Published October 23, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
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Match report
NEC Nijmegen secured a 4-2 win for NEC Nijmegen over Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, October 22, after the sides went in level at 2-2. The final score made for a decisive finish to a match that had been evenly poised at the interval, with Dinamo Zagreb scoring two goals and NEC Nijmegen scoring four goals.
How it unfolded
The score was 2-2 at half-time and 2-4 at the end. The facts establish the interval and final scores, but do not give the order of the goals.
The numbers
There were six goals in all, as the scoreline moved from a level interval to a win for NEC Nijmegen. That change is the central measure of the match: the sides had scored equally by half-time, while the final result belonged to NEC Nijmegen. The figures describe a game whose outcome was not settled by the score at the break; the final margin came in the remainder of the match.
The match took place at Stadion Maksimir. The scoreline gives a clear account of the outcome, but without a record of individual goal times it cannot show when the balance shifted or how either side's scoring was distributed across the match. What it does establish is a level contest at the interval followed by a winning final score for NEC Nijmegen.