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Sparta Rotterdam
FT
2–3
HT 0–1
Excelsior
Eredivisie Sun 17 May, 13:30London Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam Allard Lindhout 10,599 attendance

Timeline

  1. 14' Giannino Vianello own goal
  2. 40' Vito van Crooij Yellow Card
  3. 45' Milan Zonneveld for Saïd Bakari
  4. 45' Julian Baas for Pelle Clement
  5. 50' Arthur Zagre
  6. 53' Ayoni Santos
  7. 54' Julian Baas Yellow Card
  8. 62' Noah Naujoks assist Gyan De Regt
  9. 64' Ilias Bronkhorst for Rick Meissen
  10. 71' Patrick van Aanholt for Giannino Vianello
  11. 71' Jonathan de Guzmán for Shunsuke Mito
  12. 71' Teo Quintero Yellow Card
  13. 75' Jerolldino Bergraaf for Mike van Duinen
  14. 79' Jens Toornstra for Joshua Kitolano
  15. 86' Szymon Wlodarczyk for Sanches Fernandes
  16. 86' Adam Carlén for Noah Naujoks
  17. 89' Patrick van Aanholt Yellow Card
  18. 90'+1' Milan Zonneveld assist Tobias Lauritsen

Match stats

52.9% Possession 47.1%
17 Shots 16
5 On target 4
11 Fouls 15
4 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Saves 3
339 Accurate passes 300

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1
1 Drommel
5 Vianello 4 Quintero 3 Young 2 Bakari
6 Clement 8 Kitolano
11 Mito 10 van Crooij 7 Santos
9 Lauritsen
Excelsior 4-3-3
1 van Gassel
12 Zagre 14 Schouten 4 Widell 3 Meissen
23 Yegoian 20 Hartjes 10 Naujoks
11 De Regt 29 van Duinen 30 Fernandes
Sparta Rotterdam 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Joel Drommel G
  2. 4 Teo Quintero CD-L
  3. 3 Marvin Young CD-R
  4. 5 Giannino Vianello ▼ LB
  5. 2 Saïd Bakari ▼ RB
  6. 10 Vito van Crooij AM
  7. 6 Pelle Clement ▼ LM
  8. 8 Joshua Kitolano ▼ RM
  9. 9 Tobias Lauritsen F
  10. 11 Shunsuke Mito ▼ AM-L
  11. 7 Ayoni Santos AM-R

Came on

  1. 15 Patrick van Aanholt ▲ SUB
  2. 21 Jens Toornstra ▲ SUB
  3. 16 Julian Baas ▲ SUB
  4. 18 Jonathan de Guzmán ▲ SUB
  5. 19 Milan Zonneveld ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (6)
  1. 17 Casper Terho SUB
  2. 30 Pascal Kuiper SUB
  3. 12 Shurandy Sambo SUB
  4. 20 Filip Bednarek SUB
  5. 14 Max De Ligt SUB
  6. 13 Justice Esser SUB
Excelsior 4-3-3
  1. 1 Stijn van Gassel G
  2. 14 Lewis Schouten CD-L
  3. 4 Casper Widell CD-R
  4. 12 Arthur Zagre LB
  5. 3 Rick Meissen ▼ RB
  6. 20 Lennard Hartjes CM
  7. 23 Irakli Yegoian LM
  8. 10 Noah Naujoks ▼ RM
  9. 29 Mike van Duinen ▼ F
  10. 11 Gyan De Regt LF
  11. 30 Sanches Fernandes ▼ RF

