Eredivisie roundup: AZ crush Eagles as Excelsior win city derby in dying seconds

[h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/excelsior/nNlLsRUr/"]Excelsior[/a] - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sparta-rotterdam/KK4FaFV3/"]Sparta Rotterdam[/a]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/excelsior-nNlLsRUr/sparta-rotterdam-KK4FaFV3/?mid=vXNlmwPE"]2-1[/a][/h2][p]Excelsior claimed their second win of the season in dramatic fashion as a last-minute winner gave them the edge over Sparta in a Rotterdam derby.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a] loanee [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sliti-aymen/nodhvMrT/"]Aymen Sliti[/a] got Excelsior on the board with a fantastic goal, half-volleying a corner clearance right into [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bednarek-filip/Kr9pYKT2/"]Filip Bednarek[/a]'s goal. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zonneveld-milan/tMlDJFgT/"]Milan Zonneveld[/a], now Sparta's starting striker after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thorisson-nokkvi/xIS2OM4b/"]Nokki Thorisson[/a] was sent out on loan to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/telstar/Aw0qTPat/"]Telstar[/a] again, scored his second in as many games to put Sparta on equal terms with Excelsior just past half-time.[/p][p]22-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/groen-nesto/pSCr6ElB/"]Nesto Groen[/a] produced a moment of magic and ecstasy in Kralingen, with the defender scoring his first professional goal in the 92nd minute, heading in from close range to earn Excelsior a derby win.[/p][embed guid="769bc6dd-f93e-4485-93b3-f70c48ff143c" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2093740779516682355?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/az-alkmaar/2RxOow1i/"]AZ[/a] - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/g-a-eagles/hG8POBb8/"]Go Ahead Eagles[/a]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/az-alkmaar-2RxOow1i/g-a-eagles-hG8POBb8/?mid=ncRdoHgR"]5-2[/a][/h2][p]AZ continued their red-hot start to the season with their fourth win in four games, beating previously unbeaten Go Ahead Eagles in a true goal fest in Alkmaar.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kwakman-dave/bTTCrGfj/"]Dave Kwakman[/a] took a page out of Ayme Sliti's book for his first AZ goal, taking a clearance first-time and firing it past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haug-kjetil/2ib9GcWa/"]Haug[/a] at his near post. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/edvardsen-victor/xrnQUwV6/"]Victor Edvardsen[/a] pulled the Eagles back alongside the hosts by converting a rebound.[/p][embed guid="0d0f00c9-f546-4aa5-9b25-59ccd09ababc" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2093766465899921603?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]A deflected shot from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/daal-ro-zangelo/b975TKAK/"]Ro-Zangelo Daal[/a] earned AZ the lead before half-time, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schouten-lewis/vP0e2FfJ/"]Lewis Schouten[/a] opening his AZ account by tapping in at Haug's near post to double the hosts' lead shortly after the break. Fantastic goals from Mexican international [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chavez-mateo/faDbbOlf/"]Mateo Chavez[/a] and Daal put the game beyond all doubt for AZ, who conceded a late second when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suray-mathis/faIgZ0kl/"]Mathis Suray[/a] tapped in another rebound.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zwolle/r1L5w2EB/"]PEC Zwolle[/a] - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nijmegen/nRluRF0T/"]NEC Nijmegen[/a]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/nijmegen-nRluRF0T/zwolle-r1L5w2EB/?mid=rTCSueHl"]1-3[/a][/h2][p]A penalty-heavy game got a very emotional ending when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schuurs-perr/ARdXOcOJ/"]Perr Schuurs[/a] ended years of pain with a goal that earned NEC a 3-1 win in Zwolle.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chery-tjarron/dtN3i4T7/"]Tjaronn Chery[/a] earned the evening's first penalty after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schendelaar-jasper/S4xoPmv4/"]Jesper Schendelaar[/a] took the Surinamese international down, after which Chery himself converted from the spot. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/floranus-sheral/lURzLW93/"]Sherel Floranus[/a] then handed NEC their second spot-kick with a handball, with Chery doubling NEC's lead already.[/p][embed guid="0c064b65-33f5-4c37-a34a-e834bb93824b" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2093806371623903411?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Floranus thought he'd made up for his earlier mistake with a flashy goal, but an earlier offside infringement put a strike through his goal after a VAR review. PEC still got their goal before the break, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kostons-koen/YLiTuiH4/"]Koen Kostons[/a] scoring the third penalty of the day. The Belgian striker nearly made it a brace from the spot, but the fourth penalty of the day hit the crossbar.[/p][p]The final minutes belonged to defender Perr Schuurs, who played his first minutes after nearly three years of injury issues. The defender made it a dream return three minutes into his first game in 1,043 days, scoring from a corner to seal the deal and officially end years of personal hurt.[/p][infobox id="7e3b12a0-8b09-4d80-a9ed-f734b143168f" /]