Keuken Kampioen Divisie matches were played on Friday, with FC Emmen climbing to second after an away win at Vitesse in Arnhem. FC Volendam won 6-2 to move up to seventh, while Jong Ajax avoided defeat at TOP Oss after a late long-range free-kick from Abdoulaye Camara.
Emmen move up in Arnhem
FC Emmen won away to Vitesse and climbed to second in the Keuken Kampioen Divisie. Vitesse created many chances against FC Emmen but could not beat Sam Karssies.
Jack Cooper Love scored after the break for FC Emmen, and Michael Breij added a late penalty to make it 0-2.
Volendam score six to go seventh
FC Volendam won 6-2 and climbed to seventh. Charles Andreas Brym scored early and found the net for the sixth consecutive match.
Jesse Owen put the visitors from Utrecht ahead before Henk Veerman scored three times before half-time to make it 3-1. Frederik Ihler scored twice, and Younes Jaber el Maftahi struck with 10 minutes remaining to complete the 6-2 win.
Jong Ajax fight back at TOP Oss
Jong Ajax did not lose after trailing 3-2. Salazar and Emre Ünüvar gave Ajax a 2-0 lead, but Joeri Heerkens made a blunder that helped TOP Oss back into the match at 1-2.
Maxim Mariani made it 2-2 from a corner, and Visser scored to put TOP Oss 3-2 ahead, again from a corner. Camara, who arrived from Udinese this summer on loan with an option to buy, then scored a long-range free-kick for Jong Ajax.
Other Friday results
Almere City lost 3-2 to Roda JC after Hamza el Dahri scored after four minutes and Jamie Jacobs made it 2-0 from close range after a scramble at a corner, while Anthony van den Hurk scored three times for Roda JC. Heracles remained top despite failing to beat NAC, who equalised through a Tristan van Gilst penalty after Jean-Paul N'Djoli was clipped in the box.
De Graafschap went ahead against RKC before RKC levelled late on, with Björn van Zijl scoring from long range and Ryan Fage equalising. FC Den Bosch and MVV Maastricht were reported as 2-2, with Pepijn van de Merbel sent off for fouling Thijme Verheijen after coming well off his line, and a goal by Verheijen ruled out for offside in the closing stages. Jong PSV beat FC Eindhoven in the mini Lichtstad derby on Friday evening, and Jong AZ beat Helmond Sport 5-4 on Friday evening.