The opening match of the new Eredivisie season saw a clear victory for Excelsior, who defeated promoted SC Cambuur in Leeuwarden with a scoreline of 4-0. Captain Noah Naujoks scored twice while Irakli Jegoian and David Garden also found the back of the net.
CAM-EXC | 90+4' Goal Disallowed, Final Signal
Ilano Silva Timas attempted a lob over Cambuur goalkeeper Jansen, but VAR confirmed the decision. The match ended on 0-4.
CAM-EXC | 69' GOAL! 0-4 Excelsior
Naujoks scored his second goal of the evening and also the fourth for Excelsior in Leeuwarden. De Regt and Garden had earlier opportunities to make it 0-2.
CAM-EXC | 60' Spectacular Save Jansen
Cambuur goalkeeper Jansen saved a shot from De Regt out of the corner, keeping the score at 0-4.
CAM-EXC | 50' Cambuur Still Believes
Spits Vink and midfielder El Arguioui showed that Cambuur was not ready to give up. They provided two dangerous attacks but no goal came through.
CAM-EXC | 46' Second Half
Cambuur made two substitutions in the second half: Bouhoudane and Costarelli replaced Mulders and Van de Pavert.
CAM-EXC | Half-Time
The first half was a painful one for Cambuur, with Henk de Jong actively involved. Trainer Johan Plat still had plans to improve the second half performance.
Excelsior dominated and quickly took a corner kick before delivering a high pass that allowed Garden to score decisively with 0-3. The 23-year-old striker made his debut in the Eredivisie earlier.
