Overview
- Ibrahim El Kadiri curled in the opener, Bouke Boersma doubled the lead, and Arjan van der Heide made it 1-3 before a stoppage-time reply set up a tense finish.
- Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen labeled it an ugly and possibly undeserved win but said the result mattered most.
- A home win over Roda JC on Friday would secure the second-period title for De Graafschap.
- Winning the period would confirm a promotion play-off place and trigger a €75,000 payment, with ADO Den Haag already owning the first period.
- The victory was De Graafschap’s seventh in eight league matches, achieved despite extended spells of pressure from Jong Utrecht.