“Slap” by Sparta Rotterdam in Utrecht and a meeting with Twente for the exit to the Conference!

Douvikas was “ballless” and Sparta Rotterdam sees Europe! The port team took advantage of their 2-1 advantage from the first match and after the 1-1 at home managed to lead the match to the penalty shootout where they qualified for the final of the playoffs.

Earlier, Twente put on a show of strength against Heerenfen with an emphatic 4-0 win at De Grols. The “reds” finished the job from the first half after finding themselves leading 3-0. Flap opened the scoring in the 11th minute with Prepper making it 2-0 in the 22nd minute and Brenet getting on the scoresheet to make it 3-0 in the 45th minute. Michigan put the “icing” on the cake in the 68th minute, making the final 4-0.

A little while later, Sparta Rotterdam made an appointment with their history by treating the Utrecht of Tasos Duvikas and Vassilis Barkas bitterly. Maurice Stein’s side after a great first leg win found their backs against the wall ten minutes from time with Virhaver opening the scoring and taking the match into extra time. There, Utrecht failed to achieve the second coveted goal as the match went to penalties.

In the nerve-wracking process, Boers and van der Horn missed the fourth and sixth penalties as Utrecht booked a date with Twente in the final European ticket.