Match Report
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Philips Stadion where PSV Eindhoven play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 19,888 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both PSV Eindhoven and Sparta Rotterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both PSV Eindhoven and Sparta Rotterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Sparta Rotterdam kick off and get the first half underway!
6.37
0-0Billy Geerinckx hacks Ronnie Timmer from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ronnie Timmer stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.16
0-0Yurtcan Özalan flicks the ball to his team mate, Leandro Haller. Leandro Haller passes the ball forward to ƒtienne Venema. ƒtienne Venema passes the ball forward but Marcelo Fabbri is offside!
9.10
0-0Leandro Haller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, ƒtienne Venema. ƒtienne Venema goes all the way! ƒtienne Venema tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.24
0-0Marcelo Fabbri comes in with a late challenge on Thijs Elshot. Marcelo Fabbri is given a warning by the referee! Thijs Elshot runs off the knock.
15.24
0-0Valentino Roccati knocks the ball to his team mate, Steven Waters. Steven Waters passes the ball forward to Oliver Krüger. Oliver Krüger knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jos Nieuwenburg who gathers it comfortably.
28.46
0-1Leandro Haller passes the ball forward to Arno Janssen. Arno Janssen knocks the ball forward to Marcelo Fabbri. Marcelo Fabbri cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Albrecht Eilts has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.51
0-1Thijs Elshot threads the ball through to Billy Geerinckx. Billy Geerinckx controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Krüger. Oliver Krüger shoots from distance but Jos Nieuwenburg is on top of it.
33.59
Marcelo Fabbri hacks Valentino Roccati from behind! Marcelo Fabbri is given another warning by the referee! Valentino Roccati runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
PSV Eindhoven kick off and get the second half underway!
48.02
Roy Arts makes a probing pass to Steven Waters. Steven Waters knocks the ball forward to Miguel Valente. Miguel Valente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.23
Ronnie Timmer makes a probing pass to Marcelo Fabbri. Marcelo Fabbri makes a probing pass to ƒtienne Venema. ƒtienne Venema cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Albrecht Eilts easily smothers it.
57.58
Stephen Cooney makes a probing pass to Leandro Haller. Leandro Haller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arno Janssen. Arno Janssen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.12
0-1PSV Eindhoven are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
66.04
Leandro Haller knocks the ball forward to Marcelo Fabbri. Marcelo Fabbri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.21
Roy Arts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steven Waters. Steven Waters passes the ball forward to Michel Boussatta. Michel Boussatta lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Krüger. Oliver Krüger flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
71.53
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
77.02
Valentino Roccati knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Geerinckx. Billy Geerinckx threads the ball through to Miguel Valente. Miguel Valente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.01
Billy Geerinckx advances with the ball. Billy Geerinckx plays a perfect one-two with Miguel Valente and rushes in on goal... Billy Geerinckx shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
83.16
Ronnie Timmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcelo Fabbri. Marcelo Fabbri plays a perfect one-two with Arno Janssen and rushes in on goal... Marcelo Fabbri rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.56
Jimmy Wau brings the ball forward. Jimmy Wau makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Valente. Miguel Valente cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.01
Ronnie Timmer threads the ball through to Arno Janssen. Arno Janssen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcelo Fabbri but he's offside!
87.31
Leandro Haller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, ƒtienne Venema. ƒtienne Venema goes all the way! ƒtienne Venema shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
89.47
0-2Emilio Cáceres comes in with a late challenge on Miguel Valente. The referee calls over Emilio Cáceres and shows him a yellow card! Miguel Valente gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57%
43%
Play Area
30.4%
46.8%
22.8%
Scorers
| Marcelo Fabbri 28, 66 |