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·7 February 2026

Linssen sparks win as Lebreton's late strike lifts hosts to second

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NEC Nijmegen beat Heracles 4-1 at Goffertstadion to rise from third to second in the Eredivisie.

In the 17th minute Bryan Linssen rifled in from outside the box after Philippe Sandler's pass.

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Lequincio Zeefuik levelled (23.) from Naci Unuvar's feed, but Tjaronn Chery restored the lead with a low finish (42.) from Noé Lebreton's assist.

Brayann Pereira drew a penalty (55.). VAR confirmed the spot kick, and Basar Önal converted (57.).

Sava Cestic had a reply overturned after a VAR check for offside (68.). Substitute Youssef El Kachati then squared for Lebreton to add a late fourth (90.).

Zeefuik twice struck the left post in the first half as the visitors threatened briefly.

NEC Nijmegen controlled the ball with 68.6% possession and produced 15 attempts, six on target. Heracles registered two efforts on target from 10 attempts.

Next, NEC Nijmegen host Utrecht. Heracles host NAC Breda.

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