Welcome to our live blog! Here we will keep you fully informed of all the sports news in our province. With a lot of attention tonight for Telstar and FC Volendam. The White Lions take on Sparta Rotterdam and FC Volendam receives a visit from Heracles Almelo. Tips or questions? Email to [email protected].
Past: Sparta Rotterdam – Telstar 1-0
LIVE: FC Volendam – Heracles Almelo 0-0 (VOL-HER)
Telstar still has three minutes to produce the equalizer against Sparta. Dylan Mertens has just joined the team for Devon Koswal.
Good shooting opportunity Mario Engels. Heracles’ German is given plenty of room to lash out. His bet just misses. Volendam does well there. It has been a while since the home team created a good chance.
Telstar is at the front with many players and pumps the balls forward. The team of coach Anthony Correia plays opportunistically and hopes for the equalizer.
Mario Engels is knocked down in the penalty area by Nordin Bukala. Referee Danny Makkelie is quick and waves the penalty away. First pinprick from the Almelo team in front of the Volendam goal.
Guus Offerhaus is very close to the equalizer. His shot inside the foot goes just half a meter wide of Joël Drommel’s goal. that is nailed to the ground. Will the equalizer still come?
A good substitute for Milan Zonneveld. Telstar’s striker is very mobile and occasionally appears in front of the goal. This time his bet is blocked.
By the way, Patrick Brouwer and Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp have been replaced by Mo Hamdaoui and Sebastiaan Hagedoorn.
FC Volendam has the better of the game in the opening phase. It already looks dangerous through Henk Veerman, but his shot from the turn goes just over. A little later Volendam rattles again at the gates of Heracles. This time Robin van Cruijsen’s bet was just blocked.
The home team is dangerous for the first time in the second half. Ronald Koeman Jr. However, he has little to fear, because two headers from Sparta sailed over his goal. On the other hand, Telstar also has a more difficult time finding opportunities.
Tyrese Noslin fires a ball a meter wide of Sparta’s goal. The equalizer hangs more in the air than the home team’s second goal.
Telstar has now made two substitutions. Tyrone Owusu and Kay Tejan have been substituted for Danny Bakker and Dion Malone.
The ball is also rolling in the Dijk. After some delay due to Heracles supporters throwing fireworks on the field, we started.
Coach Anthony Correia’s team came out of the dressing room well. With a slightly more attacking playing style, Telstar comes closer to Sparta’s half.
Both teams started the second half unchanged. At Telstar it is noticeable that Jeff Hardeveld has started playing centrally in defence. Milan Zonneveld is the striker after the substitution of Neville Ogidi Nwankwo. It now looks more like a 4-3-3 formation than 5-3-2 in possession.
A forced change at Telstar. Neville Ogidi Nwankwo must abandon the fight. He walks off the field with the medical staff. Striker Milan Zonneveld replaces him.
A painful collision during a corner kick. Neville Ogidi Nwankwo first collides with the back of Kay Tejan’s head and then gets the ball hard in his face. The Telstar defender lies on the ground and is being patched up by the medical staff.
The ball is moving around more and more in coach Anthony Correia’s team. After Guus Offerhaus intervenes well with Ayoub Oufkir at the back, the attack moves to the other side of the field over many drives. It does not result in a real goal scoring opportunity, but Telstar grows in possession of the ball.
Telstar lagging behind in Rotterdam. Initially, a cross passes everyone by, but Ayoub Oufkir stands past the far post, shoots the ball on goal and Tobias Lauritsen taps it behind Ronald Koeman Jr.
The ball sometimes overshoots on the wet grass. Kay Tejan seems to take advantage of this, but just misses the ball.
Ronald Koeman Jr. with a great save. He taps Bruno Martins Indi’s header wide of the goal and thus prevents Telstar from falling behind.
Telstar is slowly taking control of the game. A lot of it is about the right side with Tyrese Noslin. The right full-back is served with a long ball from Tyrone Owusu. His cross is dangerous, but just misses reaching a fellow player.
There is the first chance for Telstar. Tyrese Noslin shoots straight into the hands of goalkeeper Joël Drommel. Both teams are keeping each other in balance for the time being. Although Sparta is slightly more dangerous in transition.
Telstar escapes a very early deficit. Guus Offerhaus chokes on the ball and immediately gives away an excellent opportunity. Ronald Koeman Jr. keeps Telstar going.
The ball rolls onto The Castle. Telstar has kicked off.
Telstar and Sparta Rotterdam have played against each other 28 times in the past in the Premier League. The last time was in the 1977/78 season. The Velsen residents came out on top four times. In 1976, Telstar won for the last time at Het Kasteel: 1-2.
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