Ørjasæter Strikes but Twente Held by NEC in Eredivisie Draw

FC Twente ’65 were held to a 1–1 draw by NEC on Eredivisie matchday 31, as an early lead from Sondre Ørjasæter was cancelled out before the break in Enschede.

Twente made the perfect start on Saturday evening. After just 10 minutes, Sondre Ørjasæter put the hosts in front, finishing a move created by winger Daan Rots, whose assist gave Twente an early advantage at 1–0.

Eredivisie FINISHED

2026-04-25 19:00

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NEC responded well and were level in the 37th minute. Defender Philippe Sandler picked out Bryan Linssen, and the experienced forward converted to make it 1–1, a scoreline that would ultimately prove decisive.

The first half also saw NEC pick up two yellow cards, with Noe Lebreton booked in the 18th minute and Deveron Fonville cautioned eight minutes later. Twente’s only booking of the night came late on, as Mats Rots entered the referee’s notebook in the 79th minute.

Both coaches turned to their benches in search of a winner after the interval. Twente made a double change on 66 minutes, introducing Ricky van Wolfswinkel for Sam Lammers and Robin Pröpper for Ruud Nijstad. NEC reacted at the same moment, bringing on Dirk Proper for Bram Nuytinck.

Further substitutions followed in the closing stages. Daouda Weidmann and Mathias Kjølø came on for Thomas van den Belt and Kristian Hlynsson respectively, while NEC replaced goalscorer Linssen with Danilo in the 85th minute. Twente then introduced Arno Verschueren for Daan Rots, before NEC made a final switch as Brayann Pereira took over from Tjaronn Chery on 90 minutes.

No decisive chances are recorded in the available data after the interval, and the match finished level at 1–1. More detailed statistics and minute-by-minute events are not available beyond the listed goals, bookings and substitutions.

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Eredivisie Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	PSV	32	25	3	4	92	43	49	78	D W W W
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	32	18	7	7	67	43	24	61	W W D D
3	NEC	32	15	11	6	74	50	24	56	D D D W
4	AFC Ajax	32	14	13	5	61	39	22	55	D W W L
5	FC Twente '65	32	14	13	5	54	35	19	55	D D W W
6	AZ	32	14	8	10	54	47	7	50	D D W W
7	SC Heerenveen	32	14	8	10	57	51	6	50	W W L W
8	FC Utrecht	32	13	8	11	51	41	10	47	W L W L
9	Sparta Rotterdam	32	12	7	13	38	55	-17	43	D L L D
10	FC Groningen	32	12	6	14	45	43	2	42	L L D W
11	Go Ahead Eagles	32	8	14	10	52	47	5	38	D D D W
12	PEC Zwolle	32	9	10	13	42	66	-24	37	W L D L
13	Fortuna Sittard	32	10	6	16	46	59	-13	36	L L D L
14	SBV Excelsior	32	9	7	16	39	53	-14	34	W W D L
15	Telstar 1963	32	7	10	15	44	54	-10	31	D W L L
16	FC Volendam	32	8	7	17	33	52	-19	31	L W L D
17	NAC Breda	32	5	10	17	30	55	-25	25	L L D D
18	Heracles Almelo	32	5	4	23	34	80	-46	19	L L L L