SC Heerenveen produced a powerful response to an early setback, storming to a 4–1 home win over Heracles Almelo on Eredivisie matchday 29 on Sunday, 5 April 2026.
Mario Engels gave Heracles a 21st-minute lead, finishing to make it 1–0 to the visitors and briefly silencing the home crowd. However, Heerenveen grew into the game and were level by the 35th minute when Jacob Trenskow struck, converting after good work from Joris van Overeem to restore parity at 1–1.
Deep into first-half stoppage time, the game tilted decisively in Heerenveen’s favour. Lasse Nordås stepped up from the penalty spot in the 45+5th minute, calmly dispatching his kick to send the hosts into the break 2–1 ahead.
Heracles’ hopes of a second-half fightback were damaged almost immediately after the restart. Just two minutes into the second half, goalkeeper Remko Pasveer was credited with an own goal, pushing Heerenveen into a 3–1 lead. Four minutes later, Maxence Rivera added a fourth in the 51st minute, effectively ending the contest as the home side completed a run of four unanswered goals.
Heracles made a flurry of substitutions around the hour mark as they chased a way back into the game, introducing Tristan van Gilst, Jannes Wieckhoff, Djevencio van der Kust, Sava Cestic and later Luka Kulenović. Heerenveen also used their bench to manage the closing stages, with Luuk Brouwers, Mats Egbring, Hristiyan Petrov, Eser Gürbüz and Luca Oyen all coming on.
Mimeirhel Benita received the only booking of the match for Heracles on the stroke of half-time. No further card details, detailed statistics or additional match events are available beyond the recorded goals, one booking and substitutions.
The result further boosts Heerenveen’s position in the Eredivisie standings as the regular season enters its final rounds, while Heracles leave Friesland empty-handed after a promising start faded quickly.
Full match details: SC Heerenveen vs Heracles Almelo.
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