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NEC Nijmegen — Telstar, Eredivisie

Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen W15 Aug · Away Willem II · 4:1L19 Aug · Home Bodø/Glimt · 1:3L25 Aug · Away Bodø/Glimt · 0:3W29 Aug · Away PEC Zwolle · 3:1L5 Sep · Home Feyenoord · 1:3D8 Sep · Home Excelsior · 2:2
1:2
Finished

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Telstar L31 Jul · Away VfL Wolfsburg · 1:3W8 Aug · Away NEC Nijmegen · 2:1L14 Aug · Home Sparta Rotterdam · 1:3L30 Aug · Home Ajax · 0:4D6 Sep · Home Cambuur · 2:2L9 Sep · Away FC Twente · 0:1
Venue: Goffertstadion City: Nijmegen

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
24 Aerial duels 24
85 Backward passes 40
11 Blocked shots 2
14 Clearances 49
46 Crosses 9
19 Dribbles 19
3.59 Expected assists 0.89
60 Failed passes 68
1 Goalkeeper saves 3
9 Interceptions 7
23 Key passes 7
32 Long passes 66
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
16 Aerial duels won 8
10 Successful crosses 2
8 Successful dribbles 6
17 Successful long passes 26
11 Successful tackles 9
492 Successful passes 159
19 Tackles 18
552 Total passes 227

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W15 Aug · Away Willem II · 4:1L19 Aug · Home Bodø/Glimt · 1:3L25 Aug · Away Bodø/Glimt · 0:3W29 Aug · Away PEC Zwolle · 3:1L5 Sep · Home Feyenoord · 1:3D8 Sep · Home Excelsior · 2:2

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L31 Jul · Away VfL Wolfsburg · 1:3W8 Aug · Away NEC Nijmegen · 2:1L14 Aug · Home Sparta Rotterdam · 1:3L30 Aug · Home Ajax · 0:4D6 Sep · Home Cambuur · 2:2L9 Sep · Away FC Twente · 0:1

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