Royal HFC has continued the strong series of recent times. The Haarlem-squad remained unbeaten in the second division for the eighth game in a row, beating Scheveningen 2-0. Jong FC Volendam defeated AFC with the same numbers.
It took a while before the match in Scheveningen got underway. On the stroke of half-time it was Sietse Brandsma who gave Royal HFC the lead. The attacker shot the ball into the far corner.
In the second half, ex-pro football player Lex Immers helped HFC into the saddle. He made a hard foul and referee Wouter Wiersmagaf showed him the red card. Soon after, Jordy Hilterman decided the game by making the 0-2.
After 22 matches, Koninklijke HFC is second in the second division. The team of trainer Gertjan Tamerus is four points behind Katwijk.
Young FC Volendam – AFC
The North Holland get-together between Jong Volendam and AFC was somewhat surprisingly won by the home team. the 2-0 final score had already been reached at halftime.
Koen Blommestijn signed for the opening goal with his fourteenth of the season. The striker hit hard. In the 31st minute, Milan de Haan scored the second goal. He got the ball from Younes Taha and finished convincingly.
AFC drops to fifth place due to the defeat. Jong FC Volendam enters the left row with thirty points. That is five fewer than the Amsterdammers.