
Sparta Rotterdam vs Heracles Almelo, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo).
- 1': Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Ivan Mesík.
- 5': Daniël van Kaam (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 6': Boyd Reith (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo).
- 10': Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 10': Attempt missed. Shiloh 't Zand (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 12': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Boyd Reith with a cross.
- 14': Foul by Shiloh 't Zand (Heracles Almelo).
- 14': Metinho (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 15': Lorenzo Milani (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Djevencio van der Kust.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 18': Foul by Metinho (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 18': Shiloh 't Zand (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Boyd Reith with a cross.
- 23': Delay in match (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Jannes Wieckhoff replaces Lorenzo Milani because of an injury.
- 26': Foul by Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo).
- 26': Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker with a through ball.
- 28': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Teo Quintero.
- 30': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Metinho.
- 30': Attempt missed. Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniël van Kaam with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Attempt saved. Boyd Reith (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 33': Foul by Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo).
- 33': Mohamed Nassoh (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo).
- 36': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Shiloh 't Zand (Heracles Almelo).
- 39': Metinho (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Shiloh 't Zand (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Metinho (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Attempt missed. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shunsuke Mito with a cross.
- 44': Attempt missed. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Boyd Reith.
- 45': Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Metinho (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 45': Metinho (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Shiloh 't Zand (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniël van Kaam.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, Heracles Almelo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 0, Heracles Almelo 0.
- 46': Foul by Metinho (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 46': Shiloh 't Zand (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Metinho (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Shiloh 't Zand (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Foul by Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo).
- 54': Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 55': Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jonathan de Guzmán replaces Metinho.
- 60': Foul by Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 60': Shiloh 't Zand (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Nassoh with a cross.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Shiloh 't Zand (Heracles Almelo).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Sem Scheperman replaces Shiloh 't Zand because of an injury.
- 65': Foul by Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 65': Juho Talvitie (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Delay in match (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Rick Meissen replaces Mike Eerdhuijzen.
- 70': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Camiel Neghli replaces Shunsuke Mito.
- 70': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Charles-Andreas Brym replaces Tobias Lauritsen.
- 71': Attempt missed. Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 72': Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Attempt saved. Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker.
- 77': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Nick Olij.
- 78': Attempt missed. Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniël van Kaam with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Attempt saved. Juho Talvitie (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Engels.
- 79': Attempt missed. Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pelle Clement.
- 80': Foul by Sem Scheperman (Heracles Almelo).
- 80': Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Joshua Kitolano replaces Arno Verschueren.
- 82': Foul by Mohamed Nassoh (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 82': Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Giandro Sambo replaces Juho Talvitie.
- 83': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Thomas Bruns replaces Daniël van Kaam.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Brian De Keersmaecker.
- 85': Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo).
- 86': Foul by Giandro Sambo (Heracles Almelo).
- 86': Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Mohamed Nassoh (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 88': Giandro Sambo (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Giandro Sambo (Heracles Almelo).
- 89': Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Sem Scheperman.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 90'+5': Foul by Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 90'+5': Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, Heracles Almelo 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, Heracles Almelo 0.
Statistics
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12 | Fouls | 14 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
1 | Saves | 2 |
31.6 | Possession | 68.4 |
10 | SHOTS | 9 |
2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
167 | Accurate Passes | 455 |
248 | Passes | 534 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
11 | Crosses | 25 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
58 | Long Balls | 49 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
8 | Tackles | 9 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
5 | Interceptions | 11 |
24 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
24 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 9,722
Eredivisie Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 22 | +31 | 54 |
2 | PSV Eindhoven | 23 | +45 | 52 |
3 | FC Utrecht | 23 | +6 | 43 |
4 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 22 | +20 | 40 |
Line-Ups
Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Nick Olij (GK) |
4 | Mike Eerdhuijzen |
3 | Teo Quintero |
5 | Djevencio Van Der Kust |
2 | Boyd Reith |
10 | Arno Verschueren |
8 | Pelle Clement |
6 | Metinho ![]() |
9 | Tobias Lauritsen |
11 | Mohamed Nassoh |
7 | Shunsuke Mito |
Heracles Almelo (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Fabian De Keijzer (GK) |
24 | Ivan Mesik |
4 | Damon Mirani |
22 | Lorenzo Milani |
2 | Mimeirhel Benita |
26 | Daniel Van Kaam |
14 | Brian De Keersmaecker |
7 | Bryan Limbombe Ekango |
23 | Juho Talvitie |
10 | Shiloh ’t Zand ![]() |
8 | Mario Engels |
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