A solitary Filip Djuricic goal was enough to hand Heerenveen a fifth consecutive Eredivisie win at the expense of NAC Breda.
Serb midfielder Djuricic struck in the 34th minute to secure the 1-0 victory for hosts Heerenveen, who saw off some late pressure from NAC to hold out for three points at Abe Lenstra Stadion.
The win moves Ron Jans' third-placed side on to 43 points, two shy of joint leaders PSV Eindhoven and AZ Alkmaar who both have a game in hand.
A third straight defeat leaves NAC six points clear of the drop zone, though that gap can be halved if VVV Venlo win at De Graafschap on Saturday.
1 - 0 |
| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | B. Vandenbussche | |
| 8 | A. Kruiswijk | |
| 4 | M. Breuer | |
| 10 | S. Kums | |
| 3 | J. Gouweleeuw | |
| 36 | D. Schmidt | |
| 7 | V. Elm | |
| 20 |
R. van La Parra
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| 11 |
F. Đuričić
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 34'
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| 12 | B. Dost | |
| 24 | L. Narsingh | |
| Coach: R. Jans | ||
| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. ten Rouwelaar | |
| 30 | Y. El-Akchaoui | |
| 2 | M. Koenders |
 89'
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| 23 | J. Buijs | |
| 3 | Eric Botteghin | |
| 8 | R. Schilder | |
| 7 | K. Luijckx | |
| 24 |
J. Sarpong
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| 9 |
S. Kolk
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| 10 | A. Lurling | |
| 19 |
Ö. Bayram
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| Coach: J. Karelse | ||
| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 6 |
for R. van La Parra 62' |
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| 15 |
for F. Đuričić 90+2' |
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| 1 | ||
| 17 | ||
| 35 | ||
| 37 | ||
| 46 |
| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 11 |
for J. Sarpong 74' |
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| 15 |
for S. Kolk 74' |
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| 32 |
for Ö. Bayram 80' |
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| 4 | ||
| 17 | ||
| 21 | ||
| 29 |
