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Twente to take on Utrecht for Europa place

Twente will host Utrecht, who beat Heerenveen 3-1 on aggregate, on Thursday with the return next Sunday.

A long-range strike from Edson Braafheid put Twente ahead after 12 minutes but his own goal midway through the first half gifted Groningen an equaliser and the visitors struck again quickly to lead through Andraz Kirm.

"We were surprised by their tactical plan playing with two strikers but after we fell behind we kept calm and played our own game," Twente coach Alfred Schreuder told reporters.

"And through the pressure we displayed we could make the difference at the end to clinch a deserved win."