NIJMEGEN. NEC and Willem II didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. NEC was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (75%). it was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (75%)..
The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Sunday and it started at 10:15 am local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel who had the assistance of Angelo Boonman and Martijn Beijer. The 4th official was R Vereijken. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
NEC started with a aggressive line-up. On the other side, Willem II adopted for a 4-2-3-1 formation.
NEC – Formation
NEC
61'
71'
Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Mattijs Branderhorst , Bart van Rooij , Iván Márquez , Cas Odenthal , Souffian El Karouani , Lasse Schöne , Mikkel Duelund , Dirk Proper , Jonathan Okita , Ali Akman and Jordy Bruijn .
The home team had on the bench: Robin Roefs, Ole Romeny , Javier Vet, Rodrigo Guth, Édgar Barreto, Ilias Bronkhorst, Danny Vukovic, Thomas Beekman , Calvin Verdonk, Magnus Mattsson , Elayis Tavsan and Joep van der Sluijs.
Best player: Lasse Schöne
The player that probably impressed the most for NEC was Lasse Schöne.
His rating is with 86 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses.
Willem II – Formation
Willem II
15'
On the other side, Fred Meijer played with: Jorn Brondeel , Leeroy Owusu , Freek Heerkens , Ulrik Jenssen , Derrick Köhn , Pol Llonch , Dries Saddiki , Che Nunnely , Görkem Sağlam , Mats Köhlert and Kwasi Okyere Wriedt .
They had on the bench: Godfried Roemeratoe, Max Svensson , John Yeboah, Connor van den Berg , Argyris Kampetsis , Vincent Schippers, Elton Kabangu, Nikolaos Michelis and Emil Bergstrom .
Willem II could not rely on the presence of E. Bergstrom (injured).
Best player: Connor van den Berg
The player that probably impressed the most for Willem II was the goalkeeper: Connor van den Berg. His rating is 8.12. He performed 0 saves.
Match report
NEC was in firm control of the ball 75% while Willem II was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
NEC was more aggressive with 92 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough NEC to win the match.
NEC shot 22 times, 5 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, Willem II shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
NEC received 1 yellow card (E. Tavsan). On the opposite sidee, Willem II received 2 yellow cards (U. Jenssen and P. Llonch).
Also Willem II didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players. J. Brondeel (Willem II) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (15′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, NEC will have 7 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Willem II will have 7 points to stay in the 6th place.
In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away against Sparta Rotterdam on the 17th of September with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of NEC (3 draws). Willem II will host against FC Groningen on the 18th of September with a 15-8 head to head in favor of FC Groningen (5 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Sparta Rotterdam – Fortuna Sittard – 3-1
- NEC – Willem II – 0-0
- RKC Waalwijk – Vitesse – 1-2
- FC Groningen – SC Heerenveen – 1-1
