The team of trainer Melchior Schoenmakers was not far from a promotion after the 1-1 draw last Saturday at Sportpark Corpus den Hoorn, and took the lead in Rotterdam through Yenio Holder, who opened the score after a quarter of an hour. When Levi Roeland also scored for 0-2 after half an hour, promotion was closer than ever for FC Groningen, but the team of Schoenmakers collapsed like a house of cards. Before the break, Viggo Guit made the equalizer, Giannino Vianello made 2-2, and a quarter of an hour before time, it was thanks to the second of Guit that Jong Sparta held on and FC Groningen will try again next season in the U21 competition.