Cambuur records fourth victory against NEC and rises to fourth place in the Eredivisie | Football

sport">It is impressive how NEC and Cambuur manifest themselves when they return to the highest level. With 21 points from thirteen matches, the club from Leeuwarden was seventh prior to the game, while the Nijmegen team was one place lower with two points less prior to the game.

sport">Despite the pouring rain, the teams made it a fun game. NEC was the dominant party from the start, but it was the Frisians who surprisingly took the lead. After an assist from Nick Doodeman, Jamie Jacobs took the lead: 0-1

sport">Within fifteen minutes NEC had already repaired the damage suffered. After a corner from Lasse Schöne, it was Edgar Barreto who cleverly headed the 1-1 against the ropes. So it was the two veterans of the Nijmegen players who were responsible for the equalizer.

sport">Cambuur had only just recovered from the equalizer when NEC took the lead. After a failed pass by Cambuur defender Erik Schouten, Ali Akman was able to take advantage. He tapped the leather past Sonny Stevens and deservedly put his team in the lead: 2-1.

sport">NEC did not come out of the dressing room completely sharp and Cambuur just got better in the second company. The visitors took advantage of the home side’s inattention. Robert Uldrikis scored the equalizer shortly after the break from a rebound. The evening became even better for the Frisians when Alex Bangura also scored from a rebound and gave his team the victory: 2-3.

‘Ajax should not extend too far’

sport">Trainer Henk de Jong of the surprising SC Cambuur did not close his eyes to reality in the Frisian euphoria. “We could have been 3-0 behind NEC after fifteen minutes,” he concluded soberly after the fourth league win in a row. “I really had to give the players their heads up during halftime. Normally it’s about tactical things, but now it was time to accelerate. We really had to play a lot more fanatically. And that allowed us to turn it around. It was a victory purely on character.”

sport">De Jong realized that he had made a bit of history in Nijmegen with Cambuur. The Frisian team won four games in a row for the first time in the Eredivisie and therefore climbed to fourth place. Cambuur has never been higher than sixth place after fourteen matches or more in the Eredivisie.

sport">„It was necessary that we won here, because Ajax should not extend too far, of course”, joked the success coach at ESPN. “We just need to work on our goal difference. But no kidding, we just have to keep calm and live from game to game. We are well on our way and still have 10 points to collect, then we will only go into the polonaise”, he referred to the 34 points that he believes are the minimum necessary to maintain the precious place in the Eredivisie.

sport">View here the standings, results and the program in the Eredivisie.

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