Sparta Rotterdam has achieved an important win in the battle against relegation. The men of coach Maurice Steijn visited Fortuna Sittard and won 3-0. Shunsuke Mito put Sparta ahead early and Gjivai Zechiël scored the second goal just before halftime. In the second half, Mito scored his second goal of the evening. Sparta knew it had to achieve good results in the coming weeks against Fortuna, NEC, and Heerenveen in the battle against relegation. The current number fourteen in the Eredivisie had only a one-point lead over the sixteenth place and will still play against Ajax, FC Twente, FC Utrecht, and PSV at the end of the season. Due to the loss of competitor Willem II, Sparta has a four-point lead over the fifteenth place. Sparta's lineup was unchanged from the home game against PEC Zwolle. Tobias Lauritsen played his hundredth game for Sparta. The Japanese striker Shunsuke Mito was the man of the evening with two goals. Sparta has now taken an important step in the battle against relegation. The club from Rotterdam must now try to continue this line in the coming games. The win is a big boost for the team and the fans. Sparta will try to build on this momentum in the next games. With this win, Sparta has moved away from the relegation zone. The team is now focused on the next game against NEC.