Champions League Europa League Premier League Serie A La Liga Bundesliga Ligue 1
Eredivisie 2026/2027
Regular Season 3
08.09.2026
19:45
Erwin Blank
NEC Nijmegen
D. Schreuder
3-4-2-1
2 : 2
Finished
Excelsior
R. den Uil
3-4-3
Home
Goffertstadion
17 ℃ 0.89 m/s light rain
Away
Key events
4' J. Monteiro Alvarenga
10' A. Tahaui
46'
P. Schuurs
J. Monteiro Alvarenga
46'
P. Sandler
B. Nuytinck
63'
K. Kers
I. Hansen-Aaröen
63'
N. Lebreton
D. Geiger
87'
C. Bischoff
Gabriel Brás
90+2' N. Lebreton
6.4
8
Hansen-Aaröen
6.6
10
Tadić
6.9
11
Willumsson
6.6
12
Polster
6.6
17
Nuytinck
6.7
18
Geiger
1
7.4
19
Tahaui
7.0
21
Storm
6.9
35
Monteiro
6.3
73
Gabriel
6.7
77
Thomas
6.6
1
van Gassel
7.0
2
da Silva
6.5
3
Meissen
6.5
4
Widell
7.4
8
Yegoian
6.8
14
Plug
6.4
15
Jansson
1
7.2
19
Garden
6.2
20
Hartjes
6.7
21
Silva Timas
6.9
30
Þorsteinsson
Key events
43' D. Garden
46'
K. Bos
S. Jansson
52' L. Hartjes
67'
A. Sliti
Á. Þorsteinsson
67'
N. Groen
D. Garden
70' R. Meissen
71'
V. Sulzbacher
E. da Silva Moreira
73' V. Sulzbacher
81'
A. Jahanbakhsh
I. Silva Timas
90+5' V. Sulzbacher

Statistics

69
31
Ball possession %
2
4
Corners
1
3
Yellow cards
0
0
Red cards
677
298
Total passes
582
213
Accurate passes
145
90
Total attacks
68
21
Dangerous attacks
3
5
Shots on target
5
5
Shots off target
4
15
Fouls
0
0
Penalties
3
0
Offsides
3
1
Saves

