Hovocubo dealt a sensitive blow to rival FC Marlene tonight. The reigning national champions futsal from Hoorn defeated the fellow countryman from Heerhugowaard 5-1 and thus takes the lead in the championship group.
In the opening phase of the match it was mainly a matter of scanning and lurking for a mistake by the opponent. After eight minutes, Stefan Dol took advantage of a clumsy defense at Hovocubo on behalf of the guests and pushed the ball past goalkeeper Dave Stet for the opening goal. However, the team of trainer Jeroen de Groot could not enjoy the lead for long. Five minutes later, the home team equalized again, after Abdessamad Attahiri was able to tap the far post to score the 1-1 halftime score.
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Sander van Dijk knew in advance that it wouldn’t be easy – NH Sport/Frank van der Meijden
Expensive loss of the ball
Marlène started the second half strongly and failed to take the lead three times. On the other hand, it was just right. Goalkeeper Barry de Wit of the Heerhugowaarders needed too much time to control a pass, after which Soufian Charraoui stole the ball and took advantage of the opportunity: 2-1. Marlène tried to make up for the deficit at the end of the game by bringing in an extra field player, but goals from Karim Moussaoui, once again Attahiri and Faisal Mellah ensured the big 5-1 victory.
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Jeroen de Groot missed the ‘killer mentality’ with his team – NH Sport/Frank van der Meijden
Championship group
Thanks to the win, Hovocubo is still second in the championship group of the Eredivisie futsal after six matches played. The gap on leader FC Eindhoven is only one point. FC Marlène is fourth and sees the gap with Hovocubo increase to six points. Amsterdam based ASV Lebo won 4-15 tonight against FCK/De Hommel and is therefore third. The gap on leader Eindhoven is four points.
Yoshua St. Juste spoke of a flattered result – NH Sport/Frank van der Meijden
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