Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at De Goffert where NEC Nijmegen play host to Sparta Rotterdam. A crowd of 17,952 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
NEC Nijmegen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sparta Rotterdam appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The first half starts with Sparta Rotterdam kicking off!
8.01
NEC Nijmegen are easily keeping Sparta Rotterdam at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
9.17
Ole Van Ankeren threads the ball through to Mohammed Dekker. Mohammed Dekker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ellery Molenaar who gathers it comfortably.
10.40
Glenn Ditewig makes a simple pass to Marco Camorani. Marco Camorani passes the ball forward but Miguel Pirri is offside!
12.49
Miel Westerveld deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ole Van Ankeren. Ole Van Ankeren chips the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Wisgerhof. Ignacio Wisgerhof knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.07
Jan Mans threads the ball through to Glenn Ditewig. Glenn Ditewig knocks the ball forward to Marco Camorani. Marco Camorani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.40
Sjaak Langerak makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Louis Abidallah. Louis Abidallah knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.20
Ivo Wau deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri goes all the way! Miguel Pirri takes a shot at goal but Theo Hoekstra is on top of it.
30.18
Glenn Ditewig makes a probing pass to Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri goes all the way! Miguel Pirri cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.11
Ole Van Ankeren kicks a strong pass forward to Mohammed Dekker. Mohammed Dekker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aaron Schulpen.
38.34
Glenn Ditewig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marco Camorani. Marco Camorani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.00
Bryan Of Hesselink passes the ball forward to Marco Camorani. Marco Camorani knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yuri Langerak.
45.00
Sjaak Langerak makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ignacio Wisgerhof. Ignacio Wisgerhof knocks in a cross ball towards Mohammed Dekker. Mohammed Dekker directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
NEC Nijmegen kick off the second half!
48.36
Bryan Of Hesselink knocks the ball forward to Marco Camorani. Marco Camorani goes all the way! Marco Camorani shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Theo Hoekstra.
49.44
Jan Mans sweeps the ball long. Thomas Penders plays a perfect one-two with Marco Camorani and rushes in on goal... Thomas Penders tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Theo Hoekstra manages to gather it comfortably.
54.55
Ole Van Ankeren passes the ball forward to Mohammed Dekker. Mohammed Dekker finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.39
Ole Van Ankeren makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Louis Abidallah. Louis Abidallah goes all the way! Louis Abidallah shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.50
Jan Mans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Glenn Ditewig. Glenn Ditewig knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri plays a perfect one-two with Marco Camorani and rushes in on goal... Miguel Pirri shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.03
Ole Van Ankeren passes the ball forward to Mohammed Dekker. Mohammed Dekker shoots from long range. Ellery Molenaar easily smothers it.
72.25
Ole Van Ankeren makes a probing pass to Mohammed Dekker. Mohammed Dekker plays a perfect one-two with Ignacio Wisgerhof and rushes in on goal... Mohammed Dekker shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mohammed Dekker!
77.23
Ronald Van Veen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivo Wau. Ivo Wau knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Theo Hoekstra manages to gather it comfortably.
79.19
Yuri Langerak comes in with a late challenge on Marco Camorani. Yuri Langerak is given a warning by the referee! Marco Camorani gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Mohammed Dekker of NEC Nijmegen

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 43.8356164383562 vs 56.1643835616438
Play Area
Home team third: 26.03%, Midfield: 47.95%, Away team third: 26.03%

Scorers