Match Recap
Dylan Vente needed just one goal to sink NEC Nijmegen, and he found it in the 66th minute to settle this Eredivisie clash at Heerenveen's favor, 1-0. The scoreline undersells the gap between these two right now: Heerenveen sit seventh with 18 points and four wins from five, riding a form run that reads WWWLW, while NEC are stuck in 13th without a single win in their last five and a slide of LDDDD. Their only previous meeting ended in a draw, so this breakthrough finally tips the head-to-head Heerenveen's way. Vente's strike wasn't a thing of statistical beauty against the league's scoring charts, where PSV's Ricardo Pepi still leads with 17 goals, but it didn't need to be — it was enough to keep Heerenveen's momentum rolling and send NEC home with nothing, again. Watch how Vente ghosts into space and finishes in the 66th minute, the single moment that decided this one, in the highlights below.
