Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie - Conference League Play-offs - Semi-finals 1 Jun 2023, 19:00
Utrecht
Utrecht
1–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
🏟 Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht) 👤 S. van der Eijk Round Semi-finals

Match report

Sparta Rotterdam edged past Utrecht 2-1 in the Eredivisie - Conference League Play-offs - Semi-finals on 1 June 2023.

Utrecht dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 28 shots to Sparta Rotterdam's 9.

The match was played at Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht), with S. van der Eijk in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 28 - 9 On target 9 - 3 Corners 11 - 3 Fouls 9 - 10 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Vito van Crooij
Sparta Rotterdam · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Tobias Lauritsen 1 goal
8 Jens Toornstra 67 passes (82% accurate)
8 Nick Olij 8 saves
7 Anastasios Douvikas 1 goal
First half vs second half
Utrecht stepped it up after the break, with 16 shots in the second half compared to 12 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–6 16–3
Shots On Goal 4–3 5–0
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 5–1 6–2
Match statistics
28 Shots Total 9
9 Shots On Goal 3
13 Shots Off Goal 4
6 Shots Blocked 2
18 Shots Inside Box 3
10 Shots Outside Box 6
9 Fouls 10
11 Corners 3
0 Offsides 1
61% Ball Possession 39%
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 8
508 Passes Total 333
402 Passes Accurate 227
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Utrecht · 4-2-3-1
1 V. Barkas
17 S. Klaiber 25 R. Kluivert 24 N. Viergever 2 M. Maarel
6 C. Bozdogan 18 J. Toornstra
23 B. Ramselaar 22 S. Streek 26 O. Boussaid
9 A. Douvikas
Sparta Rotterdam · 4-3-3
1 N. Olij
2 S. Sambo 3 B. Vriends 4 M. Eerdhuijzen 5 M. Pinto
10 A. Verschueren 6 J. Guzmán 8 J. Kitolano
7 V. Crooij 9 T. Lauritsen 11 K. Saito
Utrecht
Coach
M. Silberbauer
Substitutes
  • 27 Modibo Sagnan
  • 7 Victor Jensen
  • 28 Bas Dost
  • 31 Thijmen Nijhuis
  • 16 Fabian De Keijzer
  • 5 Hidde ter Avest
  • 3 Tommy St. Jago
  • 20 Zakaria Labyad
  • 38 Rocco Robert Shein
  • 30 Naoki Maeda
  • 8 Luuk Brouwers
  • 19 Anthony Descotte
Sparta Rotterdam
Coach
M. Steijn
Substitutes
  • 17 Younes Namli
  • 12 Dirk Abels
  • 15 Aaron Meijers
  • 14 Adil Auassar
  • 30 Delano van Crooy
  • 20 Youri Schoonderwaldt
  • 13 Rick Meissen
  • 21 Patrick Brouwer
  • 16 Jeremy Van Mullem
  • 18 Pedro Alemañ Serna
  • 19 Mohammed Tahiri
  • 22 Elias Hoff Melkersen
Substitutions
  • 30' ↑ Y. Namli ↓ J. de Guzmán Sparta Rotterdam
  • 46' ↑ M. Sagnan ↓ R. Kluivert Utrecht
  • 46' ↑ D. Abels ↓ S. Sambo Sparta Rotterdam
  • 62' ↑ A. Meijers ↓ M. Pinto Sparta Rotterdam
  • 73' ↑ V. Jensen ↓ B. Ramselaar Utrecht
  • 85' ↑ B. Dost ↓ O. Boussaid Utrecht
  • 85' ↑ A. Auassar ↓ K. Saito Sparta Rotterdam
Cards
  • 28' A. Douvikas Utrecht
  • 34' N. Olij Sparta Rotterdam
  • 34' S. Klaiber Utrecht
  • 45+3' S. Sambo Sparta Rotterdam
Head-to-head
Utrecht 7 3 draws 4 Sparta Rotterdam
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Recent form
Utrecht D D D W W
Sparta Rotterdam D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam?
Utrecht lost 1-2 against Sparta Rotterdam on 1 June 2023.
Who won Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam?
Sparta Rotterdam won the match 2-1.
Where was Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam played?
The match was played at Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht).
Who had more possession in Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam?
Utrecht had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.