Dutch Eredivisie

FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Groningen
  • 87': Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist
FT
1 - 2
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 27': Abdou Harroui
  • 56': Tom Beugelsdijk

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 1': Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 2': Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 15': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Bart van Hintum.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomas Suslov.
  • 19': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
  • 19': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Laros Duarte (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 27': Goal! FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aaron Meijers.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdou Harroui.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Meijers.
  • 35': Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
  • 37': Foul by Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 37': Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Smeets.
  • 44': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Ahmed El Messaoudi.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Groningen. Daniël van Kaam replaces Wessel Dammers.
  • 48': Azor Matusiwa (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Adil Auassar.
  • 51': Foul by Ko Itakura (FC Groningen).
  • 51': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Laros Duarte tries a through ball, but Mario Engels is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Tomas Suslov (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mo El Hankouri.
  • 54': Hand ball by Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mo El Hankouri.
  • 56': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Daniël van Kaam.
  • 56': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Goal! FC Groningen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 58': Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen).
  • 58': Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 60': Patrick Joosten (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Substitution, FC Groningen. Arjen Robben replaces Patrick Joosten.
  • 61': Substitution, FC Groningen. Ramon Pascal Lundqvist replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  • 61': Substitution, FC Groningen. Paulos Abraham replaces Bart van Hintum.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Paulos Abraham (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mike te Wierik with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
  • 62': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Bryan Smeets (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
  • 64': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Paulos Abraham.
  • 67': Foul by Azor Matusiwa (FC Groningen).
  • 67': Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Smeets.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Aaron Meijers (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
  • 71': Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 71': Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Paulos Abraham (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tomas Suslov following a set piece situation.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomas Suslov.
  • 72': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Maduka Okoye.
  • 73': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Reda Kharchouch replaces Mario Engels.
  • 74': Offside, FC Groningen. Mo El Hankouri tries a through ball, but Arjen Robben is caught offside.
  • 77': Foul by Reda Kharchouch (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 77': Ko Itakura (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Lennart Thy tries a through ball, but Bryan Smeets is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, FC Groningen. Damil Dankerlui replaces Tomas Suslov.
  • 83': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Deroy Duarte replaces Laros Duarte because of an injury.
  • 87': Goal! FC Groningen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 89': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Emanuel Emegha replaces Bryan Smeets.
  • 89': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Paulos Abraham (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mo El Hankouri.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen).
  • 90'+1': Tom Beugelsdijk (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Emanuel Emegha (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+2': Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Groningen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 2
40.6 Possession 59.4
11 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
228 Accurate Passes 407
329 Passes 499
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 1
16 Crosses 9
0.1 Cross % 0.1
62 Long Balls 84
19 Accurate Long Balls 57
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 17
21 Effective Clearances 19
21 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 9 +23 27
2 FC Utrecht 8 +7 22
3 Ajax Amsterdam 7 +10 16
4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 +11 16
Full Table

Line-Ups

GRO FC Groningen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sergio Padt (GK)
5 Kou Itakura
4 Wessel Dammers
3 Bart Van Hintum
32 Mike te Wierik
31 Tomás Suslov
6 Azor Matusiwa
18 Ahmed El Messaoudi
9 Jørgen Strand Larsen
14 Patrick Joosten
11 Mohamed El Hankouri Yellow Card
FC Groningen Substitutes:
Arjen Robben, Miguel Angel Leal, Paulos Abraham, Damil Dankerlui, Daniel Van Kaam, Per Kristian Bratveit, Jan de Boer, Thijs Dallinga, Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist.

SPA Sparta Rotterdam (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Maduka Okoye (GK)
4 Adil Auassar
3 Tom Beugelsdijk
5 Aaron Meijers
2 Dirk Abels
10 Bryan Smeets
6 Laros Duarte
8 Abdou Harroui
9 Lennart Thy
11 Mario Engels
7 Sven Mijnans
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
Emanuel Emegha, Deroy Duarte, Wouter Burger, Michaël Heylen, Bart Vriends, Michael Fabrie, Delano Vianello, Benjamin van Leer, Mica Pinto, Reda Kharchouch.

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