Jong Sparta has retained its spot in the Tweede Divisie by beating FC Groningen Onder-21. The team of trainer Melchior Schoenmakers took the lead and held on to it. In the first leg, the teams played a 1-1 draw at Sportpark Corpus den Hoorn. In the return match in Rotterdam, Yenio Holder opened the score after a quarter of an hour. Levi Roeland then made it 0-2 after half an hour, but the team of Schoenmakers collapsed afterwards. Before the break, Viggo Guit made the equalizer, and Giannino Vianello made it 2-2. A quarter of an hour before the end, Guit scored the winning goal, making it 3-2 for Jong Sparta. As a result, Jong Sparta has retained its spot in the Tweede Divisie and Groningen will have to try again next season in the O21 competition.