Match Report


Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam     SC HeerenveenSC Heerenveen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Billy PothuizenB. Pothuizen62
G
captain1captain
G
62David NijkampD. Nijkamp
Diego Van Der HeijdenD. Van Der Heijden79
D
2
D
73Hennie VremanH. Vreman
Romano KellerR. Keller60
D
3
D
68Nicholas HurstN. Hurst
Jimmy Van De LooiJ. Van De Looi58
D
4
D
64Harvey GrimH. Grim
Damian De PalmasD. De Palmas59
M
5
D
61Mervin WiseM. Wise
David LevintskyD. Levintsky57
M
6
M
75Diego CorstanjeD. Corstanje
Ottavio CosciaO. Coscia57
M
7
M
67Haoulid TomczykH. Tomczyk
Ronald MaximianoR. Maximiano53
M
8
M
67JŸrgen VolmerJ. Volmer
Djimi ModesteD. Modeste60
A
9
M
64Paulo NunesP. Nunes
Enrique MedinaE. Medina56
A
10
A
77Mustapha BaretM. Baret
Leon JungL. Jung54
A
11
A
63Roger CairoR. Cairo
 
Nicola C. RussoN. Russo58
D
12
G
60Craig ThomsonC. Thomson
Nicholas MiddletonN. Middleton54
G
13
M
60Nikolas BorchardN. Borchard
Corrado ItalianoC. Italiano53
D
14
A
59Rabiu GarbaR. Garba

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Het Kasteel where Sparta Rotterdam play host to SC Heerenveen. A crowd of 13,788 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sparta Rotterdam are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SC Heerenveen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Romano Davids.


0.00
Sparta Rotterdam kick off and get the match underway!
4.27
David Levintsky knocks the ball to his team mate, Damian De Palmas. Damian De Palmas flicks a high pass forward. Djimi Modeste collects the pass. Djimi Modeste plays a quick one-two with Leon Jung and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Djimi Modeste provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by David Nijkamp. Excellent save.
8.15
Diego Corstanje flicks a high pass forward to Mustapha Baret who brings the ball neatly under control. Mustapha Baret knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jimmy Van De Looi.
9.24
Ottavio Coscia plays a long ball forward. Enrique Medina knocks in a cross ball towards Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
14.33
Roger Cairo advances with the ball. Roger Cairo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.06
Nicholas Hurst knocks the ball to his team mate, JŸrgen Volmer. JŸrgen Volmer flicks a high pass forward to Diego Corstanje who brings the ball under control. Diego Corstanje knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diego Van Der Heijden.
16.46
Romano Keller takes it forward alone. Romano Keller threads the ball through to Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Nijkamp who gathers it comfortably.
22.07
David Levintsky gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Djimi Modeste shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
26.57
Mervin Wise controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mustapha Baret. Mustapha Baret lofts in a cross ball towards Roger Cairo. Roger Cairo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.14
Paulo Nunes makes a simple pass to Diego Corstanje. Diego Corstanje knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.42
Mustapha Baret catches Diego Van Der Heijden on the ankles. The referee warns Mustapha Baret to calm down! Diego Van Der Heijden stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.05
Nicholas Hurst knocks the ball forward to Mustapha Baret. With great vision, Mustapha Baret plays the ball forward to Roger Cairo. Roger Cairo plays a scrappy one-two with Mustapha Baret and stumbles forward towards the goal... Roger Cairo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
34.44
Damian De Palmas flicks a high ball forward to Leon Jung who takes it down. Leon Jung knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Haoulid Tomczyk.
45.00
Harvey Grim sees Roger Cairo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roger Cairo passes the ball forward to Mustapha Baret. Mustapha Baret takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sparta Rotterdam appear unchanged since the first half. SC Heerenveen also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sparta Rotterdam players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
SC Heerenveen start the second half!
49.25
Mervin Wise plays the ball forward to Haoulid Tomczyk. Haoulid Tomczyk tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Billy Pothuizen.
50.49
Diego Corstanje takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Diego Van Der Heijden chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
53.26
JŸrgen Volmer flicks a high pass forward. Haoulid Tomczyk holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Haoulid Tomczyk flicks a high ball forward to Mustapha Baret who takes it down. Mustapha Baret knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jimmy Van De Looi.
57.58
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
60.10
Diego Corstanje deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roger Cairo. Roger Cairo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.56
JŸrgen Volmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mustapha Baret. Mustapha Baret shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Billy Pothuizen!
65.29
Roger Cairo makes a high pass forward. JŸrgen Volmer shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. JŸrgen Volmer whips in a cross ball towards Paulo Nunes. Paulo Nunes makes a convincing header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.10
With a delightful solo run, Mervin Wise stretches the opposition's defence. Mervin Wise shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
72.17
Ottavio Coscia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Jung. Leon Jung finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.26
Harvey Grim threads a neat ball through to Roger Cairo. Roger Cairo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.11
Jimmy Van De Looi catches Haoulid Tomczyk on the ankles. The referee warns Jimmy Van De Looi to calm down! Haoulid Tomczyk stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.56
Jimmy Van De Looi threads the ball through to Diego Van Der Heijden. Diego Van Der Heijden flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Jung. Leon Jung sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but David Nijkamp is on top of it.
83.43
Nicholas Hurst takes it forward alone. Nicholas Hurst knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Pothuizen who gathers it comfortably.
85.39
Harvey Grim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, JŸrgen Volmer. Seeing a gap ahead, JŸrgen Volmer plays the ball forward to Mustapha Baret. Mustapha Baret knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.37
Roger Cairo decides to run forward with the ball. Roger Cairo tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Billy Pothuizen!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sparta Rotterdam

SC Heerenveen
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.8%
58.2%
Play Area
39.6%
44%
16.5%

Scorers
Djimi Modeste 9
Roger Cairo 27
Paulo Nunes 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roger Cairo of SC Heerenveen

Match Ratings