Match Report


Almere City FCAlmere City FC     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eusebio ArriccaE. Arricca55
G
1captain
G
62Billy PothuizenB. Pothuizen
Jordi PrommayonJ. Prommayon64
D
2
D
79Diego Van Der HeijdenD. Van Der Heijden
Jesper MeerdinkJ. Meerdink61
D
3
D
60Romano KellerR. Keller
Colin LinekerC. Lineker57
D
4
D
58Jimmy Van De LooiJ. Van De Looi
Ellery JuffingE. Juffing56
D
5
M
59Damian De PalmasD. De Palmas
Roland Van De OuwelandR. Van De Ouweland56
M
6
M
57David LevintskyD. Levintsky
Dean BridgeD. Bridge55
M
7
M
57Ottavio CosciaO. Coscia
Gavin MersonG. Merson54
M
captain8
M
53Ronald MaximianoR. Maximiano
Don HutchisonD. Hutchison54
M
9
A
60Djimi ModesteD. Modeste
Sjaak RiverolaS. Riverola65
A
10
A
57Enrique MedinaE. Medina
Regilio van VlietR. van Vliet62
A
11
A
54Leon JungL. Jung
 
Hennie DrentH. Drent57
A
12
D
58Nicola C. RussoN. Russo
Marcel BierhoffM. Bierhoff55
D
13
G
55Nicholas MiddletonN. Middleton
Steve DitewigS. Ditewig55
D
14
D
53Corrado ItalianoC. Italiano

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Yanmar Stadion where Almere City FC play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 12,435 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Almere City FC 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
Sparta Rotterdam kick off!
6.35
Jesper Meerdink flicks a high ball forward to Gavin Merson who takes it down. Gavin Merson takes it forward alone. Gavin Merson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Pothuizen who gathers it comfortably.
8.58
David Levintsky threads a neat ball through to Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Eusebio Arricca. Excellent save.
12.24
Jordi Prommayon sees Dean Bridge in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dean Bridge sees space and advances. Dean Bridge passes the ball forward to Regilio van Vliet. Regilio van Vliet looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Billy Pothuizen manages to keep it out.
20.24
With great vision, Dean Bridge plays the ball forward to Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.27
Ottavio Coscia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.23
Ellery Juffing flicks a high pass forward. Don Hutchison controls it well on his chest. Don Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sjaak Riverola. Sjaak Riverola knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Romano Keller.
28.31
Regilio van Vliet knocks the ball forward to Sjaak Riverola. Sjaak Riverola knocks in a cross ball towards Regilio van Vliet. Regilio van Vliet rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Romano Keller. That should have been a goal!
30.57
Dean Bridge receives the ball from a throw-in from Regilio van Vliet. Dean Bridge threads the ball through to Sjaak Riverola. Sjaak Riverola knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diego Van Der Heijden.
34.09
David Levintsky barges into Sjaak Riverola. The referee calls over David Levintsky and warns him to calm down! Sjaak Riverola hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.51
Jimmy Van De Looi catches Sjaak Riverola on the ankles. The referee calls over Jimmy Van De Looi and warns him to calm down! Sjaak Riverola grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.04
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Almere City FC 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
Almere City FC start the second half!
48.14
Without breaking stride, Dean Bridge plays the ball forward to Gavin Merson. Gavin Merson knocks in a cross ball towards Regilio van Vliet. Regilio van Vliet directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Almere City FC are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
51.04
David Levintsky clumsily knocks into Gavin Merson. The referee calls over David Levintsky again and warns him to calm down! Gavin Merson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
54.21
Don Hutchison runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Don Hutchison knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Merson. Gavin Merson knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Billy Pothuizen with no chance!! Goal for Almere City FC!
59.53
David Levintsky hits a low pass to Damian De Palmas. Damian De Palmas hits a low pass to Leon Jung. Leon Jung lofts in a cross ball towards Enrique Medina. Enrique Medina jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Eusebio Arricca easily picks it out of the air!
65.13
Romano Keller passes the ball forward to David Levintsky. David Levintsky kicks a strong pass forward to Djimi Modeste. Djimi Modeste plays a quick one-two with Leon Jung and rushes in on goal... Djimi Modeste comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.52
Regilio van Vliet clumsily knocks into Romano Keller. Regilio van Vliet is warned by the referee! Romano Keller runs off the knock.
67.49
Diego Van Der Heijden flicks a high pass forward. Leon Jung holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Leon Jung deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Enrique Medina. Enrique Medina shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Eusebio Arricca!
73.46
Enrique Medina comes in with a high challenge, catching Colin Lineker with his studs. Enrique Medina is shown the red card!! Colin Lineker runs off the knock.
78.14
Jimmy Van De Looi makes a simple pass to David Levintsky. David Levintsky threads the ball through to Ronald Maximiano. Ronald Maximiano plays a quick one-two with Leon Jung and rushes in on goal... Ronald Maximiano takes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
85.42
Diego Van Der Heijden makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Levintsky. David Levintsky knocks the ball forward to Leon Jung. Leon Jung knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Don Hutchison.
90.00
Ottavio Coscia comes in with a late challenge on Roland Van De Ouweland. Ottavio Coscia is warned by the referee! Roland Van De Ouweland stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Almere City FC

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

Possession
64.4%
35.6%
Play Area
24.7%
45.2%
30.1%

Scorers
Gavin Merson 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Merson of Almere City FC

Match Ratings