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·10 May 2026

Rente and Land strike as Groningen climb after VAR twist

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Groningen beat NEC Nijmegen 2-1 at Euroborg, rising from 10th to 9th in the Eredivisie, while the visitors slipped from 3rd to 4th.

On the stroke of the interval, Marco Rente glanced in from a Younes Taha cross in the third minute of first half stoppage time.

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After the restart, Tygo Land doubled the lead from the centre of the box (51.), again teed up by Taha on a fast break.

NEC hit back as Darko Nejasmic headed in from close range following Sami Ouaissa's corner (76.).

Basar Önal briefly thought he had levelled, but the goal was ruled out for offside after a VAR review (84.).

Groningen registered seven shots on target from 11 attempts. NEC Nijmegen posted three on target from 12 attempts.

Next, Groningen visit Heracles. NEC Nijmegen host Go Ahead Eagles.

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