Overview
- Willem II secured promotion to the Eredivisie after beating FC Volendam on penalties following a 2-1 score after extra time in the two-legged play-off tie on Saturday.
- Willem II built an early 0-2 lead in the Volendam return through goals from Siegert Baartmans and Finn Stam before Yannick Leliendal pulled one back to level the aggregate.
- Robert Mühren had a late extra-time goal ruled out after a VAR review that identified a foul in the build-up and the match went to a shootout as a result.
- Goalkeeper Thomas Didillon-Hödl became the match hero by saving a Volendam penalty and then taking and scoring the winning spot kick to send Willem II up and Volendam down.
- The municipality of Volendam reversed an earlier ban to allow 400 Willem II fans to travel under police control and Tilburg has scheduled a public huldiging on Monday while Volendam faces deep disappointment and regrouping in the Keuken Kampioen Divisie.