Excelsior vs Go Ahead Eagles

FA Cup

Excelsior

3-2-7

0-1

Final

Go Ahead Eagles

4-5-3

Stadion Woudestein

Match pulse

EXCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTGAE

49%Possession51%

14Shots6

2On target2

7Corners0

1Saves2

6Fouls7

81'Tomas GalvezGAE90'+5'Alireza JahanbakhshEXC

Team	1H	2H	T
EXC	0	0	0
GAE	0	1	1

Who won: Go Ahead Eagles 1-0

Go Ahead Eagles beat Excelsior 1-0 on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Stadion Woudestein. Goals for Go Ahead Eagles: Sören Tengstedt (72').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

EXCGAE

6Fouls7

1Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

1Offsides2

7Corner Kicks0

1Saves2

48.7Possession51.3

14SHOTS6

2ON GOAL2

0.1On Target %0.3

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

355Accurate Passes396

451Passes491

0.8Pass Completion %0.8

7Accurate Crosses2

30Crosses15

0.2Cross %0.1

88Long Balls66

38Accurate Long Balls26

0.4Long Balls %0.4

5Blocked Shots2

13Effective Tackles5

20Tackles11

0.7Tackle %0.5

9Interceptions6

23Effective Clearances44

23Clearances44

Player of the game

Jasper Cillessen

GAE · 2 saves, clean sheet

7.7

Deserved to win

40%

EXC · 0.90 xG

37%

Draw

24%

GAE · 0.65 xG

Excelsior deserved better: 40% on chances, lost 0-1

Play by play

Match ends, Excelsior 0, Go Ahead Eagles 1.
Second Half ends, Excelsior 0, Go Ahead Eagles 1.
90'+7'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Melle Meulensteen (Go Ahead Eagles) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathis Suray following a fast break.
M. Meulensteen
90'+5'
Yellow card
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Jahanbakhsh
90'+5'
Free kick won
Gerrit Nauber (Go Ahead Eagles) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior).
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'EXC
Corner awarded
Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Tomas Galvez.
89'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. David Garden (Excelsior) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Jasper Cillessen (Go Ahead Eagles).
D. Garden
88'
Header blocked
Attempt blocked. Yacqub Finey (Excelsior) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Janssen with a cross.
Y. Hassan Muse Finey
87'EXC
Corner awarded
Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Tino Jukic.
86'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yacqub Finey.
V. Sulzbacher
84'
Sub
Subbed on for Y. Salah Rahmouni
Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Tino Jukic replaces Yassir Salah Rahmouni.
T. Jukić
84'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Sampsted
Substitution, Go Ahead Eagles. Gerrit Nauber replaces Alfons Sampsted.
G. Nauber
83'EXC
Corner awarded
Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Alfons Sampsted.
83'GAE
Foul
Foul by Yassir Salah Rahmouni (Go Ahead Eagles).
83'
Free kick won
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81'
Yellow card
Tomas Galvez (Go Ahead Eagles) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
T. Galvez
81'
Foul
Foul by Tomas Galvez (Go Ahead Eagles).
80'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Yacqub Finey (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jan Plug with a cross.
Y. Hassan Muse Finey
79'
Sub
Subbed on for Á. Thorsteinsson
Substitution, Excelsior. Yacqub Finey replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
Y. Muse Finey
79'
Sub
Subbed on for K. Bos
Substitution, Excelsior. Simon Janssen replaces Kasey Bos.
S. Janssen
77'
Offside
Offside, Excelsior. David Garden is caught offside.
76'
Foul
Foul by Melle Meulensteen (Go Ahead Eagles).
76'
Free kick won
Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.