ALMERE. Sparta Rotterdam bested Almere City.
The match was played at the Yanmar Stadion stadium in Almere on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Alex Bos with the assistance of Maarten Ketting and Don Frijn. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.73 degrees Celsius or 63.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 2 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 135 Attack 108
- 64 Dangerous attack 55
- 99 Ball safe 115
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 6
Fouls
- 14 Total 4
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Almere City was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Sparta Rotterdam that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Almere City had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Sparta Rotterdam found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Almere City shot 13 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Almere City received 3 yellow cards (S. Resink, Peer Koopmeiners and S. Floranus). Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Almere City stays with 33 points like SC Heerenveen to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam will has 40 points to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Almere City will play away against FC Twente on the 28th of April with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (1 draw).
Sparta Rotterdam will host FC Volendam on the 28th of April with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (8 draws).
Almere City – Formation
Almere City
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Almere City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Alex Pastoor decided to play with the following team: Samuel Sahin-Radlinger , J. Ritmeester van de Kamp , Hamdi Akujobi , Damian van Bruggen , S. Floranus , Yoann Cathline , S. Resink , Peer Koopmeiners , Álvaro Peña , Thomas Robinet and Adi Nalic .
The home team had on the bench: Joey Jacobs , Nordin Bakker, Loïc Mbe Soh, J. van Duiven , Pascu, Kornelius Hansen , Milan Corryn, Théo Barbet , Faiz Mattoir, Andreas Hagen and Agil Etemadi.
Almere City could not rely on the presence of Andreas Hagen (injured) and Kornelius Hansen (injured).
Substitutions
Almere City made 5 changes: Adi Nalic for Andreas Hagen (32′), Álvaro Peña for Joey Jacobs (46′), S. Floranus for Théo Barbet (69′), J. Ritmeester van de Kamp for J. van Duiven (75′) and Yoann Cathline for Kornelius Hansen (75′).
Player of the match: Thomas Robinet
The most impressive player for Almere City was Thomas Robinet.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Nick Olij , Saïd Bakari , Bart Vriends , Mike Eerdhuijzen , D. van der Kust , Metinho , Pelle Clement , S. Mito , Arno Verschueren , K. Saito and Tobias Lauritsen .
The following players were sitting on the bench: C. Brym, Sergi Rosanas, R. Meissen, Tijs Velthuis, Jonathan de Guzmán , C. Neghli , H. El Dahri, Y. Schoonderwaldt, R. Rosario and K. Reitmaier.
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 3 changes: K. Saito for R. Meissen (89′), S. Mito for C. Neghli (80′) and Pelle Clement for Jonathan de Guzmán (87′).
Player of the match: Tobias Lauritsen
The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Tobias Lauritsen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 20 duels out of 28.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- AZ – RKC Waalwijk – 3-2
- Almere City – Sparta Rotterdam – 2-3
- PSV – Vitesse – 6-0
