Overview
- De Graafschap will clinch the Eerste Divisie’s second period with a win at Jong Utrecht tonight, earning a play-off spot and €75,000.
- If they fail to win, the period can still be secured Friday with a home victory over Roda JC combined with a Cambuur defeat at Willem II.
- NEC stayed third in the Eredivisie after a win at Volendam, with Kento Shiogai scoring the late winner for his sixth goal of the season as a substitute.
- Coach Dick Schreuder praised Shiogai’s development and highlighted his team’s resilience after pushing on from 2-2 to find the decisive goal.
- Joris Nieuwenhuis finished second at the Terralba Cyclocross World Cup to rise to third overall, while Diane van Es (second) and Mike Foppen (third) reached the podium at Geneva’s Course de l’Escalade.