Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sparta Rotterdam (2nd, 69 pts) held a 46-point advantage over Jong Utrecht (19th, 23 pts). On recent form Sparta Rotterdam sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Jong Utrecht were scoring 1.24 and conceding 2.37, Sparta Rotterdam 2.05 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Jong Utrecht arrived off six straight defeats. Sparta Rotterdam had not lost in 6 games. Jong Utrecht had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Sparta Rotterdam, 9.
The match was played at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch in Utrecht (capacity 24,500). Sparta Rotterdam led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-5 full-time score.