Dutch Eredivisie

Willem II vs NEC Nijmegen, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Willem II
  • 20': Iván Márquez (OG)
  • 33': Jeremy Bokila
  • 63': Ringo Meerveld
  • 86': Boris Lambert
FT
4 - 1
NEC Nijmegen
  • 24': Koki Ogawa

About

Willem II are hosting NEC Nijmegen 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.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Lefteris Lyratzis (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dirk Proper.
  • 7': Erik Schouten (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Rober (N.E.C.).
  • 8': Attempt saved. Jesse Bosch (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Bokila.
  • 10': Foul by Amine Lachkar (Willem II).
  • 10': Vito van Crooij (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Delay in match (N.E.C.).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vito van Crooij with a headed pass.
  • 20': Own Goal by Iván Márquez, N.E.C.. Willem II 1, N.E.C. 0.
  • 23': Calvin Verdonk (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
  • 24': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Nick Doodeman.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Vito van Crooij (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Ouwejan with a cross.
  • 24': Goal! Willem II 1, N.E.C. 1. Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Rober (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lefteris Lyratzis with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Amine Lachkar (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld.
  • 28': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Robin Roefs.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Raffael Behounek (Willem II) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jesse Bosch with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Nick Doodeman (Willem II) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúnar Sigurgeirsson with a cross.
  • 32': Foul by Vito van Crooij (N.E.C.).
  • 32': Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Goal! Willem II 2, N.E.C. 1. Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Doodeman with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Tommy St. Jago (Willem II).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
  • 40': Iván Márquez (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Vito van Crooij (N.E.C.).
  • 45': Patrick Joosten (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+5': Basar Önal (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
  • 45'+6': Attempt missed. Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Joosten with a cross.
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, Willem II 2, N.E.C. 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Willem II 2, N.E.C. 1.
  • 46': Foul by Kodai Sano (N.E.C.).
  • 46': Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Dirk Proper.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Rober (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Ouwejan with a cross.
  • 48': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Raffael Behounek.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Patrick Joosten (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rúnar Sigurgeirsson.
  • 51': Foul by Iván Márquez (N.E.C.).
  • 51': Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Iván Márquez (N.E.C.).
  • 58': Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Iván Márquez (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Patrick Joosten (Willem II).
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Rober (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Ouwejan with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 60': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Rúnar Sigurgeirsson.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 61': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Raffael Behounek.
  • 61': Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card.
  • 63': Goal! Willem II 3, N.E.C. 1. Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Doodeman following a fast break.
  • 64': Substitution, N.E.C.. Lasse Schöne replaces Kodai Sano.
  • 64': Substitution, N.E.C.. Sami Ouaissa replaces Rober.
  • 65': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Sami Ouaissa.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Jesse Bosch (Willem II) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Patrick Joosten (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Joosten.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Lasse Schöne.
  • 67': Substitution, Willem II. Emilio Kehrer replaces Patrick Joosten.
  • 68': Foul by Emilio Kehrer (Willem II).
  • 68': Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Emilio Kehrer (Willem II).
  • 68': Lefteris Lyratzis (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Basar Önal (N.E.C.) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Calvin Verdonk (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Basar Önal.
  • 73': Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Amine Lachkar (Willem II).
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Koki Ogawa.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Vito van Crooij (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 77': Foul by Dirk Proper (N.E.C.).
  • 77': Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Willem II. Boris Lambert replaces Jeremy Bokila.
  • 79': Offside, Willem II. Emilio Kehrer is caught offside.
  • 79': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 80': Substitution, N.E.C.. Kento Shiogai replaces Lefteris Lyratzis.
  • 81': VAR Decision: No Goal Willem II 3-1 N.E.C..
  • 82': Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Lasse Schöne (N.E.C.).
  • 85': Attempt saved. Amine Lachkar (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld.
  • 85': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Robin Roefs.
  • 86': Goal! Willem II 4, N.E.C. 1. Boris Lambert (Willem II) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Doodeman with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Substitution, N.E.C.. Brayann Pereira replaces Basar Önal.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brayann Pereira with a cross.
  • 89': Substitution, Willem II. Amar Fatah replaces Ringo Meerveld.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brayann Pereira.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Willem II 4, N.E.C. 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Willem II 4, N.E.C. 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 6
60.5 Possession 39.5
16 SHOTS 15
7 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
508 Accurate Passes 313
580 Passes 376
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
9 Accurate Crosses 7
32 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 49
33 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 7
12 Tackles 11
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
2 Interceptions 9
14 Effective Clearances 47
14 Clearances 47

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion
Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,575

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5 +10 15
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 (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Thomas Didillon (GK)
4 Erik Schouten
30 Raffael Behounek
5 Runar Sigurgeirsson
33 Tommy St. Jago
34 Amine Lachkar
8 Jesse Bosch
17 Patrick Joosten
7 Nick Doodeman
16 Ringo Meerveld
18 Jeremy Bokila
Willem II Substitutes:
Uriel Van Aalst, Boris Lambert, Jens Mathijsen, Khaled Razak, Miodrag Pivas, Per Van Loon, Rob Nizet, Connor van den Berg, Emilio Kehrer, Amar Ahmed, Maarten Schut.

NEC NEC Nijmegen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Robin Roefs (GK)
24 Calvin Verdonk
4 Iván Márquez
5 Thomas Ouwejan
19 Eleutherios Lyratzis
7 Roberto González
23 Kodai Sano
71 Dirk Proper
18 Koki Ogawa
11 Basar Önal
32 Vito van Crooij
NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:
Mees Hoedemakers, Rijk Janse, Kento Shiogai, Stijn van Gassel, Brayann Pereira, Sontje Hansen, Lasse Schöne, Argyrios Darelas, Sami Ouaissa, Kas De Wit.

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