NEC end winless league run with 3-2 victory at FC Utrecht
NEC beat FC Utrecht 3-2 to end a run of eight Eredivisie matches without a win and move above Utrecht in the table.
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NEC beat FC Utrecht 3-2 in Utrecht on Sunday to claim their first Eredivisie win in nine matches, moving above their hosts in the league table.
Kevin Kers opened the scoring for NEC after just over half an hour, heading in a cross from Mitchel Bakker. Dušan Tadić doubled the lead minutes later with a shot from the edge of the penalty area.
FC Utrecht pulled one back after the break when Yoann Cathline turned in a cross from Ángel Alarcón. Tadić restored NEC’s two-goal advantage less than a minute later, before Dani de Wit headed in Utrecht’s second from Nordin Amrabat’s delivery. The hosts pushed for an equaliser but did not score again.
The result was NEC’s third league win of the season and their first since a 3-1 victory away to PEC Zwolle at the end of August. NEC now have 14 points and sit 11th; Utrecht, who have 12 points after their sixth defeat, are 14th.
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