Ronald Koeman junior sends Telstar past Volendam in Eredivisie

Ronald Koeman junior scored a late penalty and Telstar left Volendam with Eredivisie survival for next season. The win kept Telstar up one year after promotion and sent FC Volendam into a two-legged relegation tie against Willem II.

Koeman Junior Decides Volendam

Telstar needed one moment, and Koeman provided it in stoppage time. The goalkeeper struck the late penalty against direct rival FC Volendam, turning a final-round survival battle into a finished job for the visitors.

That result mattered because the clubs arrived at the last matchday level on pressure, not margin for error. Telstar took the place in the Eredivisie again next season, while Volendam dropped to 16th place and now has to win a two-legged tie to remain in the top division.

NEC Takes Third Place

Elsewhere, NEC beat Go Ahead Eagles in Nijmegen and climbed to third place. That finish sent NEC into the Champions League qualifying round and moved FC Twente out of the position it had held before the final day.

FC Twente ended fourth after a 5-1 loss at PSV, a result that pushed it into the Europa League qualifying round instead. Ricardo Pepi scored PSV’s fifth goal from the penalty spot, closing out a scoreline that reshaped the European places above the bottom-half fight.

Ajax And Groningen Finish

Ajax drew 0-0 at Heerenveen and finished fifth, which sends it into the playoffs for a Conference League ticket. FC Groningen also kept its European path alive after Sparta lost to Excelsior and could not overtake it.

For Telstar, the cleanest takeaway is the one from Volendam: one season after promotion, it stays in the Eredivisie. Volendam now has Willem II in front of it, and that is the next hurdle between a place in the top division and a drop to the lower level.