Nothing seemed to be wrong for NEC, which had already taken a seemingly reassuring 0-3 lead after a quarter of the game. Noe Lebreton had opened the scoring after ten minutes, after which Sami Ouaissa and once again Lebreton ensured that the second division player was quickly distanced.
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But there was still life in the team of René van der Kooij, the coach who was responsible for Ajax’s historic defeat with USV Hercules two seasons ago. Ilias Kariouh did something back before half time, but things really came to life when Mark van der Weijden got the ball behind Jasper Cillessen in the 65th minute.
Eight saves for Jasper Cillessen
Rijnsburgse Boys diligently searched for the equalizer and forced Cillessen to make a total of eight saves. But the 65-time Dutch international did not have to take the ball out of his net again. Even the inclusion of goalkeeper Wesley Zonneveld in the closing seconds could not change that. The very last ball contact led to a shot over the Nijmegen goal. And so NEC goes to the next round.