NEC Nijmegen vs Excelsior, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie

NEC Nijmegen

14': Dirk Proper
52': Koki Ogawa
59': Koki Ogawa
67': Bryan Linssen
82': Tjaronn Chery (P)

FT
5 - 0

Excelsior

About

NEC Nijmegen are hosting Excelsior at Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, 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.
2': Offside, N.E.C.. Tjaronn Chery is caught offside.
3': Attempt saved. Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gonzalo Crettaz (N.E.C.). Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
4': Foul by Adam Carlén (Excelsior).
4': Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Corner,N.E.C.. Conceded by Stijn Middendorp.
7': Attempt saved. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Kodai Sano.
7': Corner,N.E.C.. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
7': Adam Carlén (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Dirk Proper (N.E.C.).
10': Delay in match (N.E.C.).
10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
11': Foul by Arthur Zagré (Excelsior).
11': Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Goal! N.E.C. 1, Excelsior 0. Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Basar Önal.
16': Foul by Adam Carlén (Excelsior).
16': Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Adam Carlén (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Attempt saved. Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Basar Önal.
22': Delay in match because of an injury Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Adam Carlén (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Dirk Proper (N.E.C.).
27': Attempt missed. Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
30': Substitution, Excelsior. Tijmen Holla replaces Stijn van Gassel because of an injury.
32': Brayann Pereira (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Mike van Duinen (Excelsior).
33': Basar Önal (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).
34': Adam Carlén (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Philippe Sandler (N.E.C.).
34': Attempt blocked. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gyan de Regt with a cross.
37': Foul by Dirk Proper (N.E.C.).
37': Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Arthur Zagré (Excelsior).
39': Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Stan Henderikx (Excelsior).
42': Corner,Excelsior. Conceded by Brayann Pereira.
43': Basar Önal (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card.
45': Foul by Basar Önal (N.E.C.).
45': Stan Henderikx (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Hand ball by Basar Önal (N.E.C.).
45'+3': First Half ends, N.E.C. 1, Excelsior 0.
45': Second Half begins N.E.C. 1, Excelsior 0.
46': Attempt missed. Dirk Proper (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Linssen following a fast break.
49': Attempt blocked. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mike van Duinen.
51': Corner,N.E.C.. Conceded by Arthur Zagré.
52': Attempt blocked. Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brayann Pereira.
52': Goal! N.E.C. 2, Excelsior 0. Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Linssen.
54': Corner,Excelsior. Conceded by Kodai Sano.
58': Substitution, Excelsior. Yoon Do-Young replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
59': Goal! N.E.C. 3, Excelsior 0. Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Basar Önal.
60': Attempt missed. Yoon Do-Young (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
61': Attempt saved. Yoon Do-Young (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gonzalo Crettaz (N.E.C.).
61': Attempt saved. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gonzalo Crettaz (N.E.C.).
62': Foul by Basar Önal (N.E.C.).
62': Stijn Middendorp (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt saved. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gonzalo Crettaz (N.E.C.). Assisted by Ilias Bronkhorst.
63': Foul by Calvin Verdonk (N.E.C.).
63': Yoon Do-Young (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Offside, N.E.C.. Tjaronn Chery is caught offside.
67': Foul by Mike van Duinen (Excelsior).
67': Philippe Sandler (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).
67': Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Goal! N.E.C. 4, Excelsior 0. Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tjaronn Chery with a through ball.
71': Substitution, Excelsior. Rick Meissen replaces Stijn Middendorp.
71': Substitution, Excelsior. Zach Booth replaces Noah Naujoks.
71': Substitution, Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf replaces Mike van Duinen.
71': Substitution, N.E.C.. Virgil Misidjan replaces Basar Önal.
71': Substitution, N.E.C.. Rober replaces Bryan Linssen.
72': Foul by Gyan de Regt (Excelsior).
72': Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Brayann Pereira (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Zach Booth (Excelsior).
74': Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.).
75': Foul by Calvin Verdonk (N.E.C.).
75': Yoon Do-Young (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Attempt saved. Stan Henderikx (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gonzalo Crettaz (N.E.C.). Assisted by Gyan de Regt with a cross.
77': Brayann Pereira (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior).
77': Substitution, N.E.C.. Sam de Laat replaces Philippe Sandler.
77': Substitution, N.E.C.. Youssef El Kachati replaces Koki Ogawa.
79': Attempt saved. Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Tijmen Holla (Excelsior).
79': Corner,N.E.C.. Conceded by Tijmen Holla.
79': Attempt saved. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tijmen Holla (Excelsior). Assisted by Youssef El Kachati.
79': Hand ball by Kodai Sano (N.E.C.).
80': Foul by Rober (N.E.C.).
80': Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Penalty N.E.C.. Youssef El Kachati draws a foul in the penalty area.
81': Penalty conceded by Tijmen Holla (Excelsior) after a foul in the penalty area.
82': Goal! N.E.C. 5, Excelsior 0. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
83': Substitution, N.E.C.. Vito van Crooij replaces Tjaronn Chery.
84': Attempt missed. Virgil Misidjan (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Calvin Verdonk.
85': Attempt saved. Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gonzalo Crettaz (N.E.C.). Assisted by Tijmen Holla.
87': Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
87': Rober (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Sam de Laat (N.E.C.).
87': Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt missed. Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left. Assisted by Vito van Crooij following a fast break.
88': Corner,N.E.C.. Conceded by Ilias Bronkhorst.
90': Attempt saved. Vito van Crooij (N.E.C.) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tijmen Holla (Excelsior). Assisted by Virgil Misidjan.
90': Corner,N.E.C.. Conceded by Arthur Zagré.
90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Calvin Verdonk following a corner.
90'+1': Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.).
90'+2': Corner,N.E.C.. Conceded by Ilias Bronkhorst.
90'+3': Second Half ends, N.E.C. 5, Excelsior 0.
0': Match ends, N.E.C. 5, Excelsior 0.

