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“Adam Tahaui gave NEC the lead right on the stroke of half-time, a goal that punished Willem II's inability to threaten and sent NEC into the break firmly in control.”
Pivotal“Tjaronn Chery doubled NEC's lead just nine minutes into the second half, ending any lingering hope of a Willem II comeback and setting up a merciless final half-hour for the visitors.”
Pivotal“Bryan Linssen added a third for NEC, completing a clinical move moments after a corner had probed the Willem II defence, with Jamiro Monteiro's blocked shot keeping the pressure on before Linssen swept home.”
Pivotal“Substitute Kaj Sierhuis, introduced just sixty seconds earlier to replace Linssen, immediately made his mark with a fourth goal, completing a stunning triple substitution blitz that left Willem II with nowhere to hide.”
Pivotal“Thomas Verheydt pulled one back for Willem II from the bench to give the scoreline a degree of respectability, but the goal came far too late and the match was long since decided.”
Willem II
NEC Nijmegen
Outstanding performance
NEC Nijmegen•AttackerNEC Nijmegen were utterly dominant from start to finish, controlling 68% of possession and generating 21 shots to Willem II's nine, but it was their ruthless efficiency in a devastating twelve-minute second-half spell that truly defined the afternoon in Tilburg. Adam Tahaui's first-half strike just before the break set the tone, and once Tjaronn Chery doubled the lead on 54 minutes, Willem II's resistance crumbled completely — Bryan Linssen made it three on 64 minutes before substitute Kaj Sierhuis, on the pitch for barely sixty seconds, added a fourth on 67. Willem II's hosts were reduced to passengers for long stretches, managing just two shots on target and a pass accuracy of only 62% against NEC's slick 85%, and while Thomas Verheydt's late consolation gave the scoreline a sliver of respectability, it did nothing to mask the scale of the defeat. For NEC, this is the kind of commanding away performance that signals genuine ambition early in the Eredivisie season, whereas Willem II — booked early through Nathan Tjoe-A-On and never able to establish a foothold — will need to urgently regroup before confidence takes a deeper hit.
How entertaining was this match?
assist: Tjaronn Chery
On Mats Lemmens，Off Alessandro Ciranni
On Emre Mor，Off Clement Bischoff
On Noe Lebreton，Off Darko Nejasmic
On Kaj Sierhuis，Off Bryan Linssen
Goal - Bryan Linssen 0-3
Shot - Jamiro Monteiro Right Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
On Mats Lemmens，Off Alessandro Ciranni
Goal 0-3
Corner
Goal 0-3
Goal 0-3
Corner
Shot - Adam Tahaui Head Shot Goal
Shot - Jamiro Monteiro Right Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Darko Nejasmic Right Footed Shot Saved
First Half Ends！0-1
Goal 0-1
Shot - Adam Tahaui Left Footed Shot Missed
First Half Ends！0-1
Goal - Adam Tahaui 0-1，Assist：Clement Bischoff
Shot - Devin Haen Left Footed Shot Missed
Nathan Tjoe-A-OnYellow CardYellow Card - Nathan Tjoe-A-On
Offside
Offside
Kick-off! Referee：Serdar Gozubuyuk
