It was extremely difficult, but Telstar’s second victory this season has been achieved. A late goal from Quinten van den Heerik made it 2-1 for the Witte Leeuwen. Zakaria Eddahchouri made it 1-0 quickly, after which Dailon Livramenoto equalized late on. Van den Heerik still secured the victory.
Telstar’s intentions were clear from the first moment. Those aspirations were rewarded after ten minutes through Zakaria Eddahchouri. The attacker scored from a cross from Alex Plat: 1-0. The White Lions were already dangerous before that via Eddahchouri (shot at goalkeeper Romain Matthys) and Danzell Gravenberch (shot well wide). The opening goal turned out to be the starting signal for a lively opening phase.
Joey Houweling, still the goalie in the absence of Ronald Koeman Jr., proved his worth with a great save from close range. Moments later, Houweling pushed a dangerous effort onto the post next to him. It was the advancing Cain Seedorf who caused a lot of danger on the other side. His first opportunity from a promising position ended up on Matthys and his second ended on the wrong side of the post. The same fate was for Tom Overtoom with a long shot.
Matte start
As exciting as the first half started, the start of the second was dull. Telstar created the first danger after fifteen minutes via Seedorf. The busy right back was able to deliver the ball better twice in quick succession, but focused on his own success. The Velsen team then remained much stronger than MVV. However, the sight remained out of focus.
Due to the small margin of one goal, it remained unnecessarily tense until the end. Telstar was much better, but left MVV alive by missing opportunities. A telling example was in minute 82. An excess of Telstar players rushed towards MVV’s goal, yet the ball ended up high. The proverbial lid still came in the final phase. Substitute Dailon Livramento scored easily: 1-1. Through Quinten van den Heerik it was still a victory for Telstar.
Telstar setup: Pickaxe; Seedorf (Polley/85), Apau, Soares, Koswal (Boussakou/71), Soares, Peat Cruiser; Augustijns, Overtoom (Bouyaghlafen/84), Plat (Van de Loo/71); Eddahchouri, Gravenberch (Van den Heerik/65)