“Go Ahead Eagles hit back quickly as Stefán Sigurdarson finishes from the centre of the box after a spell of pressure that saw Tjaronn Chery and Darko Nejasmic both try their luck from range.”
Pivotal“Søren Tengstedt picks up a yellow card for a foul, one of the few disciplinary flashpoints in a physical first half.”
“Substitute Thibo Baeten is booked for a foul as the game turns increasingly scrappy in the closing stages.”
NEC Nijmegen
Go Ahead Eagles
Outstanding performance
Go Ahead Eagles•DefenderNEC Nijmegen made the perfect start, with Perr Schuurs heading home from a corner after just two minutes, but Go Ahead Eagles responded almost immediately through Stefán Sigurdarson to level things by the 10th minute. From there the match settled into a tactical stalemate, with Go Ahead Eagles controlling possession (54%) and carving out six big chances to NEC's one, yet wastefulness in front of goal - five big chances missed - meant they couldn't turn territorial dominance into a winner. NEC, by contrast, produced 63 dangerous attacks to their opponent's 43 despite having less of the ball, showing a more direct approach that nearly paid off again but ultimately left both sides sharing the points. With ten substitutions between the two sides in the second half, the match fizzled into a cagey affair, with just one notable moment of note after the break - Thibo Baeten's booking for a foul - as both teams seemed content with a point given their respective mid-table and title-race concerns.
How entertaining was this match?
Attempt missed. Thibo Baeten (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oskar Sivertsen with a cross following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Yassir Salah Rahmouni (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomas Galvez.
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Gabriel Brás.
Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Yassir Salah Rahmouni replaces Victor Edvardsen.
Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Oskar Sivertsen replaces Mathis Suray because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Corner, NEC. Conceded by Kjetil Haug.
Attempt saved. Dusan Tadic (NEC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kjetil Haug (Go Ahead Eagles). Assisted by Bryan Linssen.
Attempt missed. Dean James (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Melle Meulensteen with a through ball.
Offside, NEC. Dennis Geiger is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Darko Nejasmic (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Tjaronn Chery (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Tahaui.
Corner, NEC. Conceded by Joris Kramer.
Attempt missed. Stefán Sigurdarson (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Stefán Sigurdarson (Go Ahead Eagles) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathis Suray with a cross.
Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Tomas Galvez replaces Søren Tengstedt.
Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Bram Nuytinck.
Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Bram Nuytinck.
Attempt blocked. Thibo Baeten (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Evert Linthorst.
Thibo BaetenYellow CardThibo Baeten (Go Ahead Eagles) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dusan Tadic (NEC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Thibo Baeten (Go Ahead Eagles).
Corner, NEC. Conceded by Joris Kramer.
Foul by Bram Nuytinck (NEC).
Stefán Sigurdarson (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Go Ahead Eagles. Søren Tengstedt is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Adam Tahaui (NEC) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
Substitution, NEC. Jamiro Monteiro replaces Ayodele Thomas.
Substitution, NEC. Dennis Geiger replaces Noé Lebreton.
Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Giovanni van Zwam replaces Julius Dirksen.
Ayodele Thomas (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alfons Sampsted (Go Ahead Eagles).
Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Thibo Baeten replaces Alfons Sampsted.
Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Tobias Storm.
Attempt blocked. Darko Nejasmic (NEC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, NEC. Conceded by Joris Kramer.
Foul by Ayodele Thomas (NEC).
Alfons Sampsted (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, NEC. Adam Tahaui replaces Kevin Kers because of an injury.
Foul by Bryan Linssen (NEC).
Julius Dirksen (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Kers (NEC).
Tobias Storm (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alfons Sampsted (Go Ahead Eagles).
Attempt saved. Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Nikolas Polster (NEC). Assisted by Dean James with a cross.
Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Noé Lebreton.
Foul by Tobias Storm (NEC).
Søren Tengstedt (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Tjaronn Chery (NEC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kjetil Haug (Go Ahead Eagles). Assisted by Kevin Kers.
Gabriel Brás (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stefán Sigurdarson (Go Ahead Eagles).
Foul by Tjaronn Chery (NEC).
Dean James (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Offside, NEC. Tjaronn Chery is caught offside.
Second Half begins NEC 1, Go Ahead Eagles 1.
Substitution, NEC. Bram Nuytinck replaces Perr Schuurs.
Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
First Half ends, NEC 1, Go Ahead Eagles 1.
Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Perr Schuurs.
Corner, Go Ahead Eagles. Conceded by Tobias Storm.
Attempt missed. Stefán Sigurdarson (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alfons Sampsted with a through ball following a fast break.
Attempt blocked. Bryan Linssen (NEC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noé Lebreton.
Attempt missed. Bryan Linssen (NEC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tjaronn Chery with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Perr Schuurs (NEC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box following a set piece situation.
Søren TengstedtYellow CardSøren Tengstedt (Go Ahead Eagles) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Noé Lebreton (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Søren Tengstedt (Go Ahead Eagles).
Attempt missed. Tjaronn Chery (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darko Nejasmic following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Ayodele Thomas (NEC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Linssen.
Attempt saved. Søren Tengstedt (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Attempt saved. Victor Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nikolas Polster (NEC). Assisted by Søren Tengstedt.
Attempt blocked. Stefán Sigurdarson (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melle Meulensteen.
Attempt saved. Ayodele Thomas (NEC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Noé Lebreton (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Evert Linthorst (Go Ahead Eagles).
Attempt saved. Søren Tengstedt (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nikolas Polster (NEC). Assisted by Victor Edvardsen.
Dean James (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gabriel Brás (NEC).
Goal! NEC 1, Go Ahead Eagles 1. Stefán Sigurdarson (Go Ahead Eagles) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt missed. Tjaronn Chery (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt blocked. Darko Nejasmic (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tjaronn Chery.
Melle Meulensteen (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Noé Lebreton (NEC).
Goal! NEC 1, Go Ahead Eagles 0. Perr Schuurs (NEC) header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Corner, NEC. Conceded by Julius Dirksen.
First Half begins.
NEC Nijmegen and Go Ahead Eagles clash in a mid-table Eredivisie derby with both sides desperate to arrest shaky starts. NEC arrive battered after conceding eight goals in their last two outings, while Go Ahead Eagles' draw-heavy form has them just above their hosts in the table.
