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Fortuna Sittard beat Excelsior 1-0 at home in an Eredivisie match that had appeared set to end goalless. Rodrigo Guth scored from a corner in stoppage time, with one report specifying that Mo Ihattaren took the corner.
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FC Utrecht beat FC Twente 2-1 in Enschede, ending Twente’s unbeaten home record in the Eredivisie this season and preventing the side from moving into the league’s top three. A single report said Daouda Weidmann put Twente ahead before half-time, but Ángel Alarcón scored twice for Utrecht after the break.
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NEC beat Dinamo Zagreb 4-2 away in the Europa League for its first win in the competition and its first victory in all competitions since August. Clement Bischoff opened the scoring after Noé Lebreton had hit the bar, but Dinamo turned the match around through two goals by Dion Beljo. Bryan Linssen equalised with a header before half-time. NEC regained the lead in the 54th minute when Linssen’s effort was touched by Tjaronn Chery, and Chery added a fourth goal with a long-range shot in the 80th minute. The win followed a 5-0 defeat by Juventus and a 1-1 home draw with Levski Sofia in NEC’s first two Europa League matches.
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FC Groningen beat Excelsior 5-1 at Stadion Woudestein in Rotterdam. The visitors moved into sixth place in the Eredivisie with 14 points, one point behind fifth-placed Ajax.
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SC Heerenveen beat Excelsior 4-0 at the Abe Lenstra Stadium in the ninth round of the Eredivisie. Dylan Vente opened the scoring from the penalty spot after a foul on Levi Smans; the goal was Heerenveen’s 1,000th Eredivisie goal at the stadium. Vente had scored his first league goal of the season. Oliver Braude made it 2-0 early in the second half. Substitute Luca Oyen added the third after combining with Ringo Meerveld, and Jacob Trenskow completed the scoring in the 88th minute. Heerenveen moved above Excelsior in the standings, while Excelsior suffered a second consecutive heavy defeat after last week’s 5-1 loss to FC Groningen.