NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2021-22 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

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NEC Nijmegen are hosting Sparta Rotterdam at Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, 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.
3': Foul by Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.).
3': Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam).
7': Attempt saved. Magnus Mattsson (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
15': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Souffian El Karouani.
16': Offside, N.E.C.. Dirk Proper tries a through ball, but Souffian El Karouani is caught offside.
18': Foul by Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.).
18': Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam).
19': Magnus Mattsson (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Attempt blocked. Lasse Schöne (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Attempt saved. Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Magnus Mattsson.
22': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Dirk Abels.
26': Foul by Rodrigo Guth (N.E.C.).
26': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Attempt missed. Adil Auassar (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Younes Namli following a set piece situation.
27': Ali Akman (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).
30': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Bart van Rooij.
34': Attempt missed. Younes Namli (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
37': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Bart Vriends.
38': Attempt blocked. Ali Akman (N.E.C.) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross.
38': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Arno Verschueren.
39': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Vito van Crooij.
39': Dirk Abels (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.).
42': Attempt missed. Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ali Akman.
44': Attempt saved. Elayis Tavsan (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ali Akman.
45'+1': First Half ends, N.E.C. 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
45': Second Half begins N.E.C. 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
46': Offside, N.E.C.. Mattijs Branderhorst tries a through ball, but Ali Akman is caught offside.
48': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Bart van Rooij.
51': Foul by Rodrigo Guth (N.E.C.).
51': Lennart Thy (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Rodrigo Guth (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt missed. Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lennart Thy.
56': Attempt blocked. Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
56': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Riza Durmisi.
56': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
57': Attempt blocked. Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Guth with a headed pass.
59': Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Mario Engels (Sparta Rotterdam).
60': Ali Akman (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
60': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Guth (N.E.C.) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Schöne.
61': Attempt missed. Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dirk Proper.
63': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Arno Verschueren.
64': Attempt blocked. Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
64': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Riza Durmisi.
65': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Adrián Dalmau replaces Lennart Thy.
69': Attempt missed. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Magnus Mattsson.
71': Hand ball by Lasse Schöne (N.E.C.).
76': Substitution, N.E.C.. Wilfried Bony replaces Ali Akman.
76': Substitution, N.E.C.. Javier Vet replaces Magnus Mattsson.
78': Attempt missed. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elayis Tavsan.
79': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jeremy Van Mullem replaces Younes Namli.
79': Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
80': Attempt saved. Javier Vet (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
84': Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Foul by Joeri de Kamps (Sparta Rotterdam).
85': Foul by Jeremy Van Mullem (Sparta Rotterdam).
85': Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Michael Pinto replaces Joeri de Kamps.
86': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Sven Mijnans replaces Vito van Crooij.
86': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Giannis Masouras replaces Mario Engels.
87': Bart van Rooij (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Michael Pinto (Sparta Rotterdam).
87': Adrián Dalmau (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.).
88': Foul by Sven Mijnans (Sparta Rotterdam).
88': Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Riza Durmisi.
90': Attempt blocked. Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Schöne with a cross.
90'+1': Cas Odenthal (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Adrián Dalmau (Sparta Rotterdam).
90'+1': Attempt saved. Jonathan Okita (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+3': Foul by Adrián Dalmau (Sparta Rotterdam).
90'+3': Souffian El Karouani (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Hand ball by Adrián Dalmau (Sparta Rotterdam).
90'+7': Second Half ends, N.E.C. 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.
0': Match ends, N.E.C. 0, Sparta Rotterdam 0.

Statistics

SPA		NEC
13	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	0
30.3	Possession	69.7
3	SHOTS	18
0	ON GOAL	6
0.0	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
167	Accurate Passes	518
276	Passes	622
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	6
10	Crosses	33
0.1	Cross %	0.2
73	Long Balls	60
28	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	8
14	Effective Tackles	9
21	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
15	Interceptions	7
37	Effective Clearances	12
37	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Goffertstadion
Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,000

Eredivisie Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	PSV Eindhoven	10	+29	30
2	FC Utrecht	9	+5	22
3	Ajax Amsterdam	8	+11	19
4	Feyenoord Rotterdam	9	+13	19

Full Table

Line-Ups

NEC Nijmegen (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mattijs Branderhorst (GK)
26	Cas Odenthal
5	Rodrigo Guth
16	Souffian El Karouani
28	Bart van Rooij
11	Magnus Mattsson
20	Lasse Schöne
71	Dirk Proper
9	Ali Akman
10	Jonathan Okita
7	Elayis Tavsan

NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:

Calvin Verdonk, Mathias de Wolf, Javier Vet, Iván Márquez, Jordy Bruijn, Danny Vukovic, Wilfried Bony, Joep van der Sluijs, Robin Roefs, Ilias Bronkhorst.

Sparta Rotterdam (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Maduka Okoye (GK)
4	Adil Auassar
3	Bart Vriends
5	Riza Durmisi
2	Dirk Abels
6	Joeri de Kamps
8	Arno Verschueren
7	Vito van Crooij
10	Younes Namli
9	Lennart Thy
11	Mario Engels

Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:

Tim Coremans, Jeremy Van Mullem, Benjamin van Leer, Sven Mijnans, Mica Pinto, Laurent Jans, Giannis Masouras, Michaël Heylen, Adrián Dalmau, Aaron Meijers.

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