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Dutch second-division team Roda JC Kerkrade wrongly celebrated promotion to the top tier twice on Friday. Roda went into the penultimate matchday in second place in the table, one point ahead of Groningen. Immediately after the 2-0 home win against Cambuur, jubilant fans ran onto the pitch because in the parallel game Groningen had been 1-0 down from the first minute at 17th-placed Telstar. But the players and coach Bas Sibum tried to calm the fans and stood together to watch the final seconds of the Groningen game on phones. In the fifth minute of injury time, Groningen equalized to make it 1…

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