Eredivisie roundup: NAC Breda relegated as Telstar and Twente book crucial wins

[h2]Feyenoord - AZ: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/az-alkmaar-2RxOow1i/feyenoord-8zjySeoN/?mid=Sr8KG9S6"]1-1[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/az-alkmaar/2RxOow1i/"]AZ[/a] confirmed their spots in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League with a 1-1 draw on Sunday.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eredivisie-feyenoord-secure-champions-league-ticket-with-draw-against-az/2gvh8WaN/"]To read all about their draw, check our full match report HERE.[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="c0006618-dbf5-4881-9dc1-1c18e9b08e83" url="https://x.com/Feyenoord/status/2053528222847926587?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Go Ahead Eagles - PSV: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/g-a-eagles-hG8POBb8/psv-M9UEHJWi/?mid=b3G3KiTs"]1-4[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] cruised to a 4-1 win away at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/g-a-eagles/hG8POBb8/"]Go Ahead Eagles[/a] as both teams played for love.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eredivisie-imperious-psv-cruise-to-comfortable-win-over-go-ahead-eagles/WOdG2ANp/"]To read all about the Eredivisie champions' win, read our full match report HERE.[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="9b1d92d2-4383-4344-86d5-69feae456dc9" url="https://x.com/PSV/status/2053516143474708578?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Ajax - FC Utrecht: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ajax-8UOvIwnb/utrecht-p6QXMgOj/?mid=tnYgV8s0"]1-2[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a] dropped costly points in the race for third after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/utrecht/p6QXMgOj/"]FC Utrecht[/a] scored an injury-time winner on Sunday.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eredivisie-ajax-fall-to-utrecht-in-96th-minute-to-lose-sight-of-champions-league/UutpAhVA/"]To read about Ajax's dramatic loss, check our full match report HERE.[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="1aa646d9-d42a-4497-b24c-2df0419a6a35" url="https://x.com/AFCAjax/status/2053516036838764971?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]FC Groningen - NEC Nijmegen: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/groningen-MBUGcjb9/nijmegen-nRluRF0T/?mid=EylFxikQ"]2-1[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nijmegen/nRluRF0T/"]NEC Nijmegen[/a] were dealt a heavy blow in the Champions League race after two disallowed goals saw [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/groningen/MBUGcjb9/"]FC Groningen[/a] claim a 2-1 win on Sunday.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eredivisie-nec-dealt-sensitive-blow-in-champions-league-race-as-groningen-rally-to-win/KpwBOip4/"]To read all about this dramatic game, read our full match report HERE.[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="b2883dd7-4ef9-4a3b-920a-9e72b94bcbfc" url="https://x.com/necnijmegen/status/2053515879774605795?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]FC Twente - Sparta Rotterdam: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/sparta-rotterdam-KK4FaFV3/twente-dhOKTHGA/?mid=Ms1TEmcJ"]4-0[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/twente/dhOKTHGA/"]FC Twente[/a] soared into third place with a clinical win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sparta-rotterdam/KK4FaFV3/"]Sparta Rotterdam[/a] to heat up the Champions League fight in the Eredivisie.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eredivisie-flawless-fc-twente-soar-into-crucial-third-place-with-big-win-over-sparta/WfeBImgm/"]To read about FC Twente's win, check out our full match report HERE.[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="03882ca4-2d23-4116-a78a-563bd792c1b7" url="https://x.com/fctwente/status/2053514807500742881?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Excelsior Rotterdam - FC Volendam: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/excelsior-nNlLsRUr/fc-volendam-6VbkuOqa/?mid=YLUoXUCm"]1-1[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/excelsior/nNlLsRUr/"]Excelsior[/a] secured another season of Eredivisie football with a 1-1 draw against fellow bottom feeders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-volendam/6VbkuOqa/"]FC Volendam[/a] on Sunday.[/p][p]It took Volendam less than two minutes to break the deadlock in Rotterdam, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pauwels-benjamin/l0354Cw4/"]Benjamin Pauwels[/a] rushed down the left and tucked the ball neatly in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-gassel-stijn/d2a62NBO/"]Stijn van Gassel[/a]’s left-hand corner.[/p][p]A scrappy goal got Excelsior back in it before half-time - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yah-gibson/KxwLmdT5/"]Gibson Yah[/a] was unlucky after a corner ricocheted into [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/steur-roy/ng0NPTnt/"]Roy Steur[/a]’s goal, levelling the relegation six-pointer in a crucial moment.