0 – 4
“Nolhan Courtens opens the scoring, giving Heerenveen an early lead they would never relinquish.”
Pivotal“Jacob Trenskow doubles Heerenveen's advantage right before halftime, effectively killing off any hope of a Sparta comeback.”
Pivotal“Maxence Rivera makes it 0-3, extending Heerenveen's dominance early in the second half.”
“Substitute Marko Farji caps off the rout with a fourth goal for Heerenveen.”
Sparta Rotterdam
SC Heerenveen
Outstanding performance
SC Heerenveen•MidfielderHeerenveen took control early and never let go, with Nolhan Courtens breaking the deadlock in the 28th minute before Jacob Trenskow doubled the lead just before the break to make the situation look terminal for Sparta. The hosts, rooted at the bottom of the table, offered almost nothing in response - failing to register a single shot on target across the full 90 minutes despite 11 attempts, a damning statistic that summed up their toothless night. Maxence Rivera and substitute Marko Farji added further goals in the second half as Heerenveen cruised, dominating possession (53%), shots (23 to 11), and big chances created (4 to 1). For Sparta, this result deepens the crisis at the foot of the table, while Heerenveen's ruthless efficiency will only strengthen belief in their title push this season.
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Attempt blocked. Bas Kuipers (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Zonneveld.
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Anass Bouziane (Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam).
Attempt missed. Marko Farji (Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maas Willemsen.
Foul by Milan Zonneveld (Sparta Rotterdam).
Anass Bouziane (Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luca Oyen (Heerenveen).
Substitution, Heerenveen. Anass Bouziane replaces Nolhan Courtens.
Foul by Boyd Reith (Sparta Rotterdam).
Marko Farji (Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Cedric Hatenboer (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Young.
Andrej Kostic (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nolhan Courtens (Heerenveen).
Substitution, Heerenveen. Roberts Uldrikis replaces Dylan Vente.
Substitution, Heerenveen. Ringo Meerveld replaces Marcus Linday.
Foul by Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam).
Luca Oyen (Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Heerenveen. Marko Farji replaces Jacob Trenskow.
Substitution, Heerenveen. Luca Oyen replaces Levi Smans.
Robin van Cruijsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marcus Linday (Heerenveen).
Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Boyd Reith replaces Lushendry Martes.
Attempt blocked. Robin van Cruijsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Young.
Attempt missed. Andrej Kostic (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teo Quintero with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Casper Terho with a cross.
Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Maxence Rivera (Heerenveen).
Foul by Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam).
Levi Smans (Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Nolhan Courtens (Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Braude.
Foul by Levi Smans (Heerenveen).
Cedric Hatenboer (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Robin van Cruijsen replaces Bruno Martins Indi.
Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Teo Quintero replaces Joel Ideho.
Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Nick Verschuren replaces Isaac Babadi.
Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Andrej Kostic replaces Julian Baas.
Foul by Marvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam).
Marvin YoungYellow CardMarvin Young (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Levi Smans (Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lushendry Martes (Sparta Rotterdam).
Maxence Rivera (Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Nolhan Courtens (Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Michael Brouwer (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Dylan Vente.
Attempt blocked. Maxence Rivera (Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Levi Smans.
Attempt blocked. Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Zonneveld.
Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Vasilios Zagaritis.
Michael Brouwer (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Cedric Hatenboer (Sparta Rotterdam).
Oliver Braude (Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Isaac Babadi (Sparta Rotterdam).
Cedric Hatenboer (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Marcus Linday (Heerenveen).
Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam).
Nolhan Courtens (Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (Sparta Rotterdam).
Foul by Levi Smans (Heerenveen).
Lushendry Martes (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 0, Heerenveen 2.
Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 0, Heerenveen 2.
Attempt blocked. Maxence Rivera (Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nolhan Courtens.
Corner, Heerenveen. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
Corner, Heerenveen. Conceded by Marvin Young.
Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Casper Terho is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Vasilios Zagaritis (Heerenveen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Brouwer (Sparta Rotterdam). Assisted by Maxence Rivera.
Corner, Heerenveen. Conceded by Michael Brouwer.
Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Bas Kuipers is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Bas Kuipers (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Zonneveld.
Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Oliver Braude.
Foul by Julian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam).
Julian BaasYellow CardJulian Baas (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Levi Smans (Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Levi Smans (Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Maxence Rivera (Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michael Brouwer (Sparta Rotterdam).
Corner, Heerenveen. Conceded by Michael Brouwer.
Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Marcus Linday.
Foul by Maas Willemsen (Heerenveen).
Casper Terho (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Braude.
Corner, Heerenveen. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
Attempt missed. Oliver Braude (Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Trenskow with a cross following a corner.
Attempt missed. Levi Smans (Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dylan Vente following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Levi Smans.
Corner, Heerenveen. Conceded by Cedric Hatenboer.
First Half begins.
Sparta Rotterdam and SC Heerenveen meet at Het Kasteel with both sides desperate to arrest recent slumps. Sparta reel from a 4-1 hammering at PSV while Heerenveen are mired in a goal drought, setting up a tense, low-scoring battle between two mid-table Eredivisie rivals.
