Match summary
Sparta Rotterdam won 3-1 away at Heerenveen. Sparta Rotterdam led 1-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Tobias Lauritsen put Sparta Rotterdam ahead in the 34th minute. In the second half, Koki Saito made it 0-2 with a header in the 53rd minute, Saito made it 0-3 in the 62nd minute, and Paweł Bochniewicz pulled one back to make it 1-3 with a header in the 71st minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Heerenveen created 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots, Sparta Rotterdam 2.13 from 16. Heerenveen had a player sent off.