There were three matches in the Eredivisie on Saturday evening. Below is a roundup of all the action.
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NAC Breda 1-0 NEC Nijmegen
Dominik Janosek scored the only goal as 10-man NAC Breda defeated NEC Nijmegen.
The match was a poor one with NEC Nijmegen offering very little but they were given an advantage in the 70th minute when Saná Fernandes was sent off.
The game was then paused as objects were thrown on the pitch but when it resumed, Janosek won it for NAC Breda with an excellent free-kick.
NAC Breda rises to 12th while NEC is one spot below them.
PSV Eindhoven 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam
Despite playing most of the second half with ten men, PSV Eindhoven maintained a perfect start to their league campaign.
Tobias Lauritsen finished off an excellent attack to put Sparta into a tenth minute lead but PSV would eventually equalise through Olivier Boscagli. Luuk de Jong’s excellent flicked finish then put them in front before the break.
Early in the second half, the hosts were reduced to ten when Matteo Dams committed a last man foul and was shown a straight red.
Despite being a man down, PSV had the chances to add a third goal but they were not taken. Sparta also got chances and they had a goal disallowed for offside. PSV managed to hold on through eight minutes of stoppage time to record their eighth straight league win this season. Sparta is in 8th.
Utrecht 3-2 RKC Waalwijk
Utrecht came from behind to defeat 10-man RKC Waalwijk.
The hosts went into the game as heavy favourites but it was RKC Waalwijk who took the lead in the second minute through Dean Cleonise.
However, it went wrong for RKC in the 25th minute when Aaron Meijers saw red for a challenge on Ole Romeny. A minute later, Nick Viergever marked his 350th Eredivisie clash by heading in an equaliser.
Early in the second half, Paxton Aaronson put Utrecht ahead before a great strike from David Min made it 3-1 a minute later.
RKC kept in the game and a penalty scored by Richonell Margaret gave them hope late on. However, Utrecht held on to secure another win and they remain second.
RKC are still pointless at the bottom of the table.
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