Sparta Rotterdam and FC Twente draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. Sparta Rotterdam comes back against FC Twente with a goal on the S. Steijn 45' and a goal on the N. Ünüvar 90'.

By
David Brown
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Sparta Rotterdam and FC Twente draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. Sparta Rotterdam finds the way to recover against FC Twente with a goal on the S. Steijn 45′ and a goal on the N. Ünüvar 90′. FC Twente was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%)​

The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof with the collaboration of Rens Bluemink and Richard Brondijk. The 4th official was Laurens Gerrets.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sparta Rotterdam

2 - 2

Team 1

FC Twente

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 12 Total 39
  • 8 On Target 9
  • 3 Off Target 14
  • 1 Shots blocked 16
  • 62 Attack 137
  • 26 Dangerous attack 100
  • 96 Ball safe 76
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 14
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 6
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 62% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente had a more offensive attitude with 100 dangerous attacks and 39 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough FC Twente to win the match​.

Sparta Rotterdam shot 12 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Twente shot 39 times, 9 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan de Guzmán and Tijs Velthuis). Talking about the opposition, FC Twente received 1 yellow card (Michal Sadilek).

(Sparta Rotterdam) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (45′).

Match Timeline

20'
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck- sub ->Robin Pröpper
Jonathan de Guzmán- Yellow
35'
Saïd Bakari- Red
45'
45'
Sem Steijn(goal)Manfred Ugalde
Saïd Bakari(VAR_CARD)
45'
Tobias Lauritsen(penalty)
51'
Arno Verschueren(VAR)
50'
53'
Michal Sadílek- Yellow
Tobias Lauritsen(penalty)
55'
57'
Y. Taha- sub ->Michel Vlap
57'
Ricky van Wolfswinkel- sub ->Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
65'
Mitchell van Bergen- sub ->Daan Rots
65'
Y. Regeer- sub ->Alfons Sampsted
Tijs Velthuis- Yellow
72'
76'
Naci Ünüvar- sub ->Mathias Kjölö
Metinho- sub ->Arno Verschueren
90'
90'
Naci Ünüvar(goal)Mitchell van Bergen
Mike Eerdhuijzen- sub ->Tobias Lauritsen
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
84
31
Feyenoord
75
31
FC Twente
63
31
AZ
55
30
Ajax
49
31
NEC
47
30
FC Utrecht
45
30
Go Ahead Eagles
42
31
Sparta Rotterdam
40
30
SC Heerenveen
36
31
Fortuna Sittard
35
30
Almere City
33
31
PEC Zwolle
32
30
Heracles Almelo
32
30
Excelsior
26
31
RKC Waalwijk
24
30
FC Volendam
19
30
Vitesse
-1
30

After playing this match, Sparta Rotterdam has 22 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Twente will has 34 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will play away against Fortuna Sittard on the 13th of January with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (7 draws).

FC Twente will host AZ on the 13th of January with a 17-14 head to head record in favor of AZ (8 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
8.4
D
R. Meissen 3.Netherlands
6.8
D
Saïd Bakari 2.Comoros
5.8
45'
D
Bart Vriends  3.Netherlands
D
Tijs Velthuis 4.Netherlands
7.1
72'
D
D. van der Kust 5.Suriname
7.5
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 6.Netherlands
7.0
35'
M
Joshua Kitolano  8.Norway
7.1
M
Arno Verschueren 10.Belgium
7.5
90'
F
Django Warmerdam  11.Netherlands
7.3
F
C. Neghli 7.Algeria
7.5
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
8.2
90' Goals51', 55'
F
Agustín Anello 11.Belgium
Substitutes
G
Y. Schoonderwaldt 20.Netherlands
G
Delano van Crooy 30.Netherlands
D
Sergi Rosanas 12.Spain
D
Mike Eerdhuijzen 14.Netherlands
90'
M
P. Serra 15.Spain
M
H. El Dahri 16.Netherlands
M
Metinho 17.Brazil
6.4
90'
F
R. Rosario 18.Curaçao
F
Dean Zandbergen 21.Netherlands

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

The manager Jeroen Rijsdijk decided to play with the following team: Bart Vriends, Agustin Anello, N. Olij (8.4), Saïd Bakari (5.8), Rick Meissen (6.8), Tijs Velthuis (7.1), Djevencio van der Kust (7.5), Arno Verschueren (7.5), Jonathan de Guzmán (7.0), Joshua Kitolano (7.1), Camiel Neghli (7.5), Tobias Lauritsen (8.2) and Django Warmerdam (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Sergi Rosanas, Max de Ligt, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Pedro Alemañ Serna, Hamza el Dahri, Metinho (6.4), Rayvien Rosario, Jesse Bal, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Dean Zandbergen and Delano van Crooy.

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 2 changes: Tobias Lauritsen for Mike Eerdhuijzen (90′) and Arno Verschueren for Metinho (90′).

Player of the match: N. Olij​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sparta Rotterdam was the goalkeeper: N. Olij. His rating is 8.36. He performed 7 saves.

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente
G
Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany
8.4
D
M. Hilgers 2.Netherlands
6.8
D
Robin Pröpper  3.Netherlands
6.7
20'
D
Gijs Smal 5.Netherlands
7.7
D
Alfons Sampsted 12.Iceland
7.3
65'
M
Mathias Kjølø 4.Norway
6.7
76'
M
D. Rots 11.Netherlands
7.8
65'
M
Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands
8.1
Goals45'
M
Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands
7.3
57'
M
Michal Sadílek 23.Czech Republic
7.5
53'
F
Manfred Ugalde 27.Costa Rica
7.9
Substitutes
G
Issam El Maach 16.Morocco
G
Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 17.Belgium
6.0
20'
D
Joshua Brenet 20.Netherlands
M
Carel Eiting 6.Netherlands
M
Y. Regeer 8.Netherlands
7.0
65'
M
M. Bruns 38.Netherlands
F
Mitchell van Bergen 7.Netherlands
8.1
65'
F
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands
6.4
57'
F
Naci Ünüvar 10.Netherlands
7.3
76' Goals90'
F
Y. Taha 19.Morocco
7.5
57'

FC Twente started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Joseph Oosting played with: Lars Unnerstall (8.4), Alfons Sampsted (7.3), Mees Hilgers (6.8), Robin Pröpper (6.7), Gijs Smal  (7.7), Mathias Kjölö (6.7), Michal Sadilek (7.5), Daan Rots (7.8), Sem Steijn (8.1), Michel Vlap (7.3), Manfred Ugalde (7.9).

They had on the bench: Carel Eiting , Mitchell van Bergen (8.1), Youri Regeer (7.0), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (6.4), Naci Ünüvar (7.3), Issam El Maach, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (6.0), Younes Taha (7.5), Joshua Brenet , Przemyslaw Tyton and Max Bruns.

FC Twente could not rely on the presence of Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (injured) and Youri Regeer (injured).

Substitutions

FC Twente made 6 changes: Robin Pröpper for Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (20′), Mathias Kjölö for Naci Ünüvar (76′), Michel Vlap for Younes Taha (57′), Alec Van Hoorenbeeck for Ricky van Wolfswinkel (57′), Daan Rots for Mitchell van Bergen (65′) and Alfons Sampsted for Youri Regeer (65′).

Player of the match: Lars Unnerstall​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Twente was the goalkeeper: Lars Unnerstall. His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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