Sparta Rotterdam defeats PEC Zwolle 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ZWOLLE. Sparta Rotterdam prevailed over PEC Zwolle to win 2-1.

By
Mark Hall
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Sparta Rotterdam defeats PEC Zwolle 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ZWOLLE. Sparta Rotterdam bested PEC Zwolle to win 2-1. It was Sparta Rotterdam to strike first with a goal of Tobias Lauritsen at the 71′. Then scored again for Sparta Rotterdam in the ‘ minutea goal. Eventually, Lennart Thy reduced the distance for PEC Zwolle (82’). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the MAC³PARK Stadion stadium in Zwolle on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Joey Kooij with the help of Bas van Dongen and Joris Westhof. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 16.83 degrees Celsius or 62.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

PEC Zwolle

1 - 2

Team 1

Sparta Rotterdam

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 20 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 11 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 127 Attack 107
  • 66 Dangerous attack 43
  • 61 Ball safe 65
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 5 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. PEC Zwolle was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Sparta Rotterdam that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

PEC Zwolle was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Sparta Rotterdam managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

PEC Zwolle shot 20 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

PEC Zwolle received 2 yellow cards (Apostolos Vellios and Sam Kersten). Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam received 4 yellow cards (Django Warmerdam, Jonathan de Guzmán, Joshua Kitolano and Saïd Bakari).

Match Timeline

Sam Kersten(owngoal)Saïd Bakari
13'
33'
Django Warmerdam - Yellow
Divaio Bobson- sub ->Lennart Czyborra
48'
55'
Jonathan de Guzmán- Yellow
57'
Joshua Kitolano - Yellow
58'
63'
68'
Saïd Bakari- Yellow
71'
Tobias Lauritsen(goal)Arno Verschueren
72'
C. Neghli- sub ->Younes Namli
Lennart Thy- sub ->Davy van den Berg
74'
Tolis Vellios- sub ->Younes Namli
74'
Lennart Thy(goal)Sam Kersten
82'
85'
C. Brym- sub ->Tobias Lauritsen
85'
R. Meissen- sub ->Pelle Clement
89'
C. Brym(VAR)
Tolis Vellios- Yellow
90'
Sam Kersten- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After this contest, PEC Zwolle stays with 0 points to occupy the 13th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam has 3 points (7th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, PEC Zwolle will host FC Twente on the 19th of May with a 9-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam will host SC Heerenveen on the 19th of May with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of SC Heerenveen (7 draws).

PEC Zwolle – Formation

PEC Zwolle
G
Jasper Schendelaar 1.Netherlands
6.6
G
Mike Hauptmeijer 40.Netherlands
D
Bram van Polen 2.Netherlands
7.0
D
Bart van Hintum 5.Netherlands
7.8
D
Sam Kersten 4.Netherlands
6.9
90'
D
Lennart Czyborra 20.Germany
6.6
48'
D
Eliano Reijnders 23.Netherlands
7.2
M
K. Yamase 7.Japan
M
Davy van den Berg 11.Netherlands
7.5
74'
M
Thomas Lam 13.Finland
7.1
63'
M
Zico Buurmeester 28.Netherlands
6.9
F
Ferdy Druijf 10.Netherlands
7.3
F
Y. Nakashima 30.Japan
F
Younes Namli 7.Denmark
7.2
74'
Substitutes
G
Duke Verduin 41.Netherlands
D
A. MacNulty 15.Republic of Ireland
D
Daijiro Chirino 22.Curaçao
D
Damian van der Haar 33.Netherlands
M
Dean Huiberts 8.Netherlands
M
Divaio Bobson 16.Netherlands
6.7
48'
M
Odysseus Velanas 18.Netherlands
M
Nick Fichtinger 34.Netherlands
F
Lennart Thy 9.Germany
7.7
74' Goals82'
F
Tolis Vellios 14.Greece
6.7
74' 90'
F
Nico Serrano 19.Spain
7.0
63'

PEC Zwolle started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Johnny Jansen decided to play with the following team: Sam Kersten, Koji Yamase, Yuki Nakashima, Mike Hauptmeijer, Jasper Schendelaar (6.6), Eliano Reijnders (7.2), Bram Van Polen (7.0), Sam Kersten (6.9), Bart van Hintum (7.8), Lennart Czyborra (6.6), Zico Buurmeester (6.9), Thomas Lam (7.1), Davy van den Berg (7.5), Younes Namli (7.2) and Ferdy Druijf (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Dean Huiberts, Lennart Thy (7.7), Apostolos Vellios (6.7), Anselmo Garcia McNulty, Divaio Bobson (6.7), Odysseus Velanas, Nico Serrano (7.0), Daijiro Chirino, Damian van der Haar, Nick Fichtinger and Duke Verduin.

Substitutions

PEC Zwolle made 5 changes: Lennart Czyborra for Divaio Bobson (48′), Thomas Lam for Nico Serrano (63′), Younes Namli for Camiel Neghli (72′), Davy van den Berg for Lennart Thy (74′) and Younes Namli for Apostolos Vellios (74′).

Best player: Bart van Hintum​

The most impressive player for PEC Zwolle was Bart van Hintum.

His rating is (7.8) with 60 passes (0% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
7.3
D
Django Warmerdam  5.Netherlands
6.7
33'
D
Bart Vriends  3.Netherlands
7.0
D
Saïd Bakari 2.Comoros
7.7
68'
D
Tijs Velthuis 4.Netherlands
6.7
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 6.Netherlands
6.5
58' 55'
M
K. Saito 11.Japan
M
Arno Verschueren 10.Belgium
6.9
M
Pelle Clement 7.Netherlands
6.7
85'
M
V. van Crooij 11.Netherlands
7.8
M
Joshua Kitolano  8.Norway
7.3
57'
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
7.5
85' Goals71'
Substitutes
G
Y. Schoonderwaldt 20.Netherlands
G
Delano van Crooy 30.Netherlands
D
R. Meissen 13.Netherlands
85'
D
D. van der Kust 15.Suriname
M
D. van Wageningen 12.Netherlands
M
D. Vianello 22.Netherlands
M
Jeremy van Mullem 14.Netherlands
6.5
58'
M
P. Serra 16.Spain
F
Agustín Anello 17.Belgium
F
C. Neghli 18.Algeria
6.9
F
C. Brym 19.Canada
85'

Sparta Rotterdam started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Koki Saito, Nick Olij (7.3), Saïd Bakari (7.7), Bart Vriends (7.0), Tijs Velthuis (6.7), Django Warmerdam (6.7), Jonathan de Guzmán (6.5), Joshua Kitolano (7.3), Pelle Clement (6.7), Arno Verschueren (6.9), Vito van Crooij (7.8), Tobias Lauritsen (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Rick Meissen, Jeremy Van Mullem (6.5), Djevencio van der Kust, Pedro Alemañ Serna, Agustin Anello, Camiel Neghli (6.9), Charles-Andreas Brym, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Delano van Crooy, Dylan van Wageningen, Mehmet Yuksel and Delano Vianello.

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 3 changes: Jonathan de Guzmán for Jeremy Van Mullem (58′), Tobias Lauritsen for Charles-Andreas Brym (85′) and Pelle Clement for Rick Meissen (85′).

Best player: Vito van Crooij​

The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Vito van Crooij even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 37 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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