AZ needed extra time to get past Jong Ajax, while Vitesse cruised into the third round.
AZ scrape past Jong Ajax in extra time
Eredivisie champions AZ Alkmaar just managed to avoid an embarrassing upset against Jong Ajax in the second round of the Dutch Cup.
The Ajax reserve outfit held AZ to a stalemate through 90 minutes but two goals from Moussa Dembele settled the tie in extra time as the hosts escaped with a 2-0 win.
A hat-trick from midfielder Nicky Hofs helped
Vitesse ease into the third round at the expense of
FC Oss. The 26-year-old struck three times in the first-half as the top-flight side eventually ran out 5-2 winners.
Heracles narrowly escaped with victory against league strugglers
RKC Waalwijk as only a goal from Kwame Quansah separated the two sides in their second round clash.
Second-tier side
Eindhoven came back from two goals down against
NEC Nijmegen but were ultimately left heartbroken when Bjorn Vleminckx made it 3-2 in the 86th minute.
Sparta Rotterdam needed extra-time to see-off
FC Volendam with 19-year-old Lerin Duarte scoring a last-gasp winner in a 2-1 victory.
