Leroy Fer opened the scoring for the visitors but NAC went into the break ahead following two goals in eight minutes from Kurt Elshot and Rogier Molhoek.

Substitute Matthew Amoah made sure of the points with a neat finish 18 minutes from time and, while he saw a late penalty saved by Henk Timmer, NAC strengthened their bid to secure a Champions League qualifying play-offs place.

AZ Alkmaar saw off Vitesse Arnhem 2-1 to record their first win in 13 games and revive hope that coach Louis van Gaal may stay on at the club next season.

Chairman Dirk Scheringa announced on Friday that the former Holland boss would leave the club at the end of the season, however following player pressure he indicated improved results in the club's final four games may save Van Gaal's position.

And a Julian Jenner 18 minutes from time may have paved the way for Van Gaal's retention after Vitesse midfielder Gill Swerts had cancelled out Hector Moreno's opener.

Sparta Rotterdam came from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw with Willem II and deny them the chance to move out of the relegation play-off zone.

After a goalless first half the visitors grabbed two goals in four minutes when Mohamed Messoudi (50) and Frank Demouge (54) both netted.

However, Sparta hit back equally as quickly with Yuri Rose (69) and substitute Joshua John (73) earning them a valuable point.

FC Twente moved up to fourth in the table after substitute Stein Huysegems struck the only goal of the game in injury time against FC Utrecht.