The story
Groningen won 3-2 away to Sparta at Het Kasteel (Sparta Stadion) in Eredivisie, matchday 13.
Sparta's goals came from Lennart Thy (36') and Wouter Burger (80'); Wessel Dammers (16') and Jörgen Strand Larsen (53', 74') replied for Groningen.
It was 1-1 at half-time.
Sparta had 56% of the ball and 17 shots to Groningen's 12.
Match stats
Key moments
- 16' Wessel Dammers Goal · Groningen 0-1
- 36' Lennart Thy Goal · Sparta 1-1 Assist: Dirk Abels
- 53' Jörgen Strand Larsen Goal · Groningen 1-2 Assist: Mohammed El Hankouri
- 74' Jörgen Strand Larsen Goal · Groningen 1-3 Assist: Gabriel Gudmundsson
- 80' Wouter Burger Goal · Sparta 2-3 Assist: Mario Engels
Line-ups
Sparta
- Maduka OkoyeGoalkeeper
- Mica Pintooff 77'Defender
- Bart VriendsDefender
- Dirk AbelsDefender
- Michaël Heylenoff 76'Defender
- Adil AuassarDefender
- Abdou HarrouiMidfielder
- Deroy Duarteoff 76'Midfielder
- Sven Mijnansoff 68'Midfielder
- Bryan Smeetsoff 67'Midfielder
- Lennart ThyForward
Groningen
- Sergio PadtGoalkeeper
- Gabriel GudmundssonDefender
- Ko ItakuraDefender
- Damil Dankerluioff 85'Defender
- Bart van HintumDefender
- Wessel DammersDefender
- Daniël van Kaamoff 85'Midfielder
- Ramon Pascal Lundqvistoff 73'Midfielder
- Ahmed El MessaoudiMidfielder
- Mohammed El HankouriMidfielder
- Jörgen Strand Larsenoff 90'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (6)
- 16' ⚽ Wessel Dammers
- 36' ⚽ Lennart Thyassist Dirk Abels
- 53' ⚽ Jörgen Strand Larsenassist Mohammed El Hankouri
- 71' 🟨 Mica Pinto
- 74' ⚽ Jörgen Strand Larsenassist Gabriel Gudmundsson
- 80' ⚽ Wouter Burgerassist Mario Engels
Head to head
5Sparta wins0Draws1Groningen wins