Statistics

EXC		NEC
14	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	6
38	Possession	62
9	SHOTS	16
6	ON GOAL	10
0.7	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
200	Accurate Passes	376
282	Passes	469
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	1
13	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.1
80	Long Balls	55
39	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	1
15	Effective Tackles	19
24	Tackles	28
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	4
21	Effective Clearances	19
21	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Goffertstadion
Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,650

Eredivisie Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	NEC Nijmegen	2	+8	6
2	PSV Eindhoven	2	+7	6
3	Feyenoord Rotterdam	2	+3	6
4	PEC Zwolle	2	+3	6

Full Table

Line-Ups

NEC Nijmegen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Gonzalo Cretazz (GK)
3	Philippe Sandler
24	Calvin Verdonk
2	Brayann Pereira
71	Dirk Proper
23	Kodai Sano
11	Basar Önal
25	Sami Ouaissa
18	Koki Ogawa
30	Bryan Linssen
9	Tjaronn Chery

NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:

Thomas Ouwejan, Argyrios Darelas, Freek Entius, Vito van Crooij, Jasper Cillessen, Sam De Laat, Virgil Misidjan, Yousri Sbai, Sontje Hansen, Roberto González, Youssef El Kachati, Lars Olden Larsen.

Excelsior (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Stijn van Gassel (GK)
5	Stan Hendrikx
4	Casper Widell
12	Arthur Zagre
2	Ilias Bronkhorst
10	Noah Naujoks
25	Stjin Middendorp
6	Adam Carlén
29	Mike van Duinen
11	Gyan De Regt
30	Sanches Fernandes

Excelsior Substitutes:

Zach Booth, Tijmen Holla, Nolan Martens, Yoon Do-Yong, Rick Meijssen, Guilliano Cairo, Nesto Groen, Jerolldino Armantrading.

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