Dutch Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam vs Vitesse, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 6': Arno Verschueren
FT
1 - 0
Vitesse

    About

    Sparta Rotterdam are hosting Vitesse at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, 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 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Vitesse).
    • 3': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Kacper Kozlowski (Vitesse) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fodé Fofana.
    • 6': Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Vitesse 0. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koki Saito.
    • 7': Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Marco van Ginkel (Vitesse).
    • 7': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Carlens Arcus.
    • 8': Foul by Marco van Ginkel (Vitesse).
    • 8': Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Koki Saito with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 10': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 10': Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Michael Pinto (Vitesse) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fodé Fofana.
    • 11': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Rick Meissen.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Koki Saito with a cross.
    • 18': Amine Boutrah (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Foul by Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 18': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Koki Saito.
    • 20': Foul by Fodé Fofana (Vitesse).
    • 20': Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
    • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Amine Boutrah (Vitesse).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Substitution, Vitesse. Saïd Hamulic replaces Amine Boutrah because of an injury.
    • 28': Corner, Vitesse. Conceded by Djevencio van der Kust.
    • 30': Foul by Marco van Ginkel (Vitesse).
    • 30': Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Kitolano with a headed pass.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan de Guzmán.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djevencio van der Kust with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kitolano.
    • 36': Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Kacper Kozlowski (Vitesse).
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Marco van Ginkel (Vitesse) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fodé Fofana.
    • 40': Foul by Saïd Bakari (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 40': Saïd Hamulic (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Ramon Hendriks.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Koki Saito with a cross following a corner.
    • 43': Hand ball by Kacper Kozlowski (Vitesse).
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Clement.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 45'+4': Melle Meulensteen (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Marco van Ginkel (Vitesse) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlens Arcus.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Enzo Cornelisse (Vitesse).
    • 45'+5': Saïd Bakari (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, Vitesse 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 1, Vitesse 0.
    • 46': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Carlens Arcus.
    • 46': Foul by Carlens Arcus (Vitesse).
    • 46': Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Augustin Anello replaces Koki Saito because of an injury.
    • 51': Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 51': Saïd Hamulic (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Augustin Anello (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Augustin Anello with a cross.
    • 55': Augustin Anello (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Fodé Fofana (Vitesse).
    • 57': Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Djevencio van der Kust.
    • 57': Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 57': Melle Meulensteen (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Saïd Bakari (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 58': Melle Meulensteen (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Saïd Bakari (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Clement.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 62': Fodé Fofana (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Tijs Velthuis (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 62': Foul by Augustin Anello (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 62': Kacper Kozlowski (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Substitution, Vitesse. Gyan de Regt replaces Fodé Fofana.
    • 64': Substitution, Vitesse. Miliano Jonathans replaces Kacper Kozlowski.
    • 65': Foul by Enzo Cornelisse (Vitesse).
    • 65': Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Enzo Cornelisse (Vitesse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Nick Olij tries a through ball, but Joshua Kitolano is caught offside.
    • 69': Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Vitesse).
    • 71': Foul by Tijs Velthuis (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 71': Marco van Ginkel (Vitesse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Enzo Cornelisse (Vitesse) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 73': Foul by Ramon Hendriks (Vitesse).
    • 73': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 74': Miliano Jonathans (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Foul by Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 76': Saïd Hamulic (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Charles-Andreas Brym replaces Tobias Lauritsen.
    • 78': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Metinho replaces Jonathan de Guzmán.
    • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Hand ball by Gyan de Regt (Vitesse).
    • 83': Attempt saved. Augustin Anello (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 84': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Camiel Neghli replaces Pelle Clement because of an injury.
    • 85': Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Foul by Carlens Arcus (Vitesse).
    • 85': Carlens Arcus (Vitesse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Substitution, Vitesse. Jordi Altena replaces Ramon Hendriks.
    • 87': Substitution, Vitesse. Dominik Oroz replaces Michael Pinto.
    • 88': Foul by Saïd Hamulic (Vitesse).
    • 88': Rick Meissen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Saïd Bakari.
    • 90'+1': Dominik Oroz (Vitesse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 90'+2': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Joshua Kitolano tries a through ball, but Augustin Anello is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Saïd Hamulic (Vitesse) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlens Arcus with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Dominik Oroz (Vitesse).
    • 90'+7': Foul by Marco van Ginkel (Vitesse).
    • 90'+7': Metinho (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+9': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Dominik Oroz.
    • 90'+10': Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+10': Foul by Saïd Hamulic (Vitesse).
    • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, Vitesse 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 1, Vitesse 0.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 0
    50.8 Possession 49.2
    6 SHOTS 17
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    252 Accurate Passes 249
    354 Passes 341
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 9
    15 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.5
    62 Long Balls 54
    27 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    13 Effective Tackles 13
    21 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 5
    16 Effective Clearances 20
    16 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
    Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 10,320

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 PSV Eindhoven 18 +46 46
    2 Ajax Amsterdam 18 +22 42
    3 FC Utrecht 18 +7 39
    4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 18 +18 35
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Nick Olij (GK)
    4 Tijs Velthuis
    3 Rick Meijssen
    5 Djevencio Van Der Kust
    2 Saïd Bakari Yellow Card
    10 Arno Verschueren
    8 Joshua Kitolano
    6 Jonathan de Guzmán
    9 Tobias Lauritsen
    11 Koki Saito
    7 Pelle Clement
    Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
    Django Warmerdam, Pedro Alemañ, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Delano van Crooij, Dylan Van Wageningen, Camiel Neghli, Charles-Andreas Brym, Metinho, Max De Ligt, Augustin Anello.

    VIT Vitesse (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Eloy Room (GK)
    15 Ramon Hendriks
    29 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
    5 Mica Pinto
    2 Carlens Arcus Yellow Card
    8 Marco van Ginkel
    13 Enzo Cornelisse Yellow Card
    20 Melle Meulensteen
    11 Fodé Fofana
    17 Kacper Kozlowski
    7 Amine Boutrah
    Vitesse Substitutes:
    Tom Bramel, Jordi Altena, Giovanni Van Zwam, Mats Egbring, Alois Oroz, Markus Schubert, Saïd Hamulic, Gyan De Regt, Miliano Jonathans.

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