Regular Season - 1• 8 Aug 2026

GO Ahead Eagles 4–1 Willem II

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Goals

13'

Assist: N. Tjoe a On

30'

Assist: M. Meulensteen

61'

Assist: M. Suray

63'

Assist: V. Edvardsen

69'

Assist: M. Suray

Match Recap

D. Haen caught GO Ahead Eagles off guard with an early opener in the 13th minute, but Willem II could not withstand the storm that followed in this five-goal Eredivisie comeback. S. Tengstedt restored order for the home side by leveling the score in the 30th minute before GO Ahead Eagles completely blew the match open after the break. A devastating eight-minute spell turned a tight contest into a 4-1 demolition, starting when M. Meulensteen put the hosts ahead in the 61st minute. E. Flataker extended the lead in the 63rd minute, and J. Dirksen capped off the win in the 69th minute. Hit play above to watch how GO Ahead Eagles responded to an early setback by tearing Willem II apart with three goals in eight frantic second-half minutes.

Match Statistics

GO Ahead Eagles

VS

Willem II

69% Ball Possession 31%

2.24 Expected goals (xG) 1.46

18 Total Shots 13

9 Shots on target 1

6 Shots off target 8

3 Blocked Shots 4

13 Shots inside box 8

5 Shots outside box 5

6 Corner Kicks 2

1 Offsides 0

6 Fouls 13

2 Yellow Cards 1

— Red Cards —

0 Goalkeeper Saves 5

577 Total passes 260

506 Accurate passes 197

88% Pass accuracy 76%

0.06 Goals prevented 0.06

Lineups

GO Ahead Eagles

Melvin Boel 4-2-3-1

VS

Willem II

John Stegeman 4-3-3

1Haug

5James

4Kramer

26Dirksen 2Sampsted

21Meulensteen 8Linthorst

17Suray 16Edvardsen 10Tengstedt

9Ingi Sigurðarson

7Slory

50Gürbüz

8Boogaard

19van Aalst 2Ciranni

24Tjoe-A-On

4Hoogma

3Stam 22van Loon

1Didillon

Substitutes — GO Ahead Eagles

22Nick Marsman 33Nando Verdoni 31Dani Tijman 25Giovanni van Zwam 20Eus Waayers 34Yassir Rahmouni 6Calvin Twigt 11Oskar Siira Sivertsen 29Erik Flataker 18Richonell Margaret 23Thibo Baeten 32Ofosu Boakye

Substitutes — Willem II

31Karst de Leeuw 21Wouter Van der Steen 15Amine Et-Taibi 83Mats Lemmens 14Jens Mathijsen 48Julian van Esdonk 40Divano Fernandez Iglesias 45Sebas Wermenbol 28Thomas Verheydt 44Luca Maal 49Ismael Mouhoul