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Sparta Rotterdam and PEC Zwolle Draw in Thrilling Rotterdam Encounter
Rotterdam, March 15, 2025 – Sparta Rotterdam and PEC Zwolle played out a thrilling 1-1 draw at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel in the 26th round of the Eredivisie. Despite Sparta Rotterdam’s dominance in possession (59%), the match remained evenly poised throughout.
PEC Zwolle took the lead in the 48th minute through a goal from O. Aertssen. However, Sparta Rotterdam quickly responded, equalizing in the 51st minute with a goal from T. Lauritsen.
Sparta Rotterdam created more scoring opportunities, registering 13 shots (5 on target), compared to PEC Zwolle’s 8 shots (3 on target). Corner kicks also favored PEC Zwolle 4 to 1. Both teams played with intensity, resulting in a high number of fouls: 7 for Sparta and 10 for PEC Zwolle. Referee Rob Dieperink of the Netherlands officiated a game that remained open until the final whistle. Despite their possession advantage, Sparta couldn’t convert their dominance into a winning result.
Substitutions sparta rotterdam: at minute 46 J. Ideho came in and S. Mito went out., at minute 46 T. Quintero came in and M. Eerdhuijzen went out., at minute 79 M. Nassoh came in and C. Eiting went out., at minute 79 P. Clement came in and G. Zechiel went out.
Substitutions pec zwolle: at minute 76 D. Van Den Berg came in and J. Monteiro went out., at minute 76 N. Fichtinger came in and R. Thomas went out., at minute 85 Y. Namli came in and D. Mbayo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sparta Rotterdam
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PEC Zwolle
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