N.E.C. Nijmegen returns to action on Thursday with Jasper Cillessen in goal. The 65-time international will visit Rijnsburgse Boys with NEC, who surprisingly eliminated Roda JC and FC Volendam last year. Cillessen joined this summer from Spanish Las Palmas with the intention of becoming the first goalkeeper in Nijmegen. After his transfer, he was clear: 'I didn't come back to sit on the bench and make friends with everyone. I'm here to give gas, but ultimately the best player plays.' From the start of this season, the former Dutch national team goalkeeper sat on the bench seven times. Gonzalo Crettaz took advantage of Cillessen's injury at the beginning of the season and made such a good impression that he remained the first choice even after the return of the former FC Barcelona player. Jasper Cillessen is happy to be able to play again: 'It's been a while since I played a game, but I'm looking forward to it. My last game was on March 31; then I was taken off on a stretcher.' The goalkeeper is cautious: 'These are special evenings. We saw last night that cup football is very much alive, but it can also be very spectacular.' Coach Dick Schreuder warns his team: 'Rijnsburgse Boys will want to play football. We need to get our own rhythm as quickly as possible.' There is a chance that Cillessen will only play once, according to Schreuder. 'It's common for a second goalkeeper to play in the cup. But we look at it game by game, so it's not like he'll definitely play all cup games.' Cillessen will definitely want to keep his goal clean at sportpark Middelmors. The team of Rijnsburg coach René van der Kooij, who once eliminated Ajax with Hercules, competed for the title last season and eliminated two professional clubs in the cup. Eventually, Feyenoord was too strong in the eighth final with a 1-4 win. Currently, the Uien are in tenth place in the Tweede Divisie. N.E.C. Nijmegen must be careful not to be eliminated.