Match Report
| Heracles Almelo | Heracles Almelo |  |  | Sparta Rotterdam | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Brutaru | Michael Brutaru | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Ishak Bendjaballah | I. Bendjaballah |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Torsten Neuhaus | T. Neuhaus | |||||||||
| Danny Goulooze | D. Goulooze |  | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Alexander Metzler | A. Metzler | |||||||||
| Quim Varela | Q. Varela |  | 75 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Artur Castro | A. Castro | |||||||||
| Francisco Siri Meza | F. Meza |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Sieb Zoetebier | S. Zoetebier | |||||||||
| Goran Jurcic | G. Jurcic |  | 66 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Darl Ikedia | D. Ikedia | |||||||||
| Brian Barry | B. Barry |  | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Oscar Sikora | O. Sikora | |||||||||
| Said Turpijn | S. Turpijn | | 76 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 |  | Thibault Laigle | T. Laigle | |||||||||
| Jos Kantelberg | J. Kantelberg | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Winston Krijgsman | W. Krijgsman | |||||||||
| Hugo Amunike | H. Amunike |  | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Sieme Huizingh | S. Huizingh | |||||||||
| Manuel Pineda | M. Pineda |  | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Adilson Van Der Sar | A. Van Der Sar | |||||||||
| Johannes Konsel | J. Konsel |  | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Jordy Mans | J. Mans | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Polman Stadion where Heracles Almelo play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 20,770 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Heracles Almelo and Sparta Rotterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Heracles Almelo and Sparta Rotterdam are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Sparta Rotterdam get the match underway!
12.39
0-0Winston Krijgsman comes in with a late challenge on Brian Barry. Winston Krijgsman is warned by the referee! Brian Barry runs off the knock.
14.14
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
16.30
0-0Danny Goulooze sees space and advances. Danny Goulooze makes a simple pass to Manuel Pineda. Manuel Pineda knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.03
Quim Varela clumsily knocks into Jordy Mans. Quim Varela is given a warning by the referee! Jordy Mans stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.02
0-0Manuel Pineda barges into Artur Castro. The referee calls over Manuel Pineda and shows him a yellow card! Artur Castro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.03
0-0Oscar Sikora deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sieme Huizingh. Sieme Huizingh shoots from long range. Ishak Bendjaballah easily smothers it.
32.34
Francisco Siri Meza knocks the ball forward to Said Turpijn. Said Turpijn knocks the ball to his team mate, Johannes Konsel. Johannes Konsel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.56
Francisco Siri Meza kicks a strong pass forward to Brian Barry. Brian Barry kicks a strong pass forward to Johannes Konsel. Johannes Konsel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Torsten Neuhaus who gathers it comfortably.
38.24
0-0Winston Krijgsman chips the ball to his team mate, Jordy Mans. Jordy Mans whips in a cross ball towards Adilson Van Der Sar. Adilson Van Der Sar directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.05
Said Turpijn passes the ball forward to Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike shoots from distance but it is miles over!
40.39
Johannes Konsel barges into Darl Ikedia. Johannes Konsel is warned by the referee! Darl Ikedia hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.54
Goran Jurcic knocks the ball to his team mate, Said Turpijn. Said Turpijn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Johannes Konsel. Johannes Konsel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Artur Castro.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with Heracles Almelo kicking off!
47.00
Francisco Siri Meza knocks the ball forward to Brian Barry. Brian Barry makes a probing pass to Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.05
Oscar Sikora takes it forward alone. Oscar Sikora knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francisco Siri Meza.
51.25
Thibault Laigle decides to run forward with the ball. Thibault Laigle knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ishak Bendjaballah who gathers it comfortably.
55.50
Brian Barry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Manuel Pineda. Manuel Pineda knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sieb Zoetebier.
57.47
1-0Francisco Siri Meza threads the ball through to Said Turpijn. Said Turpijn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Pineda. Manuel Pineda lofts in a cross ball towards Johannes Konsel. Johannes Konsel powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Johannes Konsel!
60.11
Sieb Zoetebier flicks the ball to his team mate, Thibault Laigle. Thibault Laigle decides to run forward with the ball. Thibault Laigle lofts in a cross ball towards Jordy Mans. Jordy Mans connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
61.44
1-0Thibault Laigle hacks Said Turpijn from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Said Turpijn carries on, but is struggling a bit.
63.28
Jos Kantelberg knocks the ball forward to Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Torsten Neuhaus who gathers it comfortably.
67.15
Jos Kantelberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Manuel Pineda. Manuel Pineda tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Torsten Neuhaus.
69.07
Jos Kantelberg comes in with a late challenge on Oscar Sikora. The referee calls over Jos Kantelberg and shows him a yellow card! Oscar Sikora runs off the knock.
73.01
Brian Barry makes a simple pass to Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike tries a spectacular long range effort but Torsten Neuhaus is on top of it.
75.07
Goran Jurcic knocks the ball to his team mate, Jos Kantelberg. Jos Kantelberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Pineda. Manuel Pineda sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.33
Brian Barry takes it forward alone. Brian Barry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sieb Zoetebier.
79.51
Francisco Siri Meza makes a probing pass to Brian Barry. Brian Barry kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.27
Thibault Laigle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sieme Huizingh. Sieme Huizingh knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ishak Bendjaballah who gathers it comfortably.
83.36
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
85.57
Adilson Van Der Sar clumsily knocks into Quim Varela. Adilson Van Der Sar is warned by the referee! Quim Varela hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.05
Oscar Sikora makes a simple pass to Jordy Mans. Jordy Mans knocks in a cross ball towards Adilson Van Der Sar. Adilson Van Der Sar is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Ishak Bendjaballah manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
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