Despite having fallen out of favour in the past few matches, Bafana Bafana striker Lars Veldwijk returned to scoring form on Wednesday when he netted the only goal of the match as Sparta Rotterdam edged 1-0 past Vollendam in the KNVB Cup.
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It was a rare start for the lanky South African who had lost his place in the starting line-up after struggling for form of late, and he did not disappoint as he repaid the faith shown in him by the coach.
The Bafana hitman pounced on a misjudged ball by the Vollendam defender before slotting it past goalkeeper Nordin Bakker in the 21st minute.
Sparta advanced to the next round after that crucial win, and will learn about their next opponents when the draw for the next round of the TOTO KNVB Cup is conducted live on Saturday night.