NAC Breda earned what could be an important point in their battle against relegation from the Eredivisie as they draw 1-1 at Groningen.
Groningen looked on course for a first win in seven league matches when an own goal by on-loan Manchester City defender Pablo Mari put the hosts in front after 66 minutes.
However, Mitchell te Vrede spared his team-mate's blushes with an equalising goal four minutes from the end. It was the forward's second goal in five appearances since his arrival from Heerenveen last month.
NAC moved up a place to 14th in the table and opened up a four-point gap between themselves and the drop zone.
Dutch Eredivisie Standings
POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 23 | +55 | 57 |
2 | PSV Eindhoven | 24 | +29 | 51 |
3 | AZ Alkmaar | 24 | +21 | 49 |
4 | Vitesse | 24 | +14 | 45 |
5 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 24 | +20 | 43 |
6 | FC Groningen | 24 | +7 | 42 |
7 | FC Twente | 24 | +7 | 35 |
8 | FC Utrecht | 23 | +7 | 34 |
9 | Fortuna Sittard | 24 | -7 | 31 |
10 | Heerenveen | 24 | -3 | 30 |
11 | Heracles Almelo | 24 | -11 | 29 |
12 | PEC Zwolle | 24 | -6 | 26 |
13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 24 | -8 | 24 |
14 | RKC Waalwijk | 24 | -13 | 23 |
15 | VVV-Venlo | 23 | -23 | 22 |
16 | Willem II | 24 | -27 | 17 |
17 | ADO Den Haag | 24 | -30 | 15 |
18 | FC Emmen | 25 | -32 | 13 |
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