De Graafschap record second win of season

De Graafschap 3-1 NAC Breda

                                                                                

Eredivisie            21st October 2011            KO: 1900              Ground: De Vijverberg  Att: 11706

De Graafschap: De Winter; Evers, Wormgoor, Meijer, van de Pavert; Rose, Kujala, Breinburg (73, Overgoor), Sreckovic; De Leeuw (69, El Hassnaoui), Poepon. 

NAC: Ten Rouwelaar; Janse, Luijckx, Botteghin, Gorter; Gudelj, Gilissen (67, Lasnik), Schilder; Lurling, Schalk (62, Kolk), Bayram (62, Jozefzoon).

Two second half goals from De Graafschap were enough see them move out of the Eredivisie relegation play-offs. 

NAC started brightly, buoyed by the confidence of three wins in the last four games whilst Graafschap initially struggled to get hold of the ball. NAC however could not make their positive start pay, only managing to fashion themselves a couple of half chances, the best of which fell to Lerling as he cut in from the right only to see his shot across goal well saved by Winter. 

Breda were then made to pay for not exploiting their early dominance as De Graafschap struck against the run of play when Ten Rouwelaar could only parry a shot into the path of Rose who’s scuffed effort fell kindly for the 19 year old full back van de Pavert who calmly stroked the ball into the bottom left hand corner. Following the goal Graafschap were comfortable until a free kick on added time fell to Luijcx whose close range effort was expertly saved by the on form Winter. 

After the break NAC again enjoyed the majority of possession and this time capitalised, Schilder arriving from the left to provide a neat finish on 55 minutes after some slick build up play. Breda’s joy was to be short lived however as De Graafschap retook the lead within two minutes from a corner which the hapless Ten Rouwelaar got absolutely nowhere near allowing Finish international Jussie Kujala to poke in from close range. 

The result was then made safe fifteen minutes from time when Rose was allowed far too much time to pick out his cross which Rydell Poepon superbly headed across goal giving the keeper no chance allowing Graafschap to coast home for only their second win of the season. The result ensuring a continuation of NAC’s woeful away record as they slip a place to 14^th on goal difference.