A first-half injury to center back Maikel van der Werff saw Matt Miazga summoned a little earlier than usual for his now-customary off-the-bench appearance for Vitesse. The former New York Red Bulls defender was in the game from the 37th minute, which meant he was more visible in his team's weekly highlight reel than has tended to be the case since he dropped out of the starting lineup in November.
Unfortunately, Vitesse lost, 2-0. It was the team's first loss of 2017, and a tough result for head coach Henk Fraser to accept given that his side had ample opportunity to score before it was undone by two late counter-attacking goals.