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Excelsior vs Heerenveen

FA Cup
Excelsior
7-5-14
1-2
Final
Stadion Woudestein

Match pulse

EXCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTHEE
51%Possession49%
21Shots10
5On target5
6Corners8
3Saves4
4Fouls7
78'Hristiyan PetrovHEE89'Noah NaujoksEXC
Team1H2HT
EXC011
HEE112

Who won: Heerenveen 2-1

Heerenveen beat Excelsior 2-1 on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Stadion Woudestein. Goals for Excelsior: Noah Naujoks (74' pen). Goals for Heerenveen: Luuk Brouwers (38') and Joris van Overeem (67').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.4Joris van OvereemLM
  2. 27.3Luuk BrouwersRM
  3. 37.1Bernt KlaverboerG
  4. 46.9Lasse NordasF
  5. 56.7Noah NaujoksF
  6. 66.6Maxence RiveraAM-L
  7. 76.4Sam KerstenCD-R
  8. 86.4Vasilios ZagaritisLB
  9. 96.4Oliver BraudeRB
  10. 106.4Jacob TrenskowAM-R
  11. 116.3Ringo MeerveldAM
  12. 126.2Lewis SchoutenCM

Team stats

EXCHEE
4Fouls7
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides1
6Corner Kicks8
3Saves4
51.1Possession48.9
21SHOTS10
5ON GOAL5
0.2On Target %0.5
2Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
296Accurate Passes301
395Passes393
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
7Accurate Crosses0
28Crosses9
0.3Cross %0.0
65Long Balls62
33Accurate Long Balls22
0.5Long Balls %0.4
11Blocked Shots2
8Effective Tackles8
18Tackles13
0.4Tackle %0.6
7Interceptions10
19Effective Clearances52
19Clearances52

Player of the game

Joris van Overeem

HEE · 1 G

7.4

Deserved to win

74%
EXC · 0.96 xG
24%
Draw
2%
HEE · 0.10 xG

Excelsior deserved better: 74% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Excelsior 1, sc Heerenveen 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Excelsior 1, sc Heerenveen 2.
  3. 90'+4'Lewis Schouten

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Schouten.

    G. De Regt

  4. 90'+2'Rick Meissen

    Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Rick Meissen.

  5. 90'+1'Sam Kersten

    Free kick won

    Sam Kersten (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+1'Mike van Duinen

    Foul

    Foul by Mike van Duinen (Excelsior).

  7. 90'+1'Lewis Schouten

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Lewis Schouten (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

    L. Schouten

  8. 90'+1'Lewis Schouten

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Lewis Schouten (Excelsior) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.

    L. Schouten

  9. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  10. 90'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Nikolai Hopland.

  11. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. Yegoian

    Substitution, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Irakli Yegoian.

    S. Wlodarczyk

  12. 89'Noah Naujoks

    Yellow card

    Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    N. Naujoks

  13. 89'Oliver Braude

    Free kick won

    Oliver Braude (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 89'Noah Naujoks

    Foul

    Foul by Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).

  15. 88'Mike van Duinen

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gyan de Regt.

    M. van Duinen

  16. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Trenskow

    Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Nikolai Hopland replaces Jacob Trenskow.

    N. Hopland

  17. 84'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.

    G. De Regt

  18. 81'Mike van Duinen
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Jonathans

    Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Miliano Jonathans because of an injury.

    M. van Duinen

  19. 81'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  20. 79'Miliano Jonathans

    Delay in match because of an injury Miliano Jonathans (Excelsior).

  21. 78'

    Yellow card

    Hristiyan Petrov (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    H. Petrov

  22. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Hristiyan Petrov (sc Heerenveen).

  23. 78'Miliano Jonathans

    Free kick won

    Miliano Jonathans (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  24. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for V. Zagaritis

    Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Hristiyan Petrov replaces Vasilios Zagaritis.

    H. Petrov

  25. GOAL74'
    Noah Naujoks

    Goal! Penalty

    N. Naujoks

    Goal! Excelsior 1, sc Heerenveen 2. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    EXC 1 - 2 HEE

Leaders

EXCHEE
Total Shots
Lewis Schouten
5
Maxence Rivera
3
Accurate Passes
Casper Widell
46
Maas Willemsen
51
Saves
Stijn van Gassel
3
Bernt Klaverboer
4