De Treffers took a narrow 3-2 victory over Nordwijk in a Club Friendlies fixture on Friday, 8 August 2026. The match opened with rapid exchanges, and what began as a casual friendly turned into something more competitive by the half-hour mark. To be fair, neither side dominated possession, which sat at even levels throughout.
And here's the thing about the opening minutes. J. Schinkel gave Nordwijk the lead in the sixth minute, but I. Latif responded almost immediately, finding the net in the seventh. The tempo was already high when the first goal was scored, and the visitors refused to let their hosts settle.
By then the pattern was beginning to emerge. Three more goals followed without clear attribution in the data, at the 40th, 42nd and 86th minutes. The match never truly ran away from either side, which is why the final scoreline looks closer than the attacking numbers suggest.
De Treffers registered 102 attacks compared to Nordwijk's 68, yet both sides shared possession equally at 50-50. The visitors earned four corners to their hosts' single effort, though neither team required a throw-in or conceded a free kick. Yellow cards appeared only on the away side, two in total.
For Nordwijk this result adds to a recent form that has been mixed at best. Their last five matches include three draws and two losses, with only one clean sheet across that span. De Treffers have been similarly inconsistent, drawing four of their previous five fixtures.
The goal difference from this encounter does not tell the full story. Five goals in a friendly means little in terms of league positioning, but the way De Treffers held their nerve after Nordwijk's early strike is worth noting. One mistake ends it, and they did not make many.
