Saná Fernandes, Clint Leemans and Lars Mol make their starting debut. Fernandes in particular delights the NAC supporters in the first twenty minutes. The first shot of the match came from the Portuguese. Until that moment, NAC plays frivolously and with a knife between its teeth, but chances are few. After the shot, NAC seems to crawl out of the cocoon. The other debutant Lars Mol is promptly given two opportunities. However, the completion is not successful.
Omarsson has an immense opportunity after a splitting pass, which causes him to tango with the goalkeeper and a NEC defender. In the commotion there is a collision between the two Nijmegen residents, but NAC does not get further than a corner. That NAC is the dominant party is evident from the last ten minutes of the first half. Two headers (Greiml, Van den Bergh) and a shot (Kemper) just don’t want to go in.
NAC starts the second half where it ended; boldly seek the attack. A hard left shot from Omarsson is aimed just at the wrong side of the post, but brings the crowd to the benches. Fernandes also feels this and puts on the show. Mol tries a bicycle kick from one of his crosses, but that becomes an easy prey for Roefs.
The fire in the Rat Verlegh Stadium flares up after a number of charges from NEC Nijmegen. Fernandes, who tries to win back the ball after such an action, immediately receives a red card from the referee.
NAC will not succumb to a minority. In the wreckage that follows, goalkeeper coach Gabor Babos is also screwed. He also gets red. Supported by the home crowd, the brave home team fought its way to a nice 1-0 victory.
Inside of pole with a curl like only he can do. Five minutes after the teams return to the field after a cooling-off period, Janošek aims the ball and gives the home team the three-pointer.
NAC will not play in competition next week due to the international break. After the break, they will first play an away match against PEC Zwolle, before returning to the Rat Verlegh Stadium on October 26. Then follows an important match against RKC Waalwijk.
