A Ricky van Wolfswinkel hat-trick steered Vitesse past Heerenveen on April 8 The 4-2 win extended the club's Eredivisie winning streak to three games and strengthened its hold on fifth place in the table as the season edges toward its close. Navarone Foor opened the score for the home team in 5th minute, and van Wolfswinkel did the rest - scoring in the 14th, 70th, and 75th minutes. Heerenveen struck back in the 31st to briefly threaten a comeback, but van Wolfswinkel's brace secured the win, making the visitors' 89th minute goal mere consolation.
A cheerful De Gelderlander praised about half the team that played Heerenveen, including the squad's American exile from Chelsea, on-loan Matt Miazga.