FOOTBALL – vv Emmen has drawn 0-0 in the big league match against RKVV Velsen. The team of coach Kevin Waalderbos ended the game with ten men, just like last week, and that had an influence on the final result.
“We played on natural grass today and that took us getting used to again, but the match was quite balanced. We could have taken the lead with a goal by Henk Teuben, but it was rejected. I thought that was a questionable decision,” Waalderbos said. on afterwards.
awkward yellow
“In the second half we are better in the game and we come to a phase where we have the feeling that we can play for the win. Our defender Bart-Jan Braams is then knocked down hard, after which Jonathan van Dorssen comments on the referee He gets his first yellow and not much later again yellow due to a, in my view, minor violation. Then fifteen minutes after the break we are suddenly with ten men.”
The red card causes a tilt in Emmen’s game. “We started attacking less and defending more to keep a clean sheet. After last week, this is the second time we have taken ourselves out of the game in this way and that is a shame. We have to get smarter about that.”
Respect for team
One point is what Emmen is left with from the race in Velsen and despite the fact that there may have been more in it, Waalderbos is not completely dissatisfied. “We didn’t come here for a 0-0 draw, but I have nothing but praise for my boys. They work hard for every point and that’s important for where we are in this league. We have to keep collecting points and not giving much away. And we’re not giving away a lot this season.”
vv Emmen rises one place in the standings after today and passes TAC’90. The Waalderbos team has 12 points from 15 games. Next week, leader Hoogeveen awaits.