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SC Heerenveen were due to host Excelsior at the Abe Lenstra Stadion on Friday evening in the opening match of the ninth Eredivisie round. Excelsior entered the match after a 5-1 home defeat to FC Groningen, while Heerenveen had lost 2-0 to PSV.
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PSV beat SC Heerenveen 2-0 at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven in their first Eredivisie match after the international break. Guus Til scored and Marcus Linday added an own goal. Heerenveen created several chances but did not score. PSV kept their first clean sheet of the season and moved level on 19 points with leaders AZ, who had yet to play.