LEEUWARDEN. NEC succeeded in reverse the score against SC Cambuur to win 2-1. It was SC Cambuur to strike first with a goal of Roberts Uldrikis at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kodai Sano gave the win to NEC in the 99′ minute. NEC was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Cambuurstadion stadium in Leeuwarden on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk who was helped by Richard Brondijk and Erik Koopman. The 4th official was Alex Bos. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.53 degrees Celsius or 45.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 12 Total 28
- 3 On Target 10
- 3 Off Target 8
- 6 Shots blocked 10
- 111 Attack 201
- 36 Dangerous attack 92
- 95 Ball safe 116
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 13
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
NEC was in firm control of the ball 65% while SC Cambuur was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
NEC had a more offensive attitude with 92 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why NEC won the match.
SC Cambuur shot 12 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, NEC shot 28 times, 10 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
SC Cambuur received 4 yellow cards (Sekou Sylla, Michael Breij, Vincent Pichel and Jeremy Van Mullem). Regarding the opposition, NEC didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
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SC Cambuur – Formation
SC Cambuur
105'
98'
24'
SC Cambuur started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Henk de Jong decided to play with the following team: Yanick van Osch , Sturla Ottesen , Marco Tol , Leon Bergsma , Thomas Poll , Michael Breij , Jeremy Van Mullem , Fedde De Jong , Remco Balk , Roberts Uldrikis and Milan Smit .
The home team had on the bench: Floris Smand, Daniel van Kaam , Daan Reiziger, Vito Wormgoor , Agustin Anello, Vincent Pichel , Milan de Koe, Jhondly van der Meer , Bret Minnema, Sekou Sylla , Matthias Nartey and Wiebe Kooistra .
Substitutions
SC Cambuur made 6 changes: Remco Balk for Jhondly van der Meer (67′), Roberts Uldrikis for Vincent Pichel (97′), Fedde De Jong for Wiebe Kooistra (103′), Michael Breij for Sekou Sylla (103′), Sturla Ottesen for Vito Wormgoor (110′) and Leon Bergsma for Daniel van Kaam (105′).
Player of the match: Yanick van Osch
The player that probably impressed the most for SC Cambuur was the goalkeeper: Yanick van Osch. His rating is 8.47. He performed 8 saves.
NEC – Formation
NEC
NEC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rogier Meijer played with: Jasper Cillessen , Bart van Rooij , Philippe Sandler , Bram Nuytinck , Calvin Verdonk , Kodai Sano , Mees Hoedemakers , Rober González , Tjaronn Chery , Sontje Hansen and Koki Ogawa .
They had on the bench: Brayann Pereira, Youri Baas , Lars Olden Larsen, Sylla Sow , Lasse Schöne , D’Leanu Arts, Robin Roefs, Yvandro Borges Sanches , Rijk Janse and Nils Rossen.
NEC could not rely on the presence of Sylla Sow (injured).
Substitutions
NEC made 4 changes: Sontje Hansen for Youri Baas (71′), Mees Hoedemakers for Lasse Schöne (90′), Rober González for Yvandro Borges Sanches (90′) and Bram Nuytinck for Sylla Sow (102′).
Player of the match: Philippe Sandler
The most impressive player for NEC was Philippe Sandler even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 124 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the KNVB Beker.
- SC Cambuur – NEC – 1-2
