Jari Vlak thrives among Volendam residents: ‘This was fantastic’

Jari Vlak says he had a wonderful Monday evening. With FC Emmen he won more than (with 4-1) from his old team FC Volendam and casually took the third period title.

He enjoyed a swirling De Oude Meerdijk, but the native Volendammer also received a standing ovation from the 500 supporters who had traveled from the eel village: “I really enjoyed that too.”

Eye-catching pass

Flat looked back on his own performance Monday night with pleasure. “Old-fashioned again. Great”, responded the defensive midfielder.

The highlight for himself came just before half-time. That was the beautiful pass to Rui Mendes, who was eventually able to add an assist with his cross. Reda Kharchouch pushed in the 4-0.

Volendam lamb

FC Volendam already received a knock from Excelsior (2-5 loss) last Friday. Add to this the strong opening phase of the Drenthe and the Volendam lamb was led straight to the slaughter on Monday evening without murmuring. With that, the Drenthe club seized the lead and, due to the draw of FC Eindhoven, also the third period.

An optimal scenario, although Vlak, like his trainer, remains calm: “It is going in the right direction.”

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