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NEC vs Excelsior: match report

NEC Nijmegen hosted Excelsior at Goffertstadion on Tuesday 8 September 2026, in the Eredivisie (round 3). Erwin Blank is the referee, averaging 3.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.4.

Result and scorers

NEC 2-2 Excelsior. Goals: Adam Tahaui 11' for NEC; David Garden 43' for Excelsior; Valentin Sulzbacher 73' for Excelsior; Noé Lebreton 90'+2' for NEC. Attendance: 12,344.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 4' Yellow card: Jamiro Monteiro (NEC)
  • 11' Goal: Adam Tahaui (NEC) 1-0
  • 43' Goal: David Garden (Excelsior) 1-1
  • 53' Yellow card: Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior)
  • 70' Yellow card: Rick Meissen (Excelsior)
  • 73' Goal: Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) 1-2
  • 90'+2' Goal: Noé Lebreton (NEC) 2-2
  • 90'+5' Yellow card: Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior)
Match stats (contains the result)
69%Possession31%
11Shots14
3Shots on target5
2Corners4
5Fouls16
3Offsides0
3Saves1
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

NEC 3-4-2-1

Coach: Dick Schreuder

  1. 12 Nikolas Polster GK
  2. 73 Gabriel Brás DEF
  3. 21 Tobias Storm DEF
  4. 17 Bram Nuytinck DEF
  5. 19 Adam Tahaui MID
  6. 35 Jamiro Monteiro MID
  7. 18 Dennis Geiger MID
  8. 77 Ayodele Thomas FWD
  9. 11 Willum Willumsson MID
  10. 8 Isak Hansen-Aarøen MID
  11. 10 Dušan Tadić MID

Bench

  • 4 Perr Schuurs DEF
  • 3 Philippe Sandler DEF
  • 20 Noé Lebreton MID
  • 34 Kevin Kers FWD
  • 99 Clement Bischoff MID
  • 1 Gonzalo Crettaz GK
  • 38 Joep Geneste GK
  • 66 Almugera Kabar MID
  • 9 Tjaronn Chery MID
  • 14 Kaj Sierhuis FWD

Excelsior 3-4-2-1

Coach: Ruben den Uil

  1. 1 Stijn van Gassel GK
  2. 3 Rick Meissen DEF
  3. 4 Casper Widell DEF
  4. 14 Jan Plug DEF
  5. 2 Eric da Silva Moreira DEF
  6. 8 Irakli Yegoian MID
  7. 20 Lennard Hartjes MID
  8. 15 Simon Janssen DEF
  9. 21 Ilano Silva Timas FWD
  10. 30 Ágúst Thorsteinsson FWD
  11. 19 David Garden FWD

Bench

  • 12 Kasey Bos DEF
  • 7 Aymen Sliti FWD
  • 28 Nesto Groen FWD
  • 18 Valentin Sulzbacher MID
  • 11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh FWD
  • 16 Celton Biai GK
  • 24 Guilliano Cairo DEF
  • 22 Osman Mohamed Turay DEF
  • 6 Daniël van Vianen MID
  • 9 Mario Domínguez MID
  • 23 Yaqub Finey FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 4 April 2026: Excelsior 0-2 NEC Nijmegen
  • Saturday 9 August 2025: NEC Nijmegen 5-0 Excelsior
  • Monday 6 May 2024: Excelsior 0-3 NEC Nijmegen
  • Sunday 13 August 2023: NEC Nijmegen 3-4 Excelsior
  • Sunday 19 February 2023: Excelsior 0-3 NEC Nijmegen