Cambuur will host NEC in the semifinals of the KNVB Beker on Tuesday. In the grand finale, the victors of this tie between Feyenoord and Groningen. They will square off against each other in the other last-four match—will be revealed.
Preview (Cambuur vs. NEC)
In their quarterfinal matchup on February 7, SC Cambuur easily defeated Vitesse with a commanding 3-1 score. Milan Smit gave Henk de Jong’s team the lead, but Anis Hadj Moussa pulled them back. Fedde De Jong and Smit then sealed the victory. But in their four league games since then, the Yellow-Blues have only managed four points. They dropped them to ninth position in the Eerste Divisie standings. The burden of playing against a team that has only secured one victory in the last six iterations.
Tuesday’s hosts will need to strengthen their defence in front of their supporters if they hope to have a genuine chance of winning this trophy, since they have conceded 12 goals in their past five games played at home. On February 6, NEC easily defeated lower league team ADO Den Haag 3-0. It guaranteed their spot in the Dutch Cup semifinal. Koki Ogawa’s early goal gave Rogier Meijer’s team the lead. Goals from Dirk Proper and Tarron Chery in the second half clinched the victory.
In their most recent league game, the Eniesee defeated Sparta Rotterdam 2-0. They are presently ranked seventh in the Eredivisie standings. These guys, have gone undefeated in eight of their previous nine road games in all competitions. They have shown that they are a formidable foe when playing away from home.
Team News
Due to a cardiac condition, NEC’s Bas Dost is ruled out of this game, and the forward is still a long way from playing again. The visitors are also without Nils Rossen and Kas de Wit, the latter of whom has not yet played this season due to a chronic knee injury. Milan Smit is a player to keep an eye on because he has five goals in his four cup games for Cambuur this season. Both Gabi Caschili and Marcel Schaapman, both Dutch, are not available for selection since they are still recovering from separate knee injuries.
Cambuur 1-2 NEC
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