Twente defeated Cambuur 4-1 in the Eredivisie's fourth round at Koy Stadion on Sunday evening. The visitors took full control of the match from the opening exchanges and never looked back. Cambuur, who had lost all three previous matches, found themselves outclassed from the start.
R. Nijstad opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, and W. Weghorst doubled the lead four minutes later. To be fair, Cambuur's defence was disjointed and the yellow cards to N. Souren and S. Orjasaeter in consecutive minutes showed their frustration. By then the visitors had already seized the initiative.
M. Pjaca extended Twente's advantage immediately after the interval, and Y. Taha added a third in the 81st minute. I. Hamache completed the scoring with a late strike in the 88th minute. Cambuur had nothing to do all evening after that, and the result was never in doubt.
Match statistics
- Twente dominated possession with 64 per cent and created 1.76 expected goals compared to Cambuur's 0.47
- The visitors took 19 shots to their opponents' six, of which ten found the target
- Cambuur managed only three shots on target all evening, which explained why they couldn't get back into the game
The loss leaves Cambuur bottom of the table with zero points from four matches. Twente sit ninth with six points after three games, showing they can compete at this level. The visitors are weighing up a move up the table and this performance suggests they might just do it.
