Waalwijk vs FC Volendam 1-1

FC Volendam led from the fourth minute until the 81st, when Yoram van der Veen levelled for Waalwijk in a 1-1 draw.

Volendam struck first in the fourth minute when Reuven Niemeijer scored from Nick Doodeman’s pass to make it 1-0. The visitors took that lead into half-time after a first half that also brought yellow cards for Alex Plat in the 24th minute and Daan Huisman in the 39th.

Waalwijk kept pressing after the break and found a way through when van der Veen, who had come on in the 71st minute, scored in the 81st to make it 1-1. Before that, Waalwijk had made changes in the 61st, 70th and 71st minutes, while Volendam had already replaced Plat at half-time and then made further changes in the 76th and 84th minutes. Waalwijk had 21 shots to Volendam’s 8, hit the target 6 times to 2 and posted 2.14 expected goals to 0.7, but they needed van der Veen from the bench to rescue a point. Volendam still carried some threat on the break and had 4 saves against Waalwijk’s 1, while the home side finished with 14 corners to 4 and 53% of the ball.

Volendam picked up three yellow cards, with Plat booked before being substituted, Huisman cautioned in the 39th minute and Nordin Bukala booked in the 70th. Waalwijk finished without a booking, and there were no red cards.