Eredivisie roundup: Goalkeeper scores penalty to keep Telstar up, Ajax into play-offs

[h2]Heerenveen - Ajax: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ajax-8UOvIwnb/heerenveen-EDjXSyWG/?mid=lIKARQtP"]0-0[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a] were condemned to play in the Eredivisie play-offs for the UEFA Conference League after a 0-0 draw against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/heerenveen/EDjXSyWG/"]sc Heerenveen[/a] on Sunday. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eredivisie-ajax-fail-to-beat-heerenveen-and-head-into-play-offs-for-conference-league-qualifiers/rk7UJktB/"]To read all about Ajax's rain-soaked game, read our full match report here[/a].[/b][/p][image alt="Bizarre rainfall terrorised the game between Heerenveen and Ajax" id="5965504e-ff47-47d3-95b4-300fcf41271d" credit-line="Orange Pictures, Orange Pics BV / Alamy / Profimedia" guid="795ec8e6-1d35-4d16-84d9-b55fdd1311e8" original-width="1400" original-height="933" /][h2]PSV - FC Twente: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/psv-M9UEHJWi/twente-dhOKTHGA/?mid=OEmVN8kt"]5-1[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] ended their season in style by beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/twente/dhOKTHGA/"]FC Twente[/a] 5-1 in Eindhoven. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eredivisie-champions-psv-break-100-goal-barrier-with-resounding-win-over-fc-twente/dd35L2HF/"]To read all about the champions' resounding win, read our full match report here[/a].[/b][/p][h2]NEC Nijmegen - Go Ahead Eagles: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/g-a-eagles-hG8POBb8/nijmegen-nRluRF0T/?mid=hfunKQl5"]2-1[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nijmegen/nRluRF0T/"]NEC Nijmegen[/a] are headed to the UEFA Champions League qualifiers after securing a third-place finish with a 2-1 win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/g-a-eagles/hG8POBb8/"]Go Ahead Eagles[/a]. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eredivisie-nec-nijmegen-into-europe-as-final-day-drama-seals-champions-league-ticket/A3NAaLfd/"]To read all about this historic result for NEC, read our match report here[/a][/b].[/p][embed guid="273964f3-266e-4902-80fe-1a0ce0669573" url="https://x.com/necnijmegen/status/2056021712852893899?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]PEC Zwolle - Feyenoord: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/feyenoord-8zjySeoN/zwolle-r1L5w2EB/?mid=dSowMnKh"]0-2[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a] beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zwolle/r1L5w2EB/"]PEC Zwolle[/a] 2-0 in a routine win to close out their Eredivisie season. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eredivisie-feyenoord-close-out-season-with-comfortable-win-over-pec-zwolle/Or5cNOn3/"]To read all about Feyenoord's win, read our match report here[/a][/b].[/p][h2]FC Volendam - Telstar: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/fc-volendam-6VbkuOqa/telstar-Aw0qTPat/?mid=6Ho2GrlU"]1-2[/a][/h2][p]An 89th-minute penalty scored by [b]goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/koeman-ronald/nipXvHLD/"]Ronald Koeman Jr.[/a] [/b]sensationally kept [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/telstar/Aw0qTPat/"]Telstar[/a] in the Eredivisie as the Velsen-Zuid minnows beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-volendam/6VbkuOqa/"]FC Volendam[/a] 2-1 in a direct game for survival. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eredivisie-goalkeeper-scores-89th-minute-penalty-to-sensationally-keep-telstar-in-eredivisie/EN8zJhll/"]To read all about this dramatic game, read our match report here[/a][/b].[/p][embed guid="2e5327df-3ce3-4a1b-9826-37f933e6ae5e" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2056022766332121593?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Heracles Almelo - FC Groningen: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/groningen-MBUGcjb9/heracles-bB3JbZpA/?mid=p2cgI4JH"]1-2[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/groningen/MBUGcjb9/"]FC Groningen[/a] punched their ticket to the play-offs for UEFA Conference League football after beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/heracles/bB3JbZpA/"]Heracles Almelo[/a] 2-1 on Sunday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-der-werff-david/ATKkd2O9/"]David van der Werff[/a] earned the playoff-chasing visitors an early lead after burying a loose ball in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jansink-timo/EcmBo4nE/"]Timo Jansink[/a]'s goal, but Groningen's advantage wouldn't last long after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-gilst-tristan/ILOwgF0G/"]Tristan van Gilst[/a] levelled the score from a counter after 16 minutes.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/land-tygo/G04iapcs/"]Tygo Land[/a] restored Groningen's lead ten minutes after half-time when his shot was deflected past Jansink, giving Groningen a healthy cushion over Sparta, who were losing 2-1 to Excelsior at the time and eventually lost the game.