Match Report
| Sparta Rotterdam | Sparta Rotterdam |  |  | PEC Zwolle | PEC Zwolle | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Andrew Woodcock | Andrew Woodcock | |||||||||||||||||
| Humphrey Bosschaart | H. Bosschaart |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | John Arne Normann | J. Normann | |||||||||
| Ellery Heerkens | E. Heerkens | | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 |  | Raiden Sugiyama | R. Sugiyama | |||||||||
| Dave Walsh | D. Walsh |  | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 |  | Santiago Valenzuela | S. Valenzuela | |||||||||
| Brutil Koevermans | B. Koevermans | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Gavril Nanu | G. Nanu | |||||||||
| Raouf Belmadi | R. Belmadi |  | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 71 |  | Marco Stanic | M. Stanic | |||||||||
| Jeffrey Van Der Meyde | J. Van Der Meyde | | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Djamel Le Paih | D. Le Paih | |||||||||
| Paulo Rego | P. Rego |  | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 |  | Luis Nava | L. Nava | |||||||||
| Cristiano Pinto | C. Pinto | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 |  | Gharib Chippo | G. Chippo | |||||||||
| Ulrich Simons | U. Simons | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 82 |  | Walid Moussa | W. Moussa | |||||||||
| Fernando Vega | F. Vega |  | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 |  | Earnest Perry | E. Perry | |||||||||
| Humphrey Gerritsen | H. Gerritsen | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 |  | Vincenzo Netzer | V. Netzer | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Armellini |
Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Het Kasteel where Sparta Rotterdam play host to PEC Zwolle. A crowd of 18,258 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Sparta Rotterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while PEC Zwolle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Sparta Rotterdam are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while PEC Zwolle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Sparta Rotterdam get the match underway!
2.45
0-0Cristiano Pinto flicks the ball to his team mate, Ulrich Simons. Ulrich Simons whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow John Arne Normann manages to keep it out.
3.13
0-1Gavril Nanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marco Stanic. Marco Stanic controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincenzo Netzer. Vincenzo Netzer whips in a cross ball towards Earnest Perry. Earnest Perry is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Humphrey Bosschaart had no chance!! Goal for PEC Zwolle!
6.38
0-1Luis Nava clumsily knocks into Jeffrey Van Der Meyde. Luis Nava is given a warning by the referee! Jeffrey Van Der Meyde runs off the knock.
9.41
Dave Walsh sees a break and surges forward. Dave Walsh knocks the ball forward to Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega knocks in a cross ball towards Ulrich Simons. Ulrich Simons powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.06
Djamel Le Paih decides to run forward with the ball. Djamel Le Paih shoots from long range but Humphrey Bosschaart is on top of it.
15.11
1-1Raiden Sugiyama makes a probing pass to Gharib Chippo. Gharib Chippo flicks the ball to his team mate, Walid Moussa. Walid Moussa shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
20.23
Luis Nava makes a probing pass to Earnest Perry. Earnest Perry knocks in a cross ball towards Walid Moussa. Walid Moussa directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.28
1-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
28.16
Marco Stanic passes the ball forward to Vincenzo Netzer. Vincenzo Netzer tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
30.45
1-1Ellery Heerkens comes in with a late challenge on Luis Nava. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Luis Nava hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.52
Raiden Sugiyama controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Djamel Le Paih. Djamel Le Paih makes a simple pass to Vincenzo Netzer. Vincenzo Netzer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
34.21
Jeffrey Van Der Meyde makes a simple pass to Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.04
1-1Brutil Koevermans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristiano Pinto. Cristiano Pinto kicks a strong pass forward to Ulrich Simons. Ulrich Simons knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Santiago Valenzuela.
38.29
1-1Luis Nava makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincenzo Netzer. Vincenzo Netzer threads the ball through to Earnest Perry but he's offside!
42.12
Marco Stanic knocks the ball forward to Earnest Perry. Earnest Perry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.35
Djamel Le Paih surges forward with the ball. Djamel Le Paih finds some space and shoots from distance. It's there!! Humphrey Bosschaart has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
PEC Zwolle kick off the second half!
47.45
Raiden Sugiyama passes the ball forward to Luis Nava. Luis Nava chips the ball to his team mate, Walid Moussa. Walid Moussa lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Netzer. Vincenzo Netzer flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
54.28
Djamel Le Paih makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Walid Moussa. Walid Moussa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dave Walsh.
55.50
Jeffrey Van Der Meyde knocks the ball forward to Ulrich Simons. Ulrich Simons knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Arne Normann who gathers it comfortably.
57.02
Raiden Sugiyama takes it forward alone. Raiden Sugiyama makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Earnest Perry. Earnest Perry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brutil Koevermans.
59.46
Luis Nava takes it forward alone. Luis Nava knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ellery Heerkens.
60.11
Raiden Sugiyama decides to run forward with the ball. Raiden Sugiyama makes a simple pass to Vincenzo Netzer. Vincenzo Netzer lofts in a cross ball towards Walid Moussa. Walid Moussa heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Humphrey Bosschaart.
61.29
Ellery Heerkens barges into Gharib Chippo. Ellery Heerkens is warned by the referee! Gharib Chippo stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.09
1-3Raouf Belmadi comes in with a late challenge on Walid Moussa. The referee calls over Raouf Belmadi and warns him to calm down! Walid Moussa carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.33
Djamel Le Paih knocks the ball forward to Walid Moussa. Walid Moussa tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.43
Gharib Chippo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Earnest Perry. Earnest Perry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Humphrey Bosschaart who gathers it comfortably.
72.24
Luis Nava passes the ball forward to Walid Moussa. Walid Moussa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Humphrey Bosschaart who gathers it comfortably.
73.39
Brutil Koevermans flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Rego. Paulo Rego knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.10
Brutil Koevermans makes a simple pass to Jeffrey Van Der Meyde. Jeffrey Van Der Meyde sees a break and surges forward. Jeffrey Van Der Meyde whips in a cross ball towards Humphrey Gerritsen. Humphrey Gerritsen flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
77.39
Gharib Chippo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Earnest Perry. Earnest Perry whips in a cross ball towards Walid Moussa. Walid Moussa directs the ball goalwards with his head. Humphrey Bosschaart easily picks it out of the air!
78.46
Brutil Koevermans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristiano Pinto. Cristiano Pinto makes a probing pass to Humphrey Gerritsen. Humphrey Gerritsen knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.55
Cristiano Pinto threads the ball through to Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega goes all the way! Fernando Vega shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
84.31
Ellery Heerkens threads the ball through to Paulo Rego. Paulo Rego controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Humphrey Gerritsen. Humphrey Gerritsen finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
85.48
Brutil Koevermans clumsily knocks into Earnest Perry. Brutil Koevermans is shown the yellow card! Earnest Perry runs off the knock.
89.08
Gharib Chippo makes a probing pass to Vincenzo Netzer. Vincenzo Netzer goes all the way! Vincenzo Netzer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Humphrey Bosschaart had no chance!! Goal for PEC Zwolle!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Ulrich Simons 9 | Earnest Perry 3 Djamel Le Paih 44 Vincenzo Netzer 47, 89 |