There was never a dull moment in the far north at the match between FC Groningen and FC Volendam. The visitors seemed to run into a sore throat in the first Eredivisie match in thirteen years, but dragged a point out of the fire. “As a coach, I enjoyed the match,” Wim Jonk says afterwards.
FC Volendam trainer Wim Jonk: “You felt the uncertainty increase” – NH Sport / Stephan Brandhorst
FC Volendam faced a 2-0 deficit within the first half hour. The Volendammers were put on display like a child. It was Daryl van Mieghem who took his team by the hand with a goal. After the break he put a corner kick to the head of Benaissa Benamar and even had the winning one on his foot with a ball on the post. “If you see how we come back after a 2-0 deficit, we are just playing a good pot,” said Van Mieghem.
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Daryl van Mieghem was decisive against FC Groningen with a goal and an assist – NH Sport / Stephan Brandhorst
Ferryman
The moment the game turned around, Henk Veerman came on as a substitute. The striker came in the lines in the 38th minute and that gave the visitors a boost. “I didn’t want to wait, because otherwise you can concede a goal before halftime. Then the match will be turned upside down,” says Jonk, who saw Veerman start strongly.
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Jonk: “With Henk Veerman you know what you bring in” – NH Sport / Stephan Brandhorst
FC Volendam starts the Eredivisie with a point at FC Groningen (1-1). Plays next Sunday The New Orange the first home game of the season. Then NEC will visit the Dijk at 12.15 pm.
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