Waalwijk vs Emmen 1-1

Waalwijk and Emmen finished level at 1-1 after the visitors came back in the second half. Jesse van de Haar had put Waalwijk in front in the 28th minute, but Bryan Van Hove equalised on 61 minutes and neither side found a winner.

The first half belonged to Waalwijk on the scoreline, even though Emmen were already on two yellow cards before the break. Van de Haar opened the scoring in the 28th minute, turning in Ryan Fage's assist for 1-0. Emmen then took a booking for Torben Rhein on 44 minutes and went into half-time trailing 1-0.

Emmen made two changes on 46 minutes, with Torben Rhein and Joshua Mukeh going off for Sybrand Veldhuis and Christian Ostergaard. They drew level on 61 minutes when Bryan Van Hove finished from Daan Lambers to make it 1-1. Waalwijk reacted with a change on 62 minutes, then made three more on 75 minutes, with Jesse van de Haar among those withdrawn, but they did not find a second goal. Emmen also changed twice in that spell, including the scorer Van Hove. Late bookings for Finn Stokkers and Rodney Kongolo were the only further interruptions.

The numbers pointed to an away side that had more of the ball and more attempts, with Emmen on 57% possession and 19 shots to Waalwijk's 9. Emmen also had 442 passes to 348 and 8 corners to 2, while both teams finished with 5 shots on target and 15 fouls apiece. Waalwijk's goalkeeper made 4 saves, with Emmen's making 3.

Emmen were booked four times, with Joshua Mukeh, Luca Everink, Torben Rhein and Rodney Kongolo all going into the book. Waalwijk had two cautions, for Jesse van de Haar on 59 minutes and Finn Stokkers on 84 minutes. There were no red cards.