[/p][embed guid="b7546c0c-b409-4109-9d10-83cfe033ec49" url="https://x.com/fcgroningen/status/2056020672678170938?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Sparta Rotterdam - Excelsior: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/excelsior-nNlLsRUr/sparta-rotterdam-KK4FaFV3/?mid=21M2TnCC"]2-3[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sparta-rotterdam/KK4FaFV3/"]Sparta Rotterdam[/a] missed out on a ticket for the Eredivisie play-offs after losing 3-2 to neighbours [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/excelsior/nNlLsRUr/"]Excelsior[/a].[/p][p]Sparta were dealt a challenging hand after youngster [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vianello-giannino/ChZPX2QC/"]Giannino Vianello[/a] fired the ball behind his own goalkeeper to put Excelsior in the driver's seat and Sparta in trouble after barely 10 minutes.[/p][p]Sparta's hopes of qualifying for the play-offs took another massive hit when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zagre-arthur/vsB51jPi/"]Arthur Zagré[/a] doubled Excelsior's lead shortly after half-time, but were kept alive by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/santos-ayoni/jXHl0bUN/"]Ayoni Santos[/a], who fired a rocket past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-gassel-stijn/d2a62NBO/"]Stijn van Gassel[/a] to keep Sparta within one.[/p][p]Excelsior looked set to end Sparta's dream once again via [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/naujoks-noah/reknq43D/"]Noah Naujoks[/a], who headed in a corner from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-regt-gyan/tMpzm18t/"]Gyan de Regt[/a]. [/p][p]An injury-time goal from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zonneveld-milan/tMlDJFgT/"]Milan Zonneveld[/a] blew life into Sparta and looked to spark a massive comeback when Zonneveld scored a second, but the VAR ruled out the equaliser for handball, a decision that kept Sparta out of the play-offs.[/p][embed guid="5b415c6c-4a96-4207-a61e-b61a38e07993" url="https://x.com/SpartaRotterdam/status/2056018120968425708?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]AZ - NAC Breda: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/az-alkmaar-2RxOow1i/nac-breda-nLNrHc14/?mid=h8KKYP3b"]3-3[/a][/h2][p]Already-relegated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nac-breda/nLNrHc14/"]NAC Breda[/a] ended their two-year stay in the Eredivisie with a 3-3 draw away at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/az-alkmaar/2RxOow1i/"]AZ[/a] on Sunday.[/p][p]It took AZ fewer than ten minutes to punish the lacklustre NAC Breda defence - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mijnans-sven/OhTLBILt/"]Sven Mijnans[/a] easily escaped between the defenders and fired AZ in front with a low shot into the far corner.[/p][p]Mexican World Cup hopeful [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chavez-mateo/faDbbOlf/"]Mateo Chavez[/a] doubled AZ's lead inside 12 minutes, taking advantage of the sleeping NAC Breda defence yet again and firing it past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bielica-daniel/lYJLPsMQ/"]Daniel Bielica[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/soumano-moussa/CtZ04TjI/"]Moussa Soumano[/a] scored NAC's first with a header in the second half, after which the Frenchman levelled the score ten minutes later. Finnish talisman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/talvitie-juho/naVmMErh/"]Juho Talvitie[/a] then earned NAC the lead in the dying minutes, but didn't do enough to win the Breda side the win, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/meerdink-mexx/OjqNXAED/"]Mexx Meerdink[/a] scoring a brilliant injury-time goal to send NAC Breda to the Keuken Kampioen Divisie with a 3-3 draw.[/p][embed guid="eb7c4bf6-7b95-4747-9edd-15d806ce6de3" url="https://x.com/NACnl/status/2056017602812490152?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]FC Utrecht - Fortuna Sittard: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/sittard-YH8HX5iP/utrecht-p6QXMgOj/?mid=dtRBznZo"]2-0[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/utrecht/p6QXMgOj/"]FC Utrecht[/a] head into the Eredivisie play-offs for UEFA Conference League football with a 2-0 win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sittard/YH8HX5iP/"]Fortuna Sittard[/a] in the bag.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-wit-dani/Egd7aMH9/"]Dani de Wit[/a] earned FC Utrecht the lead with under ten minutes to go before half-time, deflecting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zechiel-gjivai/6BQvLBnt/"]Gjivai Zechiël[/a]'s shot past a helpless [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/branderhorst-mattijs/Wnegm6vS/"]Matthijs Branderhorst[/a]. Striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/min-david/25Tqmj7r/"]David Min[/a] put the final score on the board in the 65th minute with a calm finish, giving Utrecht confidence ahead of Thursday's play-off match against sc Heerenveen.[/p][embed guid="794f5c6a-b711-4a66-8f8d-850871fb0bd1" url="https://x.com/fcutrecht/status/2056017967830143048?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]