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Excelsior and De Graafschap Draw in Thrilling Encounter in Doetinchem
Excelsior and De Graafschap played out a thrilling draw at the Stadion De Vijverberg in Doetinchem. The match, part of the 29th round of the 2024 Eerste Divisie season, was played on March 7th, 2025, at 7 PM under the supervision of referee J. van der Laan.
Excelsior took the lead in the 14th minute through a goal from D. Sanches Fernandes, assisted by I. Bronkhorst. However, De Graafschap responded before halftime with a goal from P. Brittijn, assisted by J. Fortes (41′). In the second half, De Graafschap took the lead with a goal from I. El Kadiri in the 83rd minute, assisted by T. van Gilst. Despite Excelsior’s possession advantage (51%), and 13 shots (3 on target), De Graafschap proved efficient with 7 shots (2 on target). Both teams received one yellow card each. The final score reflected the intensity of the game.
Substitutions de graafschap: at minute 46 A. Najah came in and L. Kaak went out., at minute 46 I. El Kadiri came in and R. Niemeijer went out., at minute 54 L. Schoppema came in and K. Symons went out., at minute 73 R. Seuntjens came in and J. van de Haar went out., at minute 73 D. Warmerdam came in and A. van der Heide went out.
Substitutions excelsior: at minute 65 D. Warmerdam came in and K. Pierie went out., at minute 70 J. Donkor came in and D. Sanches Fernandes went out., at minute 71 J. Bergraaf came in and R. Omorowa went out., at minute 80 N. Martens came in and S. Fini went out., at minute 86 M. van Duinen came in and J. Eijgenraam went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
De Graafschap
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Excelsior
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