“Ayoub El Kaabi breaks the deadlock immediately after half-time, converting from a corner situation to give Olympiacos a crucial away goal and put NEC under serious aggregate pressure.”
Pivotal“Bryan Linssen restores parity for NEC, assisted by Tjaronn Chery, pulling the hosts level at 1-1 and reigniting their hopes of advancing in the tie.”
Pivotal“Emre Mor finishes off the tie in extra time, scoring to make it 2-1 and effectively confirming NEC Nijmegen's progression to the next round of Champions League qualifying.”
Pivotal
NEC Nijmegen
Olympiacos F.C.
Outstanding performance
NEC Nijmegen•AttackerNEC Nijmegen produced a remarkable second-leg fightback to eliminate Olympiacos from Champions League qualifying, eventually sealing a 2-1 win in extra time after a breathless final half-hour. The Greek side looked to have taken control when Ayoub El Kaabi capitalised on a corner situation to open the scoring on 46', threatening to make NEC's aggregate position untenable. But NEC, who dominated the statistical picture throughout — 55% possession, 16 shots to Olympiacos's nine, and seven on target compared to just two — eventually turned pressure into goals. Bryan Linssen levelled on 70' with an assist from Tjaronn Chery, and the match swung decisively when Konstantinos Fortounis was shown a straight red card on 80' for a foul, leaving Olympiacos to defend a tie with ten men. Kaj Sierhuis, introduced moments before his dismissal, capitalised almost immediately with a headed goal, and though the build-up data suggests some confusion around the exact timing, Emre Mor's 95th-minute strike — another substitute impact — sent NEC into the next round and capped one of the more dramatic European evenings Nijmegen's Goffertstadion is likely to see.
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Chiquinho takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Offside.
Bruno OnyemaechiYellow CardYellow card shown to Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi.
Yellow card issued to Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi.
Tjaronn Chery takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Substitution: Jamiro Monteiro comes on for Bryan Linssen.
Bram Nuytinck is on, and Noe Lebreton is off.
Kevin Kers is substituted off for Emre Mor.
Lorenzo Scipioni's right-footed shot is blocked.
Kaj Sierhuis takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Match Ends！90Min[1-1],120Min[2-1]
Chiquinho is substituted for Christos Mouzakitis.
Zinedin Smajlovic is on, and Panagiotis Retsos is off.
Shot - Lorenzo Scipioni Head Shot Missed
Lorenzo Scipioni attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Emre MorEmre Mor scores with a left-footed shot.
Tjaronn Chery takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
assist: Kaj Sierhuis
Goal! Emre Mor scores, making it 2-1.
Joel Roca Casals takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Goal! Emre Mor scores, making it 2-1.
Yellow card shown.
Kaj SierhuisShot from Kaj Sierhuis results in a goal with a header.
Shot - Kaj Sierhuis Head Shot Goal
Goal! Kaj Sierhuis scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Emre Mor.
Goal! Kaj Sierhuis scores, making it 2-1.
Kaj Sierhuis is on, and Clement Bischoff is off.
Brayann PereiraYellow CardBrayann Pereira receives a yellow card.
Noe Lebreton's right-footed shot is blocked.
Clement Bischoff takes a shot with his right foot, but it is blocked.
Bryan Linssen takes a header shot but misses.
Konstantinos FortounisVAR decision results in a change of card for Konstantinos Fortounis.
Konstantinos FortounisRed CardRed card shown to Konstantinos Fortounis.
Konstantinos FortounisYellow CardYellow card for Konstantinos Fortounis.
Lorenzo Scipioni comes on for Daniel García Carrillo.
Joel Roca Casals is on, and Gelson Martins is off.
Bryan LinssenBryan Linssen takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Tjaronn Chery takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
assist: Dusan Tadic
Goal! Bryan Linssen scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Tjaronn Chery.
Corner awarded.
Goal! The score is now 1-1.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Christos Mouzakitis is on, and Gustavo Filipe Alves Freitas Azevedo Sa is off.
Yellow card shown to Gustavo Filipe Alves Freitas Azevedo Sa.
Yellow card issued to Gustavo Filipe Alves Freitas Azevedo Sa.
Ayoub El Kaabi takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
RodineiYellow CardYellow card shown to Rodinei Marcelo de Almeida.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Ayoub El KaabiAyoub El Kaabi takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal! Ayoub El Kaabi scores, making it 1-0.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Gelson Martins takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Offside.
Brayann Pereira replaces Philippe Sandler.
Emre Mor comes on for Sami Ouaissa.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Tjaronn Chery takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Konstantinos Fortounis replaces Jota.
Yellow card shown to Daniel García Carrillo.
Tjaronn Chery takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Maurizio Mariani.
