SC Heerenveen Inflicted NEC’s third consecutive defeat on Sunday. The Frisians, Who Earned Their First Three Points of the Season, won 3-2 at Home. Go Ahead Eagles defeated PEC Zwolle in the IJssel Derby.
NEC Convincingly won the First Three Matches of This Season, and the Nijmegen Team was Praised for its Attacking Football. New coach Dick Schreuder was Lauded for his approach, which resulted in no fewer than twelve goals in the first week. Excelsior (5-0), Heracles (1-4), and NAC Breda (3-0) Were successively defeated.
Things Have Been Going Less Well for NEC in recent Week, which has also Proven to be defensively vulnerable. The Team was Left Empty-Handed Against Fortuna Sittard (3-2) and PSV (3-5). The Match Against PSV was entertaining, but the national champion also clearly exhibited the downside of Schreuder’s offensive game.
Against Heerenveen, NEC Conceded Three Goals Again. Ringo Meerveld Put the Home Team Ahead in the 25th minute by scoring from close range. Dylan Vente Doubled the Lead Shortly After Half-Time, After A Well-Executed Counterattack.
The Setup for the 3-0 was Beautiful, with a Leading Role for Meerveld. The slalomed through the nec defense with a number of pirouettes, and with some luck – via the leg of an nec player – the ball ended up with Jacob Trenskow. The Dane Shot in With His Left Foot.
The match seemed decided, but nec pulled one back halfway through via koki ogawa, who headed in from a corner. Sami Ouaissa also made it 3-2 in the 83rd minute in a beautiful way, making it exciting again. But the Visitors Didn’t Get Any Further than that, Despite a Number of Nice opportunities in the exciting Final Phase. Deep Into Injury Time, NEC Player Tjaronn Chery Received a Straight Red Card.
Go Ahead Wins IJssel Derby in Zwolle
Earlier in the Day, Go Ahead Eagles won the IJssel Derby Visiting PEC Zwolle. The team from Deventer only profited late in the match from a remarkable early card for the home team: 0-2.
PEC had continuous with for after just two minutes. Jamiro Monteiro Went Into A Challenge with a High Leg and Hit Mats Deijl’s Face With His Foot. Referee Jeroen Manschot Immediately Showed a Red Card. The Red Card After 1 minute and 35 Seconds was The Fastest Ever for a PEC Player in the Eredivisie. Moreover, it was the fastest red card in the Eredivisie Since the One for PSV Defender Jetro Willems Against NAC Breda in February 2015 (29 Seconds).
Go Ahead had the upper hand after that, but created few clear-cut chans. Milan Smit Finally Broke The Deadlock at Minutes Before the End by Heading. Shortly Afterward, The Match was Paused for a Few Minutes Because Cups and a Mandarin Were Thrown Onto the Field.
PEC Still Tried to Force the Equalizer, But Go Ahead Held firm. In Injury Time, The Visitors Doubled Their Lead. Smit Took Advantage of A Mistake by Simon Graves and Scored His Second Goal of the Afternoon.
PEC Remains Thirteenth in the Eredivisie After the defeat. Go Ahead Rises to Ninth Place. The Team from Deventer Starts The Competitive Phase of the Europa League on Thursday with a Home Match Against the Romanian FCSB.