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Roda JC supporters experienced ecstasy and heartbreak within the space of just a few minutes after seemingly clinching promotion to the Eredivisie - only for a last-gasp equaliser from Groningen to take the race down to the final day.

The crowd, clad in yellow and twirling scarves in the air, streamed onto the pitch at the Parkstad Limburg Stadion after Roda's 2-0 victory against Cambuur in the Eerste Divisie, under the impression that they had finished in the top two.

But there was one problem - their promotion was not yet official.

The full-time whistle may have blown in their game but it hadn't in Groningen's showdown against Telstar. All Roda required was for their rivals, who sat in third place ahead of kick-off, to lose and for 90 minutes, it looked like they would.

However, a dramatic equaliser from Thom van Bergen in the 95th minute ensured that the pulsating three-way promotion tussle would go right down to the wire.