FC Den Bosch pull it off: Play-off spot confirmed with loss to ADO Den Haag

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/den-bosch/4IzxgrNP/"]FC Den Bosch[/a] lost 3-1 to Keuken Kampioen Divisie champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/den-haag/lAgLCkT3/"]ADO Den Haag[/a], while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cambuur/QRyYgO7J/"]Cambuur[/a] beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vitesse/xdFA0eGc/"]Vitesse[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/willem-ii/6u3qag0G/"]Willem II[/a] beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dordrecht/fT0n14Vt/"]FC Dordrecht[/a], making Den Bosch the sixth and final team from the Dutch second tier to grab a play-off ticket.[/p][p]FC Den Bosch fans celebrated going down to ADO Den Haag after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sylla-sekou/x8VOaTEa/"]Sekou Sylla[/a] scored the opener in the 25th minute, singing "We are going up!" in unison.[/p][p]Ahead of Friday's final regular-season games of the Keuken Kampioen Divisie, FC Den Bosch would be better off [b]losing[/b] to ADO Den Haag, as a win for ADO would likely keep Vitesse from claiming a play-off ticket via the period standings.[/p][embed guid="dc50f67a-9e5d-46a8-98f7-84c455500e18" url="https://x.com/mijnfcdenbosch/status/2047769718908407920?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]With the confusing promotion play-off rules in their favour, FC Den Bosch needed two of ADO Den Haag, Willem II, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/almere-city/IsK0b0aI/"]Almere City FC[/a] to finish above Vitesse in the fourth-period standings, with all those teams already promoted or guaranteed a spot in the play-offs.[/p][p]Vitesse chased ADO Den Haag and Willem II in the fourth period and needed a top-2 finish to claim the final ticket and leave FC Den Bosch, who were already guaranteed a ninth-placed finish in the regular standings, empty-handed.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eerste-divisie-freak-promotion-race-fc-den-bosch-need-to-lose-to-reach-promotion-play-offs/joN1qxqm/"]To read all about this crazy play-off situation, read our article HERE >>>[/a][/b][/p][p]With their ninth-placed finish now handing them a play-off ticket, FC Den Bosch will be the sixth second-tier side to enter the fight for promotion to the Eredivisie, joining Willem II, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/de-graafschap/naL1J006/"]De Graafschap[/a], Almere City FC, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/waalwijk/lvM1vra5/"]RKC Waalwijk[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/roda/6FRTNZ8p/"]Roda JC[/a].[/p][p]The 16th-placed Eredivisie team, currently [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/excelsior/nNlLsRUr/"]Excelsior[/a], also heads into the play-offs, facing one of the six second-tier teams in a two-legged final on Wednesday, May 20th, and Saturday, May 23rd.[/p]