Groningen, Netherlands – Groningen put an end to its four- game winless run in emphatic fashion on Saturday by running out at the Euroborg to a 4-1 defeat of RKC Waalwijk.
RKC Waalwijk was dealt a major blow in the 37th minute when Jonas Ivens was sent off, but the home side was unable to capitalize on the extra man until the 68th minute when Nick Van der Velden opened the scoring.
Genero Zeefuik doubled Groningen's advantage two minutes later, but RKC Waalwijk cut the deficit half within three minutes thanks to Aurelien Joachim's strike.
Groningen maintained the narrow margin until the dying moments when Krisztian Adorjan and Michael de Leeuw produced a goal apiece in stoppage time to seal the win.
The result sees Groningen claim its third Eredivisie win of the season, lifting the club to 11 points through seven matches. RKC Waalwijk has lost three straight league matches to remain on five points.
Twente climbed up to second place in the Dutch top flight with a 3-0 defeat of Heracles on Saturday. Rasmus Bengtsson opened the scoring for Twente in the 17th minute while second-half strikes from Kyle Ebecilio and Dusan Tadic put the match to bed.
Also on Saturday, Den Haag and NEC played to a 1-1 draw at the Kyocera Stadion while Heerenveen was held to a 3-3 draw at Roda.
