Dutch Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 90'+4': Vito van Crooij
FT
1 - 1
AZ Alkmaar
  • 48': Vangelis Pavlidis

About

Sparta Rotterdam are hosting AZ Alkmaar at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, 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': Foul by Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 3': Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
  • 4': Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Arno Verschueren.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Foul by Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 12': Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 14': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Aaron Meijers.
  • 14': Offside, AZ. Owen Wijndal tries a through ball, but Jesper Karlsson is caught offside.
  • 15': Offside, AZ. Fredrik Midtsjø tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 17': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
  • 21': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
  • 21': Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dirk Abels.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 31': Hand ball by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 34': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Dirk Abels.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 41': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 41': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Owen Wijndal following a fast break.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson following a fast break.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 45'+1': Yukinari Sugawara (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, AZ 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 0, AZ 0.
  • 48': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, AZ 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zakaria Aboukhlal.
  • 50': Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AZ).
  • 53': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 57': Foul by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 57': Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
  • 60': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
  • 63': Foul by Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 63': Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Owen Wijndal (AZ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø.
  • 64': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Younes Namli.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Arno Verschueren.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Martins Indi following a corner.
  • 67': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Dirk Abels.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dirk Abels with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dirk Abels.
  • 70': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AZ).
  • 70': Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Tom Beugelsdijk replaces Adil Auassar.
  • 71': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Adrián Dalmau replaces Younes Namli.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joeri de Kamps.
  • 76': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jeremy Van Mullem replaces Joeri de Kamps.
  • 77': Adrián Dalmau (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Sam Beukema (AZ).
  • 78': Attempt saved. Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vito van Crooij with a cross.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Tom Beugelsdijk following a corner.
  • 79': Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).
  • 80': Substitution, AZ. Kamal Sowah replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 80': Substitution, AZ. Håkon Evjen replaces Zakaria Aboukhlal.
  • 82': Foul by Owen Wijndal (AZ).
  • 82': Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrián Dalmau.
  • 83': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Laurent Jans replaces Aaron Meijers because of an injury.
  • 86': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Peter Vindahl.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vito van Crooij with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Substitution, AZ. Aslak Witry replaces Jesper Karlsson.
  • 87': Substitution, AZ. Pantelis Hatzidiakos replaces Jordy Clasie.
  • 88': Foul by Adrián Dalmau (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 88': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 89': Håkon Evjen (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Laurent Jans tries a through ball, but Adrián Dalmau is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Offside, AZ. Peter Vindahl tries a through ball, but Kamal Sowah is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Sam Beukema (AZ).
  • 90'+3': Laurent Jans (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, AZ 1. Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, AZ 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, AZ 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 4
55.1 Possession 44.9
18 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
426 Accurate Passes 315
522 Passes 423
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.2
55 Long Balls 73
22 Accurate Long Balls 40
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 2
4 Effective Tackles 11
10 Tackles 19
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 11
22 Effective Clearances 16
22 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 10,010

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 12 +31 33
2 FC Utrecht 11 +9 28
3 Ajax Amsterdam 11 +14 26
4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 +15 25
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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
9 Lennart Thy
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
Michaël Heylen, Marouane Afaker, Jason Meerstadt, Giannis Masouras, Tom Beugelsdijk, Tim Coremans, Jeremy Van Mullem, Ishan Kort, Laurent Jans, Adrián Dalmau.

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK)
4 Bruno Martins Indi
31 Sam Beukema
5 Owen Wijndal
2 Yukinari Sugawara
24 Tijjani Reijnders
20 Jordy Clasie
6 Fredrik Midtsjo
9 Vangelis Pavlidis
11 Jesper Karlsson
7 Zakaria Aboukhlal
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Aslak Fonn Witry, Milos Kerkez, Beau Reus, Peer Koopmeiners, Sem Westerveld, Dani de Wit, Kamal Sowah, Hakon Evjen, Pantelis Hatzidiakos.

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