
Willem II vs Sparta Rotterdam, 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.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arno Verschueren.
- 8': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Amine Lachkar.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Boyd Reith.
- 11': Foul by Amine Lachkar (Willem II).
- 11': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Cisse Sandra (Willem II).
- 16': Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Boyd Reith (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Kyan Vaesen (Willem II).
- 24': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pelle Clement with a cross.
- 25': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Nick Doodeman.
- 26': Foul by Jesse Bosch (Willem II).
- 26': Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Jesse Bosch (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross.
- 28': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Jesse Bosch.
- 30': Attempt saved. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Doodeman with a cross.
- 32': Attempt saved. Kyan Vaesen (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mickaël Tirpan.
- 36': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Boyd Reith.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy St. Jago.
- 37': Attempt saved. Jesse Bosch (Willem II) header from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cisse Sandra.
- 37': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Nick Olij.
- 42': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 42': Mickaël Tirpan (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Tommy St. Jago (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amine Lachkar.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Nassoh (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Camiel Neghli.
- 45': Foul by Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 45': Nick Doodeman (Willem II) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Attempt missed. Amine Lachkar (Willem II) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nick Doodeman with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Nassoh.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Willem II 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Willem II 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
- 48': Goal! Willem II 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 52': Attempt missed. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Djevencio van der Kust.
- 54': Amine Lachkar (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Boyd Reith (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 55': Boyd Reith (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Kyan Vaesen (Willem II) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mickaël Tirpan.
- 59': Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Tommy St. Jago (Willem II).
- 60': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Mohamed Nassoh is caught offside.
- 63': VAR Decision: Goal Sparta Rotterdam - Willem II 0-1 Sparta Rotterdam (Rick Meissen).
- 69': Foul by Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 69': Jesse Bosch (Willem II) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt saved. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mike Eerdhuijzen with a cross.
- 71': Amine Lachkar (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 72': Substitution, Willem II. Boris Lambert replaces Amine Lachkar.
- 72': Substitution, Willem II. Amar Fatah replaces Nick Doodeman.
- 72': Substitution, Willem II. Rob Nizet replaces Rúnar Sigurgeirsson.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Clement.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amar Fatah.
- 77': Foul by Jesse Bosch (Willem II).
- 77': Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Amar Fatah (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 80': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Joshua Kitolano replaces Arno Verschueren.
- 80': Substitution, Willem II. Jeremy Bokila replaces Jesse Bosch.
- 82': Foul by Tommy St. Jago (Willem II).
- 82': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Djevencio van der Kust.
- 84': Goal! Willem II 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 85': Foul by Kyan Vaesen (Willem II).
- 85': Rick Meissen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Goal! Willem II 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Baas.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Amar Fatah (Willem II) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommy St. Jago with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Mohamed Nassoh.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Boris Lambert (Willem II) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Amar Fatah with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Mohamed Nassoh (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Camiel Neghli.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Foul by Mohamed Nassoh (Sparta Rotterdam).
- 90'+5': Mickaël Tirpan (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Rick Meissen (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Marvin Young replaces Rick Meissen.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Saïd Bakari replaces Camiel Neghli.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Willem II 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2.
- 0': Match ends, Willem II 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2.
Statistics
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7 | Fouls | 8 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
4 | Saves | 2 |
56.5 | Possession | 43.5 |
14 | SHOTS | 11 |
4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
506 | Accurate Passes | 364 |
587 | Passes | 435 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
10 | Crosses | 24 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
61 | Long Balls | 46 |
37 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
16 | Tackles | 18 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
7 | Interceptions | 6 |
24 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
24 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion
Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
Attendance: 10,600
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
Willem II (3-1-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thomas Didillon (GK) |
30 | Raffael Behounek |
33 | Tommy St. Jago |
25 | Mickaël Tirpan |
34 | Amine Lachkar |
16 | Ringo Meerveld |
8 | Jesse Bosch ![]() |
5 | Runar Sigurgeirsson |
7 | Nick Doodeman |
9 | Kyan Vaesen |
14 | Cisse Sandra |
Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Nick Olij (GK) |
4 | Mike Eerdhuijzen |
3 | Rick Meijssen ![]() |
5 | Djevencio Van Der Kust ![]() |
2 | Boyd Reith ![]() |
10 | Arno Verschueren |
8 | Pelle Clement |
6 | Julian Baas |
9 | Tobias Lauritsen |
11 | Mohamed Nassoh |
7 | Camiel Neghli |
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