Eredivisie roundup: NEC and AZ grab big wins, PSV end winless run

[h2]Excelsior - PSV: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/excelsior-nNlLsRUr/psv-M9UEHJWi/?mid=zJ7d9NtA"]1-2[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] finally won their first game of the 2026/27 season after narrowly beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/excelsior/nNlLsRUr/"]Excelsior[/a] 2-1 in Rotterdam.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eredivisie-third-time-s-the-charm-champions-psv-beat-excelsior-to-return-to-winning-ways/jDXx8aoR/"]To read all about PSV's maiden win, check out our full match report HERE.[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="93fa491f-df7f-48cc-a84a-24758d1c3047" url="https://x.com/PSV/status/2088716655928934806?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Willem II - NEC Nijmegen: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/nijmegen-nRluRF0T/willem-ii-6u3qag0G/?mid=2FC2mtKj"]1-4[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nijmegen/nRluRF0T/"]NEC Nijmegen[/a] rebounded perfectly from their false start against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/telstar/Aw0qTPat/"]Telstar[/a], beating lowly [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/willem-ii/6u3qag0G/"]Willem II[/a] 4-1.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tahaui-adam/l2rUQpIO/"]Adam Tahaui[/a], who got his first start with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ouaissa-sami/UsLzacGG/"]Sami Ouaissa[/a] out for the foreseeable future, rewarded manager Dick Schreuder's trust by scoring the opener in the first minute of added time, beating reserve goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-leeuw-karst/SpaAse9l/"]Karst de Leeuw[/a] with a header.[/p][p]With [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bodo-glimt/S0WZMUNG/"]Bodo/Glimt[/a] manager Kjetil Knutsen a watchful spectator ahead of his side's UEFA Champions League clash with NEC on Tuesday,  veterans [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chery-tjarron/dtN3i4T7/"]Tjaronn Chery[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/linssen-brian/hxOWVXZo/"]Bryan Linssen[/a] added to Willem II's sorrows in the second half, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sierhuis-kaj/MV5tWRC5/"]Kaj Sierhuis[/a] earned NEC a 4-0 lead in the 67th minute with a classy volley.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/verheydt-thomas/fmrKInrS/"]Thomas Verheydt[/a] got Willem II on the scoreboard, but it was a goal for the statistics as NEC played the perfect warm-up game before their UCL play-off against Bodo/Glimt.[/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="9b975a65-4213-406d-bcb7-6f58ccd2a24a" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="3f08bcd6-568b-487d-9e45-7cf53449809c" original-width="3840" original-height="2160" /][h2]FC Utrecht - AZ: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/az-alkmaar-2RxOow1i/utrecht-p6QXMgOj/?mid=UL4lBqCc"]1-4[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/utrecht/p6QXMgOj/"]FC Utrecht[/a] continued their poor start under former Telstar manager Anthony Correia as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/az-alkmaar/2RxOow1i/"]AZ[/a] marched into Utrecht and took all three points home with a dominant 4-1 win.[/p][p]AZ captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/koopmeiners-peer/ba7Bnigm/"]Peer Koopmeiners[/a], who extended his contract in Alkmaar until 2029 earlier this week, silenced the home crowd in added time of the first half after steering his corner directly into [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barkas-vasilios/GlJbQAOg/"]Vasilis Barkas[/a]' goal. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/weslley-patati/4Qz3uVNq/"]Weslley Patati[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/meerdink-mexx/OjqNXAED/"]Mexx Meerdink[/a] ended Utrecht's hopes of making a quick comeback in the second half, putting AZ up three within five minutes of half-time.[/p][embed guid="014b9d52-71dd-44e8-a711-d970c3fd2b78" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2088687631374655893?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayer-leverkusen/4jcj2zMd/"]Bayer Leverkusen[/a] loanee [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stepanov-artem/ldk7Wmoe/"]Artem Stepanov[/a] headed Utrecht to 3-1, but couldn't inspire a comeback as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oufkir-ayoub/zez4qJxc/"]Ayoub Oufkir[/a] put the final scoreline on the board in the 84th minute.[/p][h2]Fortuna Sittard - Cambuur: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/cambuur-QRyYgO7J/sittard-YH8HX5iP/?mid=8W5471BM"]3-1[/a][/h2][p]A week after holding champions PSV to a 2-2 draw in Eindhoven, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sittard/YH8HX5iP/"]Fortuna Sittard[/a] continued their bright start to the season with a 2-1 win over promoted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cambuur/QRyYgO7J/"]Cambuur[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brittijn-philp/KOiE7zCr/"]Philip Brittijn[/a] handed Fortuna an early lead after heading home from a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ihattaren-mohammed/0Untt3pf/"]Mohammed Ihattaren[/a] corner, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zeefuik-lequincio/WQeHBigL/"]Lequincio Zeefuik[/a] doubling the lead in the opening quarter with a tidy finish.[/p][embed guid="548f2b9b-c152-4286-a800-96333e224c0a" url="https://x.com/FortunaSittard/status/2088732044821963145?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/el-arguioui-rafik/GMcJm0Km/"]Rafik El Arguioui[/a] put Cambuur on the scoreboard with a brilliant solo run through Fortuna's defence, but he couldn't ignite a fire in Cambuur's squad. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a] loanee [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zand-shiloh/nJqMITvG/"]Shiloh 't Zand[/a] rewarded Fortuna for a strong outing, scoring the 3-1 in the dying seconds to lift the roof off the Fortuna Sittard Stadium.[/p][infobox id="7e3b12a0-8b09-4d80-a9ed-f734b143168f" /]