Heracles Almelo 3-2 Sparta Rotterdam: result and report

Eredivisie · Thursday 14 December 2017

Result

Heracles Almelo 3-2 Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie · Thursday 14 December 2017, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Heracles Almelo 3-2 Sparta Rotterdam: match report

Heracles Almelo won against Sparta Rotterdam 3-2 in Eredivisie on Thursday 14 December 2017. It was 1-0 at half-time.

D. Wuytens opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Heracles Almelo's goals came from D. Wuytens (6'), Reuven Niemeijer (74') and Vincent Vermeij (90'). Sparta Rotterdam scored through N. Proschwitz (46') and N. Proschwitz (76').

Discipline: Heracles Almelo received no yellow cards; Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Heracles Almelo were 10th on 18 points from 15 and Sparta Rotterdam 17th on 11 points from 14. Heracles Almelo went on to finish that season 10th with 42 points, and Sparta Rotterdam 17th with 27.

Heracles Almelo lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sparta Rotterdam in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Brandley Kuwas of Heracles Almelo (9.2), ahead of Nick Proschwitz (9.0).

Going into the match Heracles Almelo's last five read L-L-W-L-W and Sparta Rotterdam's L-L-D-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · D. WuytensHeracles Almelo · 1-0
  • 46'Goal · N. ProschwitzSparta Rotterdam · 1-1
  • 74'Goal · Reuven NiemeijerHeracles Almelo · 2-1
  • 76'Goal · N. ProschwitzSparta Rotterdam · 2-2
  • 80'Yellow card · S. FischerSparta Rotterdam
  • 90'Goal · Vincent VermeijHeracles Almelo · 3-2

Team news

Heracles Almelo line-up (4-3-3)

Bram Castro, Tim Breukers, Dries Wuytens, Wout Droste, Roland Baas, Joey Pelupessy, Reuven Niemeijer, Jamiro Monteiro, Brandley Kuwas, Kristoffer Peterson, Vincent Vermeij

Sparta Rotterdam line-up (4-4-2)

Roy Kortsmit, Frederik Holst, Sherel Floranus, Michel Breuer, Sander Fischer, Kenny Dougall, Deroy Duarte, Ryan Sanusi, Craig Goodwin, Nick Proschwitz, Robert Mühren