NEC Nijmegen

11th · 2-2-3 · 8 pts · -1

Nope, tied.

NEC Nijmegen tied Excelsior

3-1-1 2 – 2

2-1-2

FT · Tue, Sep 8

Match Details

Goffertstadion (Nijmegen) · 12,344 fans

Commentary

·Match ends, NEC 2, Excelsior 2.
90'+5'Second Half ends, NEC 2, Excelsior 2.
90'+5'Corner, NEC. Conceded by Lennard Hartjes.
90'+5'Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5'Noé Lebreton (NEC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5'Foul by Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior).
90'+4'Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casper Widell.
90'+3'Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Ayodele Thomas.
90'+2'Goal! NEC 2, Excelsior 2. Noé Lebreton (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Perr Schuurs.
90'+2'Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Kers.
90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'Willum Willumsson (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Line Score

	1	2	T
EXC	1	1	2
NEC	1	1	2

Match Leaders

Excelsior

DG David Garden · 1Goals
IY Irakli Yegoian · 5Total Shots
Stijn van Gassel · 1Saves
Casper Widell · 13Defensive Interventions
Casper Widell · 38Accurate Passes

NEC Nijmegen

AT Adam Tahaui · 1Goals
AT Ayodele Thomas · 3Total Shots
NP Nikolas Polster · 3Saves
Bram Nuytinck · 11Defensive Interventions
GB Gabi Brás · 89Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	AZ Alkmaar	7	6	1	0	+12	19
2	Feyenoord	7	5	2	0	+18	17
3	PSV	7	5	1	1	+14	16
4	FC Twente	7	5	1	1	+8	16
5	Ajax	7	4	2	1	+12	14
6	Fortuna	7	4	1	2	-1	13
7	Excelsior	7	3	2	2	+6	11
8	FC Groningen	7	3	2	2	+2	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	2	4	1	+2	10
10	Heerenveen	7	2	3	2	+2	9
11	NEC	7	2	2	3	-1	8
12	Sparta	7	1	2	4	-7	5
13	Telstar	7	1	2	4	-7	5
14	Cambuur	7	1	2	4	-9	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	1	2	4	-13	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	1	1	5	-14	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	0	2	5	-10	2
18	Willem II	7	0	2	5	-14	2

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Key Events

90'+5'Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+2'Goal! NEC 2, Excelsior 2. Noé Lebreton (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Perr Schuurs.

87'Substitution, NEC. Clement Bischoff replaces Gabriel Brás.

81'Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ilano Silva Timas.

73'Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 2. Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aymen Sliti.

71'Substitution, Excelsior. Valentin Sulzbacher replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.

70'Rick Meissen (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

67'Substitution, Excelsior. Aymen Sliti replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.

67'Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces David Garden.

63'Substitution, NEC. Kevin Kers replaces Isak Hansen-Aarøen.

63'Substitution, NEC. Noé Lebreton replaces Dennis Geiger.

52'Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'Substitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Simon Janssen.

45'Substitution, NEC. Philippe Sandler replaces Bram Nuytinck.

45'Substitution, NEC. Perr Schuurs replaces Jamiro Monteiro.

43'Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 1. David Garden (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.

10'Goal! NEC 1, Excelsior 0. Adam Tahaui (NEC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willum Willumsson.

4'Jamiro Monteiro (NEC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.