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Hoek was due to play Sparta Nijkerk at home on Thursday evening in the first round of the KNVB Cup. The Zeelandic-Flemish club was seeking another successful cup campaign after enjoying the tournament the previous season, according to coach Gérard de Nooijer.
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Second-tier Kloetinge were eliminated from the KNVB Cup after losing 2-0 at home to Eredivisie side SC Cambuur. Cambuur scored early and added a second goal late in the match. Kloetinge played with 10 men after Steve Schalkwijk was sent off. Despite the defeat, the home side made it difficult for Cambuur to extend their lead, and goalkeeper Matthew Lentink kept the score at 1-0 for more than 90 minutes.
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Fourth-tier side JOS Watergraafsmeer played NAC Breda in the first round of the KNVB Cup at AFC's Sportpark Goed Genoeg in Amsterdam, after its own floodlights did not meet the requirements for a televised match. NAC took the lead through Gabriel Misehouy after an error by JOS goalkeeper Mathijs Jan Swaneveld, but Jari Luca Polm equalised. Paul Gladon restored NAC's lead from a free kick just before half-time.
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SC Heerenveen beat third-division side Excelsior Maassluis 2-0 away in the first round of the KNVB Cup and advanced to the second round. The match was initially delayed by confetti, and Heerenveen had difficulties with the home side for about an hour before securing the win.
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Third-division Excelsior'31 of Rijssen eliminated Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag in the first round of the KNVB Cup. The match ended 1-1 after extra time before Excelsior'31 won the penalty shootout 6-5; ADO defender Sekou Sylla missed the decisive penalty, according to one report. The sold-out match drew more than 3,000 spectators, and Excelsior'31 advances to the second round.