Go Ahead Eagles scored a late winner in extra time to beat FC Utrecht 2-1 in the playoff final for a UEFA Conference League spot. Joris Kramer scored in the dying minutes of extra time in a match marred by crowd trouble. It is just the third time in the club's history that they qualified for European football. They defeated NEC in the semi-finals to reach this stage. Utrecht beat Sparta Rotterdam in the semi-finals.
PSV continued their dominant start to the season on Saturday by beating Heracles Almelo 0-6. The Eindhovenaren won thanks to goals from Luuk de Jong, Jerdy Schouten, Malik Tillman, Andre Ramalho, Guus Til, and Ricardo Pepi. Peter Bosz’s side was already comfortably the better side when it was made even easier for them after 20 minutes. After a late challenge by Heracles captain Justin Hoogma on Guus Til, the away side was awarded a penalty, with Hoogma also getting sent off. PSV captain Luuk de Jong took the penalty and sent Heracles keeper Michael Brouwer the wrong way.