Match Report


PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
John E HyldgaardJohn E Hyldgaard Michael Douglas Michael Douglas
Jacob BridgesJ. Bridges70
G
1captain
G
80Ismael BulentI. Bulent
Tomasz AnolfoT. Anolfo73
D
captain2
D
69Ulrich van der WalU. van der Wal
Hocine KermaliH. Kermali78
D
3
D
66Wayne MarsdenW. Marsden
Rui Van Der WeerdenR. Van Der Weerden69
D
4
D
79Cor HendriksC. Hendriks
Gerard BobsonG. Bobson83
M
5
D
71Gianfranco MilaneseG. Milanese
Ferry SchenningF. Schenning81
M
6
M
75Emiliano PieriE. Pieri
Ulrich GrotU. Grot76
M
7
M
78Eben AmoahE. Amoah
Martin DitewigM. Ditewig78
M
8
A
72Oscar EspositoO. Esposito
Nelson OpschoorN. Opschoor74
A
9
A
76Florian BergF. Berg
David DavidsD. Davids74
A
10
A
75Nico KistnerN. Kistner
Adilson HasselbainkA. Hasselbaink67
A
11
A
73Nicu StingaN. Stinga
 
Donny SluiterD. Sluiter69
D
12
A
73Lorenzo GiampaoloL. Giampaolo
Raffaele MoranteR. Morante80
M
13
D
70Nicola MartuscielloN. Martusciello
Jeffrey VerhoevenJ. Verhoeven67
A
14
M
74Stefan KlompeS. Klompe

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Philips Stadion where PSV Eindhoven play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 20,042 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
PSV Eindhoven 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 Louis Lobont.


0.00
The first half starts with PSV Eindhoven kicking off!
2.34
David Davids barges into Ulrich van der Wal. David Davids is given a warning by the referee! Ulrich van der Wal hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.47
Martin Ditewig sees Nelson Opschoor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nelson Opschoor tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
8.34
Wayne Marsden passes the ball forward to Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah flicks a high ball forward to Florian Berg who takes it down. Florian Berg knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Bridges who gathers it comfortably.
15.24
Wayne Marsden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah knocks the ball to his team mate, Florian Berg. Florian Berg shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
18.03
Wayne Marsden threads a neat ball through to Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah flicks a high pass forward. Nico Kistner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nico Kistner knocks in a cross ball towards Florian Berg. Florian Berg gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Superb reactions from Jacob Bridges. What a save!
22.46
Tomasz Anolfo flicks a high ball forward to Ferry Schenning who takes it down. Ferry Schenning flicks the ball to his team mate, David Davids. David Davids shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
24.01
Eben Amoah kicks a strong pass forward to Nicu Stinga. Nicu Stinga lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Esposito. Oscar Esposito gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Jacob Bridges gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
27.24
Gerard Bobson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adilson Hasselbaink. Adilson Hasselbaink shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
28.11
Tomasz Anolfo advances with the ball. Tomasz Anolfo threads a neat ball through to Adilson Hasselbaink. Adilson Hasselbaink finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
30.53
Ulrich Grot kicks a strong pass forward to Nelson Opschoor. Nelson Opschoor shoots from 25 yards. Good keeping from Ismael Bulent as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
36.57
Cor Hendriks makes a simple pass to Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah makes a simple pass to Florian Berg. Florian Berg shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
38.08
Eben Amoah flicks a high ball forward to Florian Berg who takes it down. Florian Berg knocks in a cross ball towards Nicu Stinga. Nicu Stinga jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Jacob Bridges!
42.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Ulrich van der Wal plays the ball forward to Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah chips the ball to his team mate, Nico Kistner. Nico Kistner knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Esposito. Oscar Esposito rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sparta Rotterdam!
45.00
Eben Amoah hits a low pass to Nicu Stinga. Nicu Stinga shoots from long range. Jacob Bridges is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. PSV Eindhoven appear unchanged since the first half. Sparta Rotterdam appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation. The Sparta Rotterdam players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Sparta Rotterdam kick off and get the second half underway!
48.32
Oscar Esposito hacks Tomasz Anolfo from behind! The referee brings Oscar Esposito to one side and gives him a warning! Tomasz Anolfo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.18
Seeing a gap ahead, Ferry Schenning plays the ball forward to David Davids. David Davids knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ulrich van der Wal.
60.38
PSV Eindhoven have made a substitution with Raffaele Morante replacing Ulrich Grot .
61.38
Eben Amoah knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Esposito. Oscar Esposito shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
66.45
Gerard Bobson threads a neat ball through to Adilson Hasselbaink. Adilson Hasselbaink lofts in a cross ball towards Nelson Opschoor. Nelson Opschoor flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
69.18
Gianfranco Milanese flicks the ball to his team mate, Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah knocks the ball to his team mate, Nico Kistner. Nico Kistner whips in a cross ball towards Florian Berg. Florian Berg makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.26
Rui Van Der Weerden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerard Bobson. Gerard Bobson flicks a high ball forward to Nelson Opschoor who takes it down. Nelson Opschoor tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
78.02
With great vision, Eben Amoah plays the ball forward to Nicu Stinga. Nicu Stinga plays a scrappy one-two with Nico Kistner and advances towards the goal... Nicu Stinga rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Jacob Bridges!
81.10
Martin Ditewig clumsily knocks into Eben Amoah. Martin Ditewig is given a warning by the referee! Eben Amoah hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.09
Gerard Bobson makes a probing pass to Adilson Hasselbaink. Adilson Hasselbaink shoots from long range but Ismael Bulent is on top of it.
89.02
Florian Berg clumsily knocks into Tomasz Anolfo. Florian Berg is warned by the referee! Tomasz Anolfo stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

PSV Eindhoven

Sparta Rotterdam
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.5%
47.5%
Play Area
30%
43.8%
26.2%

Scorers
Oscar Esposito 42
Nicu Stinga 45
Florian Berg 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eben Amoah of Sparta Rotterdam

Match Ratings