NEC moved into a strong position away to FC Utrecht on Sunday, with NU reporting that five goals had been scored in the match as a remarkable day of Eredivisie football drew to a close. According to NOS, NEC silenced the Galgenwaard crowd by going 0-2 up, with Dusan Tadic among the scorers.
De Telegraaf reported that Tadic struck for a second time for NEC, after which Utrecht again found a goal to reduce the deficit. AD.nl described Utrecht's response being cancelled out almost immediately, with NEC hitting back within a minute to restore their advantage.
The first half set the tone, with De Gelderlander reporting that NEC had taken a major step toward victory in Utrecht before the second half began. The outlets framed the fixture as the closing act of an unusual and goal-filled day in the Dutch top flight.
The reporting available does not specify the identity of every scorer or the final score, and those details were still developing as the match concluded. What is clear from the Dutch coverage is that NEC's attacking output, led by Tadic, repeatedly kept Utrecht at arm's length despite the hosts' attempts to fight back into the game.
Attention now turns to the confirmed final result and how it shapes the standings, with the full picture of Sunday's other Eredivisie results also set to emerge.
