Match Report


VeendamVeendam     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ferdi BrouwerF. Brouwer66
G
1
G
61Roger HeesakkersR. Heesakkers
Fabio Di FabioF. Di Fabio66
D
2
D
66Sylvain OakesS. Oakes
Nikos van den BroekN. van den Broek60
D
3
D
62Pius Van RijswijkP. Van Rijswijk
Jan-Willem de HaanJ. de Haan60
D
4
D
57Arjen StroeveA. Stroeve
Ignacio Van GastelI. Van Gastel55
D
5
D
57Philipp ReimersP. Reimers
Pascal KooimanP. Kooiman68
M
6
M
71Gijs SeedorfG. Seedorf
Gerard Van Der MeydeG. Van Der Meyde68
M
7
M
68Marino Van Der VegtM. Van Der Vegt
Mamadou NeveuM. Neveu54
M
8
M
65Riccardo CastellazziR. Castellazzi
Bram DijkstraB. Dijkstra52
M
9
A
63Bram OlfersB. Olfers
Angelo BarbosaA. Barbosa66
A
10
A
62Don BurleyD. Burley
Milan Berck DirkM. Dirk65
A
11
A
48Edwin BoussattaE. Boussatta

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at De Langeleegte where Veendam play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 9,498 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Veendam are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sparta Rotterdam appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Sparta Rotterdam start the match!
6.11
Gerard Van Der Meyde controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Angelo Barbosa. Angelo Barbosa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arjen Stroeve.
14.54
Jan-Willem de Haan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mamadou Neveu. Mamadou Neveu flicks the ball to his team mate, Angelo Barbosa. Angelo Barbosa shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Roger Heesakkers!
15.29
Bram Dijkstra decides to run forward with the ball. Bram Dijkstra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Milan Berck Dirk but he's offside!
16.43
Gijs Seedorf flicks the ball to his team mate, Bram Olfers. Bram Olfers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ignacio Van Gastel.
21.04
Mamadou Neveu passes the ball forward to Angelo Barbosa. Angelo Barbosa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Roger Heesakkers!
22.54
Pius Van Rijswijk advances with the ball. Pius Van Rijswijk kicks a strong pass forward to Bram Olfers. Bram Olfers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Burley but the linesman indicates offside!
28.39
Bram Dijkstra sees a break and surges forward. Bram Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.01
Riccardo Castellazzi kicks a strong pass forward to Don Burley. Don Burley tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.27
Nikos van den Broek hacks Don Burley from behind! Nikos van den Broek is shown the yellow card! Don Burley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.34
Jan-Willem de Haan knocks the ball to his team mate, Mamadou Neveu. Mamadou Neveu makes a probing pass to Milan Berck Dirk. Milan Berck Dirk sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Veendam start the second half!
51.44
Gijs Seedorf knocks the ball forward to Don Burley. Don Burley tries a spectacular long range effort. Ferdi Brouwer easily smothers it.
59.03
Pascal Kooiman comes in with a late challenge on Riccardo Castellazzi. Pascal Kooiman is shown the yellow card! Riccardo Castellazzi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.03
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
60.44
Marino Van Der Vegt knocks the ball forward to Don Burley. Don Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.59
Mamadou Neveu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Milan Berck Dirk. Milan Berck Dirk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sylvain Oakes.
65.35
Pius Van Rijswijk advances with the ball. Pius Van Rijswijk sees space and advances. Pius Van Rijswijk knocks the ball forward to Don Burley. Don Burley takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Ferdi Brouwer easily smothers it!
66.22
Riccardo Castellazzi chips the ball to his team mate, Bram Olfers. Bram Olfers plays a perfect one-two with Don Burley and rushes in on goal... Bram Olfers tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
71.09
Riccardo Castellazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don Burley. Don Burley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.06
Jan-Willem de Haan kicks a strong pass forward to Mamadou Neveu. Mamadou Neveu knocks the ball to his team mate, Milan Berck Dirk. Milan Berck Dirk goes all the way! Milan Berck Dirk makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Roger Heesakkers easily smothers it!
79.07
Mamadou Neveu passes the ball forward to Angelo Barbosa. Angelo Barbosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.46
Riccardo Castellazzi makes a beautiful solo run. Riccardo Castellazzi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fabio Di Fabio.
85.28
Bram Dijkstra passes the ball forward to Angelo Barbosa. Angelo Barbosa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.50
Gijs Seedorf threads the ball through to Don Burley. Don Burley shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
90.00
Riccardo Castellazzi hacks Pascal Kooiman from behind! The referee calls over Riccardo Castellazzi and shows him a yellow card! Pascal Kooiman gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Pius Van Rijswijk of Sparta Rotterdam
Match Statistics
 

Veendam

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

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
25.9%
49.4%
24.7%