The Nijmegen team quickly took the lead in the match. Sami Ouaissa dribbled across the right flank through the PEC defense and neatly passed the ball to Koki Ogawa. The Japanese completed successfully.
PEC went looking for the equalizer. There were chances, especially for striker Koen Kostons, but no goal resulted. The equalizer was scored just before half time. Jamiro Monteiro aimed the ball from a direct free kick over the wall into the far corner and left goalkeeper Gonzalo Crettaz without a chance.
Almost immediately after the restart, NEC took the lead again. Philippe Sandler set up a quick attack that Ahmetcan Kaplan was able to finish. He shot the ball into the far corner. This time PEC immediately had an answer. Kaj de Rooij caught a long ball from behind and rushed forward with it. He passed in time to Kostons, who made the score 2-2.
The match went back and forth after that, with chances for both teams, but no goals.
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | +19 | |
| 2 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +15 | |
| 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +7 | |
| 4 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | +2 | |
| 5 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +5 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -8 | |
| 7 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +8 | |
| 8 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +3 | |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +7 | |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | -1 | |
| 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | |
| 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | |
| 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -9 | |
| 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -6 | |
| 16 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -8 | |
| 17 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | -7 | |
| 18 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | -23 |