Match Report


SBV ExcelsiorSBV Excelsior     Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro Olly Martin Olly Martin
Cesar Marco AurelioC. Marco Aurelio83
G
captain1
G
80Abdelkrim ChippoA. Chippo
Kasper SørensenK. Sørensen80
D
2
D
78Frode BakkeF. Bakke
Santiago AguirreS. Aguirre81
D
3
D
81Mihai DalakisM. Dalakis
Stefan ZaussingerS. Zaussinger78
D
4
D
76Zeljko BrescianoZ. Bresciano
Horacio OsorioH. Osorio83
D
5
M
76Panagiotis PolitesP. Polites
Klaus SinkonenK. Sinkonen85
M
6
M
76Arjen JanssenA. Janssen
Marcel WiekensM. Wiekens86
M
7
M
78Jan Vennegoor LameyJ. Lamey
Oliver BabbelO. Babbel81
M
8
M
77Jos Van BeukeringJ. Van Beukering
Mamar PeléM. Pelé80
A
9
A
83Arno BaslerA. Basler
Alvaro LaraA. Lara82
A
10
A
81Gary JamesG. James
Said HansmaS. Hansma75
A
11captain
A
71Nico BöhmN. Böhm
 
Roberto CostaR. Costa77
D
12
D
71Panagiotis PappasP. Pappas
Santiago LimaS. Lima84
M
13
M
71Linus SchnellingerL. Schnellinger
Jaime LopesJ. Lopes83
A
14
A
78Sophiane RecorbetS. Recorbet

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Woudestein where SBV Excelsior play host to Sparta Rotterdam in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
SBV Excelsior are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sparta Rotterdam appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ger Beelenkamp.


0.00
SBV Excelsior kick off and get the match underway!
3.08
Santiago Aguirre flicks a high ball forward to Oliver Babbel who takes it down. Oliver Babbel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alvaro Lara. Alvaro Lara knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.51
Marcel Wiekens hits a low pass to Said Hansma. Said Hansma sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
6.48
Arjen Janssen flicks a high pass forward to Nico Böhm who brings the ball under control. Nico Böhm plays a sublime one-two with Gary James and races in on goal... Some silky footwork from Nico Böhm provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
12.26
Frode Bakke flicks a high ball forward to Jan Vennegoor Lamey who takes it down. Jan Vennegoor Lamey knocks the ball forward to Nico Böhm. Nico Böhm finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
14.09
Klaus Sinkonen sees Mamar Pelé in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mamar Pelé finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
16.26
Zeljko Bresciano knocks the ball to his team mate, Jan Vennegoor Lamey. Jan Vennegoor Lamey flicks a high ball forward to Nico Böhm who takes it down. Without breaking stride, Nico Böhm plays the ball forward to Gary James who has made a great run into the box. Gary James cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.34
Horacio Osorio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Babbel. Oliver Babbel flicks a high pass forward to Said Hansma who brings the ball neatly under control. Said Hansma knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdelkrim Chippo who gathers it comfortably.
21.26
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
26.49
With imagination, Marcel Wiekens picks a pass forward to Mamar Pelé. Mamar Pelé shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
27.54
Santiago Aguirre makes a probing pass to Klaus Sinkonen. Klaus Sinkonen makes a simple pass to Alvaro Lara. Alvaro Lara knocks in a cross ball towards Mamar Pelé. Mamar Pelé makes a looping header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
30.40
Oliver Babbel flicks a high pass forward. Alvaro Lara controls it well on his chest. Alvaro Lara finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.02
Stefan Zaussinger hits a long diagonal ball forward. Alvaro Lara lofts in a cross ball towards Mamar Pelé. Mamar Pelé is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent block by Mihai Dalakis!
42.31
Frode Bakke hacks Oliver Babbel from behind! The referee warns Frode Bakke to calm down! Oliver Babbel runs off the knock.
44.48
Jan Vennegoor Lamey threads a neat ball through to Nico Böhm. Nico Böhm knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. SBV Excelsior appear unchanged since the first half. Sparta Rotterdam also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Sparta Rotterdam kick off!
48.18
Mihai Dalakis flicks the ball to his team mate, Jos Van Beukering. Jos Van Beukering advances with the ball. Jos Van Beukering makes a simple pass, allowing Arno Basler to run into the box. Arno Basler looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Cesar Marco Aurelio!
49.57
Frode Bakke makes a probing pass to Panagiotis Polites. Panagiotis Polites flicks a high pass forward. Gary James collects the pass. Gary James kicks a strong pass forward to Nico Böhm but the referee indicates it's offside!
51.33
Oliver Babbel hacks Arjen Janssen from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arjen Janssen stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.03
Santiago Aguirre makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Babbel. Oliver Babbel passes the ball forward to Mamar Pelé. Mamar Pelé controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
57.56
Mihai Dalakis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arjen Janssen. Arjen Janssen threads a neat ball through to Arno Basler. Arno Basler advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Arno Basler provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Arno Basler!
60.10
Sparta Rotterdam have made 3 substitutions with Panagiotis Pappas replacing Zeljko Bresciano, Linus Schnellinger replacing Arjen Janssen and Sophiane Recorbet replacing Nico Böhm .
63.04
Klaus Sinkonen knocks the ball to his team mate, Alvaro Lara. Alvaro Lara lofts in a cross ball towards Mamar Pelé. Mamar Pelé connects with a diving header but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
65.10
Linus Schnellinger makes a beautiful solo run. Linus Schnellinger controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Sophiane Recorbet through on goal. Sophiane Recorbet tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
71.32
Stefan Zaussinger passes the ball forward to Oliver Babbel. Oliver Babbel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mamar Pelé. Mamar Pelé knocks in a cross ball towards Said Hansma. Said Hansma directs the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
72.01
Santiago Aguirre receives the ball from a throw-in from Kasper Sørensen. Santiago Aguirre hits a low pass to Marcel Wiekens. Marcel Wiekens chips the ball to his team mate, Said Hansma. Said Hansma knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdelkrim Chippo who gathers it comfortably.
77.44
Mihai Dalakis flicks a high ball forward to Panagiotis Polites who gracefully takes it down. Without breaking stride, Panagiotis Polites plays the ball forward to Arno Basler. Arno Basler plays a scrappy one-two with Sophiane Recorbet and stumbles forward towards the goal... Arno Basler comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
84.23
Panagiotis Polites clumsily knocks into Oliver Babbel. The referee calls over Panagiotis Polites and shows him a yellow card! Oliver Babbel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.44
Marcel Wiekens flicks the ball to his team mate, Said Hansma. Said Hansma knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frode Bakke.
89.46
Klaus Sinkonen knocks the ball to his team mate, Alvaro Lara. Alvaro Lara knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdelkrim Chippo who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SBV Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
24.1%
43.4%
32.5%

Scorers
Gary James 16
Arno Basler 58, 77
Sophiane Recorbet 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arno Basler of Sparta Rotterdam

Match Ratings