LIVE | Good goal from PEC striker Thy: Heracles behind in Zwolle | PEC Zwolle

A nice applause for Thomas Lam, whose children suffer from a rare disease. Read his story here.

There is also a banner with the text ‘Lam family: never give up’.

Here goes Thy his second of the afternoon after an excellent cross from Van der Water. The ball goes over.

Hoogma lets Thy go very easily here. But the PEC striker finishes nicely, after an excellent action: 1-0 for the home team.

Thy, what’s the matter… The German can make it 1-0 here, but kicks over the ball.

Free kick now for Heracles, near the corner flag. Vejinovic swings the ball forward, but PEC is able to clear.

Left back Mac Nulty (PEC) heads over from a corner kick.

The first danger comes from PEC Zwolle: Bram van Polen’s cross just misses Lennart Thy. A corner for the home team.

And that corner creates a serious chance: Velanas shoots narrowly wide.

Because Younes Namli played 100 matches for PEC Zwolle, he receives a framed shirt from Poland captain Bram.

Whoever wins this afternoon is as good as safe. To get that ‘almost’ crossed out, RKC Waalwijk will have to drop points against FC Utrecht later in the afternoon.

Silvester van der Water (27) was a trendsetter at Heracles Almelo a few years ago and forced a transfer to Orlando. He quickly returned from America, was kicked out of the selection at SC Cambuur and is now trying to revive his career at PEC Zwolle.

After a weekend of rest, PEC Zwolle starts the last block of the competition this afternoon with the home match against Heracles. Which eleven players is that? And what does the trainer think of Bram van Polen’s decision? Read the preview with Johnny Jansen here.

There was applause on Tuesday morning on the Heracles training field. Reason: the return of Emil Hansson after an injury. However, it remains to be seen whether he will play against PEC this afternoon.