Sparta Rotterdam prevails over Excelsior after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. Sparta Rotterdam had a astonishing comeback against Excelsior.

By
Mark Hall
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Sparta Rotterdam prevails over Excelsior after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. Sparta Rotterdam had a remarkable comeback against Excelsior.

The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the help of Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Jesse Rozendal. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.17 degrees Celsius or 50.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sparta Rotterdam

4 - 2

Team 1

Excelsior

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 9 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 5
  • 128 Attack 80
  • 46 Dangerous attack 43
  • 53 Ball safe 61
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 9
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Sparta Rotterdam was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Excelsior that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sparta Rotterdam was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sparta Rotterdam won the match​.

Sparta Rotterdam shot 12 times, 9 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Excelsior shot 11 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sparta Rotterdam received 4 yellow cards (Djevencio van der Kust, Bart Vriends, Pelle Clement and Jonathan de Guzmán). Talking about the opposition, Excelsior received 2 yellow cards (Richie Omorowa and Siebe Horemans).

Match Timeline

11'
Kik Pierie (goal)Julian Baas
16'
Lance Duijvestijn(goal)Couhaib Driouech
Arno Verschueren(goal)Tobias Lauritsen
24'
Saïd Bakari- sub ->Django Warmerdam
25'
Tobias Lauritsen(goal)
31'
Pelle Clement- Yellow
51'
Jonathan de Guzmán- Yellow
56'
Bart Vriends - Yellow
63'
D. van der Kust- Yellow
66'
R. Meissen- sub ->Bart Vriends
66'
S. Mito- sub ->Pelle Clement
66'
Metinho- sub ->Jonathan de Guzmán
67'
72'
Lazaros Lamprou- sub ->Couhaib Driouech
72'
Oscar Uddenäs- sub ->Lance Duijvestijn
Tobias Lauritsen(goal)Koki Saito
75'
C. Brym- sub ->Tobias Lauritsen
79'
81'
Noah Naujoks- sub ->Cisse Sandra
81'
Richie Omorowa- sub ->Arthur Zagré
87'
Mimeirhel Benita- sub ->Kik Pierie 
90'
Richie Omorowa- Yellow
90'
Siebe Horemans- Yellow
C. Brym(goal)Metinho
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
84
31
Feyenoord
75
31
FC Twente
63
31
AZ
58
31
Ajax
49
31
NEC
47
31
FC Utrecht
46
31
Sparta Rotterdam
43
31
Go Ahead Eagles
42
31
SC Heerenveen
36
31
PEC Zwolle
35
31
Fortuna Sittard
35
31
Almere City
33
31
Heracles Almelo
32
31
Excelsior
26
31
RKC Waalwijk
25
31
FC Volendam
19
31
Vitesse
2
31

After this encounter, Sparta Rotterdam has 29 points like NEC to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Excelsior will stays with 21 points to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will play away against NEC on the 25th of February with a 8-8 head to head record.

Excelsior will host Vitesse on the 25th of February with a 11-6 head to head statistic in favor of Vitesse (5 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
7.0
D
Mike Eerdhuijzen 4.Netherlands
6.7
D
Django Warmerdam  5.Netherlands
6.3
25'
D
D. van der Kust 2.Suriname
7.0
66'
D
Bart Vriends  3.Netherlands
7.0
66' 63'
M
Pelle Clement 7.Netherlands
7.0
66' 51'
M
Joshua Kitolano  8.Norway
6.3
M
Arno Verschueren 10.Belgium
7.9
Goals24'
M
K. Saito 11.Japan
7.5
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 6.Netherlands
7.0
67' 56'
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
9.4
79' Goals31', 75'
Substitutes
G
Y. Schoonderwaldt 20.Netherlands
G
K. Reitmaier 30.Germany
D
Saïd Bakari 15.Comoros
6.8
25'
D
R. Meissen 12.Netherlands
6.4
66'
D
Tijs Velthuis 14.Netherlands
M
S. Mito 17.Japan
6.8
66'
M
Metinho 16.Brazil
7.3
67'
M
H. El Dahri 18.Netherlands
F
C. Brym 19.Canada
7.3
79' Goals90'
F
R. Rosario 21.Curaçao

