Match Report


NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Samuel HallSamuel Hall Duncan Moore Duncan Moore
Christian ScarponiC. Scarponi70
G
1
G
70Jos NieuwenburgJ. Nieuwenburg
Kasper LaudrupK. Laudrup71
D
2
D
65Aboubacar CobosA. Cobos
Sjaak HoogstrateS. Hoogstrate68
D
3
D
74Juan Pablo SuárezJ. Suárez
Jšrg Van Van Der GunJ. Van Der Gun64
D
4
D
64Elena Del SolE. Del Sol
John HopkinJ. Hopkin69
D
5
D
68Emilio CáceresE. Cáceres
Robin HoogstrateR. Hoogstrate61
M
6
M
65Pius Van VlietP. Van Vliet
Nikos KerkhofN. Kerkhof65
M
7
M
72Leandro HallerL. Haller
Ricardo VarelaR. Varela60
M
8
M
66Sergio HansmaS. Hansma
Pim van DamP. van Dam67
A
9
A
75Marcelo FabbriM. Fabbri
Neil GreigN. Greig66
A
10
A
73ƒtienne Venemaƒ. Venema
Alje JongenA. Jongen62
A
11
A
75Arno JanssenA. Janssen

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 19,247 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both NEC Nijmegen and Sparta Rotterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
NEC Nijmegen get the match underway!
8.21
Sjaak Hoogstrate kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Varela. Ricardo Varela passes the ball forward to Alje Jongen. Alje Jongen shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.18
Sergio Hansma chips the ball to his team mate, ƒtienne Venema. ƒtienne Venema threads the ball through to Marcelo Fabbri but he's offside!
15.50
Robin Hoogstrate knocks the ball forward to Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam passes the ball forward but Alje Jongen is offside!
18.39
Nikos Kerkhof clumsily knocks into Leandro Haller. Nikos Kerkhof is given a warning by the referee! Leandro Haller runs off the knock.
21.05
Aboubacar Cobos chips the ball to his team mate, Leandro Haller. Leandro Haller threads the ball through to Arno Janssen. Arno Janssen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.06
Sjaak Hoogstrate clumsily knocks into Arno Janssen. The referee calls over Sjaak Hoogstrate and shows him a yellow card! Arno Janssen stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.33
Robin Hoogstrate deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Greig. Neil Greig knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Emilio Cáceres.
27.00
Elena Del Sol deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pius Van Vliet. Pius Van Vliet passes the ball forward to Marcelo Fabbri. Marcelo Fabbri knocks in a cross ball towards Arno Janssen. Arno Janssen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
28.13
Elena Del Sol threads the ball through to Pius Van Vliet. Pius Van Vliet chips the ball to his team mate, Arno Janssen. Arno Janssen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Sparta Rotterdam kick off!
48.30
Ricardo Varela decides to run forward with the ball. Ricardo Varela knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juan Pablo Suárez.
49.47
Leandro Haller catches Nikos Kerkhof on the ankles. The referee calls over Leandro Haller and warns him to calm down! Nikos Kerkhof stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.03
Robin Hoogstrate makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Greig. Neil Greig directs the ball goalwards with his head but Jos Nieuwenburg is on top of it.
60.04
Sparta Rotterdam are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
61.06
Emilio Cáceres controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leandro Haller. Leandro Haller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, ƒtienne Venema. ƒtienne Venema controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.49
Jšrg Van Van Der Gun deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robin Hoogstrate. Robin Hoogstrate makes a beautiful solo run. Robin Hoogstrate finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Jos Nieuwenburg!
67.08
Robin Hoogstrate makes a simple pass to Pim van Dam. Pim van Dam lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Greig. Neil Greig is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.52
Aboubacar Cobos passes the ball forward to Pius Van Vliet. Pius Van Vliet chips the ball to his team mate, ƒtienne Venema. ƒtienne Venema knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.07
Nikos Kerkhof clumsily knocks into Leandro Haller. Nikos Kerkhof is given another warning by the referee! Leandro Haller stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Sparta Rotterdam are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate NEC Nijmegen's defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Neil Greig of NEC Nijmegen
Match Statistics
 

NEC Nijmegen

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

Possession
51.6%
48.4%
Play Area
26.6%
51.6%
21.9%

Scorers
Neil Greig 67