Dutch Eredivisie

NEC Nijmegen vs FC Twente, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen
  • 29': Thomas Ouwejan
  • 66': Youssef El Kachati
  • 83': Arno Verschueren (OG)
FT
3 - 3
FC Twente
  • 24': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (P)
  • 55': Mats Rots
  • 90'+2': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (P)

About

NEC Nijmegen are hosting FC Twente at Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Thomas Ouwejan (N.E.C.).
  • 2': Marko Pjaca (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Eli Dasa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Sondre Ørjasæter (FC Twente).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sondre Ørjasæter.
  • 8': Offside, FC Twente. Thomas van den Belt is caught offside.
  • 12': Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
  • 13': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
  • 13': Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Handball by Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.).
  • 18': Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
  • 19': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Eli Dasa.
  • 20': Foul by Bart van Rooij (FC Twente).
  • 20': Virgil Misidjan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Penalty FC Twente. Ricky van Wolfswinkel draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 22': Penalty conceded by Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 22': Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Goal! N.E.C. 0, FC Twente 1. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 25': Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
  • 26': Foul by Thomas van den Belt (FC Twente).
  • 26': Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 29': Goal! N.E.C. 1, FC Twente 1. Thomas Ouwejan (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kodai Sano.
  • 30': Foul by Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.).
  • 30': Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
  • 33': Offside, N.E.C.. Bryan Linssen is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.).
  • 34': Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
  • 40': Virgil Misidjan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eli Dasa.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Linssen.
  • 41': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Robin Pröpper.
  • 41': Foul by Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.).
  • 41': Sondre Ørjasæter (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 43': Offside, N.E.C.. Koki Ogawa is caught offside.
  • 44': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Darko Nejasmic.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kristian Hlynsson (FC Twente).
  • 45'+1': Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, N.E.C. 1, FC Twente 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins N.E.C. 1, FC Twente 1.
  • 48': Foul by Bart van Rooij (FC Twente).
  • 48': Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Kodai Sano (N.E.C.).
  • 49': Mats Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
  • 54': Foul by Koki Ogawa (N.E.C.).
  • 54': Mats Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Goal! N.E.C. 1, FC Twente 2. Mats Rots (FC Twente) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sondre Ørjasæter with a through ball.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Kristian Hlynsson (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sondre Ørjasæter.
  • 57': Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente).
  • 59': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Sami Ouaissa.
  • 60': Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente).
  • 60': Foul by Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente).
  • 60': Kodai Sano (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Foul by Thomas van den Belt (FC Twente).
  • 63': Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Thomas van den Belt (FC Twente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Bart van Rooij (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Virgil Misidjan (N.E.C.).
  • 64': Substitution, N.E.C.. Basar Önal replaces Virgil Misidjan.
  • 65': Substitution, N.E.C.. Youssef El Kachati replaces Koki Ogawa.
  • 65': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Mats Rots.
  • 66': Goal! N.E.C. 2, FC Twente 2. Youssef El Kachati (N.E.C.) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Ouwejan with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Eli Dasa (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Mats Rots (FC Twente).
  • 68': Handball by Sami Ouaissa (N.E.C.).
  • 69': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
  • 69': Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Foul by Thomas Ouwejan (N.E.C.).
  • 70': Sondre Ørjasæter (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ramiz Zerrouki with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 71': Substitution, FC Twente. Arno Verschueren replaces Marko Pjaca.
  • 72': Substitution, FC Twente. Daan Rots replaces Thomas van den Belt.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Youssef El Kachati (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lars Unnerstall (FC Twente). Assisted by Sami Ouaissa with a cross.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Thomas Ouwejan (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kodai Sano.
  • 73': Offside, N.E.C.. Youssef El Kachati is caught offside.
  • 73': Corner, N.E.C.. Conceded by Mats Rots.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Darko Nejasmic (N.E.C.) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Ouwejan with a cross.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Mats Rots (FC Twente).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Substitution, FC Twente. Taylor Booth replaces Mats Rots because of an injury.
  • 77': Substitution, FC Twente. Bas Kuipers replaces Sondre Ørjasæter.
  • 78': Bart van Rooij (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Youssef El Kachati (N.E.C.).
  • 79': Darko Nejasmic (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Bart van Rooij (FC Twente).
  • 83': Attempt missed. Basar Önal (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Ouwejan.
  • 83': Own Goal by Arno Verschueren, FC Twente. N.E.C. 3, FC Twente 2.
  • 83': Basar Önal (N.E.C.) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 84': Substitution, FC Twente. Sam Lammers replaces Kristian Hlynsson.
  • 87': Ahmetcan Kaplan (N.E.C.) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Sam Lammers (FC Twente).
  • 88': Foul by Basar Önal (N.E.C.).
  • 88': Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, N.E.C.. Deveron Fonville replaces Thomas Ouwejan.
  • 89': Substitution, N.E.C.. Dirk Proper replaces Bryan Linssen.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Arno Verschueren (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Penalty conceded by Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Goal! N.E.C. 3, FC Twente 3. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+3': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Deveron Fonville (N.E.C.).
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Daan Rots (FC Twente).
  • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, N.E.C. 3, FC Twente 3.
  • 0': Match ends, N.E.C. 3, FC Twente 3.

Statistics

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21 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 0
39.7 Possession 60.3
10 SHOTS 8
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.5
2 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
197 Accurate Passes 339
272 Passes 409
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
9 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 53
26 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 8
18 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 6
38 Effective Clearances 26
38 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Goffertstadion
Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,650

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 9 +19 25
2 PSV Eindhoven 9 +15 22
3 AZ Alkmaar 9 +7 18
4 Ajax Amsterdam 9 +5 16
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NEC NEC Nijmegen (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Gonzalo Cretazz (GK)
4 Ahmetcan Kaplan Yellow Card
5 Thomas Ouwejan
14 Eli Dasa
6 Darko Nejasmic
10 Tjaronn Chery
23 Kodai Sano
7 Virgil Misidjan
25 Sami Ouaissa
30 Bryan Linssen
18 Koki Ogawa
NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:
Jasper Cillessen, Noé Lebreton, Basar Önal, Dirk Proper, Roberto González, Brayann Pereira, Sam De Laat, Deveron Fonville, Yousri Sbai, Kento Shiogai, Vito van Crooij, Youssef El Kachati.

TWE FC Twente (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lars Unnerstall (GK)
43 Ruud Nijstad
3 Robin Pröpper Yellow Card
39 Mats Rots
28 Bart van Rooij
14 Kristian Hlynsson
20 Thomas van den Belt Yellow Card
6 Ramiz Zerrouki Yellow Card
9 Ricky van Wolfswinkel
27 Sondre Ørjasaeter
7 Marko Pjaca
FC Twente Substitutes:
Przemyslaw Tyton, Stav Lemkin, Guilherme Peixoto, Daan Rots, Naci Ünüvar, Taylor Booth, Arno Verschueren, Bas Kuipers, Lucas Vennegoor Of Hesselink, Sam Karssies, Sam Lammers.

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