Dutch Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam

12th · 1-2-4 · 5 pts · -7
YES!
Sparta Rotterdam beat Telstar
Sparta Rotterdam1-0-1 3 – 1 Telstar1-0-1
FT · Fri, Aug 14

Match Details

711 Stadion (Velsen-Zuid)

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Telstar 1, Sparta Rotterdam 3.
  • 90'+8'Second Half ends, Telstar 1, Sparta Rotterdam 3.
  • 90'+7'Goal! Telstar 1, Sparta Rotterdam 3. Robin van Cruijsen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bas Kuipers following a fast break.
  • 90'+6'Nils Rossen (Telstar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6'Foul by Ayoni Santos (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+5'Corner, Telstar. Conceded by Filip Bednarek.
  • 90'+3'Marvin Peersman (Telstar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+3'Patrick Brouwer (Telstar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam).
  • 90'+2'Foul by Emirhan Demircan (Telstar).
  • 90'+2'Bas Kuipers (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Line Score

12T
SPA 12 3
TEL 01 1

Match Leaders

Sparta Rotterdam
Telstar

League Table · 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 AZ Alkmaar 7 6 1 0 +12 19
2 Feyenoord 7 5 2 0 +18 17
3 PSV 7 5 1 1 +14 16
4 FC Twente 7 5 1 1 +8 16
5 Ajax 7 4 2 1 +12 14
6 Fortuna 7 4 1 2 -1 13
7 Excelsior 7 3 2 2 +6 11
8 FC Groningen 7 3 2 2 +2 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 2 4 1 +2 10
10 Heerenveen 7 2 3 2 +2 9
11 NEC 7 2 2 3 -1 8
12 Sparta 7 1 2 4 -7 5
13 Telstar 7 1 2 4 -7 5
14 Cambuur 7 1 2 4 -9 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 1 2 4 -13 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 1 1 5 -14 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 0 2 5 -10 2
18 Willem II 7 0 2 5 -14 2
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Key Events

90'+7'Goal! Telstar 1, Sparta Rotterdam 3. Robin van Cruijsen (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bas Kuipers following a fast break.
90'+1'Goal! Telstar 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Abdelnour Soualhia (Telstar) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
85'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Milan Zonneveld replaces Nökkvi Thórisson.
85'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Teo Quintero replaces Julian Baas.
76'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Robin van Cruijsen replaces Jens Toornstra.
76'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Alwande Roaldsøy replaces Shunsuke Mito.
64'Substitution, Telstar. Noach Shenkman replaces Jelani Seedorf.
64'Substitution, Telstar. Prince Aning replaces Jeff Hardeveld.
62'Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mitchell van Bergen replaces Casper Terho.
57'Substitution, Telstar. Rojendro Oudsten replaces Gabi Caschili.
57'Substitution, Telstar. Emirhan Demircan replaces Rui Mendes.
56'Lushendry Martes (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55'Abdelnour Soualhia (Telstar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53'Goal! Telstar 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Nökkvi Thórisson (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shunsuke Mito with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
6'Goal! Telstar 0, Sparta Rotterdam 1. Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nökkvi Thórisson following a corner.

Team Stats

Sparta RotterdamTelstar
General
39.4 Possession % 60.6
16 Shots 7
9 On Target 1
0 Offsides 1
5 Corners 8
17 Fouls 13
Passing & Defense
256 Passes Completed 424
7 Crosses Won 3
10 Tackles Won 9
4 Interceptions 8
56 Clearances 19
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Saves 6

Recent Form

Telstar W D W W W
Sparta Rotterdam L D L L L

Starting Lineups

Telstar4-2-3-1
1 Koeman
18 Caschili 4 Soualhia 90'+1' 43 Peersman 2 Hardeveld
17 Rossen 10 Owusu
7 Monteiro Mendes 27 Brouwer 11 Hetli
9 Seedorf
9 Thórisson 53'A
11 Santos 10 Mito A 7 Terho
8 Toornstra 6 Baas
5 Kuipers A 4 Verschuren 3 Young 6' 2 Martes
1 Bednarek
Sparta Rotterdam4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Telstar

  1. #1 Ronald KoemanG
  2. #43 Marvin PeersmanCD-L
  3. #4 Abdelnour SoualhiaCD-R90'+1'
  4. #2 Jeff HardeveldLB
  5. GC #18 Gabi CaschiliRB
  6. #27 Patrick BrouwerAM
  7. #10 Tyrone OwusuLM
  8. #17 Nils RossenRM
  9. #9 Jelani SeedorfF
  10. SH #11 Soufiane HetliAM-L
  11. #7 Rui MendesAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Sparta Rotterdam

  1. #1 Filip BednarekG
  2. #4 Nick VerschurenCD-L
  3. #3 Marvin YoungCD-R6'
  4. #5 Bas KuipersLB
  5. #2 Lushendry MartesRB
  6. SM #10 Shunsuke MitoAM
  7. #8 Jens ToornstraLM
  8. #6 Julian BaasRM
  9. NT #9 Nökkvi ThórissonF53'
  10. AS #11 Ayoni SantosAM-L
  11. #7 Casper TerhoAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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