On a visit to Excelsior, Jong AZ took a point in the final phase. The Alkmaar reserves had taken the lead twice, but seemed to leave without points. Fedde de Jong scored the sixth goal of the evening: 3-3.
Zico Buurmeester broke the spell for Jong AZ on a visit to Excelsior. The lead could not be enjoyed very long, because the Rotterdam team tied the score a few minutes later via Reuven Niemeijer: 1-1. Maarten Martens’ team was completely lost, because the hosts were awarded a penalty. This was stopped by Beau Reus.
In the second half Excelsior again decorated a penalty, this one was also missed. A few minutes later, Buurmeester even took care of the Alkmaar lead: 1-2. Niemeijer then scored the equalizer: 2-2. Fifteen minutes before the end, the Rotterdam team took the lead via an own goal from debutant via Loek Postma. Finally Fedde de Jong headed the final goal against the ropes five minutes later: 3-3.
Line-up Young AZ: Giant; Lathouwers, Stam (Postma/46), Velthuis, Kerkez (Engel/46); Koopmeiners (Addai/64), Franken (Reverson/81), Buurmeester; De Jong, Kewal, Allouch (Griffith/64)
