NIJMEGEN. NEC and Go Ahead Eagles went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. NEC was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie who had the assistance of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 18 Total 8
- 4 On Target 4
- 14 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 130 Attack 79
- 42 Dangerous attack 33
- 44 Ball safe 46
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
NEC had a superior ball possession 60% while Go Ahead Eagles was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
NEC was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough NEC to win the match.
NEC shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Go Ahead Eagles shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
NEC received 3 yellow cards (I. Marquez, O. Tannane and S. El Karouani). Regarding the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles received 1 yellow card (M. Deijl).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, NEC will have 11 points like Vitesse and FC Groningen to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Go Ahead Eagles will have 10 points to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will host RKC Waalwijk on the 13th of November with a 15-7 head to head statistic in favor of NEC (3 draws).
Go Ahead Eagles will host Vitesse on the 13th of November with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Vitesse (3 draws).
NEC – Formation
NEC
46'
47'
3'
NEC started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Jasper Cillessen , Bart van Rooij , Terry Sanniez , Iván Márquez , Calvin Verdonk , Souffian El Karouani , Oussama Tannane , Lasse Schøne , Magnus Mattsson , Mikkel Duelund and Pedro Marques .
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahim Cissoko , Philippe Sandler , Mattijs Branderhorst, Landry Dimata , Ilias Bronkhorst, Jordy Bruijn, Joris Kramer, Dirk Proper, Andri Fannar Baldursson, Robin Roefs and Elayis Tavsan .
Substitutions
NEC made 5 changes: T. Sanniez for E. Tavsan (46′), I. Marquez for L. Dimata (62′), M. Duelund for I. Cissoko (62′), C. Verdonk for P. Sandler (76′) and I. Marquez for I. Bronkhorst (84′).
Best player: Pedro Marques
The most impressive player for NEC was Pedro Marques.
His rating is with 15 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6.
Go Ahead Eagles – Formation
Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
René Hake played with: Jeffrey De Lange , Mats Deijl , Jamal Amofa , Jay Idzes , Jose Fontán , Philippe Rommens , Evert Linthorst , Bobby Adekanye , Willum Thor Willumsson , Oliver Valaker Edvardsen and Isac Lidberg .
They had on the bench: Martijn Berden , Sven Jansen, Xander Blomme, Luca Plogmann, Tesfaldet Tekie, Aventis Aventisian, Gerrit Nauber, Finn Stokkers, Justin Bakker, Sylla Sow, Jahnoah Markelo and Enric Llansana.
Substitutions
Go Ahead Eagles made 4 changes: B. Adekanye for M. Berden (71′), E. Linthorst for E. Llansana (85′), I. Lidberg for S. Sow (85′) and O. Edvardsen for G. Nauber (90′).
Best player: Bobby Adekanye
The most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was Bobby Adekanye.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Volendam – SC Heerenveen – 1-3
- SC Cambuur – FC Twente – 0-1
- NEC – Go Ahead Eagles – 3-3
- FC Utrecht – Sparta Rotterdam – 3-1
- FC Groningen – PSV – 4-2
- Excelsior – AZ – 2-1
