Eredivisie roundup: Telstar shock NEC, PSV held to surprise home draw

[h2]PSV - Fortuna Sittard: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/psv-M9UEHJWi/sittard-YH8HX5iP/?mid=UHdsRvC7"]2-2[/a][/h2][p]Reigning champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] opened the season on a bad note when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/michut-edouard/YaNhNZxm/"]Edouard Michut[/a] fired [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sittard/YH8HX5iP/"]Fortuna Sittard[/a] to a 2-2 draw in the last minute.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eredivisie-last-minute-equaliser-costs-champions-psv-hard-fought-win-against-fortuna-sittard/hUc6jrt2/"]To read all about PSV's surprising draw, check our full match report HERE.[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="d44fff9e-f574-456c-a1a6-74ab5f29288e" url="https://x.com/FortunaSittard/status/2086186600573112429?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]NEC Nijmegen - Telstar: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/nijmegen-nRluRF0T/telstar-Aw0qTPat/?mid=lveRUMCr"]1-2[/a][/h2][p]UEFA Champions League hopefuls [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nijmegen/nRluRF0T/"]NEC Nijmegen[/a], who finished third in last year's Eredivisie, had a false start to the new campaign after losing 2-1 to last year's darlings [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/telstar/Aw0qTPat/"]Telstar[/a].[/p][p]Under the tutelage of new manager Henk Brugge, Telstar shook the Goffertstadion after just 27 seconds, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brouwer-patrick/KxaNanHk/"]Patrick Brouwer[/a] opened the scoring from up close. Halfway through the first half, summer arrival [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mendes-rui/KILptTCU/"]Rui Mendes[/a] doubled the lead from a counter, curling the ball past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alejandro-gonzalo/Moj39S61/"]Gonzalo Crettaz[/a] into the top corner.[/p][embed guid="49f11dc6-8aac-45b6-801b-14d6b01947ca" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2086099508077727896?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tadic-dusan/Ic4oPYSF/"]Dusan Tadic[/a] delivered his first assist for NEC with just seven minutes to spare, setting up fellow newcomer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sierhuis-kaj/MV5tWRC5/"]Kaj Sierhuis[/a] for a crucial late goal. The hosts tried late on to force a difference, but it wasn't to be for NEC, who await a second meeting with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/olympiacos-piraeus/hnzvnHPS/"]Olympiacos[/a] in Nijmegen next Tuesday.[/p][h2]Go Ahead Eagles - Willem II: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/g-a-eagles-hG8POBb8/willem-ii-6u3qag0G/?mid=MigZS0se"]4-1[/a][/h2][p]In Deventer, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/g-a-eagles/hG8POBb8/"]Go Ahead Eagles[/a] opened their season with a resounding win over promoted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/willem-ii/6u3qag0G/"]Willem II[/a], beating the Tilburg side 4-1.[/p][p]Willem II struck first when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haen-devin/YDnIlJfn/"]Devin Haen[/a], last year's club top scorer with 18 goals in the second tier, expertly tapped in a cross from Indonesian international [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tjoe-a-on-nathan/rFLvR9sN/"]Nathan Tjoe-A-On[/a].[/p][p]Danish midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tengstedt-soren/YXayjQye/"]Soren Tengstedt[/a] levelled the scoring for the Eagles after some superb dribbling from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/meulensteen-melle/x2S7DucC/"]Melle Meulensteen[/a], who handed the hosts the lead after 61 minutes. It was the start of a magical two minutes for Go Ahead Eagles, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/flataker-erik/vqermuJ4/"]Erik Flataker[/a] doubling the lead shortly after Meulensteen's 2-1.[/p][embed guid="fb26f382-18b5-402c-b110-96d86f378a2f" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2086153244670058563?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]A painful afternoon turned dramatic for Willem II when goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/didillon-thomas/SSCtyyke/"]Thomas Didillon-Hodl[/a] was forced to come off with a seemingly severe hamstring injury. Just three minutes later, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dirksen-julius/6D0xu84a/"]Julius Dirksen[/a] scored from a corner to further add to the visitors' sorrows and put the final scoreline on the board in Deventer.[/p][h2]AZ - ADO Den Haag: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/az-alkmaar-2RxOow1i/den-haag-lAgLCkT3/?mid=t63Slr4E"]2-0[/a][/h2][p]In their first Eredivisie game since 2021, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/den-haag/lAgLCkT3/"]ADO Den Haag[/a] fell to Johan Cruyff Shield winners [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/az-alkmaar/2RxOow1i/"]AZ[/a], losing 2-0 thanks to a second-half flurry from the hosts.[/p][p]After AZ's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dijkstra-elijah/8fclu2TM/"]Elijah Dijkstra[/a] was denied a goal after a VAR check in the first half, ADO striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rottier-evan/8rgxMHXL/"]Evan Rottier[/a] was inches away from giving the The Hague club the lead shortly after half-time with a well-timed lob, but his effort hit [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-busser-jari/WUMz0fU1/"]Jari De Busser[/a]'s post.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/daal-ro-zangelo/b975TKAK/"]Ro-Zangelo Daal[/a] broke the deadlock after an hour, converting on a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/parrott-troy/K6H9Uptn/"]Troy Parrott[/a] cross. Less than 10 minutes later, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stengs-calvin/zVcGaA1B/"]Calvin Stengs[/a], who returned after 5 years at Nice, Feyenoord, and Pisa, doubled the lead after brilliant teamwork from Daal and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smit-keet/G0KFeND3/"]Kees Smit[/a], giving ADO Den Haag food for thought after a disappointing return to the top tier.[/p][embed guid="ee4933e0-853f-4568-a760-79231a1cf66a" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2086189334454014407?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]