Excelsior impress in opener as Naujoks hits brace | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Excelsior beat Cambuur 4-0. Irakli Yegoian opened the scoring in the 17th minute, finishing a fast break. Noah Naujoks doubled the lead (31.) and David Garden added a header from a corner (42.) to put the game out of reach by half time. After the restart, Naujoks struck again (69.), and the visitors produced nine shots on target from 18 attempts to underline their control. In the third minute of second half stoppage time, VAR ruled out an Ilano Silva Timas goal for offside, and Excelsior sit top and host PSV next while Cambuur visit Fortuna Sittard.

Player of the Match: Noah Naujoks was decisive with two goals from five shots, six touches in the box and by winning possession eight times.

Stat of the Match: Simon Janssen supplied two assists, both via corners, highlighting Excelsior's set piece threat.

Three Things We Learned: All four Excelsior goals came from inside the box, per the post match stats. Cambuur managed two shots on target from 11 attempts despite 46.4% possession. Naujoks tops the Eredivisie scoring after matchday one with two goals.