Dutch Eredivisie

Go Ahead Eagles vs Sparta Rotterdam, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Go Ahead Eagles
    FT
    0 - 3
    Sparta Rotterdam
    • 36': Pelle Clement
    • 62': Tobias Lauritsen
    • 86': Teo Quintero

    About

    Go Ahead Eagles are hosting Sparta Rotterdam at De Adelaarshorst, Deventer, 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.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jari De Busser (Go Ahead Eagles).
    • 3': Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Tobias Lauritsen is caught offside.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Dean James (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Deijl with a cross.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Sayfallah Ltaief (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
    • 13': Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 13': Jakob Breum (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Evert Linthorst (Go Ahead Eagles).
    • 15': Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Gerrit Nauber (Go Ahead Eagles).
    • 18': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Evert Linthorst (Go Ahead Eagles).
    • 18': Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Evert Linthorst (Go Ahead Eagles) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Joris Kramer.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sayfallah Ltaief.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Jakob Breum.
    • 25': Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 25': Melle Meulensteen (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 26': Mats Deijl (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card.
    • 28': Offside, Go Ahead Eagles. Mats Deijl is caught offside.
    • 28': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Marvin Young.
    • 29': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Mats Deijl (Go Ahead Eagles) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dean James with a cross following a corner.
    • 30': Foul by Sayfallah Ltaief (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 30': Mats Deijl (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Offside, Go Ahead Eagles. Mats Deijl is caught offside.
    • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles).
    • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Goal! Go Ahead Eagles 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
    • 38': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Marvin Young.
    • 39': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Marvin Young.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Evert Linthorst (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen with a headed pass.
    • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Go Ahead Eagles 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Go Ahead Eagles 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1.
    • 47': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Sayfallah Ltaief.
    • 50': Offside, Go Ahead Eagles. Victor Edvardsen is caught offside.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Mitchell van Bergen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pelle Clement.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Jens Toornstra (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
    • 55': Foul by Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 55': Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Shurandy Sambo.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Richonell Margaret (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Joris Kramer (Go Ahead Eagles) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Richonell Margaret.
    • 59': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Joël Drommel.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakob Breum.
    • 59': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Gerrit Nauber (Go Ahead Eagles) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jakob Breum with a cross following a corner.
    • 60': Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Milan Smit replaces Mathis Suray.
    • 61': Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Yassir Rahmouni replaces Melle Meulensteen.
    • 61': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Ayoub Oufkir replaces Sayfallah Ltaief.
    • 62': Foul by Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles).
    • 62': Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Goal! Go Ahead Eagles 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shurandy Sambo.
    • 65': Penalty conceded by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) with a handball in the penalty area.
    • 67': Penalty saved. Mats Deijl (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 67': Attempt saved. Dean James (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 67': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Joël Drommel.
    • 68': Foul by Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 68': Jakob Breum (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Gerrit Nauber (Go Ahead Eagles) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dean James with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Ayoub Oufkir (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jari De Busser (Go Ahead Eagles). Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen with a headed pass.
    • 70': Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Jari De Busser.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt following a corner.
    • 71': Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Aske Adelgaard replaces Dean James.
    • 71': Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Oskar Sivertsen replaces Richonell Margaret.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Oskar Sivertsen (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Victor Edvardsen.
    • 74': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Mitchell van Bergen.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Jakob Breum (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Edvardsen.
    • 76': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
    • 78': Foul by Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles).
    • 78': Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oskar Sivertsen with a cross.
    • 81': Foul by Ayoub Oufkir (Sparta Rotterdam).
    • 81': Jakob Breum (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Ayoub Oufkir (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Finn Stokkers replaces Evert Linthorst.
    • 84': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Teo Quintero replaces Jens Toornstra.
    • 85': Foul by Gerrit Nauber (Go Ahead Eagles).
    • 85': Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Goal! Go Ahead Eagles 0, Sparta Rotterdam 3. Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Saïd Bakari replaces Shurandy Sambo.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ayoub Oufkir (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Saïd Bakari.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Yassir Rahmouni (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Joshua Kitolano.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Joris Kramer (Go Ahead Eagles) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakob Breum with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Milan Smit (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Edvardsen with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Go Ahead Eagles 0, Sparta Rotterdam 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Go Ahead Eagles 0, Sparta Rotterdam 3.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 13
    5 Saves 2
    32.5 Possession 67.5
    13 SHOTS 19
    5 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    207 Accurate Passes 486
    274 Passes 554
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 9
    7 Crosses 43
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    53 Long Balls 49
    23 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 4
    13 Tackles 5
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 7
    45 Effective Clearances 11
    45 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: De Adelaarshorst
    Location: Deventer, Netherlands
    Attendance: 9,997

    Eredivisie Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3 +7 9
    2 NEC Nijmegen 4 +10 9
    3 FC Utrecht 4 +8 9
    4 PSV Eindhoven 4 +7 9
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    GAE Go Ahead Eagles (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    22 Jari De Busser (GK)
    4 Joris Kramer
    3 Gerrit Nauber
    5 Dean James
    2 Mats Deijl
    7 Jakob Breum
    8 Evert Linthorst
    21 Melle Meulensteen
    16 Victor Edvardsen
    17 Mathis Suray
    18 Richonell Margaret
    Go Ahead Eagles Substitutes:
    Milan Smit, Luca Plogmann, Julius Dirksen, Oskar Siira Sivertsen, Yassir Rahmouni, Aske Adelgaard, Sven Jansen, Thibo Baeten, Robbin Weijenberg, Finn Stokkers.

    SPA Sparta Rotterdam (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Joel Drommel (GK)
    4 Bruno Martins Indi
    3 Marvin Young
    5 Patrick van Aanholt
    2 Shurandy Sambo
    6 Joshua Kitolano
    8 Pelle Clement
    10 Jens Toornstra Yellow Card
    9 Tobias Lauritsen
    11 Sayfallah Ltaief
    7 Mitchell van Bergen
    Sparta Rotterdam Substitutes:
    Teo Quintero, Ayoni Santos, Ayoub Oufkir, Julian Baas, Filip Bednarek, Nökkvi Thórisson, Mike Kleijn, Pascal Kuiper, Tijs Velthuis, Giannino Vianello, Saïd Bakari.

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