Late Drama as NAC Breda Stuns Ajax with Last-Minute Winner | Week 2, Eredivisie 2024/25 Highlights
Late Drama as NAC Breda Stuns Ajax with Last-Minute Winner | Week 2, Eredivisie 2024/25 Highlights
Just two weeks in the Eredivisie is already delivering shocks and surprises. While some of the big names and familiar faces found life easier in week 2, others fell hard, shot down by late goals 26 goals coming up across the 9 matches, on what proved a successful weekend for the three promoted clubs in particular.
Fortuna Sittard 3-0 Almere City Fortuna Sittard paid tribute to their former midfielder Willy Dullens. Fortuna's Dominance: Fortuna, with six new recruits, dominated the match. Alen Halilovic opened the scoring, and despite numerous chances, they couldn't add another in the first half. In the Second half Fortuna maintained pressure, with Guth and Aiko coming close to scoring. The second goal came from a brilliant cross by Kristoffer Petersen, and the third goal was scored by Josip Mitrovic. Almere City struggled, with little to show for their efforts, and Fortuna secured a clean sheet.
Heerenveen 1-1 Utrecht Early Lead for Utrecht: Utrecht took an early lead with Ole Romeny scoring, followed by a disallowed goal after a VAR check. Heerenveen's Response: Despite some missed chances, Heerenveen equalized in the second half due to a defensive mistake by Utrecht. Both sides had opportunities to win it late, but the game ended in a draw. Robin van Persie's new playing style for Heerenveen showed promise but needs refinement.
FC Twente 1-1 Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Starts Strong: Sparta Rotterdam started well, hitting the post early on. Twente struggled in the first half and lost Sam Lammers to injury. Twente took the lead through a penalty by Sem Steijn. Sparta equalized in stoppage time through Tobias Lauritsen after a good build-up play. Both goalkeepers made key saves to ensure a share of the points.
AZ 1-0 NEC AZ's Narrow Victory: AZ took an early lead through Sven Mijnans, who converted a free-kick. AZ pressed well but failed to capitalize on their dominance. NEC had limited chances, with their first shot on target coming late in the game. AZ missed opportunities to extend their lead but held on for a narrow victory.
RKC Waalwijk 1-2 Groningen Groningen scored early through Jorg Schreuders. RKC tried to fight back but were denied by brilliant goalkeeping from Etienne Vaessen. Groningen doubled their lead through Thom van Bergen, while RKC pulled one back in stoppage time. The match ended with a red card for Groningen's keeper Vaessen after a scuffle.
Heracles 1-3 PSV Eindhoven Heracles took the lead with a penalty, but PSV fought back in the second half with an own goal and two more strikes from Bakayoko and Driouech. PSV overcame a poor first half to secure a comfortable victory, keeping their perfect record intact.
PEC Zwolle 1-5 Feyenoord After a scare in the opening minute, Feyenoord took control with an early goal. The second half saw them extend their lead with goals from Stengs, Hancko, and Gimenez. Filip Krastev scored a brilliant volley for Zwolle, but Feyenoord comfortably saw out the win.
Willem II 2-0 Go Ahead Eagles Willem II capitalized on defensive errors from Go Ahead Eagles, with Vaesen scoring a penalty and Meerveld adding a second. Despite some good chances, the Eagles couldn't break down a solid Willem II defense, leading to a deserved victory for the home side.
NAC Breda 2-1 Ajax NAC Breda stunned Ajax with a second-half counterattack goal from Matthew Garbett. Ajax responded with a header from Jorel Hato. In stoppage time, Jan van den Bergh scored the winner for NAC, securing their first points of the season and leaving Ajax with much to ponder.
