UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 Qualifying rounds Tue, Aug 11 2026 · 18:30 Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen
First leg0–0 2–1 Full time · HT 0–0
Olympiakos Piraeus
  • B. Linssen 70’
  • E. Mor 95’
  • 46’ A. El Kaabi
  • 80’ K. Fortounis
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NEC Nijmegen come from behind to beat Olympiakos Piraeus

Olympiakos Piraeus led 1–0 after 46 minutes through a Kaabi goal. But Linssen and Mor scored to turn it around for NEC Nijmegen, who won 2–1. Olympiakos Piraeus played with ten men from the 80th minute after Fortounis was sent off.

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Match facts
★ Player of the matchE. MorNEC Nijmegen · 1 goal
7.9
  • RefereeMaurizio Mariani
  • CoachesD. Schreuder · Luis Mendilibar Jose
  • VenueGoffertstadion
  • Table before kick-offNEC Nijmegen 20th · Olympiakos Piraeus 21st

Timeline

  1. Dani GarcíaYellow card · Foul
    12’
  2. ⇄ K. FortounisFor Jota Silva
    15’
  3. ⇄ E. MorFor S. Ouaissa
    30’
  4. ⇄ B. PereiraFor P. Sandler
    34’
  5. Half time · 0–0
  6. A. El Kaabi 0–1
    46’
  7. RodineiYellow card · Foul
    55’
  8. Gustavo SáYellow card · Foul
    59’
  9. ⇄ C. MouzakitisFor Gustavo Sá
    61’
  10. B. Linssen 1–1Assist D. Tadić
    70’
  11. ⇄ L. ScipioniFor Dani García
    72’
  12. ⇄ Joel RocaFor Gelson Martins
    72’
  13. VAR K. FortounisCard upgrade
    79’
  14. K. FortounisRed card · Foul
    80’
  15. B. PereiraYellow card · Foul
    88’
  16. ⇄ K. SierhuisFor Clement Bischoff
    88’
  17. K. SierhuisYellow card
    90+4’
  18. VAR K. SierhuisGoal cancelled
    90+4’
  19. E. Mor 2–1Assist K. Sierhuis
    95’
  20. ⇄ Z. SmajlovićFor P. Retsos
    103’
  21. ⇄ Jamiro MonteiroFor B. Linssen
    106’
  22. ⇄ B. NuytinckFor N. Lebreton
    106’
  23. L. ScipioniYellow card · Argument
    111’
  24. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

NEC Nijmegen16 shots · 11 in box, 5 outside
Olympiakos Piraeus10 shots · 6 in box, 4 outside
NEC NijmegenOlympiakos Piraeus
54% Possession 46%
16 Shots 10
7 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 2
11 Shots inside the box 6
5 Shots outside the box 4
603 Passes 505
76% Pass accuracy 69%
3 Corners 4
1 Goalkeeper saves 5
17 Fouls 19
4 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 1
7.10 Team rating 6.69

Line-ups

NEC Nijmegen 3-1-4-2

16.9 G. Crettaz(G)
247.2 D. Fonville 37.0 P. Sandler ↓34’ 217.0 T. Storm
67.2 D. Nejašmić
997.2 Clement Bischoff ↓88’ 107.7 D. Tadić A 207.5 N. Lebreton ↓106’ 256.5 S. Ouaissa ↓30’
307.3 B. Linssen ↓106’ 95.9 T. Chery
  • 1G. Crettaz (G)6.9
  • 24D. Fonville7.2
  • 3P. Sandler↓34’7.0
  • 21T. Storm7.0
  • 6D. Nejašmić7.2
  • 99Clement Bischoff↓88’7.2
  • 10D. TadićA7.7
  • 20N. Lebreton↓106’7.5
  • 25S. Ouaissa↓30’6.5
  • 30B. Linssen↓106’7.3
  • 9T. Chery5.9

Substitutes used

  • 35Jamiro Monteiro↑106’6.5
  • 17B. Nuytinck↑106’6.6
  • 7E. Mor ★↑30’7.9
  • 14K. SierhuisA↑88’6.9
  • 2B. Pereira↑34’6.9

