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SC Cambuur drew 2-2 with AZ in Leeuwarden. Nicolas Binder put Cambuur ahead, before Ro-Zangelo Daal equalised for AZ. Ilyes Hamache restored Cambuur’s lead before half-time.
Cambuur played the final 35 minutes with 10 men after Devid Eugene Bouah received a second yellow card. AZ equalised late through a Mexx Meerdink penalty awarded after VAR intervention. AZ are second after nine matches with 20 points, while Cambuur have nine points from nine games.
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SC Cambuur beat PEC Zwolle 0-1 at the MAC³PARK Stadion. PEC created several chances, particularly before halftime, but Cambuur goalkeeper Thijs Jansen kept them out. Nicolas Binder, who came on as a substitute, scored the only goal in the 84th minute after a move in the penalty area. Cambuur is now unbeaten in four league matches and rose to 12th place, while PEC suffered its third straight defeat and remains 16th. Cambuur captain Billy van Duijl was injured during the match, according to a single report. Pressure on PEC coach Henry van der Vegt is increasing; some supporters displayed white handkerchiefs and called for his departure.
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Feyenoord beat AZ 2-0 at De Kuip in Rotterdam, handing the Alkmaar side its first defeat of the season and taking over first place in the Eredivisie. Nacho Ferri opened the scoring after 13 minutes and Javi López added the second goal after half-time. Feyenoord now leads AZ and PSV by one point.
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AZ beat Hapoel Be'er Sheeva 2-1 in Alkmaar for their first Europa League points. Peer Koopmeiners opened the scoring, Amankwah Forson equalised after an error involving goalkeeper Jari de Busser, and substitute Mexx Meerdink converted a VAR-awarded penalty for the winner. Ajax lost 2-1 away to Hajduk Split in their opening Conference League group-phase match. Hajduk took the lead after Jofre Torrents lost possession, Davy Klaassen equalised early in the second half, and Marin Šotiček scored the home side's winner. Play was suspended for more than 10 minutes after fireworks and flares from Hajduk supporters created heavy smoke in the stadium.
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Almere City beat FC Eindhoven 3-0 at home in the final round of the first period of the Keuken Kampioen Divisie. Emmanuel Poku opened the scoring in the 12th minute, Milan de Haan added a long-range goal before half-time, and James Lawrence headed in the third from De Haan’s corner after an hour. Marley Dors missed a penalty while the score was 1-0.