Came on

  1. 6 Adam Carlén ▲ SUB
  2. 2 Ilias Bronkhorst ▲ SUB
  3. 33 Jerolldino Bergraaf ▲ SUB
  4. 9 Szymon Wlodarczyk ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 8 Mathijs Tielemans SUB
  2. 24 Guilliano Cairo SUB
  3. 16 Calvin Raatsie SUB
  4. 34 Noa El Hamdaoui SUB
  5. 15 Simon Janssen SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, Excelsior 3.
  2. 90'+7' Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, Excelsior 3.
  3. 90'+7' Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  4. 90'+6' Foul by Adam Carlén (Excelsior).
  5. 90'+6' Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  6. 90'+4' VAR Decision: No Goal Sparta Rotterdam 2-3 Excelsior.
  7. 90'+3' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  8. 90'+3' Handball by Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam).
  9. 90'+3' Attempt blocked. Ayoni Santos (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Toornstra.
  10. 90'+1' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, Excelsior 3. Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
  11. 90'+1' Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Lewis Schouten.
  12. 90'+1' Attempt saved. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
110 earlier entries
  1. 90' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  2. 89' Patrick van Aanholt (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 89' Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. 89' Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Sparta Rotterdam).
  5. 89' Attempt blocked. Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  6. 88' Foul by Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior).
  7. 88' Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  8. 87' Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  9. 87' Foul by Szymon Wlodarczyk (Excelsior).
  10. 86' Attempt missed. Ayoni Santos (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jens Toornstra following a fast break.
  11. 86' Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Noah Naujoks.
  12. 86' Substitution, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  13. 85' Attempt missed. Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross following a corner.
  14. 85' Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Lewis Schouten.
  15. 81' Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Lewis Schouten.
  16. 80' Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  17. 80' Foul by Lewis Schouten (Excelsior).
  18. 79' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jens Toornstra replaces Joshua Kitolano.
  19. 78' Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  20. 78' Foul by Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam).
  21. 76' Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  22. 76' Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
  23. 75' Substitution, Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf replaces Mike van Duinen.
  24. 73' Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  25. 73' Attempt saved. Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).
  26. 71' Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  27. 71' Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  28. 71' Foul by Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam).
  29. 71' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Jonathan de Guzmán replaces Shunsuke Mito because of an injury.
  30. 71' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Patrick van Aanholt replaces Giannino Vianello.
  31. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  32. 70' Delay in match because of an injury Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam).
  33. 68' Attempt saved. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joël Drommel (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Noah Naujoks.
  34. 67' Attempt blocked. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Naujoks.
  35. 66' Attempt missed. Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  36. 65' Foul by Arthur Zagré (Excelsior).
  37. 65' Ayoni Santos (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  38. 65' Attempt blocked. Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Naujoks.
  39. 64' Substitution, Excelsior. Ilias Bronkhorst replaces Rick Meissen.
  40. 62' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Excelsior 3. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gyan de Regt with a cross following a corner.
  41. 62' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marvin Young.
  42. 61' Attempt missed. Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  43. 60' Attempt missed. Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vito van Crooij with a cross following a corner.
  44. 60' Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Lewis Schouten.
  45. 59' Attempt missed. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  46. 58' Attempt blocked. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
  47. 56' Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  48. 56' Foul by Mike van Duinen (Excelsior).
  49. 55' Foul by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
  50. 55' Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  51. 54' Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mike van Duinen following a set piece situation.
  52. 54' Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  53. 54' Foul by Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam).
  54. 54' Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  55. 53' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Excelsior 2. Ayoni Santos (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  56. 50' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Excelsior 2. Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
  57. 50' Attempt blocked. Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  58. 49' Attempt missed. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Shunsuke Mito with a cross.
  59. 47' Attempt missed. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noah Naujoks.
  60. 46' Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  61. 46' Foul by Lewis Schouten (Excelsior).
  62. 45' Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 0, Excelsior 1.
  63. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Julian Baas replaces Pelle Clement.
  64. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Milan Zonneveld replaces Saïd Bakari.
  65. 45'+2' First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, Excelsior 1.
  66. 45'+1' Offside, Excelsior. Derensili Sanches Fernandes is caught offside.
  67. 45'+1' Foul by Gyan de Regt (Excelsior).
  68. 45'+1' Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  69. 45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  70. 42' Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).
  71. 42' Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  72. 40' Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  73. 40' Lewis Schouten (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  74. 40' Foul by Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam).
  75. 39' Attempt saved. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Marvin Young.
  76. 36' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  77. 34' Delay in match because of an injury Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).
  78. 34' Attempt blocked. Vito van Crooij (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  79. 34' Foul by Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).
  80. 34' Ayoni Santos (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  81. 32' Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Tobias Lauritsen is caught offside.
  82. 31' Attempt missed. Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  83. 26' Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).
  84. 26' Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  85. 26' Attempt missed. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  86. 25' Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Shunsuke Mito is caught offside.
  87. 23' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Teo Quintero.
  88. 17' Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  89. 17' Foul by Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam).
  90. 16' Foul by Mike van Duinen (Excelsior).
  91. 16' Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  92. 15' Attempt missed. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
  93. 14' Own Goal by Giannino Vianello, Sparta Rotterdam. Sparta Rotterdam 0, Excelsior 1.
  94. 12' Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  95. 12' Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
  96. 12' Attempt missed. Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  97. 10' Attempt blocked. Giannino Vianello (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.
  98. 10' Foul by Lewis Schouten (Excelsior).
  99. 10' Ayoni Santos (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  100. 9' Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  101. 6' Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
  102. 6' Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  103. 5' Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Rick Meissen.
  104. 4' Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  105. 4' Foul by Ayoni Santos (Sparta Rotterdam).
  106. 4' Attempt blocked. Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teo Quintero.
  107. 3' Foul by Mike van Duinen (Excelsior).
  108. 3' Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  109. First Half begins.
  110. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Sparta Rotterdam L D L L D

  • D at NAC Breda 0-0 Eredivisie
  • L PSV Eindhoven 2-0 Eredivisie
  • L at Telstar 4-1 Eredivisie
  • D Go Ahead Eagles 2-2 Eredivisie
  • L at FC Twente 4-0 Eredivisie

Excelsior D W W D L

  • L NEC Nijmegen 2-0 Eredivisie
  • D at PEC Zwolle 2-2 Eredivisie
  • W FC Utrecht 5-0 Eredivisie
  • W at FC Groningen 3-2 Eredivisie
  • D FC Volendam 1-1 Eredivisie

Head to head

SPA leads series 4-1

  • 14 Sep 2025 Excelsior 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 17 Feb 2024 Sparta Rotterdam 4–2 Excelsior 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 1 Oct 2023 Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 5 Mar 2023 Excelsior 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 14 Jan 2023 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 Excelsior 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie