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Sevilla came from a goal down to beat NEC 2-1 at Goffertstadion, with I. Sow scoring the 83rd-minute winner in a seven-card pre-season friendly.

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How it unfolded

NEC started the brighter of the two sides and twice went close before the opener. Gonzalo Crettaz was nearly caught out inside ten minutes when Isaac Romero intercepted a pass and tried his luck from the halfway line, the shot drifting narrowly wide (Goal.com).

In the 23rd minute, Croatian midfielder Darko Nejasmić collected the ball 25 metres out, flicked it up and unleashed a thunderous volley that crashed off the underside of the crossbar (Goal.com). Shortly after, Tjaronn Chery had a clear sight of goal but saw his effort saved by Sevilla goalkeeper Alberto Flores.

The breakthrough arrived in the 28th minute. Sami Ouaissa, marking his return to the side, combined neatly with Bryan Linssen in a tight pocket of space before poking the ball home to put NEC 1-0 up (Goal.com).

Sevilla levelled in the 38th minute. Some sloppy defending from NEC allowed Nico Guillén to break into the penalty area — Brayann Pereira failed to intervene — and his shot was parried by Crettaz, with Isaac Romero first to the rebound to fire home (Goal.com).

Tempers flared just before half-time as Chery and Sevilla defender Arouna Sangante squared up, sparking a scuffle that drew yellow cards for both sides. The match official Jannick van der Laan showed two bookings in first-half stoppage time alone.

The second half became increasingly scrappy. Van der Laan issued five more yellow cards across a 12-minute spell between the 55th and 67th minutes as fouls mounted. With the game heading for a draw, Sow popped up in the 83rd minute to convert from close range and snatch the win for Sevilla.

The turning point

The match shifted decisively in the 83rd minute when Sow scored the winner, but the pattern was set earlier. Sevilla struggled to create clear chances in the first half despite NEC's early dominance, yet the sloppy defending that gifted them the equaliser — Pereira's failure to track Guillén and Crettaz's parry — exposed a fragility that the Spanish side exploited again late. NEC's inability to manage the game after going ahead was the recurring flaw.

Key performers

Isaac Romero (Sevilla): The striker's movement caused problems all night. He nearly caught Crettaz out early, scored the equaliser from a rebound, and occupied NEC's back line throughout.
Sami Ouaissa (NEC): Returned with a well-taken opener, combining cleverly with Linssen in tight space. A bright individual display in a losing cause.
I. Sow (Sevilla): Scored the 83rd-minute winner that decided the contest. His late surge into the box provided the cutting edge Sevilla had lacked for much of the second half.
Darko Nejasmić (NEC): Unfortunate not to score — his 23rd-minute volley off the crossbar was the best individual moment of the first half.

Player of the match: Isaac Romero (Sevilla)

By the numbers — interpreted

The raw stats show a game with 10 events, three goals and seven yellow cards — a foul rate that reflects the fractious second half more than the first. The seven cards, five of which came in a 12-minute second-half window, point to a game that unravelled into a stop-start affair once Sevilla levelled. NEC's early territorial pressure (multiple big chances before the 25th minute, including the Nejasmić crossbar and Chery save) gave the Eredivisie side the better of the opening phase, yet they failed to sustain it. The 1-1 scoreline at the break flattered Sevilla, but the visitors grew into the game as NEC's discipline frayed.

What it means

For Sevilla, this was the final pre-season friendly before their La Liga campaign begins, and the win — their third in five pre-season games (since late June) — provides a springboard. The form line (W-D-L-W-W in their last five friendlies) shows gradual improvement.

For NEC, this was their last pre-season outing before a Champions League third qualifying round tie against Olympiacos, with the first leg scheduled for 4/5 August (UEFA.com). The defeat extended a patchy pre-season run: from their last six friendlies since late June, they have two wins, one draw and three losses (Sports Mole). Manager Dick Schreuder will want sharper defensive organisation before European competition resumes.

Verdict

A pre-season friendly that followed a familiar script: one side ahead early, the other growing into the game and capitalising on defensive errors. Sevilla's superior depth told in the closing stages, while NEC have clear work to do at the back before Olympiacos visit. The seven yellow cards suggest this was no gentle warm-up, but the scoreline accurately reflects the balance of the second half.