Bas Dost's second-half strike earned a 2-2 draw for Heracles Almelo as Heerenveen let a two-goal lead slip at the Abe Lenstra Stadion on Friday.
Danijel Pranjic opened the scoring for the home side after five minutes and notched his second just eight minutes later as Trond Sollied's men made an explosive start to the game.
Jan Wuytens reduced the deficit on the stroke of half time to give the Almelo side hope, before Dost equalised in the 66th minute to ensure both sides remain unbeaten this season.
Pranjic broke the deadlock with the first attack of the match. Heracles failed to clear the ball and the ball fell to the Croatia midfielder, who drilled it under the advancing goalkeeper Martin Pieckenhagen.
The Friesland side doubled their advantage in the 13th minute when Roy Beerens crossed for Pranjic, who slotted home from close range after his initial header was parried by Pieckenhagen.
Heerenveen should have put the game beyond doubt after 31 minutes, but Tarik Elyounoussi missed an empty net after Beeren's shot had forced a fine save from the impressive Heracles stopper.
The visitors were under pressure and defender Michael Dinsdag struck the crossbar a minute later with a powerful 20-yard effort.
Heracles found a way back into the game through Wuytens in first-half stoppage time. The former Belgium under-19 international reacted quickest to a goalmouth scramble and fired the ball into the roof of the net to give Gert Heerkes' men hope.
Sebastian Steur created the equaliser after 66 minutes when his low cross from the left eluded the Heerenveen back line and Dost was on hand to slot home at the far post.
Pranjic came close to completing his hat-trick with four minutes remaining, but his 20-yard free-kick was saved by Pieckenhagen.
The home side piled forward in search of the winner and Pranjic's header in the 93rd minute flew towards the top-right corner, only for defender Tim Breukers to head the ball to safety and earn his side an unlikely draw.
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