Match Report


SC HeerenveenSC Heerenveen     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Michael Douglas Michael Douglas
Flavio VenturinF. Venturin73
G
1captain
G
80Ismael BulentI. Bulent
Roberto CastroR. Castro69
D
2
D
73Sherif SoloyS. Soloy
Francesco G. GravaF. Grava66
D
3
D
79Cor HendriksC. Hendriks
Pier G. UrsoP. Urso65
D
4
D
66Arthur WoodgateA. Woodgate
Albert CasA. Cas75
M
5
D
71Gianfranco MilaneseG. Milanese
Ighli MercuriI. Mercuri72
M
6
M
73Reinder KreekR. Kreek
Colin GemmellC. Gemmell69
M
7
M
78Eben AmoahE. Amoah
Jonas FreundJ. Freund69
M
captain8
A
72Oscar EspositoO. Esposito
Juri ZauliJ. Zauli75
A
9
M
75Emiliano PieriE. Pieri
Marchanno Van LoenhoutM. Van Loenhout74
A
10
A
76Florian BergF. Berg
Gianmatteo AntonelliniG. Antonellini67
A
11
A
81Franck DoumencF. Doumenc
 
Matthias GeisM. Geis65
A
12
D
76Kevin MasurK. Masur
Ferry MarisF. Maris55
D
13
M
78Youri KarpinY. Karpin
Marinus HeesakkersM. Heesakkers50
M
14
A
73Lorenzo GiampaoloL. Giampaolo

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Abe Lenstra Stadion where SC Heerenveen play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 19,312 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
SC Heerenveen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sparta Rotterdam appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Marcel Korsten.


0.00
The first half starts with Sparta Rotterdam kicking off!
3.19
Eben Amoah catches Ighli Mercuri on the ankles. The referee brings Eben Amoah to one side and gives him a warning! Ighli Mercuri runs off the knock.
4.10
Gianfranco Milanese threads a neat ball through to Reinder Kreek. Reinder Kreek deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Franck Doumenc. Franck Doumenc whips in a cross ball towards Florian Berg. Florian Berg makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
9.16
Jonas Freund knocks the ball forward to Gianmatteo Antonellini. Gianmatteo Antonellini makes a great pass forward. Marchanno Van Loenhout runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
10.55
Roberto Castro breaks forward. Roberto Castro changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Roberto Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arthur Woodgate.
12.43
Ighli Mercuri threads a neat ball through to Gianmatteo Antonellini. Gianmatteo Antonellini lofts in a cross ball towards Marchanno Van Loenhout. Marchanno Van Loenhout heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but Cor Hendriks blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
14.48
Ighli Mercuri flicks a high pass forward to Gianmatteo Antonellini who brings the ball under control. Gianmatteo Antonellini lofts in a cross ball towards Juri Zauli. Juri Zauli makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Ismael Bulent!
15.23
Cor Hendriks knocks the ball to his team mate, Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah threads a neat ball through to Franck Doumenc. Franck Doumenc whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Esposito. Oscar Esposito is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Flavio Venturin!
18.27
Reinder Kreek passes the ball forward to Florian Berg. Florian Berg skips past Roberto Castro! Florian Berg looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Flavio Venturin comfortably smothers it!
21.04
Roberto Castro brings the ball forward. Roberto Castro threads a neat ball through to Marchanno Van Loenhout. Marchanno Van Loenhout knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.11
Albert Cas knocks the ball forward to Marchanno Van Loenhout. Marchanno Van Loenhout knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ismael Bulent who gathers it comfortably.
24.41
With wonderful vision, Jonas Freund plays the ball forward to Marchanno Van Loenhout. Marchanno Van Loenhout puts a great ball through. Gianmatteo Antonellini runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
26.52
Gianfranco Milanese controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah picks a pass forward to Franck Doumenc. Franck Doumenc shoots from 25 yards. Flavio Venturin gets down and covers it.
30.02
Arthur Woodgate knocks the ball forward to Eben Amoah. Without breaking stride, Eben Amoah plays the ball forward to Oscar Esposito. Oscar Esposito lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Berg. Florian Berg rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just wide!
32.55
SC Heerenveen have made 3 substitutions with Matthias Geis replacing Juri Zauli, Ferry Maris replacing Albert Cas and Marinus Heesakkers replacing Roberto Castro .
33.63
Francesco G. Grava flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Mercuri controls it well on his chest. Ighli Mercuri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marchanno Van Loenhout. Marchanno Van Loenhout finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.09
Eben Amoah knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Esposito. Oscar Esposito knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.20
Reinder Kreek chips the ball to his team mate, Franck Doumenc. Franck Doumenc shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Flavio Venturin. Excellent save.
40.52
Eben Amoah runs straight at the opposition's defence. Eben Amoah threads a neat, attacking ball through to Florian Berg. Some silky footwork from Florian Berg provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is miles over!
42.17
Colin Gemmell sees Matthias Geis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matthias Geis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arthur Woodgate.
44.37
Jonas Freund kicks a strong pass forward to Matthias Geis. Matthias Geis plays a one-two with Marchanno Van Loenhout and rushes in on goal... Matthias Geis side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ismael Bulent with no chance!! Goal for SC Heerenveen!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Heerenveen appear unchanged since the first half. Sparta Rotterdam have changed their lineup with Lorenzo Giampaolo replacing Emiliano Pieri and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation.

