Vitesse beat FC Den Bosch 4-1 in the Eerste Divisie, taking charge early and never letting go. Naoufal Bannis was at the heart of the opening burst, scoring twice and setting up another inside the first 35 minutes.
Bannis put Vitesse ahead in the 28th minute from Connor van den Berg's pass, and Filipe de Carvalho Ferreira doubled the lead five minutes later after Bannis turned provider. Bannis made it 3-0 in the 35th minute, Pepijn van de Merbel stretched the lead to four in the 72nd, and Lorenzo Hoffman pulled one back for Den Bosch in the 84th. Yellow cards went to Mathijs Marschalk, Nino Zonneveld and Solomon Bonnah.
FC Den Bosch dominated the ball at 65%, had 25 shots to Vitesse's 11 and an expected-goals figure of 3.00 to 1.75, yet still lost 4-1. Vitesse were clinical, scoring twice from four big chances, and their goalkeeper made eight saves to keep the hosts at arm's length.
