In the Abe Lenstra Stadium in Heerenveen, RKC Waalwijk managed to grab three points against Heerenveen on Saturday evening. Where the Waalwijkers still faced a 1-0 deficit at halftime, they turned the game around completely after the break and ended with a 1-4 victory.
In the 35th minute attacker Sydney van Hooijdonk shot Heerenveen into a 1-0 lead. The ten minutes until the break were exciting for RKC, because Heerenveen put the pressure on and a good save from keeper Vaessen was needed to keep that score.
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Fifteen minutes after the break, RKC started to get into the game well and Florian Jozefzoon, who came in at half-time, drew the score again on a pass from Mats Seuntjens. Seuntjens’ foot turned out to be worth gold for RKC, as he was also involved in the 1-2 and 1-3 scored by midfielders Julian Lelieveld and Yassin Oukili.
In the 94th minute, Florian Jozefzoon scored his second of the evening on a pass from Saïd Bakari to put the final score of 1-4 on the scoreboard.
With this victory over the direct competitor, RKC Waalwijk climbs over Heerenveen in the standings and now occupies 8th place, with 32 points from 23 games. Next week, a Brabant get-together will follow for the Waalwijkers when they take on PSV at home.