Sparta Rotterdam 2-4 FC Groningen: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 13 December 2009

Result

Sparta Rotterdam 2-4 FC Groningen

Eredivisie · Sunday 13 December 2009, 15:30 UTC · half-time 1-4

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Sparta Rotterdam 2-4 FC Groningen: match report

Sparta Rotterdam lost to FC Groningen 2-4 in Eredivisie on Sunday 13 December 2009. The half-time score was 1-4.

Thomas Enevoldsen opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Sparta Rotterdam's goals came from Erik Falkenburg (19') and Sander Gessel (64'). FC Groningen scored through Thomas Enevoldsen (11'), T. Matavž (23'), Thomas Enevoldsen (28') and Thomas Enevoldsen (40').

Discipline: Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card; FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sparta Rotterdam were 11th on 18 points from 16 and FC Groningen 14th on 14 points from 16. Sparta Rotterdam went on to finish that season 16th with 27 points, and FC Groningen 8th with 49.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 1 draw and 4 for FC Groningen.

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

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · Thomas EnevoldsenFC Groningen · 0-1
  • 19'Goal · Erik FalkenburgSparta Rotterdam · 1-1
  • 23'Goal · T. MatavžFC Groningen · 1-2
  • 28'Goal · Thomas EnevoldsenFC Groningen · 1-3
  • 40'Goal · Thomas EnevoldsenFC Groningen · 1-4
  • 64'Goal · Sander GesselSparta Rotterdam · 2-4
  • 67'Yellow card · Andreas GranqvistFC Groningen
  • 77'Yellow card · D. LachmanFC Groningen
  • 79'Yellow card · Edwin BuerenSparta Rotterdam

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Sparta Rotterdam 3, draws 1, FC Groningen 4.

Team news

Sparta Rotterdam line-up

Aleksander Seliga, Ruud Knol, Donovan Slijngard, Nick Viergever, Edwin Bueren, Kevin Strootman, Karim Touzani, Erik Falkenburg, Darko Bodul, Edouard Duplan, Rydell Poepon

FC Groningen line-up

Luciano, Gibril Sankoh, Fredrik Stenman, Andreas Granqvist, Goran Lovre, Danny Holla, Tom Hiariej, Leandro Bacuna, Tim Matavz, N. Pedersen, Thomas Enevoldsen