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Cambuur defeats De Graafschap in thrilling Kooi Stadion match
Leeuwarden, Netherlands – Cambuur secured a 4-2 victory over De Graafschap in a captivating match at the Kooi Stadion on March 28th, 2025, as part of the Eerste Divisie’s 32nd round. The game, refereed by E. van de Graaf, was characterized by Cambuur’s clinical finishing and De Graafschap’s late rally.
Cambuur took the lead in the 19th minute through J. Hilterman, assisted by B. Pauwels. R. Balk doubled the home side’s advantage in the 52nd minute, also assisted by B. Pauwels. De Graafschap pulled one back in the 78th minute with a goal from R. Niemeijer, assisted by I. El Kadiri, igniting hopes of a comeback in the final stages. However, M. de Leeuw sealed the win for Cambuur in the 84th minute with a goal that made the final score 4-2. De Graafschap initially took the lead with a goal from A. van der Heide in the 11th minute, assisted by R. Besselink.
Despite having less possession (61% for Cambuur and 39% for De Graafschap), the home team was more accurate with their shots on target (5 out of 14 attempts, compared to 4 out of 11 for De Graafschap). Cambuur also dominated in set pieces, with 5 corners to De Graafschap’s zero. In terms of fouls, De Graafschap committed 13, while Cambuur only committed 2. De Graafschap received one yellow card, while Cambuur ended the game without any cautions.
Substitutions cambuur: at minute 65 T. Rolke came in and J. Hilterman went out., at minute 79 T. Poll came in and T. Galvez went out., at minute 79 M. Kieftenbeld came in and M. Nartey went out., at minute 84 M. de Leeuw came in and M. Diemers went out., at minute 84 A. Casas came in and S. Ottesen went out.
Substitutions de graafschap: at minute 67 R. Seuntjens came in and J. Cooper-Love went out., at minute 67 D. Warmerdam came in and A. Najah went out., at minute 67 I. El Kadiri came in and W. Marcal-Madivadua went out., at minute 67 S. Saarinen came in and J. Fortes went out., at minute 86 J. van de Haar came in and L. Schoppema went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cambuur
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De Graafschap
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