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Rommedahl helps NEC past Sparta
Thursday 22 January 2009
Busy weeks lie head of NEC Nijmegen,
because after they knocked Sparta Rotterdam out of the
Dutch Cup tournament they are still active on three
fronts.
Mario Been's team are still active
in Europe, in the league they have every chance of qualifying
for next year's UEFA Cup and now they have also reached
the quarterfinals of the Dutch Cup.
In an attractive match Dennis Rommedahl
- newly arrived from Ajax - was the main man for NEC,
who found a worthy opponent in Sparta.
The Rotterdammers had come to Nijmegen
believing an upset was possible and it was indeed Foeke
Booy's team who opened the score.
NEC seemed taken aback for a while
but they recovered quickly.
Rommedahl proved a menace on the
right flank, first creating a big chance for himself
and then laying on one for Jhonny van Beukering, but
both efforts were cleared off the line.
Ten minutes from half-time NEC
did equalize when Rommedahl flicked a ball to Schöne
who beat the Sparta keep from close range.
Shortly after the break Van Beukering
made it 2-1 and with that Sparta's resistance was broken
early.
NEC - Sparta 2-1
0-1 02' Y. Rose
1-1 36' L. Schöne
2-1 55' J. van Beukering
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