45.00
The whistle blows and SC Heerenveen get the second half underway!
51.28
Eben Amoah flicks a high pass forward to Oscar Esposito who brings the ball under control. Oscar Esposito controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Florian Berg through on goal. Florian Berg takes a shot at goal but Flavio Venturin reads it well. Superb keeping!
54.23
Ferry Maris threads a neat ball through to Gianmatteo Antonellini. Gianmatteo Antonellini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.16
Pier G. Urso makes a simple pass to Jonas Freund. Jonas Freund chips the ball to his team mate, Marchanno Van Loenhout. Marchanno Van Loenhout deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianmatteo Antonellini but the linesman indicates offside!
60.39
Reinder Kreek chips the ball to his team mate, Lorenzo Giampaolo. Lorenzo Giampaolo shoots from 20 yards but Flavio Venturin reads it well. Nice keeping!
61.43
Ferry Maris deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Geis. Matthias Geis plays a quick one-two with Marchanno Van Loenhout and rushes in on goal... Matthias Geis rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.33
Gianfranco Milanese makes a probing pass to Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Franck Doumenc. Franck Doumenc makes a great pass forward. Lorenzo Giampaolo runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
66.35
Reinder Kreek knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Esposito. Oscar Esposito knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pier G. Urso.
69.25
Colin Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Matthias Geis. Matthias Geis makes a probing pass between the defence to Gianmatteo Antonellini. Gianmatteo Antonellini shoots from just inside the box but it is shockingly off target!
71.11
Colin Gemmell knocks the ball forward to Matthias Geis. Matthias Geis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.43
Reinder Kreek runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Reinder Kreek edges inside the box! Francesco G. Grava barges into Reinder Kreek. Penalty not given!!
75.54
Reinder Kreek flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Esposito collects the pass. Oscar Esposito whips in a cross ball towards Franck Doumenc. Franck Doumenc rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's well over the bar!
79.52
Reinder Kreek kicks a strong pass forward to Lorenzo Giampaolo. Lorenzo Giampaolo shoots from long range but Flavio Venturin is on top of it.
87.05
Eben Amoah takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Reinder Kreek. Reinder Kreek flicks a high pass forward to Lorenzo Giampaolo who brings the ball under control. Lorenzo Giampaolo shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Pier G. Urso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Gemmell. Colin Gemmell threads a neat ball through to Gianmatteo Antonellini. Gianmatteo Antonellini knocks in a cross ball towards Matthias Geis. Matthias Geis knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Ismael Bulent is on top of his game. Well saved!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

SC Heerenveen

Sparta Rotterdam
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
27.9%
44.2%
27.9%

Scorers
Matthias Geis 44
Florian Berg 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Flavio Venturin of SC Heerenveen

Match Ratings
1.Flavio Venturin (GK)
9
2.Roberto Castro (DEF)
7
3.Francesco G. Grava (DEF)
6
4.Pier G. Urso (DEF)
6
5.Albert Cas (MID)
6
6.Ighli Mercuri (MID)
6
7.Colin Gemmell (MID)
6
8.Jonas Freund (MID)
6
9.Juri Zauli (ATT)
6
10.Marchanno Van Loenhout (ATT)
6
11.Gianmatteo Antonellini (ATT)
6
 
12.Matthias Geis (ATT)goal scored
9
13.Ferry Maris (DEF)
6
14.Marinus Heesakkers (MID)
6

1.Ismael Bulent (GK)
6
2.Sherif Soloy (DEF)
6
3.Cor Hendriks (DEF)
6
4.Arthur Woodgate (DEF)
6
5.Gianfranco Milanese (DEF)
6
6.Reinder Kreek (MID)
8
7.Eben Amoah (MID)
7
8.Oscar Esposito (ATT)
6
9.Emiliano Pieri (MID)
6
10.Florian Berg (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Franck Doumenc (ATT)
7
 
12.Kevin Masur (DEF)
0
13.Youri Karpin (MID)
0
14.Lorenzo Giampaolo (ATT)
6