ARNHEM. Vitesse managed to find the solution against Sparta Rotterdam to win 2-1. N. Frederiksen was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Sparta Rotterdam to strike first with a penalty of V. van Crooij at the 33′. Then it was a goal in the 42′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Frederiksen gave the win to Vitesse in the 80′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Vitesse was decisively better in terms of ball possession (65%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Wednesday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Rob Dieperink assisted by Erik Kleinjan and Charl Schaap. The 4th official was Ingmar Oostrom. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 14 Total 8
- 5 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 130 Attack 72
- 57 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 0
Fouls
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
Vitesse had a superior ball possession 65% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vitesse had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vitesse won the match.
Vitesse shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Vitesse received 5 yellow cards (M. Wittek, R. Bazoer, R. Yapi, M. Bero and D. Huisman). On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards (A. Auassar and D. Abels).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Vitesse has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam stays with points (0th).
Next matches
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse
46'
32'
42', 80'
Vitesse adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Jeroen Houwen, Romaric Yapi, Danilho Doekhi, Riechedly Bazoer, Jacob Rasmussen, Maximilian Wittek, Matúš Bero, Toni Domgjoni, Yann Gboho, Loïs Openda and Nikolai Baden Frederiksen.
The home team had on the bench: Markus Schubert, Eric Verstappen, Alois Oroz, Tomáš Hájek, Enzo Cornelisse, Million Manhoef, Sondre Tronstad, Patrick Vroegh, Daan Huisman, Julian Von Moos, Thomas Buitink and Gyan de Regt.
Substitutions
Vitesse made 5 changes: R. Bazoer for D. Huisman (46′), Y. Gboho for S. Tronstad (63′), R. Yapi for D. Oroz (63′), L. Openda for T. Hajek (82′) and N. Frederiksen for T. Buitink (90′).
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
Also Sparta Rotterdam adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Henk Fraser played with: Tim Coremans, Laurent Jans, Jeremy Van Mullem, Michael Heylen, Adil Auassar, Aaron Meijers, Sven Mijnans, Dirk Abels, Bryan Smeets, Vito van Crooij and Mario Engels.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Rijk Janse, Finn Murre, Giannis Masouras, Bart Vriends, Tom Beugelsdijk, Mica Pinto, Achraf Madi, Kenzo Goudmijn, Emanuel Emegha and Lennart Thy.
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: M. Engels for A. Madi (73′), V. van Crooij for L. Thy (73′), S. Mijnans for E. Emegha (73′), A. Meijers for (82′) and A. Auassar for T. Beugelsdijk (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the KNVB Beker.
- Vitesse – Sparta Rotterdam – 2-1
- Ajax – Barendrecht – 4-0
- AZ – Heracles Almelo – 4-1
- PSV – Fortuna Sittard – 2-0
- Go Ahead Eagles – Roda JC Kerkrade – 2-0
- Excelsior – FC Groningen – 2-2
- FC Twente – Feyenoord – 1-1
- Harkemase Boys – RKC Waalwijk – 0-5
