Football · Utrecht and Nijmegen
NEC beats FC Utrecht 3-2 at Galgenwaard for first league win since August
NEC won 3-2 at FC Utrecht on Sunday, 8 November, with two goals from Dusan Tadic. The win lifted NEC to 11th in the Eredivisie table and pushed Utrecht down to 14th.
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In brief
Kevin Kers opened the scoring in the 34th minute and Dusan Tadic scored twice for NEC. Yoann Cathline and Dani de Wit scored for Utrecht, which lost 3-2 at Stadion Galgenwaard.
The win is NEC's first in nine Eredivisie matches and its third league win of the season. The previous one was a 3-1 win at PEC Zwolle at the end of August.
NEC has 14 points and sits 11th after the match. Utrecht has 12 points and is 14th after its sixth defeat of the season and its second in a row.
- 56th minuteYoann Cathline pulls one back for Utrecht
- Two minutes after the 56th minuteDusan Tadic restores NEC's two-goal lead
- 64th minuteDani de Wit heads Utrecht back to 2-3
Match report
NEC won 3-2 at FC Utrecht on Sunday, 8 November, at Stadion Galgenwaard in Utrecht. It was NEC's third league win of the season and its first in nine Eredivisie matches, following a 3-1 win at PEC Zwolle at the end of August. NEC coach Dick Schreuder's side had also won 3-1 at Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League earlier in the week. NEC now has 14 points and sits 11th, while Utrecht, on 12 points, drops to 14th after its sixth defeat of the season and its second in a row.
- NEC
- 14 points
- FC Utrecht
- 12 points
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How the goals came
Kevin Kers gave NEC the lead in the 34th minute with a header from a Mitchel Bakker cross. Four minutes later Dusan Tadic doubled the advantage, finishing a move in which Bryan Linssen created space for him. Yoann Cathline pulled one back for Utrecht in the 56th minute. Two minutes after that goal, Tadic scored again from the rebound after a save on a shot by Darko Nejasmic. Dani de Wit headed Utrecht back to 2-3 from a cross by Nordin Amrabat in the 64th minute, but Utrecht could not find an equaliser in the closing stages.
Utrecht under pressure
Utrecht has conceded 34 goals this season, and only bottom-placed Willem II has let in more. After 12 matches the club is one point ahead of 16th-placed Telstar. Coach Anthony Correia's side now has an international break before it, and its next fixtures are a home game against Cambuur and an away trip to ADO Den Haag later in November. Both are clubs Utrecht must stay above at the end of the season.
Reaction
NEC captain Tjaronn Chery spoke to ESPN after the final whistle and described the result as deserved.
“I actually think it is very deserved. When you look at how we played the first half, it is fantastic.”
Chery added that it was good to have won in the league as well, after the midweek win in Europe.
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Sources and context
- AD.nlNEC survives final phase in Utrecht and wins again in the Eredivisie: “I think a very deserved one”NEC overleeft slotfase in Utrecht en wint ook weer eens in de eredivisie: 'Ik denk een heel verdiende' · original in Dutch
- TelegraafDusan Tadic punishes FC Utrecht and helps NEC to victory, first win for Nijmegen side since AugustDusan Tadic pijnigt FC Utrecht en helpt NEC aan overwinning, eerste zege Nijmegenaren sinds augustus · original in Dutch
- NOSNEC experiences a great week: also win in Utrecht partly due to two Tadic goalsNEC beleeft prima week: ook winst in Utrecht mede door twee goals Tadic · original in Dutch
- NOSPoison cup not yet empty: FC Utrecht starts too late against NECGifbeker nog niet leeg: FC Utrecht komt te laat op gang tegen NEC · original in Dutch
- Dusan Tadic
- NEC forward who scored twice in the 3-2 win at FC Utrecht
- Tjaronn Chery
- NEC captain who spoke to ESPN after the match
- Dick Schreuder
- NEC coach
- Anthony Correia
- FC Utrecht coach
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