Arne Slot‘s bid to log off with Feyenoord on a successful streak was upheld on Sunday, with an 87th-minute strike making it six victories in a row.
Slot is overseeing his last video games at Feyenoord earlier than taking up as head coach at Liverpool and, like Jurgen Klopp will on Monday, made his final away journey this weekend.
It got here with a go to to NEC Nijmegen, who went into the sport preventing with Ajax for fifth in Eredivisie, which might guarantee a spot in Europa League qualifying.
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Feyenoord arrived on a 12-game unbeaten run and with 5 wins in a row, having solely misplaced one in every of their earlier 24 outings – with that solely on penalties to AS Roma within the Europa League.
Calvin Stengs put them forward on the cusp of half-time, chopping onto his left and firing into the underside nook from the sting of the field.
Kodai Sano equalised with the same effort for NEC quickly after the restart, however Bram Nuytinck was then despatched off for the hosts and a superb workforce transfer noticed Newcastle loanee Yankuba Minteh make it 2-1 to Feyenoord earlier than the hour.
Feyenoord appeared to be cruising to a different win when NEC’s Sontje Hansen danced by way of the defence and fired in to make it 2-2.
However up stepped striker Ayase Ueda to faucet in former Brighton ahead Alireza Jahanbakhsh’s low cross and earn Feyenoord a 3-2 victory within the 87th minute.
That makes it six wins in a row for Feyenoord, who already know they’ll end second behind champions PSV Eindhoven.
In the meantime a 3-0 victory for Ajax – who noticed Jordan Henderson begin amid claims he might be bought in the summertime – dominated out NEC’s probabilities of ending within the prime 5.
For Slot, it continues a superb finish to the season as he prepares to bid farewell to the membership he has referred to as residence for the previous three years.
His final recreation in cost shall be at residence to Excelsior on Might 19, however following Dutch FA sanctions, 1000’s of Feyenoord followers are banned from attending his send-off.
There have been emotional scenes at De Kuip a fortnight early, then, as Slot was serenaded by supporters following their 5-0 win over PEC Zwolle final weekend.
Feyenoord maintain the Tenth-longest present unbeaten league run in Europe, with 19 video games with out defeat, which can also be the Fifteenth-longest at any time this season.
