Match Report


Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam     FC UtrechtFC Utrecht
Duncan MooreDuncan Moore Ivo Stanoev Ivo Stanoev
Armin KöpkeA. Köpke56
G
1
G
69Thomas PromesT. Promes
Artur CastroA. Castro61
D
2
D
53Maurits BosmanM. Bosman
Sieb ZoetebierS. Zoetebier59
D
3
D
55Rene EbbingeR. Ebbinge
Michelangelo GravaM. Grava56
D
4
D
70Arnold BoschkerA. Boschker
Alexander MetzlerA. Metzler65
D
5
D
55Bart FrankenB. Franken
Samuel VarelaS. Varela62
M
6
M
49Duarte BarrosD. Barros
Winston KrijgsmanW. Krijgsman63
M
7
M
60Ernesto SegarraE. Segarra
Rick GouloozeR. Goulooze61
M
8
M
53Callum GemmillC. Gemmill
Frits PfenningsF. Pfennings65
A
9
A
56David VianaD. Viana
Sieme HuizinghS. Huizingh67
A
10
A
63Jeremy HellemonsJ. Hellemons
Garry GoughG. Gough62
A
11
A
60Walter CorradiW. Corradi

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Het Kasteel where Sparta Rotterdam play host to FC Utrecht. A crowd of 20,099 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sparta Rotterdam and FC Utrecht are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
FC Utrecht get the match underway!
8.29
Sieb Zoetebier chips the ball to his team mate, Rick Goulooze. Rick Goulooze flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry Gough. Garry Gough controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.26
Samuel Varela chips the ball to his team mate, Sieme Huizingh. Sieme Huizingh makes a probing pass to Garry Gough but he's offside!
20.53
Winston Krijgsman kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Gough. Garry Gough makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frits Pfennings. Frits Pfennings takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
30.09
Samuel Varela kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rene Ebbinge.
32.09
Winston Krijgsman makes a probing pass to Frits Pfennings. Frits Pfennings knocks in a cross ball towards Sieme Huizingh. Sieme Huizingh is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
33.36
FC Utrecht are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sparta Rotterdam's defence.
34.23
Maurits Bosman comes in with a late challenge on Frits Pfennings. Maurits Bosman is shown the yellow card! Frits Pfennings runs off the knock.
44.14
Rick Goulooze knocks the ball to his team mate, Frits Pfennings. Frits Pfennings knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bart Franken.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and Sparta Rotterdam get the second half underway!
47.18
FC Utrecht are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
53.48
Winston Krijgsman advances with the ball. Winston Krijgsman shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.05
Duarte Barros chips the ball to his team mate, Jeremy Hellemons. Jeremy Hellemons makes a probing pass to Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
57.17
Ernesto Segarra makes a simple pass to David Viana. David Viana tries a spectacular long range effort. Armin Köpke easily smothers it.
59.57
Alexander Metzler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuel Varela. Samuel Varela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Gough. Garry Gough shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Thomas Promes easily smothers it!
60.52
Winston Krijgsman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frits Pfennings. Frits Pfennings knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.11
Frits Pfennings hacks Rene Ebbinge from behind! Frits Pfennings is given a warning by the referee! Rene Ebbinge hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.13
Rick Goulooze knocks the ball to his team mate, Frits Pfennings. Frits Pfennings controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Gough. Garry Gough tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Thomas Promes!
66.59
Duarte Barros flicks the ball to his team mate, Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi shoots from 25 yards but somehow Armin Köpke manages to keep it out.
67.42
Rene Ebbinge threads the ball through to Ernesto Segarra. Ernesto Segarra makes a simple pass to Jeremy Hellemons. Jeremy Hellemons knocks in a cross ball towards Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
71.12
Rene Ebbinge flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill knocks the ball to his team mate, Walter Corradi. Walter Corradi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sieb Zoetebier.
73.01
Ernesto Segarra clumsily knocks into Winston Krijgsman. Ernesto Segarra is given a warning by the referee! Winston Krijgsman stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.17
Winston Krijgsman flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Frits Pfennings. Frits Pfennings is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.07
FC Utrecht are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sparta Rotterdam's defence.
84.36
Rene Ebbinge advances with the ball. Rene Ebbinge chips the ball to his team mate, Jeremy Hellemons. Jeremy Hellemons shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Armin Köpke manages to gather it comfortably.
85.09
Rick Goulooze knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arnold Boschker.
90.00
Duarte Barros sees a break and surges forward. Duarte Barros plays a perfect one-two with Jeremy Hellemons and rushes in on goal... Duarte Barros makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Frits Pfennings of Sparta Rotterdam
Match Statistics
 

Sparta Rotterdam

FC Utrecht
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
22.2%
46%
31.7%

Scorers
Frits Pfennings 21