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NEC Nijmegen — Telstar: 1:2, Eredivisie

Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen W29 Aug · Away PEC Zwolle · 3:1L5 Sep · Home Feyenoord · 1:3D8 Sep · Home Excelsior · 2:2L12 Sep · Away Cambuur · 0:3L17 Sep · Away Juventus · 0:5D20 Sep · Home GO Ahead Eagles · 1:1
1:2
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Telstar L14 Aug · Home Sparta Rotterdam · 1:3L30 Aug · Home Ajax · 0:4D6 Sep · Home Cambuur · 2:2L9 Sep · Away FC Twente · 0:1D13 Sep · Away Heerenveen · 0:0L20 Sep · Away AZ Alkmaar · 0:1
Venue: Goffertstadion City: Nijmegen

In the Eredivisie game on 8 August 2026, Telstar beat NEC Nijmegen 1:2. Match numbers: shots on target 4:3, corners 13:3.

Match report

Telstar took all three points from Nijmegen on Saturday evening, winning 2-1 in the opening round of the Eredivisie. The visitors, who had been struggling in their recent results, produced a performance that defied their league position. By then, the visitors were already three points behind the hosts in the table. It started badly for the home side. Patrick Brouwer gave Telstar the lead within the first minute, catching the N.E.C. defence off guard. Ruy Mendes doubled the advantage before the break, making it 2-0 at the interval. The hosts had 71% of the ball but were chasing shadows. N.E.C. came out for the second half determined to get back into this. They made changes at the break, bringing on Darco Nejasmic as they pushed for a goal. The visitors were on the back foot, but held firm through a yellow card for B. Pereira and another for I. Hansen-Aaroen. The breakthrough came in the 83rd minute. K. Sierhuis scored to make it 2-1, and suddenly this was a game again. Telstar had only three shots on target compared to N.E.C.'s four, but they took their chances. The old head settled them down, and they saw out the final minutes. The statistics tell you where the story was. N.E.C. had 552 passes to Telstar's 227, but shots accuracy was 15% versus 38%. Expected goals matched that gap - 2.15 to 1.66. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging. This result shifts the balance in a league where every point matters. Telstar move to four points, while N.E.C. remain on seven after five games. The hosts will need to be sharper if they want to climb away from the bottom half.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 71 – 29.00
Shots on target 4 – 3
Shots off target 12 – 3
Expected goals 2.15 – 1.66

Match events

  1. 1' 0:1 Telstar Goal P. Brouwer assist: A. Soualhia
  2. 24' 0:2 Telstar Goal R. Mendes assist: P. Brouwer
  3. 46' 0:2 NEC Nijmegen Substitution D. Nejasmic off: K. Sierhuis
  4. 55' 0:2 Telstar Substitution R. Mendes off: E. Demircan
  5. 57' 0:2 NEC Nijmegen Yellow card B. Pereira
  6. 64' 0:2 Telstar Substitution S. Hetli off: P. Aning
  7. 64' 0:2 NEC Nijmegen Substitution T. Chery off: B. Linssen
  8. 68' 0:2 NEC Nijmegen Yellow card I. Hansen-Aaroen
  9. 70' 0:2 Telstar Substitution T. Owusu off: G. Caschili
  10. 74' 0:2 Telstar Yellow card I. Ahmed
  11. 78' 0:2 Telstar Yellow card R. Koeman
  12. 79' 0:2 NEC Nijmegen Substitution S. Ouaissa off: E. Mor
  13. 83' 1:2 NEC Nijmegen Goal K. Sierhuis assist: D. Tadic

Statistics

71 Possession, % 29.00
4 Shots on target 3
12 Shots off target 3
2.15 Expected goals 1.66
2 Big chances 2
140 Attacks 56
13 Corners 3
12 Fouls 14
14 Free kicks 12
2 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
4 Goal kicks 12
18 Throw-ins 20
All statistics
16/2467% Aerial duels 8/2433%
85 Backward passes 40
11 Blocked shots 2
14 Clearances 49
10/4622% Crosses 2/922%
8/1942% Dribbles 6/1932%
3.59 Expected assists 0.89
60 Failed passes 68
1 Goalkeeper saves 3
9 Interceptions 7
23 Key passes 7
17/3253% Long passes 26/6639%
254 Passes into the final third 46
468 Passes in the opposition half 131
130 Passes in own half 105
0.15 Shot accuracy 0.38
10 Shots from outside the box 0
17 Shots inside the box 8
11/1958% Tackles 9/1850%
552 Total passes 227

Line-ups

NEC Nijmegen

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Gonzalo Alejandro Crettaz 1
2 Brayann Leanceley Christva Pereira 2
6 Darko Nejašmić 6
24 Deveron Fonville 24
8 Isak Hansen-Aarøen 8
25 S. Waisa 25
35 Jamiro Gregory Monteiro Alvarenga 35
99 Clemens Bisschoff 99
9 Tjaronn Inteff Chefren Chery 9
10 Dušan Tadić 10
20 Noé Lebreton 20
Substitutes
# Player number
36 Freek Entius 36
38 Joep Genste 38
3 Philippe Sandler 3
5 Thomas Ouwejan 5
21 Tobias Storm 21
11 Willum Þór Willumsson 11
37 Merijn van de Wiel 37
7 Emre Mor 7
14 Kaj Sierhuis 14
19 Adam Tahau 19
30 Bryan Catharina Anna Petronell Linssen 30
34 Kevin Kers 34
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Telstar

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Ronald Koeman Jr. 1
2 Jeff Hardeveld 2
3 G. Alders 3
4 Abdelnour Soualhia 4
43 Marvin Peersman 43
7 Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes 7
10 Tyrone Owusu 10
11 S. Hetley 11
17 Nils Rossen 17
27 Patrick Brouwer 27
9 Jelani Sedorf 9
Substitutes
# Player number
13 Finn Mulder 13
20 Daan Reiziger 20
15 Nigel Ogidi Nwankwo 15
18 Gabrielle Caschili 18
28 Rodgero Oudsten 28
5 Prince Adu-Addae Junior Aning 5
6 I. Ahmed 6
14 Harri Küster 14
23 Noah Schenkman 23
8 Emirhan Demirjan 8
21 Fofin Touray 21
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W29 Aug · Away PEC Zwolle · 3:1L5 Sep · Home Feyenoord · 1:3D8 Sep · Home Excelsior · 2:2L12 Sep · Away Cambuur · 0:3L17 Sep · Away Juventus · 0:5D20 Sep · Home GO Ahead Eagles · 1:1

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