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Excelsior vs Go Ahead Eagles

FA Cup
Excelsior
7-5-13
0-1
Final
Stadion Woudestein

Match pulse

EXCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTGAE
59%Possession42%
19Shots7
7On target1
6Corners3
0Saves7
11Fouls6
28'Julius DirksenGAE78'Arthur ZagreEXC
Team1H2HT
EXC000
GAE011

Who won: Go Ahead Eagles 1-0

Go Ahead Eagles beat Excelsior 1-0 on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at Stadion Woudestein. Goals for Go Ahead Eagles: Sören Tengstedt (55').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.3Jari De BusserG
  2. 27.4Sören TengstedtRF
  3. 36.9Richonell MargaretLF
  4. 46.8Aske AdelgaardLB
  5. 56.7Alfons SampstedRB
  6. 66.6Noah NaujoksF
  7. 76.5Melle MeulensteenCM
  8. 86.4Jakob BreumLM
  9. 96.4Mathis SurayRM
  10. 106.3Joris KramerCD-L
  11. 116.3Giovanni van ZwamSUB
  12. 126.2Julius DirksenCD-R

Team stats

EXCGAE
11Fouls6
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides1
6Corner Kicks3
0Saves7
58.5Possession41.5
19SHOTS7
7ON GOAL1
0.4On Target %0.1
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
429Accurate Passes278
522Passes376
0.8Pass Completion %0.7
7Accurate Crosses0
24Crosses12
0.3Cross %0.0
80Long Balls69
50Accurate Long Balls15
0.6Long Balls %0.2
3Blocked Shots3
11Effective Tackles7
15Tackles12
0.7Tackle %0.6
4Interceptions3
19Effective Clearances44
19Clearances44

Player of the game

Jari De Busser

GAE · 7 saves, clean sheet

9.3

Deserved to win

15%
EXC · 0.17 xG
81%
Draw
5%
GAE · 0.06 xG

Excelsior deserved better: 15% on chances, lost 0-1

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Excelsior 0, Go Ahead Eagles 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Excelsior 0, Go Ahead Eagles 1.
  3. 90'+6'EXC

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Stan Henderikx (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

  4. 90'+5'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Szymon Wlodarczyk (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jari De Busser (Go Ahead Eagles).

    S. Wlodarczyk

  5. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  6. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. Yegoian

    Substitution, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Irakli Yegoian.

    S. Wlodarczyk

  7. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Meissen

    Substitution, Excelsior. Stan Henderikx replaces Rick Meissen.

    S. Hendrikx

  8. 89'Miliano Jonathans

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Miliano Jonathans (Excelsior) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Naujoks.

  9. 88'

    Handball

    Handball by Jaden Slory (Go Ahead Eagles).

  10. 87'Mike van Duinen

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilias Bronkhorst with a cross.

    M. van Duinen

  11. 86'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  12. 86'Evert Linthorst
    Sub

    Subbed on for V. Edvardsen

    Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Evert Linthorst replaces Victor Edvardsen.

    E. Linthorst

  13. 85'Dean James
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Dirksen

    Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Dean James replaces Julius Dirksen.

    D. James

  14. 85'Mathis Suray

    Delay in match because of an injury Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles).

  15. 84'Mathis Suray

    Free kick won

    Mathis Suray (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).

  17. 83'EXC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Julius Dirksen.

  18. 81'Melle Meulensteen

    Free kick won

    Melle Meulensteen (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. 81'Mike van Duinen

    Foul

    Foul by Mike van Duinen (Excelsior).

  20. 81'Jakob Breum

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Stefán Sigurdarson (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakob Breum.

  21. 80'

    Free kick won

    Jaden Slory (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 80'Sanches Fernandes

    Foul

    Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).

  23. 79'Mike van Duinen
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Zagré

    Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Arthur Zagré.

    M. van Duinen

  24. 79'Melle Meulensteen

    Delay in match because of an injury Melle Meulensteen (Go Ahead Eagles).

  25. 78'Arthur Zagre

    Yellow card

    Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Zagre

Leaders

EXCGAE
Total Shots
Noah Naujoks
5
Mathis Suray
1
Accurate Passes
Rick Meissen
61
Julius Dirksen
43
Saves
-
Jari De Busser
7