NEC W 3, VV Rijnsburgse Boys W 2

RIJNSBURG, Netherlands (Interstat) — Substitute Noé Lebreton scored a first-half brace to lead NEC to a 3-2 comeback victory over VV Rijnsburgse Boys on Thursday in the opening match of the KNVB Beker Women’s tournament. The match, played at Sportpark Middelmors Veld 1, defied pregame projections as NEC overcame a halftime deficit to secure the win. Statistical analysis firm Interstat had given the home side a 65.3 percent probability of winning and projected a narrow 1-0 victory for NEC. The visitors from Nijmegen found themselves in an early hole. VV Rijnsburgse Boys forward Ilias Kariouh opened the scoring in the… Read more...