Excelsior vs Sparta Rotterdam 2-1
M. Zonneveld 48'
Excelsior beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 at Stadion Woudestein in Eredivisie Regular Season Round 4. A. Sliti (24') and N. Groen (90') scored for Excelsior, with M. Zonneveld (48') replying for Sparta Rotterdam. Excelsior had 15 shots to Sparta's 10, and five on target to two.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- 20'Jens Toornstra · Yellow card
- A. Sliti24'
- Simon Janssen · Yellow card28'
- Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson · Yellow card37'
- 39'R. van Cruijsen for C. Terho
- 48'M. Zonneveld assist M. van Bergen
- D. van Vianen for E. da Silva Moreira59'
- A. Sliti for A. Jahanbakhsh59'
- A. Thorsteinsson for I. Silva Timas67'
- D. Garden for N. Groen67'
- 83'J. Toornstra for A. Roaldsoy
- 83'M. van Bergen for J. Ideho
- S. Janssen for K. Bos85'
- 89'J. Baas for N. Verschuren
- N. Groen assist I. Silva Timas90'
Match stats
Line-ups
Excelsior starting XI
- 1S. van Gassel
- 3R. Meissen
- 4C. Widell
- 14J. Plug
- 15S. Janssen
- 20L. Hartjes
- 8I. Yegoian
- 6D. van Vianen
- 7A. Sliti
- 19D. Garden
- 30A. Thorsteinsson
Excelsior bench · coach Ruben den Uil
Sparta Rotterdam starting XI
- 1F. Bednarek
- 2L. Martes
- 3M. Young
- 4B. Martins Indi
- 5B. Kuipers
- 6J. Baas
- 8J. Toornstra
- 7R. van Cruijsen
- 10S. Mito
- 11M. van Bergen
- 9M. Zonneveld
Sparta Rotterdam bench · coach Rogier Meijer
Player ratings VIP
Excelsior formlast ten
Sparta Rotterdam formlast ten
Eredivisie table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Cambuur | 11 | +1 | 15 |
| 10 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 12 |  Utrecht | 11 | -12 | 12 |
| 13 |  NEC Nijmegen | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 |  PEC Zwolle | 11 | -11 | 11 |
| 15 |  Excelsior | 11 | -12 | 11 |
| 16 |  Telstar | 11 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 |  ADO Den Haag | 11 | -11 | 6 |
Match info
CompetitionEredivisie
RoundMatchweek 4
Kick-off
VenueStadion Woudestein, Rotterdam
RefereeSerdar Gozubuyuk
