Dutch Eredivisie

FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Groningen
  • 77': Bjorn Meijer
FT
1 - 2
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 20': Arno Verschueren
  • 57': Lennart Thy

About

FC Groningen are hosting Sparta Rotterdam at Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arno Verschueren.
  • 3': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Mike te Wierik.
  • 12': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Mike te Wierik.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arno Verschueren following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Neraysho Kasanwirjo (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daleho Irandust.
  • 17': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
  • 20': Goal! FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Younes Namli.
  • 25': Foul by Laros Duarte (FC Groningen).
  • 25': Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Offside, FC Groningen. Mike te Wierik tries a through ball, but Jørgen Strand Larsen is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Bjorn Meijer (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 30': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Vito van Crooij.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Bart van Hintum (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Mohamed El Hankouri (FC Groningen) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bjorn Meijer with a cross.
  • 36': Foul by Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 36': Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Tomás Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
  • 38': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Adil Auassar.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Bart van Hintum (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Adil Auassar.
  • 42': Foul by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 42': Laros Duarte (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right.
  • 45'+2': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Cyril Ngonge replaces Tomás Suslov.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Daniël van Kaam replaces Bart van Hintum.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Romano Postema replaces Paulos Abraham.
  • 46': Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen).
  • 48': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
  • 48': Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen).
  • 50': Foul by Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 50': Neraysho Kasanwirjo (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Mijnans.
  • 52': Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen).
  • 52': Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Goal! FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Younes Namli.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Younes Namli.
  • 61': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
  • 64': Foul by Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 64': Neraysho Kasanwirjo (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Groningen. Michael de Leeuw replaces Daleho Irandust.
  • 67': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 69': Foul by Mohamed El Hankouri (FC Groningen).
  • 69': Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Tom Beugelsdijk replaces Younes Namli.
  • 70': Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 74': Foul by Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 74': Mohamed El Hankouri (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Michael de Leeuw (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 77': Goal! FC Groningen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Bjorn Meijer (FC Groningen) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed El Hankouri with a cross.
  • 79': Foul by Romano Postema (FC Groningen).
  • 79': Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Michael de Leeuw (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniël van Kaam with a cross.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael de Leeuw.
  • 82': Foul by Bjorn Meijer (FC Groningen).
  • 82': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Riza Durmisi replaces Aaron Meijers because of an injury.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Laros Duarte (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neraysho Kasanwirjo.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed El Hankouri with a cross.
  • 87': Substitution, FC Groningen. Marin Sverko replaces Mohamed El Hankouri.
  • 88': Foul by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 88': Neraysho Kasanwirjo (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Daniël van Kaam (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+1': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Joeri de Kamps.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jeremy Van Mullem replaces Sven Mijnans.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Michael Heylen replaces Dirk Abels.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bjorn Meijer with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Laros Duarte (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael de Leeuw.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Michael Heylen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+4': Michael de Leeuw (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Michael Heylen (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Groningen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 1
35.4 Possession 64.6
9 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
197 Accurate Passes 437
307 Passes 528
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 9
6 Crosses 39
0.0 Cross % 0.2
81 Long Balls 90
32 Accurate Long Balls 56
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
7 Interceptions 14
41 Effective Clearances 10
41 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Attendance: 20,400

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 19 +44 46
2 Ajax Amsterdam 19 +24 45
3 FC Utrecht 19 +7 40
4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 19 +18 36
Full Standings

Line-Ups

GRO FC Groningen (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Peter Leeuwenburgh (GK)
21 Neraysho Kasanwirjo
3 Bart Van Hintum
5 Mike te Wierik
6 Laros Duarte
7 Tomás Suslov
40 Bjorn Meijer
11 Mohamed El Hankouri
9 Jørgen Strand Larsen Yellow Card
19 Paulos Abraham
10 Daleho Irandust
FC Groningen Substitutes:
Yahya Kalley, Emmanuel Matuta, Jan de Boer, Daniel Van Kaam, Marin Sverko, Michael de Leeuw, Dirk Baron, Damil Dankerlui, Melayro Bogarde, Cyril Ngonge, Romano Postema.

SPA Sparta Rotterdam (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Maduka Okoye (GK)
4 Adil Auassar
3 Bart Vriends
6 Joeri de Kamps
5 Aaron Meijers
2 Dirk Abels
10 Sven Mijnans
8 Arno Verschueren
11 Younes Namli
7 Vito van Crooij Yellow Card
9 Lennart Thy
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
Benjamin van Leer, Jeremy Van Mullem, Tim Coremans, Jason Meerstadt, Marouane Afaker, Tom Beugelsdijk, Adrián Dalmau, Riza Durmisi, Michaël Heylen, Laurent Jans.

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