Vitesse picked up a big win against Excelsior in Rotterdam today to put themselves within two points of RKC Waalwijk in a relegation playoff spot. Nicolas Isimat-Mirin made up for his unnecessary red card a few weeks ago by scoring the winning goal in the 86th minute. Excelsior had taken the lead in the match through Lance Duijvenstein before Paxten Aaronsen had leveled.
Feyenoord were victorious in the Rotterdam derby on Sunday. The reigning champions beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-0 in de Kuip. David Hancko converted a penalty before Lutsharel Geertruida got the last goal of the match.
Feyenoord did not need to work too hard before their crucial Champions League match against Lazio. Vitesse did not cause them much trouble in de Kuip as they lost 4-0. It was Feyenoord’s seventh victory in a row in the Eredivisie. The gap to the leaders PSV is still four points. Justin Bijlow returned to the starting lineup for Feyenoord. The goalkeeper broke his wrist two months ago and had been replaced by Timon Wellenreuther. Bijlow had to make his first save halfway through the first half after a good shot from a distance by Million Manhoef.
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