Live commentary

Thats all. Game finished.
90+5'Valentin Sulzbacher from Excelsior commits a foul.
90+5'Noé Lebreton from NEC is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
90+5'Valentin Sulzbacher from Excelsior receives a yellow card for a foul.
90+5'NEC wins a corner after Lennard Hartjes concedes.
90+4'Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior has a right-footed shot from outside the box that is blocked. Casper Widell provided the assist.
90+3'Excelsior is awarded a corner after Ayodele Thomas concedes.
90+2'Goal! NEC 2, Excelsior 2. Noé Lebreton scores for NEC with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Perr Schuurs.
90+2'Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs from NEC takes a left-footed shot from the center of the box but misses to the right. Kevin Kers provided the assist.
90'Ayodele Thomas from NEC has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it is blocked. The assist comes from Kevin Kers.
90'Alireza Jahanbakhsh from Excelsior commits a foul.
90'Willum Willumsson from NEC wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'The fourth official has indicated that there will be 4 minutes of added time.
88'Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes to the left.
87'Dusan Tadic from NEC misses a header from the left side of the six-yard box, sending it close but to the left. The cross was provided by Clement Bischoff.
87'Substitution for NEC: Clement Bischoff comes on for Gabriel Brás.
83'Lennard Hartjes from Excelsior commits a foul.
83'Tobias Storm from NEC is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
81'Valentin Sulzbacher from Excelsior commits a foul.
81'Noé Lebreton from NEC is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
81'Substitution for Excelsior: Alireza Jahanbakhsh comes on for Ilano Silva Timas.
80'Excelsior wins a corner after Nikolas Polster concedes.
80'Attempt saved. Nesto Groen from Excelsior has a right-footed shot from a tough angle on the left, but it's saved in the bottom left corner by Nikolas Polster from NEC.
77'Attempt missed. Willum Willumsson from NEC takes a left-footed shot from the center of the box that goes close but misses to the left. Adam Tahaui provided the assist.
75'Foul committed by Rick Meissen of Excelsior.
75'Ayodele Thomas from NEC wins a free kick on the left wing.
75'Foul committed by Jan Plug of Excelsior.
75'Gabriel Brás from NEC wins a free kick on the right wing.
73'Goal! Excelsior takes a 2-1 lead over NEC as Valentin Sulzbacher scores with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box into the top right corner, assisted by Aymen Sliti.
72'Attempt saved. Stijn van Gassel from Excelsior saves a right-footed shot from Perr Schuurs of NEC, taken from the center of the box. The shot was assisted by Noé Lebreton.
71'Substitution for Excelsior: Valentin Sulzbacher comes on for Eric da Silva Moreira.
70'Aymen Sliti from Excelsior has a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
70'Rick Meissen from Excelsior receives a yellow card for a foul.
70'Foul committed by Rick Meissen of Excelsior.
70'Kevin Kers from NEC is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
69'Foul committed by Rick Meissen of Excelsior.
69'Kevin Kers from NEC is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
67'Substitution for Excelsior: Aymen Sliti comes on for Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
67'Substitution for Excelsior: Nesto Groen comes on for David Garden.
63'Substitution for NEC: Kevin Kers comes on for Isak Hansen-Aarøen.
63'Lennard Hartjes from Excelsior commits a foul.
63'Willum Willumsson from NEC wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63'Substitution for NEC: Noé Lebreton comes on for Dennis Geiger.
62'Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62'Foul committed by Tobias Storm (NEC).
59'Excelsior wins a corner after Perr Schuurs concedes.
56'Attempt saved. Rick Meissen from Excelsior has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved by Nikolas Polster in the center of the goal. The assist came from Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
56'Excelsior wins a corner after Tobias Storm concedes.
55'Dusan Tadic of NEC is caught offside.
55'Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55'Isak Hansen-Aarøen from NEC commits a foul.
54'Foul committed by Casper Widell of Excelsior.
54'Dusan Tadic from NEC wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52'Foul committed by Lennard Hartjes of Excelsior.
52'Tobias Storm from NEC is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
52'Lennard Hartjes of Excelsior receives a yellow card for a foul.
51'Attempt blocked. Willum Willumsson from NEC has a left-footed shot from the right side of the box that is blocked.
46'Substitution for Excelsior: Kasey Bos comes on for Simon Janssen.
46'The second half begins with the score tied at 1-1 between NEC and Excelsior.
46'Substitution for NEC: Philippe Sandler comes on for Bram Nuytinck.
46'Substitution for NEC: Perr Schuurs comes on for Jamiro Monteiro.
45+2'Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes too high. He was assisted by David Garden, who provided a headed pass.
45'The fourth official has indicated that there will be 2 minutes of added time.
45'Offside called against NEC. Adam Tahaui is caught offside.
43'Goal! The match is now 1-1 as David Garden scores for Excelsior with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
41'Casper Widell of Excelsior commits a foul.
41'Dusan Tadic from NEC wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41'Foul committed by Simon Janssen of Excelsior.
41'Adam Tahaui from NEC is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
40'Foul committed by Simon Janssen of Excelsior.
40'Adam Tahaui from NEC is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
36'David Garden from Excelsior commits a handball.
34'Gabriel Brás from NEC has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Tobias Storm.
29'Ayodele Thomas from NEC attempts a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes close and misses to the left. Isak Hansen-Aarøen provided the assist.
26'Attempt missed. Rick Meissen from Excelsior takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes too high. He was assisted by Lennard Hartjes.
24'Ágúst Thorsteinsson from Excelsior has his right-footed shot from the left side of the box blocked. The attempt was assisted by Stijn van Gassel.
24'Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
24'Foul committed by Jamiro Monteiro of NEC.
21'Ágúst Thorsteinsson from Excelsior has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. Ilano Silva Timas provided the assist.
19'Ayodele Thomas from NEC misses a right-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it close but to the left. Isak Hansen-Aarøen provided the assist after a fast break.
19'Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from over 35 yards that goes too high. He was assisted by Eric da Silva Moreira during a fast break.
17'Attempt missed. David Garden from Excelsior takes a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it goes too high. He was assisted by Ilano Silva Timas, who provided a cross after a fast break.
14'Dusan Tadic of NEC is caught offside.
11'Goal! NEC leads 1-0 against Excelsior. Adam Tahaui scores with a left-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Willum Willumsson.
10'David Garden from Excelsior commits a foul.
10'Jamiro Monteiro from NEC wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6'Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
5'The match is delayed due to an injury to Ayodele Thomas from NEC.
5'The match is delayed due to an injury to Eric da Silva Moreira from Excelsior.
5'Eric da Silva Moreira from Excelsior is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
5'Foul committed by Ayodele Thomas of NEC.
4'Ágúst Thorsteinsson from Excelsior is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
4'Jamiro Monteiro from NEC receives a yellow card for a foul.
4'Foul committed by Jamiro Monteiro of NEC.
4'NEC wins a corner after Casper Widell concedes.
3'Attempt saved. Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it's saved in the center of the goal by Nikolas Polster from NEC. The assist came from Ilano Silva Timas.
1'First half begins.
First Half starts.
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