Eredivisie: NEC Drop Points as Utrecht Win Rescheduled Clash

Alarcon inspires Utrecht to first Eredivisie win since November

FC Utrecht end winless run with a victory over NEC Nijmegen in rescheduled Eredivisie match. Angel Alarcon scores as Utrecht beat NEC 3-1, securing first league win since November.

NEC denied second place as FC Utrecht win first Eredivisie game since November...

NEC Nijmegen failed to move into second place after losing their rescheduled Eredivisie game against FC Utrecht 3-1, marking Utrecht's first league win since November.

NEC-FC Utrecht was originally scheduled for 18, but was rescheduled due to severe weather in the Netherlands in early January.

FC Utrecht stormed ahead with a stunning start. Angel Alarcon lobbed the ball over Gonzalo Crettaz in the 5th minute, and it was 1-0 visitors.

Alarcon hit the post later, but teammate Gjivai Zechiel sealed it with a calm finish just before HT. Utrecht were flying.

Yoann Cathline pushed FC Utrecht closer to their first win since November 9th after scoring the 3-0 in the 49th minute thanks to a brilliant Souffian El Karouani, who nutmegged Darko Nejasmic from a sheer impossible angle at the corner flag.

Nejasmic hit back for NEC shortly after, half-volleying the ball beautifully past Vasilis Barkas 10 minutes after Cathline's goal.

WINST! 😍 pic.twitter.com/lhGHLRhCJj

— FC Utrecht (@fcutrecht) February 11, 2026

Instead of NEC's edging closer to the 3-2, FC Utrecht nearly restored their three-goal lead when Angel Alarcon hit the woodwork for the second time.

Neither side would find the net again, however, earning FC Utrecht their first league win in three months. Their win cost NEC the opportunity to move up into second place, and means league leaders PSV are now officially 17 points clear of the pack.