard Van Der Schaaf flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Opschoor controls it well on his chest. Thomas Opschoor lofts in a cross ball towards Olaf Splinter. Olaf Splinter directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
38.56
Olaf Splinter flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Opschoor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thomas Opschoor knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diego Van Der Heijden.
42.48
Bas Willems knocks the ball to his team mate, Olaf Splinter. Olaf Splinter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Pothuizen who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Henry Besselink flicks a high pass forward. Thomas De Vet collects the pass. Thomas De Vet surges forward with the ball. Thomas De Vet makes a probing pass to Thomas Opschoor but he's offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heracles Almelo 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
The second half starts with Heracles Almelo kicking off!
49.45
Damian De Palmas passes the ball forward to Leon Jung. Leon Jung shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
51.28
Gerard Van Der Schaaf threads the ball through to Olaf Splinter. Olaf Splinter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Pothuizen who gathers it comfortably.
53.49
Romano Keller advances with the ball. With some swift thinking, Romano Keller plays the ball forward to Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Valentino Saudati who gathers it comfortably.
57.23
Seeing a gap ahead, Romano Keller plays the ball forward to Ottavio Coscia. Ottavio Coscia sees a break and surges forward. Ottavio Coscia knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roland Van Der Gouw.
60.52
Damian De Palmas flicks a high pass forward. David Levintsky holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Levintsky flicks a high ball forward to Enrique Medina who takes it down. Enrique Medina whips in a cross ball towards Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Valentino Saudati with no chance!! Goal for Sparta Rotterdam!
67.40
Diego Van Der Heijden comes in with a late challenge on Gerard Van Der Schaaf. The referee calls over Diego Van Der Heijden and warns him to calm down! Gerard Van Der Schaaf grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
71.03
Damian De Palmas flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Jung. Leon Jung knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Henry Besselink.
78.56
Enrique Medina clumsily knocks into Gerard Van Der Schaaf. The referee calls over Enrique Medina and shows him a yellow card! Gerard Van Der Schaaf gets up but these knocks are taking their toll on his game.
83.50
David Levintsky sees Enrique Medina in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Enrique Medina plays a scrappy one-two with Djimi Modeste and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Enrique Medina provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but is deflected over the bar by Andre Quaresma.
84.07
It's a corner kick. Ottavio Coscia loops the ball over to the far post. Valentino Saudati gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
85.39
Ottavio Coscia flicks the ball to his team mate, Enrique Medina. Enrique Medina plays a one-two with Djimi Modeste and advances towards the goal... Elvis Olive barges into Enrique Medina. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
90.00
Bas Willems flicks a high pass forward. Olaf Splinter controls it well on his chest. Olaf Splinter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Pothuizen who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heracles Almelo

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

Possession
57.9%
42.1%
Play Area
27.6%
48.7%
23.7%

Scorers
Olaf Splinter 33
Djimi Modeste 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Olaf Splinter of Heracles Almelo

Match Ratings