Match Report


FC OssFC Oss     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eduardo PardoE. Pardo61
G
1
G
68Jamie JessJ. Jess
Craig CampbellC. Campbell77
D
2
D
76Mustapha PiquéM. Piqué
Armin SpenglerA. Spengler70
D
3
D
73Brian WilliamsB. Williams
Dave De VisserD. De Visser66
D
4captain
D
67Paul BierhoffP. Bierhoff
Dominique HeubachD. Heubach74
M
5
D
64David ThomsonD. Thomson
Gianni RivaltaG. Rivalta68
M
captain6
M
74Mark MatzuzziM. Matzuzzi
Danny Van Der VaartD. Van Der Vaart66
M
7
M
74Victor HeesakkersV. Heesakkers
Jose VelosoJ. Veloso59
M
8
M
62Rafael HammingR. Hamming
Stephen McinnesS. Mcinnes73
A
9
A
70Silvain LanckohrS. Lanckohr
Hans Van HalstH. Van Halst61
A
10
A
68Jean Pierre DeguervilleJ. Deguerville
Tim HammingT. Hamming59
A
11
A
66Craig McGroryC. McGrory
 
Urvin van der LindenU. van der Linden63
D
12
A
66Daniel ReuserD. Reuser
Duncan StrachanD. Strachan62
D
13
G
64Youssef MonteiroY. Monteiro
Jakob KlimekJ. Klimek59
G
14
M
58Victor KanuV. Kanu

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Heesen Yachts Stadion where FC Oss play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 17,431 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Oss are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sparta Rotterdam appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Mokoena.


0.00
FC Oss kick off and get the match underway!
6.35
Mark Matzuzzi threads a neat ball through to Silvain Lanckohr. Silvain Lanckohr shoots from 25 yards. Eduardo Pardo gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
16.57
Gianni Rivalta flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
18.47
Victor Heesakkers knocks the ball forward to Jean Pierre Deguerville. Jean Pierre Deguerville passes the ball forward to Craig McGrory. Some silky footwork from Craig McGrory provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
24.13
Armin Spengler flicks a high pass forward to Gianni Rivalta who brings the ball under control. Gianni Rivalta makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tim Hamming. Tim Hamming knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.50
Stephen Mcinnes clumsily knocks into Brian Williams. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Brian Williams hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.17
Jean Pierre Deguerville clumsily knocks into Craig Campbell. Jean Pierre Deguerville is warned by the referee! Craig Campbell gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.28
Victor Heesakkers flicks a high pass forward. Craig McGrory collects the pass. Craig McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Campbell.
30.27
Gianni Rivalta deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tim Hamming. Tim Hamming tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.25
Dominique Heubach knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Hamming. Tim Hamming knocks the ball forward to Stephen Mcinnes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.18
Gianni Rivalta flicks a high pass forward. Hans Van Halst controls it well on his chest. Hans Van Halst knocks in a cross ball towards Tim Hamming. Tim Hamming gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.52
Dominique Heubach knocks the ball to his team mate, Hans Van Halst. Hans Van Halst finds some space and shoots from distance but Jamie Jess is on top of it.
40.36
Danny Van Der Vaart threads a neat ball through to Tim Hamming. Tim Hamming shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
44.21
Victor Heesakkers flicks a high ball forward to Jean Pierre Deguerville who takes it down. Jean Pierre Deguerville shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Mark Matzuzzi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean Pierre Deguerville. Jean Pierre Deguerville shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Oss have changed their lineup with Urvin van der Linden replacing Dominique Heubach and Jakob Klimek replacing Jose Veloso and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Sparta Rotterdam have changed their lineup with Victor Kanu replacing Silvain Lanckohr.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sparta Rotterdam kick off!
47.53
Craig McGrory catches Dave De Visser on the ankles. The referee brings Craig McGrory to one side and gives him a warning! Dave De Visser stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.35
Urvin van der Linden makes a probing pass to Danny Van Der Vaart. Danny Van Der Vaart threads a neat ball through to Jakob Klimek. Jakob Klimek finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
57.59
Paul Bierhoff hoofs the ball up the pitch. Jean Pierre Deguerville shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.06
FC Oss have made a substitution with Duncan Strachan replacing Danny Van Der Vaart .Sparta Rotterdam appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
63.09
With vision, Duncan Strachan plays the ball forward to Stephen Mcinnes. Stephen Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jamie Jess who gathers it comfortably.
65.34
Mark Matzuzzi hacks Armin Spengler from behind! The referee calls over Mark Matzuzzi and warns him to calm down! Armin Spengler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.22
Gianni Rivalta sees space and advances. Gianni Rivalta whips in a cross ball towards Hans Van Halst. Hans Van Halst powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
72.36
Duncan Strachan comes in with a late challenge on Victor Heesakkers. Duncan Strachan is shown the yellow card! Victor Heesakkers runs off the knock.
73.26
Victor Heesakkers flicks a high pass forward. Craig McGrory holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig McGrory shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.19
Sparta Rotterdam have made a substitution with Youssef Monteiro replacing Mark Matzuzzi .
83.52
Jakob Klimek hacks Mustapha Piqué from behind! The referee calls over Jakob Klimek and shows him a yellow card! Mustapha Piqué hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.26
Youssef Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Craig McGrory controls it well on his chest. Craig McGrory shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Oss

Sparta Rotterdam
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.5%
43.5%
Play Area
29%
46.4%
24.6%

Scorers
Tim Hamming 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tim Hamming of FC Oss

Match Ratings