FC Twente and Sparta Rotterdam draws a crazy match 3-3 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

ENSCHEDE. FC Twente and Sparta Rotterdam went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3.

By
Luke Meyer
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FC Twente and Sparta Rotterdam draws a crazy match 3-3 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

ENSCHEDE. FC Twente and Sparta Rotterdam played an incredible match before drawing 3-3. FC Twente was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Joey Kooij with the assistance of Dave Goossens and Erik Koopman. The 4th official was Robin Hensgens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

FC Twente

3 - 3

Team 1

Sparta Rotterdam

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 21 Total 17
  • 7 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 8 Shots blocked 5
  • 126 Attack 89
  • 82 Dangerous attack 26
  • 71 Ball safe​ 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 17 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

FC Twente had a superior ball possession 60% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente was more pushing with 82 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough FC Twente to win the match​.

FC Twente shot 21 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam shot 17 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

FC Twente received 1 yellow card (Robin Pröpper). On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam received 3 yellow cards (Shurandy Sambo, Jeremy van Mullem and Tobias Lauritsen).

Also, Sparta Rotterdam didn’t finish the match with 11 players after

Sparta Rotterdam had 2 players sent off: Shurandy Sambo (90′ for double yellow card) and Shurandy Sambo (91′ for double yellow card).

Match Timeline

Joshua Brenet(goal)Vaclav Cerny
22'
25'
Shurandy Sambo- Yellow
32'
Tobias Lauritsen(goal)Arno Verschueren
42'
Tobias Lauritsen(goal)
51'
Jeremy van Mullem- sub ->Younes Namli 
54'
Jeremy van Mullem- Yellow
Sem Steijn- sub ->Michal Sadilek
63'
Manfred Ugalde- sub ->Ricky van Wolfswinkel
63'
65'
Dirk Abels(own-goal)
Václav Černý(goal)Gijs Smal
67'
72'
Tobias Lauritsen- Yellow
Wout Brama- sub ->Ramiz Zerrouki
87'
88'
Mohammed Tahiri- sub ->K. Saito
Daan Rots- sub ->Vaclav Cerny
88'
90'
Shurandy Sambo(goal)
90'
Shurandy Sambo(yellowred)
Robin Propper- Yellow
90'
90'
Adil Auassar- sub ->M. Tahiri

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After this match, FC Twente will have 52 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam will have 53 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will host NEC on the 12th of May with a 17-6 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (6 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam will play away agasint FC Volendam on the 13th of May with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (8 draws).

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente
G
Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany
6.6
D
Robin Propper 3.Netherlands
6.6
90'
D
Joshua Brenet 20.Netherlands
6.5
Goals22'
D
Julio Pleguezuelo 4.Spain
6.6
D
Gijs Smal 5.Netherlands
7.3
M
Michal Sadílek 23.Czech Republic
6.8
63'
M
Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands
7.2
M
Ramiz Zerrouki 8.Netherlands
7.1
87'
F
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands
6.3
63'
F
Virgil Misidjan 10.Netherlands
7.7
F
Václav Černý 7.Czech Republic
8.8
88' Goals67'
Substitutes
G
Przemysław Tytoń 22.Poland
G
Issam El Maach 16.Netherlands
D
Anass Salah-Eddine 17.Netherlands
D
Alfons Sampsted 12.Iceland
M
Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands
6.6
63'
M
Wout Brama 6.Netherlands
6.4
87'
M
Mathias Kjølø 21.Norway
F
Denilho Cleonise 26.Netherlands
F
Daan Rots 11.Netherlands
88'
F
Manfred Ugalde 27.Costa Rica
6.6
63'

FC Twente adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Lars Unnerstall (6.6), Joshua Brenet (6.5), Julio Pleguezuelo (6.6), Robin Pröpper (6.6), Gijs Smal (7.3), Ramiz Zerrouki (7.3), Michel Vlap (7.2), Michal Sadílek (6.8), Václav Černý (8.8), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (6.3) and Virgil Misidjan (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Sem Steijn (6.9), Anass Salah-Eddine, Denilho Cleonise, Daan Rots, Manfred Ugalde (6.6), Wout Brama, Mathias Ullereng Kjølø, Przemysław Tytoń, Alfons Sampsted and Issam El Maach.

FC Twente could not rely on the presence of M. Ugalde (injured) and D. Rots (injured).

Substitutions

FC Twente made 4 changes: Michal Sadilek for Sem Steijn (63′), Ricky van Wolfswinkel for Manfred Ugalde (63′), Vaclav Cerny for Daan Rots (88′) and Ramiz Zerrouki for Wout Brama (88′).

Best player: Václav Černý​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Twente was Václav Černý.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 37 passes (62% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 11 crosses.

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
6.4
D
Mica Pinto 5.Portugal
6.4
D
Dirk Abels 3.Netherlands
7.4
D
Shurandy Sambo 2.Netherlands
6.6
90' Goals90'
D
Mike Eerdhuijzen 4.Netherlands
6.9
M
Younes Namli 8.Denmark
6.6
51'
M
Arno Verschueren 10.Belgium
7.4
M
Joshua Kitolano 6.Norway
7.0
F
Koki Saito 11.Japan
6.1
88'
F
Vito van Crooy 7.Netherlands
7.2
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
9.0
72' Goals32', 42'
Substitutes
G
Delano van Crooy 20.Netherlands
G
Tim Coremans 30.Netherlands
D
Adil Auassar 14.Netherlands
90'
D
Jeremy van Mullem 16.Netherlands
6.0
51' 54'
D
Aaron Meijers 15.Netherlands
M
Patrick Brouwer 13.Netherlands
M
P. Serra 18.Spain
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 21.Netherlands
M
D. van 12.Netherlands
F
Mohammed Tahiri 17.Netherlands
88'
F
Elias Melkersen 19.Norway

Also Sparta Rotterdam adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Maurice Steijn played with: Nick Olij (6.4), Shurandy Sambo (6.6), Dirk Abels (7.4), Mike Eerdhuijzen (6.9), Mica Pinto (6.4), Arno Verschueren (7.4), Younes Namli (6.6), Joshua Kitolano (7.0), Vito van Crooij (7.2), Tobias Lauritsen (9.0) and Koki Saito (6.4).

They had on the bench: Delano van Crooij, Patrick Brouwer, Pedro Serra, Adil Auassar, Mohammed Tahiri, Jonathan de Guzmán, Dylan van Wageningen, Tim Coremans, Elias Hoff Melkersen, Jeremy Van Mullem (6.0) and Aaron Meijers.

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 2 changes: Younes Namli  for Jeremy van Mullem (51′) and K. Saito for Adil Auassar (90′).

Best player: Tobias Lauritsen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Tobias Lauritsen.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 18 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 17 duels out of 27.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​