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Willem II vs NEC: match report

Willem II hosted NEC Nijmegen at Koning Willem II Stadion on Saturday 15 August 2026, in the Eredivisie (round 2). Serdar Gözübüyük is the referee.

Result and scorers

Willem II 1-4 NEC. Goals: Adam Tahaui 45'+2' for NEC; Tjaronn Chery 54' for NEC; Bryan Linssen 64' for NEC; Kaj Sierhuis 67' for NEC; Thomas Verheydt 77' for Willem II.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 16' Yellow card: Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Willem II)
  • 45'+2' Goal: Adam Tahaui (NEC) 0-1
  • 54' Goal: Tjaronn Chery (NEC) 0-2
  • 64' Goal: Bryan Linssen (NEC) 0-3
  • 67' Goal: Kaj Sierhuis (NEC) 0-4
  • 77' Goal: Thomas Verheydt (Willem II) 1-4
Match stats (contains the result)
31.9%Possession68.1%
9Shots21
2Shots on target10
1Corners2
10Fouls14
0Offsides3
6Saves1
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Willem II 4-4-2

Coach: John Stegeman

  1. 31 Karst de Leeuw GK
  2. 22 Per van Loon DEF
  3. 3 Finn Stam DEF
  4. 4 Justin Hoogma DEF
  5. 24 Nathan Tjoe-A-On DEF
  6. 50 Eser Gürbüz FWD
  7. 2 Alessandro Ciranni DEF
  8. 8 Kasper Boogaard MID
  9. 7 Jaden Slory FWD
  10. 19 Uriel van Aalst MID
  11. 9 Devin Haen FWD

Bench

  • 5 Hidde ter Avest DEF
  • 83 Mats Lemmens DEF
  • 28 Thomas Verheijdt FWD
  • 40 Divano Iglesias MID
  • 41 Tygo Kotte GK
  • 21 Wouter van der Steen GK
  • 15 Amine Et-Taïbi DEF
  • 14 Jens Mathijsen DEF
  • 44 Luca Maal DEF
  • 49 Ismael Mouhoul MID
  • 48 Julian van Esdonk MID

NEC 3-4-2-1

Coach: Dick Schreuder

  1. 1 Gonzalo Crettaz GK
  2. 2 Brayann Pereira DEF
  3. 21 Tobias Storm DEF
  4. 24 Deveron Fonville DEF
  5. 19 Adam Tahaui MID
  6. 6 Darko Nejasmic MID
  7. 35 Jamiro Monteiro MID
  8. 99 Clement Bischoff FWD
  9. 9 Tjaronn Chery MID
  10. 10 Dusan Tadic MID
  11. 30 Bryan Linssen FWD

Bench

  • 7 Emre Mor MID
  • 20 Noé Lebreton MID
  • 14 Kaj Sierhuis FWD
  • 66 Almugera Kabar MID
  • 17 Bram Nuytinck DEF
  • 36 Freek Entius GK
  • 12 Nikolas Polster GK
  • 73 Gabriel Brás DEF
  • 5 Thomas Ouwejan DEF
  • 8 Isak Hansen-Aarøen MID
  • 11 Willum Willumsson MID
  • 34 Kevin Kers FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 3 May 2025: NEC Nijmegen 1-1 Willem II
  • Sunday 22 December 2024: Willem II 4-1 NEC Nijmegen
  • Wednesday 22 December 2021: Willem II 0-1 NEC Nijmegen
  • Sunday 12 September 2021: NEC Nijmegen 0-0 Willem II
  • Sunday 15 January 2017: Willem II 0-1 NEC Nijmegen