Kitchen Champion DivisionFC Volendam is almost back in the Eredivisie. The team of trainer Wim Jonk also won the home match against Jong Ajax (3-1) and thus got second place, which entitles them to promotion, even more firmly. Later in the day, NAC Breda won thanks to a Feyenoord mercenary.
Volendam last played at the highest level in the 2008-2009 season. The club will play an away game with FC Den Bosch next Friday.
Leader FC Emmen already secured a return to the Eredivisie on Friday. Volendam has defended a 7-point lead over FC Eindhoven, which is classified third, in the last three competition matches. ADO Den Haag can come 6 points from Volendam if it beats Jong PSV. That game was discontinued last month due to a power failure in the ADO stadium. Young PSV led 1-0 at that time.
Mühren is completely jacking up
Christian Rasmussen opened the scoring for Young Ajax. The Dane got the ball at his feet with some luck. Naci Ünüvar slipped, but still brought Rasmussen into shooting position. Volendam equalized in the 27th minute through a utilized penalty from top scorer Robert Mühren. Gaetano Oristanio scored Volendam’s second goal in the opening phase of the second half. Mühren decided the game in the 74th minute with his second goal of the game. The striker has increased his tally to 27 goals this season.
Young Ajax played more than a half with ten men. Defender Enric Llansana was shown a red card in the 41st minute. Mohamed Ihattaren was missing from the team from Amsterdam. He is probably in the selection of Ajax’s main squad for the cup final against PSV.
View the state of affairs in the Kitchen Champion Division here
Bannis worth gold for NAC
Naoufal Bannis helped NAC Breda to a hard-fought away win over Almere City later in the evening. The mercenary of Feyenoord scored the winning goal in the 97th minute (1-2). Referee Rob Dieperink immediately whistled.
NAC got eighth place in the Kitchen Champion Division more firmly in their hands. At the end of the regular season, that position entitles you to participate in the play-offs for a place in the Eredivisie. Almere City failed to pass Roda JC in the fourth period. The club from Kerkrade now has a lead of 2 points over Almere.
Odysseus Velanas helped NAC to a lead in the 47th minute. He headed in after a pass from Yassine Azzagari. Almere City tied the score in the 61st minute with an own goal from Dione Malone. The defender of NAC extended a header from Bram van Vlerken to behind his goalkeeper Nick Olij.
Almere City went on the hunt for a second goal in the last half hour. But NAC kept up with great difficulty and scored in the very last second of the game.
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