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Second-round draw set for the Eurojackpot KNVB Cup

After the cup week, 32 clubs were set to take part in the draw for the second round of the Eurojackpot KNVB Cup on Friday evening. The draw was scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. and was to be broadcast live on ESPN as part of The Football Canteen.

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First round of the KNVB Cup

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The first round of the Eurojackpot KNVB Cup began on Tuesday and was scheduled across three days, with non-European professional clubs taking part. On Wednesday, matches included VVV-Venlo against Vitesse, MVV Maastricht against Excelsior, Excelsior Maassluis against sc Heerenveen, and Sparta against Fortuna Sittard.

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Hoek reached KNVB Cup second round and drew AZ

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Hoek beat Sparta Nijkerk 4-2 at home in the first round of the KNVB Cup, advancing to the second round. A penalty for Hoek shortly before half-time was disputed by Sparta Nijkerk, according to one report. The draw paired the Zeeland club, which plays in the Tweede Divisie, with cup holders AZ. Hoek will host AZ in Zeeland-Vlaanderen; the second-round matches are scheduled for 1 to 3 December.

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KNVB Cup first-round matches

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Several clubs progressed from the first round of the KNVB Cup. Excelsior’31 eliminated ADO Den Haag after a 1-1 draw and a 6-5 penalty shootout. FC Eindhoven beat FC Volendam 5-3, Almere City won 2-0 at Telstar, and Go Ahead Eagles defeated Koninklijke HFC 5-0. NAC Breda won 3-1 against JOS Watergraafsmeer, while RKAV Volendam beat ROHDA Raalte 3-0 and AFC won 2-1 after extra time at ACV. Purmersteijn, making its main-tournament debut, beat Gemert 2-0 after extra time. Lennard Tol and Mylan Polman scored the extra-time goals, sending the Purmerend club into the second-round draw alongside the other winners.