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Match Report

Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at De Langeleegte where Veendam play Sparta Rotterdam in this friendly game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Veendam and Sparta Rotterdam are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
The first half starts with Sparta Rotterdam kicking off!
2.02
Gavril Enescu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Vennegoor Boschker. Jan Vennegoor Boschker shoots from outside the area. José Reyna easily smothers it.
8.35
Illya Myshchenko chips the ball to his team mate, Cristi Baicu. Cristi Baicu shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.48
Jón Kristinn Thórhallsson passes the ball forward to Gabriel Bruno. Gabriel Bruno passes the ball forward to Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
15.29
Gabriel Romero chips the ball to his team mate, Jarmo Markuksenpoika. Jarmo Markuksenpoika whips in a cross ball towards Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.03
Rui Beltran comes in with a late challenge on Viktor Prager. Rui Beltran is given a warning by the referee! Viktor Prager hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.30
Gabriel Romero kicks a strong pass forward to Jarmo Markuksenpoika. Jarmo Markuksenpoika whips in a cross ball towards Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger heads the ball goalwards. Carsten Timm easily picks it out of the air!
24.56
Francisco Herrera chips the ball to his team mate, Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hakan Özalan.
26.49
Fred Saavedra passes the ball forward to Gabriel Bruno. Gabriel Bruno sees a break and surges forward. Gabriel Bruno plays a perfect one-two with Christopher Egger and rushes in on goal... Gabriel Bruno shoots from just inside the box. Carsten Timm is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
32.20
Niels Wijnen chips the ball to his team mate, Viktor Prager. Viktor Prager whips in a cross ball towards Cristi Baicu. Cristi Baicu powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.52
Ole Kuiper passes the ball forward to Niels Wijnen. Niels Wijnen decides to run forward with the ball. Niels Wijnen whips in a cross ball towards Cristi Baicu. Cristi Baicu heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.37
Hakan Özalan boots it upfield. Jan Vennegoor Boschker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.42
Gavril Enescu barges into Gabriel Bruno. The referee calls over Gavril Enescu and shows him a yellow card! Gabriel Bruno runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and Veendam get the second half underway!
48.50
Illya Myshchenko makes a simple pass to Jan Vennegoor Boschker. Jan Vennegoor Boschker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to José Reyna who gathers it comfortably.
49.09
Gabriel Romero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jarmo Markuksenpoika. Jarmo Markuksenpoika shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.11
Jón Kristinn Thórhallsson makes a simple pass to Francisco Herrera. Francisco Herrera makes a simple pass to Purrel Van Bommel. Purrel Van Bommel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.26
Jo Nielsen knocks the ball forward to Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger knocks in a cross ball towards Purrel Van Bommel. Purrel Van Bommel is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Carsten Timm is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.13
Jón Kristinn Thórhallsson passes the ball forward to Jo Nielsen. Jo Nielsen sees a break and surges forward. Jo Nielsen knocks in a cross ball towards Jarmo Markuksenpoika. Jarmo Markuksenpoika flicks the ball with his head but Carsten Timm is on top of it.
67.45
Hakan Özalan catches Purrel Van Bommel on the ankles. Hakan Özalan is shown the yellow card! Purrel Van Bommel carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.09
Francisco Herrera kicks a strong pass forward to Purrel Van Bommel. Purrel Van Bommel kicks a strong pass forward to Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Carsten Timm easily smothers it!
79.47
Jo Nielsen chips the ball to his team mate, Purrel Van Bommel. Purrel Van Bommel knocks in a cross ball towards Jarmo Markuksenpoika. Jarmo Markuksenpoika is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Carsten Timm manages to keep it out.
81.31
Gavril Enescu barges into Gabriel Bruno. Gavril Enescu is warned by the referee! Gabriel Bruno hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.09
Niels Wijnen knocks the ball forward to Jan Vennegoor Boschker. Jan Vennegoor Boschker shoots from outside the area. José Reyna easily smothers it.
84.55
Fred Saavedra makes a probing pass to Gabriel Bruno. Gabriel Bruno threads the ball through to Purrel Van Bommel. Purrel Van Bommel knocks in a cross ball towards Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Carsten Timm is on top of it.
85.04
Gabriel Romero advances with the ball. Gabriel Romero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.02
Youri Petrov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Vennegoor Boschker. Jan Vennegoor Boschker knocks in a cross ball towards Cristi Baicu. Cristi Baicu directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Christopher Egger of Veendam

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 3 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 8 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 54.4303797468354 vs 45.5696202531646
Play Area
Home team third: 29.11%, Midfield: 41.77%, Away team third: 29.11%