Sparta Rotterdam started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Jeroen Rijsdijk decided to play with the following team: N. Olij (7.0), Djevencio van der Kust (7.0), Bart Vriends (7.0), Mike Eerdhuijzen (6.7), Django Warmerdam (6.3), Joshua Kitolano (6.3), Jonathan de Guzmán (7.0), Pelle Clement (7.0), Arno Verschueren (7.9), Koki Saito (7.5) and Tobias Lauritsen (9.4).

The home team had on the bench: Saïd Bakari (6.8), Rick Meissen (6.4), Shunsuke Mito (6.8), Charles-Andreas Brym (7.3), Tijs Velthuis, Metinho (7.3), Hamza el Dahri, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Rayvien Rosario and Kaylen Jermaine Danny Reitmaier.

Sparta Rotterdam could not rely on the presence of Saïd Bakari (injured).

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: Django Warmerdam for Saïd Bakari (25′), Tobias Lauritsen for Charles-Andreas Brym (79′), Bart Vriends for Rick Meissen (66′), Pelle Clement for Shunsuke Mito (66′) and Jonathan de Guzmán for Metinho (67′).

Player of the match: Tobias Lauritsen​

The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Tobias Lauritsen.

His rating is 9.4 with 2 goals, 24 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Excelsior – Formation

Excelsior
G
Stijn van Gassel  1.Netherlands
6.4
D
Siebe Horemans 2.Belgium
6.4
90'
D
Kik Pierie  3.Netherlands
8.1
87' Goals11'
D
Redouan El Yaakoubi 4.Netherlands
D
Casper Widell 5.Sweden
7.5
D
Arthur Zagré 12.France
6.3
81'
M
C. Sandra 8.Belgium
6.6
81'
M
Kenzo Goudmijn 10.Netherlands
7.0
M
Couhaib Driouech 14.Morocco
7.7
72'
M
Lance Duijvestijn 23.Netherlands
7.9
72' Goals16'
M
J. Baas 33.Netherlands
7.0
F
Troy Parrott  9.Republic of Ireland
6.6
Substitutes
G
Norbert Alblas 18.Netherlands
D
Mimeirhel Benita 22.Netherlands
6.6
87'
D
S. de 32.Netherlands
M
Noah Naujoks 15.Netherlands
6.7
81'
F
Oscar Uddenäs 11.Sweden
6.6
72'
F
Lazaros Lamprou 7.Greece
6.8
72'
F
Richie Omorowa 17.Sweden
6.7
81' 90'
F
Derensili Sanches Fernandes 30.Netherlands

Excelsior started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Marinus Dijkhuizen played with: Redouan El Yaakoubi, Stijn van Gassel (6.4), Siebe Horemans (6.4), Casper Widell (7.5), Kik Pierie  (8.1), Arthur Zagré (6.3), Couhaib Driouech (7.7), Cisse Sandra (6.6), Julian Baas (7.0), Kenzo Goudmijn (7.0) and Lance Duijvestijn (7.9), Troy Parrott (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Oscar Uddenäs (6.6), Lazaros Lamprou (6.8), Noah Naujoks (6.7), Richie Omorowa (6.7), Norbert Alblas, Mimeirhel Benita (6.6), Derensili Sanches Fernandes and Siem de Moes.

Excelsior could not rely on the presence of Lazaros Lamprou (injured).

Substitutions

Excelsior made 5 changes: Kik Pierie  for Mimeirhel Benita (87′), Couhaib Driouech for Lazaros Lamprou (72′), Lance Duijvestijn for Oscar Uddenäs (72′), Cisse Sandra for Noah Naujoks (81′) and Arthur Zagré for Richie Omorowa (81′).

Player of the match: Kik Pierie ​

The most impressive player for Excelsior was Kik Pierie .

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 65 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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