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Eredivisie Wrap: Zwolle go third as Heerenveen win

The home team were looking to bounce back from last week's 5-0 loss to Ajax and the result was a cagey first-half.

But Zwolle hit their stride in pursuit of a third straight win after the break and on-loan CSKA Moscow forward Tomas Necid made the 74th-minute breakthrough with his ninth goal of the season.

Uth broke the deadlock 10 minutes before half-time when he converted Luciano Slagveer's cross from close range.

Heerenveen had breathing space after the hour when Uth collected Kenny Otigba's pass and skipped past a challenge before slotting home.

Henk de Jong's team were able to bounce back from back-to-back defeats as Martijn Barto opened the scoring in the 27th minute and Manchester City loanee Albert Rusnak crashed home a long-range effort with 18 minutes to play.

Jordan Botaka teed up Luigi Bruins for Excelsior's 13th-minute opener and an incredible run of three goals in six minutes began when Ninos Gouriye doubled the visitors' lead.

Mike van Duinen finished off Roland Alberg's 36th-minute cross and full-back Gianni Zuiverloon completed the scoring five minutes before half-time.