Unused: F. Entius, Joep Geneste, I. Hansen-Aarøen, T. Ouwejan, W. Willumsson, Kevin Kers

Coach: D. Schreuder

Olympiakos Piraeus 4-2-3-1

317.5 B. Popović(G)
706.3 S. Onyemaechi 56.5 L. Pirola 456.5 P. Retsos ↓103’ 237.2 Rodinei
326.9 S. Hezze 146.5 Dani García ↓72’
206.6 Jota Silva ↓15’ 86.2 Gustavo Sá ↓61’ 106.9 Gelson Martins ↓72’
97.2 A. El Kaabi
  • 31B. Popović (G)7.5
  • 70S. Onyemaechi6.3
  • 5L. Pirola6.5
  • 45P. Retsos↓103’6.5
  • 23Rodinei7.2
  • 32S. Hezze6.9
  • 14Dani García↓72’6.5
  • 20Jota Silva↓15’6.6
  • 8Gustavo Sá↓61’6.2
  • 10Gelson Martins↓72’6.9
  • 9A. El Kaabi7.2

Substitutes used

  • 16L. Scipioni↑72’6.3
  • 96C. Mouzakitis↑61’6.7
  • 7K. Fortounis↑15’5.5
  • 73Joel Roca↑72’6.2
  • 4Z. Smajlović↑103’6.6

Unused: S. Ortega, D. Stournaras, E. Saliakas, C. Filis, Pablo Maffeo, Chiquinho, David Carmo

Coach: Luis Mendilibar Jose

Player stats

Top rated
E. MorNEC Nijmegen7.9
2nd
D. TadićNEC Nijmegen7.7
3rd
N. LebretonNEC Nijmegen7.5

NEC Nijmegen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
G. Crettaz G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 48% 64 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
D. Fonville D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 66 1 3 2/2 2/1 7.2
P. Sandler D 34 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
T. Storm D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 67 0 1 1/1 1/1 7.0
D. Nejašmić M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 91 0 2 3/3 3/2 7.2
Clement Bischoff D 88 0 0 1 (0) 2 65% 46 4 1 2/6 0/3 7.2
D. Tadić F 90 0 1 0 (0) 7 68% 56 2 0 0/0 1/0 7.7
N. Lebreton M 106 0 0 0 (0) 1 74% 57 2 0 0/1 1/5 7.5
S. Ouaissa M 30 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 1 0/1 1/0 6.5
B. Linssen F 106 1 0 3 (2) 1 55% 11 0 0 1/1 2/0 7.3
T. Chery M 90 0 0 4 (2) 1 85% 33 0 0 0/2 1/0 5.9
Jamiro Monteiro M 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 10 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
B. Nuytinck D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
E. Mor F 90 1 0 3 (2) 0 74% 23 5 0 3/4 0/2 7.9
K. Sierhuis F 32 0 1 1 (1) 1 92% 12 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.9
B. Pereira D 86 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 50 2 0 1/1 4/2 6.9

Olympiakos Piraeus

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Popović G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 35% 46 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
S. Onyemaechi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 48 5 4 1/2 3/0 6.3
L. Pirola D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 70% 67 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.5
P. Retsos D 103 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 47 1 0 1/1 1/1 6.5
Rodinei D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 72% 54 8 2 0/2 3/3 7.2
S. Hezze M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 52 2 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
Dani García M 72 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 20 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
Jota Silva F 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
Gustavo Sá M 61 0 0 1 (0) 1 59% 22 1 1 0/0 4/0 6.2
Gelson Martins M 72 0 0 1 (1) 0 90% 20 3 0 0/0 1/4 6.9
A. El Kaabi F 90 1 0 2 (1) 4 76% 34 0 1 0/0 1/1 7.2
L. Scipioni M 48 0 0 1 (0) 0 78% 23 2 5 1/1 1/1 6.3
C. Mouzakitis M 59 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 15 1 0 1/1 0/0 6.7
K. Fortounis M 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 45% 22 1 3 0/1 1/1 5.5
Joel Roca M 48 0 0 2 (0) 0 62% 13 3 1 0/0 1/2 6.2
Z. Smajlović D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 15 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.6

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