[/p][p]Yah’s own goal was all Excelsior needed to secure another year in the Eredivisie, with the Rotterdam outfit on 35 points and safe from finishing among the bottom three places.[/p][embed guid="37c868ff-24d8-4e76-a587-58af4be4c0c8" url="https://x.com/excelsiorrdam/status/2053522870035214535?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]NAC Breda - sc Heerenveen: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/heerenveen-EDjXSyWG/nac-breda-nLNrHc14/?mid=SKPXPD5K"]2-0[/a] [/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nac-breda/nLNrHc14/"]NAC Breda[/a] were condemned to relegation due to results elsewhere, as their game against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/heerenveen/EDjXSyWG/"]sc Heerenveen[/a] was suspended after misconduct from the home fans.[/p][p]Captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kemper-boy/lIoarScr/"]Boy Kemper[/a] spectacularly opened the scoring for the hosts, firing a drop shot right into [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/klaverboer-bernt/byxyKt8g/"]Bernt Klaverboer[/a]’s top corner with ten minutes to go in the first half.[/p][p]After NAC Breda fans forced Sander van der Eijk to temporarily stop the match by throwing a flare onto the pitch, Kemper doubled the lead from the spot. The game would not finish on Sunday, though, with the home fans throwing more fireworks onto the pitch. A second stoppage meant that the game was permanently abandoned.[/p][p]No more goals occurred following the restart on Monday, giving NAC Breda their first win since February 22nd.[/p][embed guid="5fda48d3-57dd-4a56-8b8c-b90de5ca553b" url="https://x.com/scHeerenveen/status/2053818985112535207?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Fortuna Sittard - PEC Zwolle: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/sittard-YH8HX5iP/zwolle-r1L5w2EB/?mid=KI4CIVcf"]3-2[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sittard/YH8HX5iP/"]Fortuna Sittard[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zwolle/r1L5w2EB/"]PEC Zwolle[/a] both secured another year of Eredivisie football after Fortuna's 3-2 win and results elsewhere on Sunday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duijvestijn-lance/KbmJmrhG/"]Lance Duijvestijn[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sierhuis-kaj/MV5tWRC5/"]Kaj Sierhuis[/a] combined wonderfully between a host of PEC defenders, with the former eventually firing Fortuna ahead after 21 minutes.[/p][p]Yassine Oukili doubled Fortuna’s lead minutes into the second half, slotting the ball in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-graaff-tom/jcaFlYyJ/"]Tom de Graaff[/a]’s goal from a post-free kick scrimmage.[/p][p]Kaj Sierhuis put the game beyond doubt for Fortuna with a fabulous strike, volleying the ball into De Graaff’s bottom corner after hitting it mid-pirouette.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/reiziger-gabriel/CK9uIPDB/"]Gabriel Reiziger[/a] added a consolation goal to PEC’s tough afternoon, chipping the ball over Matthijs Branderhorst in the dying minutes. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/buurmeester-zico/E9scgj25/"]Zico Buurmeester[/a] added a late second for PEC, who fell to Fortuna Sittard in a game that saw both sides officially avoid relegation.[/p][embed guid="dfa470ae-5a0e-4d7a-891b-f9b2be140519" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2053741772807844246?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Telstar - Heracles Almelo: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/heracles-bB3JbZpA/telstar-Aw0qTPat/?mid=2R5g2ADD"]3-0[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/telstar/Aw0qTPat/"]Telstar[/a] booked a massive win in the fight against relegation by beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/heracles/bB3JbZpA/"]Heracles Almelo[/a] 3-0 on Sunday, creating a 2-point gap to 16th-placed FC Volendam ahead of their relegation clash next week.[/p][p]Telstar’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-duijn-sem/YFXT1tWM/"]Sem van Duijn[/a] got the biggest clear-cut chance a player could ask for right before half-time, but with a potentially pivotal goal on the horizon, the striker’s heavy touch killed Telstar’s lone chance before half-time.[/p][p]After a delayed start to the first half, Telstar scored a relieving 1-0 through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/offerhaus-guus/2eEarxRH/"]Guus Offerhaus[/a], who attentively tapped in a rebound from a corner and put the hosts in the driver’s seat in the relegation battle.[/p][p]Telstar made the stadium erupt again soon after Offerhaus’ opener when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noslin-tyrese/KElJ2HDn/"]Tyrese Noslin[/a] tapped in a low cross from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brouwer-patrick/KxaNanHk/"]Patrick Brouwer[/a] at the far post, after which [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hardeveld-jeff/OdJ7RWKN/"]Jeff Hardeveld[/a] fully put the game to bed by heading in a cross from Noslin.[/p][embed guid="f0cb04ee-71b7-48c9-aa03-9ff8ec6ae24a" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2053516157911449950?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]