Dutch Eredivisie

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

· Dutch Eredivisie
Heerenveen
  • 71': Pawel Bochniewicz
  • Red Card 90'+4': Thom Haye
FT
1 - 3
Sparta Rotterdam
  • 34': Tobias Lauritsen
  • 53': Koki Saito
  • 62': Koki Saito

About

Heerenveen are hosting Sparta Rotterdam at Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Ché Nunnely (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Olsson.
  • 4': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 4': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Simon Olsson.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Ion Nicolaescu (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Ion Nicolaescu (sc Heerenveen) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Osame Sahraoui.
  • 6': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Nick Olij.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Anas Tahiri (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thom Haye.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Simon Olsson (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Osame Sahraoui.
  • 7': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Joshua Kitolano.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Thom Haye with a cross.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Simon Olsson (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vito van Crooij.
  • 8': Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 8': Pawel Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 9': Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Pawel Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Hand ball by Pawel Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen).
  • 15': Foul by Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 15': Ion Nicolaescu (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thom Haye with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 19': Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 19': Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Offside, sc Heerenveen. Andries Noppert tries a through ball, but Ion Nicolaescu is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Köhlert.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arno Verschueren.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Hussein Ali (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Syb van Ottele.
  • 25': Foul by Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen).
  • 25': Saïd Bakari (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Saïd Bakari.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vito van Crooij.
  • 31': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Pawel Bochniewicz.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arno Verschueren.
  • 34': Goal! sc Heerenveen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 38': Ché Nunnely (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Tijs Velthuis (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Django Warmerdam.
  • 43': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Syb van Ottele.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pawel Bochniewicz.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, sc Heerenveen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins sc Heerenveen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vito van Crooij with a headed pass.
  • 46': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Hussein Ali.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
  • 53': Goal! sc Heerenveen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 54': Anas Tahiri (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 54': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Pawel Bochniewicz.
  • 55': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Syb van Ottele.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Simon Olsson.
  • 59': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Hussein Ali.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ché Nunnely.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arno Verschueren with a through ball.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 62': Goal! sc Heerenveen 0, Sparta Rotterdam 3. Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 62': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Luuk Brouwers replaces Simon Olsson.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Syb van Ottele.
  • 67': Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 67': Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Django Warmerdam (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Ion Nicolaescu (sc Heerenveen).
  • 70': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Jonathan de Guzmán.
  • 71': Goal! sc Heerenveen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 3. Pawel Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Osame Sahraoui with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Saïd Bakari.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Denzel Hall replaces Hussein Ali.
  • 77': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Daniel Karlsbakk replaces Ché Nunnely.
  • 77': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jeremy van Mullem replaces Jonathan de Guzmán.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Anas Tahiri (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 88': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Camiel Neghli replaces Koki Saito.
  • 88': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Melle Witteveen replaces Ion Nicolaescu.
  • 88': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Charles-Andreas Brym replaces Tobias Lauritsen.
  • 88': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Pelle Clement replaces Arno Verschueren.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thom Haye.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Camiel Neghli (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Charles-Andreas Brym following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen).
  • 90'+4': Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+6': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Jeremy van Mullem.
  • 90'+6': Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Saïd Bakari.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, sc Heerenveen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 3.
  • 0': Match ends, sc Heerenveen 1, Sparta Rotterdam 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 4
45.1 Possession 54.9
16 SHOTS 19
7 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
327 Accurate Passes 423
427 Passes 502
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 5
11 Crosses 25
0.0 Cross % 0.2
67 Long Balls 54
27 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 4
19 Tackles 9
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
7 Interceptions 4
29 Effective Clearances 18
29 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Location: Heerenveen, Netherlands
Attendance: 19,700

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Ajax Amsterdam 5 +6 11
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3 +7 9
3 NEC Nijmegen 4 +10 9
4 FC Utrecht 4 +8 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

HEE Heerenveen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
44 Andries Noppert (GK)
5 Pawel Bochniewicz
6 Syb van Ottele
7 Mats Köhlert
15 Hussein Ali
19 Simon Olsson
26 Anas Tahiri
33 Thom Haye Red Card
18 Ion Nicolaescu
20 Osame Sahraoui
17 Ché Nunnely
Heerenveen Substitutes:
Djenahro Nunumete, Mickey van der Hart, Oliver Braude, Luuk Brouwers, Melle Witteveen, Daniel Karlsbakk, Charlie Webster, Denzel Hall, Jan Bekkema.

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

No. Name
1 Nick Olij (GK)
4 Tijs Velthuis
3 Bart Vriends
5 Django Warmerdam
2 Saïd Bakari
10 Arno Verschueren
6 Jonathan de Guzmán
8 Joshua Kitolano
9 Tobias Lauritsen
11 Koki Saito
7 Vito van Crooij
Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
Sergi Rosanas, Camiel Neghli, Pelle Clement, Jeremy Van Mullem, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Rick Meijssen, Djevencio van der Kust, Charles-Andreas Brym, Delano van Crooij, Augustin Anello, Pedro Alemañ.

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