De Tukkers edged ADO Den Haag 1-0 at Arke Stadion to maintain second-place in the Eredivisie nine points behind AZ.The effects of the mid-week UEFA Cup match that went into extra time was obvious as Steve McClaren kept Kenneth Perez, Wout Brama and Slobodan Rajković out of the starting eleven with Theo Janssen, Youssouf Hersi and Peter Wisgerhof in their place. After Marko Arnautović's effort eight minutes in was turned aside, Twente took the lead six minutes before the half-hour mark when Ronnie Stam's cross was headed-in by Blaise N'Kufo. Up by one, ADO's long ball game was handled Peter Wisgerhof and Douglas Franco and attempts going forward were limited till the break. At the hour ADO started to come alive first from Berry Powel's drive turned aside by Sander Boschker and then Lex Immers close range header at the eighty-fourth minute. However each effort was lacking the needed touch and Twente hung onto the 1-0 win. Of special note, late in the match Nikita Rukavytsya was introduced for his debut run-out.
Photo credit: FC Twente (Frank Hillen)
