Dutch Eredivisie

Willem II vs NAC Breda, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Willem II
  • 61': Jesse Bosch
  • 90'+8': Jeremy Bokila (P)
FT
2 - 2
NAC Breda
  • 31': Leo Sauer
  • 53': Leo Greiml

About

Willem II are hosting NAC Breda at Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boyd Lucassen with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rúnar Sigurgeirsson with a cross.
  • 31': Goal! Willem II 0, NAC Breda 1. Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Balard.
  • 33': Foul by Clint Leemans (NAC Breda).
  • 33': Jesse Bosch (Willem II) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Garbett.
  • 42': Foul by Boris Lambert (Willem II).
  • 42': Matthew Garbett (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Clint Leemans (NAC Breda) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Max Balard with a through ball.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 43': Offside, NAC Breda. Elías Már Ómarsson is caught offside.
  • 45': Offside, NAC Breda. Elías Már Ómarsson is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Willem II 0, NAC Breda 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Willem II 0, NAC Breda 1.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Matthew Garbett (NAC Breda) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elías Már Ómarsson.
  • 50': Foul by Leo Sauer (NAC Breda).
  • 50': Mickaël Tirpan (Willem II) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Boy Kemper.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emilio Kehrer with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Goal! Willem II 0, NAC Breda 2. Leo Greiml (NAC Breda) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jan Van den Bergh.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 57': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Boy Kemper.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emilio Kehrer with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 61': Goal! Willem II 1, NAC Breda 2. Jesse Bosch (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 62': Foul by Kyan Vaesen (Willem II).
  • 62': Jan Van den Bergh (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Kyan Vaesen (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Willem II. Jeremy Bokila replaces Kyan Vaesen.
  • 63': Substitution, Willem II. Rob Nizet replaces Rúnar Sigurgeirsson.
  • 63': Substitution, Willem II. Amine Lachkar replaces Boris Lambert.
  • 64': Foul by Boyd Lucassen (NAC Breda).
  • 64': Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jesse Bosch with a cross.
  • 65': Substitution, NAC Breda. Terence Kongolo replaces Matthew Garbett.
  • 65': Substitution, NAC Breda. Kacper Kostorz replaces Elías Már Ómarsson.
  • 66': Foul by Mickaël Tirpan (Willem II).
  • 66': Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Mickaël Tirpan (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Kacper Kostorz (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clint Leemans with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Cisse Sandra (Willem II) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Rob Nizet.
  • 69': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Leo Sauer.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Jesse Bosch (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emilio Kehrer with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesse Bosch.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Fredrik Oldrup Jensen (NAC Breda).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Boy Kemper (NAC Breda) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Emilio Kehrer (Willem II).
  • 73': Substitution, NAC Breda. Casper Staring replaces Fredrik Oldrup Jensen.
  • 73': Substitution, NAC Breda. Dominik Janosek replaces Clint Leemans.
  • 74': Substitution, Willem II. Patrick Joosten replaces Emilio Kehrer.
  • 79': Amine Lachkar (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Kacper Kostorz (NAC Breda).
  • 81': Foul by Ringo Meerveld (Willem II).
  • 81': Max Balard (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Leo Sauer.
  • 84': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Tommy St. Jago (Willem II) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Joosten with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Patrick Joosten (Willem II) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Bokila with a cross.
  • 88': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
  • 89': Hand ball by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
  • 89': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 89': Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90': VAR Decision: No Goal Willem II 1-2 NAC Breda.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Jan Van den Bergh (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Rob Nizet (Willem II).
  • 90'+2': Kacper Kostorz (NAC Breda) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Max Balard (NAC Breda).
  • 90'+3': Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Jan Van den Bergh.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Amine Lachkar (Willem II) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy St. Jago with a headed pass.
  • 90'+5': Penalty Willem II. Jeremy Bokila draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Penalty conceded by Terence Kongolo (NAC Breda) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+8': Goal! Willem II 2, NAC Breda 2. Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Willem II 2, NAC Breda 2.
  • 90'+9': Clint Leemans (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+9': Rob Nizet (Willem II) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Willem II 2, NAC Breda 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 1
36.3 Possession 63.7
10 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
217 Accurate Passes 436
295 Passes 501
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 11
7 Crosses 33
0.3 Cross % 0.3
54 Long Balls 46
23 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 5
40 Effective Clearances 22
40 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion
Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
Attendance: 13,775

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 4 +8 12
2 PSV Eindhoven 5 +9 12
3 Ajax Amsterdam 5 +6 11
4 AZ Alkmaar 4 +5 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

WIL Willem II (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
1 Thomas Didillon (GK)
33 Tommy St. Jago
30 Raffael Behounek
6 Boris Lambert
5 Runar Sigurgeirsson
25 Mickaël Tirpan Yellow Card
8 Jesse Bosch
16 Ringo Meerveld
11 Emilio Kehrer
9 Kyan Vaesen Yellow Card
14 Cisse Sandra
Willem II Substitutes:
Erik Schouten, Khaled Razak, Nick Doodeman, Jeremy Bokila, Jens Mathijsen, Miodrag Pivas, Rob Nizet, Patrick Joosten, Maarten Schut, Amine Lachkar, Connor van den Berg.

NAC NAC Breda (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Daniel Bielica (GK)
5 Jan Van den Bergh
12 Leo Greiml
4 Boy Kemper
2 Boyd Lucassen
8 Clint Leemans
20 Fredrik Oldrup Jensen
16 Maximilien Balard
10 Elías Már Ómarsson
77 Leo Sauer
7 Matthew Garbett
NAC Breda Substitutes:
Enes Mahmutovic, Royo, Roy Kortsmit, Raul Paula, Roy Kuijpers, Terence Kongolo, Saná Fernandes, Lars Mol, Dominik Janosek, Casper Staring, Adam Kaied, Kacper Kostorz.

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