Good evening and welcome to our live blog about the denouement of the second period in the first division:
- Excelsior – FC Volendam 0-0
- Telstar – Helmond Sport 3-0
- Young AZ – FC Emmen 1-1
- TOP Oss – Jong Ajax 2-1
We end this live blog for today with the reactions from FC Volendam. Thanks for following!
The match is now over. Zakaria Eddahchouri is the big man with three goals.
It’s almost over in Velsen-Zuid. Telstar leads comfortably and it is mainly about finishing the match.
The final whistle has sounded at Jong AZ (1-1 against FC Emmen) and Jong Ajax (2-1 against TOP Oss).
The second period is for FC Volendam! It is already the fifteenth in club history and the first since 2019. The leading position belongs to Excelsior.
Volendam only has to hold on for a while in Rotterdam. The period title is almost certain.
A header by Zakaria Eddahchouri narrowly misses the Helmond Sport goal. Unfortunately. In the meantime, Mees Kaandorp and Soufiane Hetli come in. Youssef El Kachati and Mo Hamdaoui leave.
Charlie Setford pushes his opponent over in his own penalty area. This time the goalkeeper has no chance on Giovanni Korte’s penalty.
Zakaria Eddahchouri completes his hat trick for Telstar. What a wealth and already his fourteenth goal this year.
Will there still be no goals in Rotterdam or will FC Volendam strike? In this position they do win the period title, but the leading position is for Excelsior.
Dennis Vos scores the equalizer against Jong AZ in Wijdewormer. Too bad for the youngsters.
Now Kayne van Oevelen has come to rescue a feline again. FC Volendam is having a difficult time in Rotterdam.
A little later it is Alex Plat who causes danger. He cannot give the ball to Bilal Ould-Chikh.
There is Jong Ajax’s equalizer. Rayane Bounida scores for his second game in a row.
TOP Oss thinks for a moment that the score will be expanded. After a brief discussion, the goal is disallowed for offside. Young Ajax will do well there.
Julian Kuijpers quickly plunges the young Ajax players into mourning in the second half. He scores the first goal.
The White Lions started the second half without any changes.
Lance Duijvestijn comes through dangerously, but goalkeeper Kayne van Oevelen makes a good save. It wouldn’t have been a goal because it was offside.
Henk Veerman remains behind in the dressing room and is replaced by the youngster Myron Mau-Asam. He is too injured to continue.
Young AZ and Young Ajax have also started again.
Then the first half is now over in Velsen-Zuid. Telstar is in good hands thanks to a double by Zakaria Eddahchouri.
There is Zakaria Eddahchouri’s second goal after an assist from Mo Hamdaoui. Things are going well at Telstar.
The first half is over in Kralingen, where it is still 0-0. In this final score, FC Volendam is period champion.
It is also quiet at Jong Ajax and Jong AZ.
There is Telstar’s opening goal. Who else but Zakaria Eddahchouri is the scorer of the goal.
The Amsterdam promises are awarded a penalty. Charlie Setford saves Abel Stensrud’s penalty. They’ll get away with it just fine.
Alex Plat goes to the ground in the penalty area. However, referee Robin Hensgens sees no point in it.
Zakaria Eddahchouri is at the root of two chances in quick succession. First he dribbles through the defense and passes to Youssef El Kachati (ball left). He just shot hard past the goal, which is a shame.
Julian Oerip (played in the Youth League midweek) scores the opening goal against FC Emmen.
The White Lions have not yet been able to create a big chance in the opening phase against Helmond Sport.
Noah Naujoks tries to outwit goalkeeper Kayne van Oevelen from a free kick. That doesn’t work.
Bilal Ould-Chikh is the most dangerous man at FC Volendam so far. He has already become dangerous twice, without success.
The focus will soon be mainly on numbers one and two in the first division. Volendam scored no fewer than 23 points in 9 matches this period, 3 more than Excelsior. The goal difference is +15 against +10. This means that even with a small defeat of a maximum difference of two goals, Volendam is period champion.
Welcome to our live blog. We will of course keep you informed tonight of all developments in the North Holland matches in the first division.