Roda JC did themselves a great favor on Sunday, beating NEC Nijmegen to earn their first victory of the season and move into seventh place.
Neither side showed much motivation in the first half, as chances were rare and both teams seemed more interested in defending their own goal rather than attack the other.
But after an hour of play in Kerkrade, the home side finally broke the deadlock as Mads Junker scored on the rebound after a shot from Willem Jansen had been blocked.
While Roda move up to seventh place, NEC are now stuck in 12th with two defeats in three games.